Comments on: Who Would Ya? Pierce vs. Allen

By: DM

DM — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:37:50 +0000

There will be some value for the Clippers PGs once one of them gets hurt. I’d speculate that once things get ugly for the Clips — and that should be pretty early on — Cassell will mail it in and Knight should get a chance to run with the starting PG job where we know he can rack up assists and steals. Cassell might be the starter now, but I tend to think Knight will have the better year.

As for JCN, it’s a pretty crowded backcourt in Memphis. He has a chance to be a really poor man’s Barbosa if everything goes perfectly, but there are lots of unknowns there.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:27:10 +0000

Just a quick question, is there any value in the pgs for the clippers? Also what about Juan Carlos Navarro for memphis?

Thanks.

Great Blog, been a reader for a couple seasons

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:49:31 +0000

I honestly would avoid both of the Celtics swingmen if possible. KG is gonna be a stud and get no worse than 19/12/5…minimum.

The swingmen have health issues, capable backups in Posey and T.Allen, and I would rather go with someone else at a similar position unless they fall so far that you “have” to take them.

These guys aren’t option #1 on their team anymore…their options 1a, 1b, 1c. and that will have an impact.

By: PR

PR — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:38:53 +0000

Sorry DM, but I’d go with The Truth, no question. Allen only has the edge in threes and FT%, and it’s not by much.

First of all, I suspect Pierce will maintain his 2.3 treys per game as he and Allen will likely have a friendly 3-pt competition every night. Second, Allen’s 90%FT looks much better than Pierce’s 80%FT, but it can be misleading… Allen averages around 5 trips to line, while Pierce is close to 9 per game. Sure his FT percentage is lower, but it’s still quite good (league average is around 75%). So, with more opportunities at the line Pierce should be able to raise your team’s average quite a bit.

BV’s Allan Houston comparison is scary but accurate. Pierce should still be the focal point of the C’s offense, while Ray Allen takes on more of the Reggie Miller role.