Amongst the argument over whether Irving is good enough to be an alpha-tier star on this team, some posters thought that Horford is underrated.
So, let's try to answer some questions. How good was Al Horford last year? Was his impact on that team notably different than his previous squads? What are some of the ways we can identify his indirect contributions - i.e. impact on his teammates? How good will he be this year?
I'll start by listing some stats for his first C's season and the one before with Atlanta.
51st in win shares (17th last year)
39th in BPM (15th last year)
31st in VORP (13th last year)
80th in PER (52nd last year)
60th in RPM (27th last year)
source, source
These stats are obviously not the end of the story. Can anyone take it from here?
So, let's try to answer some questions. How good was Al Horford last year? Was his impact on that team notably different than his previous squads? What are some of the ways we can identify his indirect contributions - i.e. impact on his teammates? How good will he be this year?
I'll start by listing some stats for his first C's season and the one before with Atlanta.
51st in win shares (17th last year)
39th in BPM (15th last year)
31st in VORP (13th last year)
80th in PER (52nd last year)
60th in RPM (27th last year)
source, source
These stats are obviously not the end of the story. Can anyone take it from here?