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[True Hoop] Rocket Time

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Hayesfan, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. Hayesfan

    Hayesfan Contributing Member

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    http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id/26934/rocket-time

     
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  2. Rockets Jones

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    Sounds about right but where's the love for Hayes who has stepped his game up even more since the deadline. He's become more vocal with Battier out and more of a leader.
     
  3. Hayesfan

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    Let's not ask too much from the national media :)
     
  4. Carl Herrera

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    The reasons I'd offer are:

    1. Aaron Brooks (who was terrible this year) had his backup PG/SG minutes replaced by the much less terrible Dragic and Lee.

    2. Jordan Hill, who was terrible before the trade, lost a good chunk of his minutes to the much less terrible Patterson and Chuck Hayes and Hill himself became less terrible.

    Here are a few pieces of data:

    Brooks:

    - Aaron Brooks played 811 minutes as a Rocket this year, averaging 23 mpg, the team was -104 during these minutes.

    - Goran Dragic played 184 minutes as a Rocket, 13 mpg, the Rockets were -8 during those minutes.

    - Courtney Lee played 1505 minutes as a Rocket, 18 mpg before the trade, 27 mpg after the trade, overall the Rockets were -9 during his minutes.

    - Lowry averaged about 36 mpg after the trade, 33 mpg before it. He has been scoring much more frequently and efficiently once the trade happened, though.

    Hill:

    - Hill averaged 18 mpg before the trade, 11 mpg after the trade.

    - Before the trade, the Rockets were -146 during the 900 or so minutes that Hill played. After the trade the Rockets were +18 during the 170 or so minutes that Hill played. Hill also saw his FG% jump from 47% to 57%.

    - Hayes was playing 25 mpg before the trade, 32 mpg after (though his increse in minutes happened earlier back in January). The Rockets were +165 overall in his minutes.

    - Patterson average 12 mpg before the trade (with a lot of DNP), 20 mpg after the trade, the Rockets were -2 overal lin his minutes.

    So, taking out players who seem to be hurting the team the most (Hill and Brooks had by far the two worse +/-) and giving their minutes to better players helps. Also helps, in Hill's case, to have really elevanted his level of play during the reduced minutes.
     
  5. Cowboii

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    Good read!
     

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