Andray Blatche is relevant

[WaltonSystem]

I know this could end up being fodder for another Nets related hate/love session but it does need to be brought up.


Andray Blatche after an awful statistical season the last 2-ish years is having a substantially great season (for the minutes he is given)
While only getting around 19~ MPG Blatche has:
Reb% of 19.2 (the best i could find in players near his rotation spot)
OffRTG of 99.8
DefRTG of 96.1 which is odd if you watched him the last two years in Washington
His APER & PER are the highest they've been (20.44 & 21.010
'Dray is also attempting about 3 less 16-23 footers a game (which could be correlated to his pt) while also taking more shots at the rim for a higher % (62%)

paraphrasing a Tom Haberstrogh tweet "Only Duncan, Love and Cousins have matched Blatche's scoring and rebounding on a per-minute basis this season."
http://www.nba.com/advancedstats/pla...01213;season=r
http://www.hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=Andray+Blatche

So do you think this version of Andray Blatche is for real or just a small sample size that'll even out as the season plays on?

[DoMeFavors]

like I said best backup C in the league, hope the Nets could keep him next year

[2-ONE-5]

an emphatic NO HES NOT to the first 2 posts of the thread.

[WaltonSystem]

an emphatic NO HES NOT to the first 2 posts of the thread.

I guess a poorly worded title, the post is really more about what he is doing with his minutes compared to other players in his rotational spot, which is surprising considering who Blatche was last year.

[Giants #1 Fan]

[Ebbs]

Likee DMF said, he sniped that. . .

[thekmp211]

he's been shockingly good but let's see if he can keep it up before we pronounce him totally cured of his previous blatchiness.

[Corey]

The Nets are 6-1 when he scores 12+ points.

[Gram]

He's pretty good but I still don't like him at all.

[ee]

I think with so little number of traditional centers, it can only mean good things for him, he's got pure talent, but sometimes, although not as much as he used to, he's still make dumb mistakes.....

[VinceCarter]

You and DMF have to have a showdown of the "Greatest Troll on PSD".

[jmoney85]

You and DMF have to have a showdown of the "Greatest Troll on PSD".

this

[JasonJohnHorn]

It was a no lose situation for the Nets. A no brainer. I was very surprised to see so few teams take an interest in him. Yes, he was immature, but if he didn't produce and get back on track, it's only a vet min contract? Just waive him.


As it turns out, a change of environment has helped him. I hope he keeps this level of play up.

That said, I was hoping to post this before DMF ;-)

[Chronz]

Hes been solid but hes still a chucker. Thats not a good offensive rtg if true

[Punk]

He's playing great on both ends. He's been getting 70% of his offensive through Deron but he came into that Boston game earlier last week and grabbed 10 rebounds in 10 minutes against KG and Bass.

He definitely wants to succeed.