Ryan Anderson: Season in Review

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Was he better than the year before?

Partially. Overall his production became less diverse as he became more focused on being a perimeter finisher. His previous season in New Orleans had seen dips in both his eFG% and his TS%. Those numbers returned to what he enjoyed in Orlando. His turnover rate fell to an insanely low rate Ive never seen before on a high usage player (4.1%) though that corresponded with an assist rate that also was sub 5%. Eesh.

Andersons rebounding also declined from the year before. Though his offensive glass work stayed static, his defensive rebounding dropped 6% a major dip and both numbers were well below his rebounding highs in Orlando. His shot distribution stayed about the same. He took about a quarter of his shots at the rim, 45% of them from deep, and everything else in between. Those numbers are only 1% off in each category from what he shot last year.

Oh, but those shots. Im a sucker for a good shooter. Heres his shot chart:

The only place he shot worse than the previous season was at the rim where he declined 7% from the field. (I almost find myself not caring because of all the other nice green in that chart. Dude is even murder from the dumb zone!)

What is the result? His spacing and high-volume, high-efficiency shooting spurred the highest team offensive rating from someone who played more than 500 minutes and isnt Luke Babbitt. When Anderson played, the team scored 110.8 points per 100 possessions. The best offensive team in the league averaged 109.4 this season.

Its actually pretty crazy looking at line-up data with Anderson. He was responsible for kick-starting all kinds of line-ups on the offensive end. In fact, only one lineup he spent more than 10 minutes playing with posted an offensive rating under 108.0. (That lineup? Davis-Anderson-Aminu-Morrow-Holiday. Scratchin my head here.) Anderson is offensive grease lightning.

http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/2014/05/30/season-in-review-ryan-anderson-2/