Player Comparison
by erivera7 on Jan 8, 2009 2:30 PM EST
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In light of the fact Orlando continues to be stung by the injury bug, primarily at the wing position (Mickael Pietrus, Keith Bogans), shooting guard J.J. Redick has been forced into action as a result and the returns this time around have been solid. He's contributed, which is an improvement over his play that stashed him deep into the bench just a few weeks prior. However, the former Duke star can't escape the inevitable.
To honor a former Magic player from the way-back era, I've decided that I want to play a game today. Consider this post as my 'tape recorder'.
Below I present two players.
Player A
Season 1 - 6.0 PPG, PER (13.0)
Season 2 - 4.1 PPG, PER (12.7)
Season 3 - 4.8 PPG, PER (7.9)
Player B
Season 1 - 3.1 PPG, PER (10.5)
Season 2 - 4.2 PPG, PER (16.9)
Season 3 - 6.6 PPG, PER (13.6)
One of these two players is indeed Jonathan Clay Redick. The other player, however, can not be named. It can be stated that this former Magic player is the long lost step-brother, of sorts, to Redick. He's a person that shares similar traits to Redick in many ways. If the two stood side-by-side to each other, the differences between one another would be nearly indistinguishable.
Can you decipher who is who? Make your choice.
Click after the jump to see the results.
[Share your guess in the comments section, if you'd like].
J.J. Redick [6'4'', Shooting Guard]
Season 1 - 6.0 PPG, PER (13.0)
Season 2 - 4.1 PPG, PER (12.7)
Season 3 - 4.8 PPG, PER (7.9)
Brooks Thompson [6'4'', Shooting Guard]
Season 1 - 3.1 PPG, PER (10.5)
Season 2 - 4.2 PPG, PER (16.9)
Season 3 - 6.6 PPG, PER (13.6)
If you guessed Brooks Thompson as the enviable link to J.J. Redick, congratulations, you have won the game.
But if you didn't, be lucky that the penalty isn't impending death.
Until next time.
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I don't know why I thought it was Pat Garrity
I wasn’t even paying attention to the stats. Maybe because he also chooses to pass when he’s open and when he finally does shoot, it doesn’t go in. Though to be fair, JJ has been playing better as of late.
Garrity is a good guess.
Similar type of players. I could see why you figured it was him.
I tried to give a subtle hint with my statement “from the way-back era” to indicate someone from a storied past.
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Yeah, he has been around forever it seems.
Bo Outlaw is the same for me in that regard. Shoot, Darrell Armstrong too ..
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Me neither.
Andrew DeClercq!
Man, I haven’t heard that name in forever.
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That dude
Picks up fouls as soon as he steps on the court…practically. And he kinda sorta looks like my second favorite Beatle, Ringo.
DeClercq was terrible.
I cringed every time he stepped onto the court.
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My first thought was Travis Diener
and boy… the stats for PPG are VERY CLOSE, but EFF is off from PER, unless they’re a different stat?… except Diener’s season 3 was on Indiana, not Orlando:
Diener:
Year 1 – 3.8ppg EFF 3.52
Year 2 – 3.8ppg EEF 3.58
Year 3 – 6.9ppg EEF 8.02
EFF and PER are similar in what they try to determine.
In this case, the efficiency of a player but their formulas are different, hence the disparity in numbers.
Not surprised Diener was guessed. Similar player to Redick, as I said above about Garrity.
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That's a good guess
Speaking of…he bricked so many open 3s in last night’s game against PHX. That one had an exciting ending, as well as the Detroit/Portland game.
Corchiani is definitely way-back.
He was around during the early years of Orlando.
Interesting guess, I didn’t figure anyone would go that far back. That’s cool that you did though, well done.
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Hey, I'm all about being old school
I even remember the Magic/Bulls game where Goukas had Corchiani guarding Jordan most of the time. After the game, Jordan said something to the effect that if Corch were taller, he could be a good player.
I was a kid at the time so I thought that was high praise coming from a high-caliber player like Jordan and was proud for Corch. Now I realize Jordan was just being a douchebag with that comment.
Another random memory that means nothing to anybody but me: my mom thought he had nice legs.
derek strong?
Nope. Apparently he was pretty good on the Magic, now that I look.
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Strong had his moments.
Not a bad guess .. he was a key cog for the Magic during the short-lived Penny era, though he and Redick don’t share too many similarities between them. Two distinctly different players.
Nice to see you dropping by, btw!
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Yes, there are similarities with Redick and Brooks Thompson
Thompson was 6’ 4" and 190 pounds (just like Redick), and was the 27th pick in the first round of the 1994 draft out of Oklahoma St. Thompson played only two years with the Magic though, spending his third year with Utah (2 games) and Denver (65 games), according to basketball-reference.com
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Brooks Thompson hold the Magic record for the most points scored in a quarter? I remember a game when Thompson was with the team where the Magic were winning big and cleared their bench in the fourth quarter, and Thompson went off big-time. I checked again with basketball-reference.com, and in March of 1996, he scored 21 points in a blowout win over the Pistons. I think all those points came in the fourth, as I remember reading an article that my dad sent me, and the article said that was a Magic record for the most points scored in a quarter.
Was that a Magic record for most points in a quarter, and if so, does Thompson still hold that record? If someone can help me out on this I would appreciate it.
by Mike from Illinois on Jan 8, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions
Sorry, no.
Tracy McGrady: 25 pts in 2nd quarter vs Nuggets on 3/9/2003
Maybe Brooks has team record for 4th quarter though.
Thanks for the help
I checked basketball-reference.com for further info on that game, and McGrady wound up with 43 points in a 111-98 Magic win. Gordan Giricek added 21 points.
by Mike from Illinois on Jan 9, 2009 1:19 AM EST reply actions
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