Post by Andrei Kirilenko on Jan 28, 2018 8:45:34 GMT
Current Rating: 80
Suggested Rating: 76
9.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.5 bpg, 1.5 tov
41.9% FG, 32.6% 3p
Honestly had no idea he was performing so poorly this season until I read this Zach Lowe article.
Denver can't seem to find a groove. Injuries have contributed; we won't know what this team is until Paul Millsap returns. But Chandler's drop-off has chipped away at their depth and lineup flexibility. After years of hip issues, Chandler looks like he aged five years over one summer (at least before he broke out a bit against the Knicks on Thursday).
He's shooting just 42 percent, and an ugly 32.5 percent from deep, and there are nights when he just doesn't do anything. His usage rate has dropped from 20 percent all the way to 14.6 percent, by far the lowest mark of his career -- a rate we'd normally associate with a role player who rarely touches the ball.
Chandler's herky-jerky, Eurosteppy one-on-one game isn't leading anywhere good; he's shooting just 14-of-40 on isolations, per Synergy Sports, and he never gets to the line. (He's solid on defense, and he always plays hard. Chandler is a great teammate.)
Chandler is probably best now as a small-ball power forward, but Denver is already crowded at that position. Chandler has a $12.8 million player option for next season, and what he does with it will have a huge impact on Denver's cap-and-tax situation. Chandler is at the age where he might opt out to secure more long-term money, but if he keeps playing like this, he may not find a long-term deal to his liking.
He still rebounds and plays defense which protects his ratings a little. He is actually putting up almost identical stats to Lance Stephenson (although Lance plays 8 minutes less per game), whom you guys rated a 75. I feel like Chandler could land anywhere from 73 to 77 but I chose 76 to not make his first drop too drastic.
Suggested Rating: 76
9.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.5 bpg, 1.5 tov
41.9% FG, 32.6% 3p
Honestly had no idea he was performing so poorly this season until I read this Zach Lowe article.
Denver can't seem to find a groove. Injuries have contributed; we won't know what this team is until Paul Millsap returns. But Chandler's drop-off has chipped away at their depth and lineup flexibility. After years of hip issues, Chandler looks like he aged five years over one summer (at least before he broke out a bit against the Knicks on Thursday).
He's shooting just 42 percent, and an ugly 32.5 percent from deep, and there are nights when he just doesn't do anything. His usage rate has dropped from 20 percent all the way to 14.6 percent, by far the lowest mark of his career -- a rate we'd normally associate with a role player who rarely touches the ball.
Chandler's herky-jerky, Eurosteppy one-on-one game isn't leading anywhere good; he's shooting just 14-of-40 on isolations, per Synergy Sports, and he never gets to the line. (He's solid on defense, and he always plays hard. Chandler is a great teammate.)
Chandler is probably best now as a small-ball power forward, but Denver is already crowded at that position. Chandler has a $12.8 million player option for next season, and what he does with it will have a huge impact on Denver's cap-and-tax situation. Chandler is at the age where he might opt out to secure more long-term money, but if he keeps playing like this, he may not find a long-term deal to his liking.
He still rebounds and plays defense which protects his ratings a little. He is actually putting up almost identical stats to Lance Stephenson (although Lance plays 8 minutes less per game), whom you guys rated a 75. I feel like Chandler could land anywhere from 73 to 77 but I chose 76 to not make his first drop too drastic.