Hopefully when Kevin Martin gets his shot back he'll get more assist opportunities, I like that we were able to compete with the Magic for most/all of the game. Lowry's game will improve as the season goes, but given all the attention CP and the Clippers will receive by BSPN mainly he will have the most All-Star votes of any PG in the West. Westbrook would be next on the list and if Nash falls off any he may be replaced by KLow or even Ty Lawson. I always root for our players to be given the credit and merits that come with being better but this year would be one of the hardest for Lowry if that were to happen. But I really do hope he can play at that level, given his toughness and competitiveness he should be in the running.
01/24/2012 UPDATE: 1/4 way through the season, here's how Lowry's stacking up with the PGs compared in their respective breakout years Code: [B]Kyle Lowry[/B] <table> <tr> <th>[B]Age[/B]</th> <th>[B]PTS[/B]</th> <th>[B]REB[/B]</th> <th>[B]AST[/B]</th> <th>[B]TOV[/B]</th> <th>[B]FG%[/B]</th> <th>[B]3P%[/B]</th> <th>[B]FT%[/B]</th> <th>[B]PER[/B]</th> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>16.0</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>.419</td> <td>.397</td> <td>.906</td> <td>22.7</td> </tr> </table> [B]Steve Nash[/B] <table> <tr> <th>[B]Age[/B]</th> <th>[B]PTS[/B]</th> <th>[B]REB[/B]</th> <th>[B]AST[/B]</th> <th>[B]TOV[/B]</th> <th>[B]FG%[/B]</th> <th>[B]3P%[/B]</th> <th>[B]FT%[/B]</th> <th>[B]PER[/B]</th> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>16.5</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.406</td> <td>.895</td> <td>19.6</td> </tr> </table> [B]Gary Payton[/B] <table> <tr> <th>[B]Age[/B]</th> <th>[B]PTS[/B]</th> <th>[B]REB[/B]</th> <th>[B]AST[/B]</th> <th>[B]TOV[/B]</th> <th>[B]FG%[/B]</th> <th>[B]3P%[/B]</th> <th>[B]FT%[/B]</th> <th>[B]PER[/B]</th> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>20.2</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>.509</td> <td>.302</td> <td>.716</td> <td>21.3</td> </tr> </table> [B]John Stockton[/B] <table> <tr> <th>[B]Age[/B]</th> <th>[B]PTS[/B]</th> <th>[B]REB[/B]</th> <th>[B]AST[/B]</th> <th>[B]TOV[/B]</th> <th>[B]FG%[/B]</th> <th>[B]3P%[/B]</th> <th>[B]FT%[/B]</th> <th>[B]PER[/B]</th> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>15.3</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>14.3</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>.574</td> <td>.358</td> <td>.840</td> <td>23.2</td> </tr> </table> [B]Mo Cheeks[/B] <table> <tr> <th>[B]Age[/B]</th> <th>[B]PTS[/B]</th> <th>[B]REB[/B]</th> <th>[B]AST[/B]</th> <th>[B]TOV[/B]</th> <th>[B]FG%[/B]</th> <th>[B]3P%[/B]</th> <th>[B]FT%[/B]</th> <th>[B]PER[/B]</th> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>12.7</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>9.6</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>.521</td> <td>.273</td> <td>.777</td> <td>18.3</td></tr></table> N.B.: All stats listed are per 36 minutes So far, beating everyone but Flopton in terms of PER. I definitely thought that maintaining his improvement 3PT shooting was going to be a key to his continued improvement, but I didn't see the huge increase in rebounds. I'd like to see the turnovers go down, but those might just be the inevitable byproduct of his increased role in the offense. The median and the mode of his TOs so far is 4, along with his average of 3.7 per game. Still, it's a minor quibble. Keep up the good work, Kyle.
