LOL! I give you the perfect setup to use your advanced statistical knowledge, but you resort to a logical fallacy. So sad.
You are right. I just had lost patience. http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=8184173&postcount=12
I asked Patterson if he'd return to Houston for the minimum if we maxed our cap out. He didn't say anything, but his face looked like "oh hell naw!". (This was in live chat right b4 we got Dwight)
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/10...tterson-sacramento-kings-nba-free-agency-2013 Patrick Patterson allows the Kings' offense to be potent More Kings previews SACTOWN ROYALTY: All hail a new era ZILLER: When does the honeymoon stage end? TJARKS: Greivis is the right fit GARRISON: Kings stay, get deeper The Sacramento Kings are loaded with power forward depth going into the 2013-2014 NBA season, but Patrick Patterson is the most important of the bunch. Jason Thompson may have been their starting power forward through much of last season, Carl Landry might be the big free-agent acquisition and Chuck Hayes may be the most respected in the locker room, but Patterson's ability to spread the floor creates open shots for both him and his teammates. Patterson is the reason the Kings' offense was so potent in the second half of the season -- Sacramento had the league's seventh-best offense after the All-Star break despite the presence of many shoot-first players, according to NBA.com. Patterson's shooting range allows him to find open shots on the perimeter, but the threat of his long-range game also helps his teammates. The Kings averaged over 108 points per 100 possessions while Patterson was on the floor, per NBA.com. When Thompson was on the floor, they only averaged 103.5 points per 100 possessions. When Hayes was on the court, that mark sunk further to 102.3 points per 100 possessions. Hayes and Thompson only attempted two three-point field goals combined the entire season and did not connect on either. Patterson, meanwhile, was a 44 percent three-point shooter with the Kings. ...
Once my favorite Rocket You do know this thread depressing me, right, Carl Herrera. <img src="https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/65264_4813989741192_1324491145_n.jpg" width=600>
T Jowns all day. Patterson was not a good rebounder. Could not handle the ball like Jowns and jowns has the ability to be a much better defender.
TJones is living up to his potential that Patterson never did. Patterson was a tiger that played like a kitten.
Never gonna develop a midrange jumpshot like PPat. But that's okay, he's a much better slasher, dunker rebounder and shot blocker and overall a better PF right now. And he is younger and learning. His biggest draw back is he is a bit slow learning defensive schemes but he is improving thanks to Sampson and he and Howard fit well together making the paint almost impenetrable. So the real question is would you want PPat over Casspi. For this team I pick Casspi. He is just a better 3 pt shooter.
I'd like to voluntarily eat a small amount of crow though. I still stand by everything I said about Patrick Patterson not being a big loss. I wouldn't mind him coming off the bench here, but he doesn't cut it as starter in the NBA. That said, CH may have been spot on about Thomas Robinson. I didn't like that we traded him to Portland, but I knew it was either that or trading both T. Jones and D. Mo so I figured it was the lesser of two evils. I still think it is too early to give up on a guy with that type of ability not even halfway through his second season, but he isn't a viable NBA rotation player at the moment. I thought it was situation and lack of consistent minutes, but he has a ways to go. Could be another Terrence Williams type guy with above average physical tools and below average mental approach to the game. They just make you scratch your head because you see what they could be if they could put it together. Gerald Green also comes to mind, but he is having a good year so far...finally.
And the dude is just KILLING it from 3-point range as well. It's interesting to see a player like him being groomed and developed inside the moreyball system. Get to the rim or pop a 3, nothing in between. He seems like the "perfect" stretch-4 so far.
