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Post by George Gervin on Dec 18, 2019 1:39:31 GMT
Similar to Avery Bradley, this is another guy who has been declining for a while and isn’t commensurate with his current rating. While Jordan still puts up decent counting stats (8 PPG and 9.7 RPG), he’s slowly lost minutes from averaging 31 MPG a game just two seasons ago to just 21 MPG with the Nets now. His stats have been declining the last three years as well, from 11 PPG and 13 RPG (with a bonkers 71% FG) to his aforementioned stats and— albeit by his standards— a lowly 65% FG.
More telling than the statistical decline for Jordan though is the measurable impact on the floor; per the NBA’s lineup tracker, which is an advanced stats analyzed tracking best lineups for a team by multiple measures (defensive rating, etc.), the Nets best three lineups by a wide margin all feature Jarrett Allen, not Jordan, at center, and when Jordan is on the court, the offensive rating with the other starters is a -27 net rating, and the Nets are getting destroyed on the defensive end as well when Allen is off the floor. The only thing improving with Jordan on the floor is the Nets rebounding rate, which is one area Jordan still does well, but based on his current rating, he’d need to be his All NBA defense and rebounding self of the past, not what he’s become now.
Current rating: 85
Suggest rating: 81
More telling than the statistical decline for Jordan though is the measurable impact on the floor; per the NBA’s lineup tracker, which is an advanced stats analyzed tracking best lineups for a team by multiple measures (defensive rating, etc.), the Nets best three lineups by a wide margin all feature Jarrett Allen, not Jordan, at center, and when Jordan is on the court, the offensive rating with the other starters is a -27 net rating, and the Nets are getting destroyed on the defensive end as well when Allen is off the floor. The only thing improving with Jordan on the floor is the Nets rebounding rate, which is one area Jordan still does well, but based on his current rating, he’d need to be his All NBA defense and rebounding self of the past, not what he’s become now.
Current rating: 85
Suggest rating: 81
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