Plainview1981 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Through this time last year Al Horford failed to score double figures 11 times. This year Al has failed to score double figures only 3 times. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=3213&year=2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=3213&year=2010 His only downright rough game was the game against Orlando. Even though he failed to score double figures against Chicago it was only because of limited minutes. Some of the folks over at insidehoops has Noah ranked ahead of Al. Even when Noah has a good defensive night it's mainly due to having a number of offensive rebounds. Noah is a good hustle player, but it ain't right to have him listed as a top 3 center in the east. Even Perkins is better than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member niremetal Posted December 16, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Through this time last year Al Horford failed to score double figures 11 times. This year Al has failed to score double figures only 3 times. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=3213&year=2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=3213&year=2010 His only downright rough game was the game against Orlando. Even though he failed to score double figures against Chicago it was only because of limited minutes. Some of the folks over at insidehoops has Noah ranked ahead of Al. Even when Noah has a good defensive night it's mainly due to having a number of offensive rebounds. Noah is a good hustle player, but it ain't right to have him listed as a top 3 center in the east. Even Perkins is better than him. I certainly don't disagree, but I would add that I don't think consistency has ever been as much of a problem for Al as the number of touches he's gotten, which is something that's largely out of his hands. He's shooting a good deal better this year, for sure, but I think that stems largely from the fact that he's getting enough touches every game to get a good rhythm going. Edited December 16, 2009 by niremetal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLSmith Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yea. He is playing well. His seems to have extended is range quite a bit. He's surprised me a few times this year by making shots from the wing that are only a couple of feet inside the 3 point line. I think he made a 3 from there earlier this year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB1 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I just Al would be more agressive about taking shots and getting his points. Seems like he surprises us a lot with what he can do when he seems "determined". I am sure if he really wanted to, he could be averaging 15 pts a night easy. The problem is we have so many scoring options now, but thats a good thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 When looking at Horford's offense the first thing i look at is how he is shooting on his midrange shots. So far this year his EFG% on jumpers is 48.1% which is a big improvement over last year and is well above average for a big man. If he can stay in that range and take a few more shots it will force bigs to come out on him which will open up a lot of possiblities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 When looking at Horford's offense the first thing i look at is how he is shooting on his midrange shots. So far this year his EFG% on jumpers is 48.1% which is a big improvement over last year and is well above average for a big man. If he can stay in that range and take a few more shots it will force bigs to come out on him which will open up a lot of possiblities. His jumpers are a key to him going from good to really really good. His passing has come around to good levels as well. I love the way Al has developed over the past couple of years. He's the type of player you love: tons of heart, enjoys the game, gives 100% on every play. Oh yeah, and he leads a break like a master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted December 16, 2009 Premium Member Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=eTERV ^^^Stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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