note: pace is the estimated number of possession in a game. It roughly relates to how 'fast' a team is playing. I also realize that the sample I'll use for this year is extremely small so try not to read into the whole values as an identification of how good or bad Bargnani actually is
2008/09 - Raptors pace 92
2009/10 - Raptors pace 93.1
2010/11 - Raptors pace 93
2011/12 - Raptors pace 89.3
2012/13 - Raptors pace 93
Now I know the difference here doesn't seem like much (3.7 possessions per game), but that is a rather large difference. As a reference the difference between the slowest and fastest paced team in the league last year was 6.4 possessions.
Bargnani's WS/48
2008/09 - 0.76
2009/10 - 0.72
2010/11 - 0.53
2011/12 - 0.104
2012/12 - -0.035
Not necessarily a perfect correlation, but there is a pattern there of Bargnani playing better when the team plays slower.
Which makes me ask, if this Raptors team is planning on picking up the pace (as Colangelo has mentioned numerous times in the offseason) is Bargnani going to have problems fitting with that style?
2008/09 - Raptors pace 92
2009/10 - Raptors pace 93.1
2010/11 - Raptors pace 93
2011/12 - Raptors pace 89.3
2012/13 - Raptors pace 93
Now I know the difference here doesn't seem like much (3.7 possessions per game), but that is a rather large difference. As a reference the difference between the slowest and fastest paced team in the league last year was 6.4 possessions.
Bargnani's WS/48
2008/09 - 0.76
2009/10 - 0.72
2010/11 - 0.53
2011/12 - 0.104
2012/12 - -0.035
Not necessarily a perfect correlation, but there is a pattern there of Bargnani playing better when the team plays slower.
Which makes me ask, if this Raptors team is planning on picking up the pace (as Colangelo has mentioned numerous times in the offseason) is Bargnani going to have problems fitting with that style?
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