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Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

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  • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

    Originally posted by cinotimz View Post
    And Dannys 2011-12 season that he seemed to have a problem with was very similar to Pauls numbers last year....go figure...and which team was more talented??? Its like people either never actually watched or have no real clue what theyre watching because they already have their mind made up...from the time Vogel took over things have evolved pretty dramatically...yet some would have u believe everyone evolved EXCEPT Danny...which is completely baseless
    Are we really comparing a prime Danny to a 22 year old player in his first year as the go to guy? Danny needed a super human like 6-8 weeks towards the end of the season to get his numbers up to where they were. He was pretty bad for most of that season.

    Please tell how Danny evolved his game with Vogel in charge, I'm interested in that.

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    • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

      Originally posted by Since86 View Post
      So Danny is a chucker when he shoots 19 shots per game, Paul isn't a chucker when he shoots 19 shots per game, when they have the ball in their hands the same amount of the time. Just making sure we're all on the same page.

      Gotta love when people pick and choose their definitions arbitrarily.
      Yes. I've explained how I define it. What's the confusion? If it's not how PD defines I'm ok with that.

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      • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

        Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
        Yes. I've explained how I define it. What's the confusion? If it's not how PD defines I'm ok with that.
        There's no confusion. I'm just getting your blantant double standard out in the open.
        Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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        • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

          Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
          I saw PG as the future and Roy was emerging as an all-star level player, and we had acquired an all-star level player in D. West. I hoped Danny could change his game and become a bit more of a facilitator and that he'd force less shots and I didn't see that happen. That was probably unreasonable expectations on my part though.
          But Danny hasn't played in a long time, yet Roy's offense is really no better than it was two years ago when Danny was still playing. I think we just have to face the reality that Roy is probably never going to be any better than a 12-13 PPG player. I wish that he could take it to the next level, but it is what it is. But he's worth every last penny because of his interior defense and rebounding. After the game last year when Roy was suspended against the Clipps and they easily took it inside all night, I told myself that I would never complain about Roy's contract. The good news is that his offense somehow turns into Hakeem when we play Miami (aside from the other night).

          11-12 West was coming off of the ACL tear and injury. He only averaged 29 MPG (compared to 33 last year) and while he was a very good player, he wasn't 100%. Last year he was noticeably more spry and agile.

          Maybe 11-12 PG could have done a bit more without DG, but he was still just a 21 year old second year player. And he did increase his PPG by 4 and a half points from his rookie season. I do agree with your premise that DG's absence last year forced PG to become the leader on the offensive end overnight.

          It's hard for me to complain about 11-12 DG because he was the leading scorer on a team that won 63% of its games. A lot has certainly changed since then, but he was a pretty good player that year.

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          • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

            PG was not ready to take the reins in 11-12. Everyone knew that. He made a huge leap between then and 12-13. Danny was still the best offensive weapon that season. West wasn't 100%. And wasn't that the season Roy was an all star? He was used pretty effectively.

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            • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

              I expect a player that has the ball in his hands a lot to do more then score with it. How's that a double standard?

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              • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                I expect a player that has the ball in his hands a lot to do more then score with it. How's that a double standard?
                Paul doesn't have the ball in his hands any more than Danny did. That's what usage rate measures. Their usage rate is the same. Their shooting rate is the same. Their turnover rate is the same. So if Danny has the ball in his hands the same amount as PG, shoots the same amount, turns the ball over the same amount, what is Danny doing with the ball during the times he doesn't shoot and doesn't turn it over?

                Logic would lead us to one conclusion.....


                IF you have another possibility,

                Don't need this part to make your point, but it can be seen as rude or disrespectful

                , I'd like to hear it.
                Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                  But how does that make him a chucker? Just because a player isnt a creator, he is a chucker?

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                  • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                    Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                    Are we really comparing a prime Danny to a 22 year old player in his first year as the go to guy? Danny needed a super human like 6-8 weeks towards the end of the season to get his numbers up to where they were. He was pretty bad for most of that season.

                    Please tell how Danny evolved his game with Vogel in charge, I'm interested in that.
                    Now I'm really confused...

                    So an in his prime recent Allstar Danny has very similar shot attempts, usage rates, percentages etc with a less talented team than a young up-n-coming Paul who has much more talent around him and DANNY is the chucker? And oh by the way, Paul was an Allstar and all NBA performer with last seasons numbers....but he wasnt a chucker...Danny was...even though they took the same amount of shots, etc...

                    Makes zero sense....if one is a chucker then obviously the other would be a chucker...the numbers bare that out....now...i am of the opinion neither were anything close to being a chucker...But to call one a chucker and one not when they have very similar shot attempts, usage rates and conversion rates seems pretty hypocritical....

                    As for Danny evolving it seems very very clear...What he was asked to do changed....From the very first game Vogel took over his shot attempts dropped significantly...he went from taking 18 or 19 a game for a few years to taking 14 or 15...and he was doing a bit more driving and definitely changed the way he was defending...all these things were pretty obvious....different coach..different philosophy...game changed...Danny did what he was asked to do..always...whether it be from Rick Carlisle...JOB...or Vogel....and quite frankly if we were going to compare, he probably did so with more humility and less diva....but to be fair..he was older, wiser and in some ways more mature than Paul is...thats why Paul gets a pass...
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                    • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                      So many people forget that in that Heat series, Danny was the only player who was consistently hitting his shots. West and Hibbert both had up and down games during that series. And it was Danny who knocked off Lebron's headband LOL. Tru-Warrior. Granger was still easily our best player that season. Pacers went on a tear the final 20 games of the season. That was team that featured Lou Amundson as the back up Center. So this idea that Granger was never a good player on a good team is just preposterous. He led a pretty good team. They had Miami on the ropes. The only real quality vets on that team were Granger, West, and Barbosa.
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                      • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                        Originally posted by ilive4sports View Post
                        PG was not ready to take the reins in 11-12. Everyone knew that. He made a huge leap between then and 12-13. Danny was still the best offensive weapon that season. West wasn't 100%. And wasn't that the season Roy was an all star? He was used pretty effectively.
                        I was wrong to expect a change. It still annoyed me to watch him shoot sub 40% for the majority of the season while his assist % dipped to a career low.

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                        • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                          Originally posted by Sollozzo View Post
                          But Danny hasn't played in a long time, yet Roy's offense is really no better than it was two years ago when Danny was still playing. I think we just have to face the reality that Roy is probably never going to be any better than a 12-13 PPG player. I wish that he could take it to the next level, but it is what it is. But he's worth every last penny because of his interior defense and rebounding. After the game last year when Roy was suspended against the Clipps and they easily took it inside all night, I told myself that I would never complain about Roy's contract. The good news is that his offense somehow turns into Hakeem when we play Miami (aside from the other night).

                          11-12 West was coming off of the ACL tear and injury. He only averaged 29 MPG (compared to 33 last year) and while he was a very good player, he wasn't 100%. Last year he was noticeably more spry and agile.

                          Maybe 11-12 PG could have done a bit more without DG, but he was still just a 21 year old second year player. And he did increase his PPG by 4 and a half points from his rookie season. I do agree with your premise that DG's absence last year forced PG to become the leader on the offensive end overnight.

                          It's hard for me to complain about 11-12 DG because he was the leading scorer on a team that won 63% of its games. A lot has certainly changed since then, but he was a pretty good player that year.
                          He was a horrible chucker for the majority of the season and a good player for like 2 months, people called it "he always starts slow reason why he is chucking it at a low percentage", I remember that he had the lowest shooting percentage in the NBA for a long time that year.

                          Lets note that I called him superstar for about a month when he was able to pick it up and was killing teams(but he was a chucker for longer than that).
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                          • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                            Originally posted by graphic-er View Post
                            So many people forget that in that Heat series, Danny was the only player who was consistently hitting his shots. West and Hibbert both had up and down games during that series. And it was Danny who knocked off Lebron's headband LOL. Tru-Warrior. Granger was still easily our best player that season. Pacers went on a tear the final 20 games of the season. That was team that featured Lou Amundson as the back up Center. So this idea that Granger was never a good player on a good team is just preposterous. He led a pretty good team. They had Miami on the ropes. The only real quality vets on that team were Granger, West, and Barbosa.
                            ..

                            Danny averaged 13.3 PPG on 37.6% shooting in that Heat series. He was pretty bad in games 1 and 2 in Miami (West and Hill were top 2 scorers in game 2). He played pretty good in games 3 and 4 back home, but wasn't that good in the final two games of the series (only shot the ball 6 times in game 5). It's certainly fair to wonder whether Danny's health was beginning to bother him in that series, but he was hardly consistently hitting shots against Miami. But Miami was a brutal opponent and everyone was inconsistent to a point.

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                            • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                              I see that people are using the same stats they used to compare Reggie to DG to now compare him to Paul George yeah that is not going to work
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                              • Re: Danny Granger 13-14 Discussion

                                Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                                He was a horrible chucker for the majority of the season and a good player for like 2 months, people called it "he always starts slow reason why he is chucking it at a low percentage", I remember that he had the lowest shooting percentage in the NBA for a long time that year.

                                Lets note that I called him superstar for about a month when he was able to pick it up and was killing teams(but he was a chucker for longer than that).
                                You really refuse to say a nice thing about him?

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