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[3inthekeon]

Was surprised by what that showed. Not just JV in first, but Monroe really high and Drummond in the 32nd percentile.

Ibaka (29.9 percentile) and Whiteside (24.5) are a bit surprising as well.

Also Bismack is not a bad post defender as a someone claimed the other day. Between Tim Duncan and Marc Gasol in the 82nd percentile.

Mahinmi is in the 74.5 percentile, so it looks like it will be a tough match up for JV.

[DanH]

Ibaka (29.9 percentile) and Whiteside (24.5) are a bit surprising as well.

Also Bismack is not a bad post defender as a someone claimed the other day. Between Tim Duncan and Marc Gasol in the 82nd percentile.

Mahinmi is in the 74.5 percentile, so it looks like it will be a tough match up for JV.

Have to keep in mind strength of opposition. 82nd percentile against bench players is not the same as 82nd percentile against starters.

[3inthekeon]

Have to keep in mind strength of opposition. 82nd percentile against bench players is not the same as 82nd percentile against starters.

Good point. JV's numbers seem legit, he's played almost exclusively against starters. Biz has seen a good chunk of minutes against starters as well though, much more than a typical backup, with JV missing a quarter of the season to injury.

[DanH]

Good point. JV's numbers seem legit, he's played almost exclusively against starters. Biz has seen a good chunk of minutes against starters as well though, much more than a typical backup, with JV missing a quarter of the season to injury.

True. But these play type stats barely normalize over an entire season's worth of data.

It's good that Biyombo has been getting positive results in the post, let's leave it at that.