Player Comparison #6

by erivera7 on Mar 22, 2009 12:00 PM EDT in Diversions

Ever since arriving to the Orlando Magic nearly a month ago, Rafer Alston has been skipping along to the beat of a new drum with no problems. As the fill-in starter at point guard for an injured Jameer Nelson, Alston has helped guide the Magic to a 12-4 record and with his presence, provide the team a realistic chance at the #2 seed in the playoffs.

However, as good as Alston has been so far for Orlando, he can’t quell what’s about to occur.

It’s time to play a game.

Player A:

Season A -

Per 36 Minutes

PER (16.7)

PPG (13.4)

APG (6.0)

SPG (2.1)

Per 48 Minutes

TS% (55.3%)

eFG% (50.3%)

Player B:

Season B -

Per 36 Minutes

PER (15.8)

PPG (14.7)

APG (6.7)

SPG (2.4)

Per 48 Minutes

TS% (49.6%)

eFG% (45.3%)

One of these players is indeed Rafer Alston. The other player, however, can not be named. It can be said that this individual shares many qualities to Alston.

Click after the jump to see the results.

[Share your guess in the comments section, if you'd like].

Darrell Armstrong:

2001-2002 Season -

Per 36 Minutes

PER (16.7)

PPG (13.4)

APG (6.0)

SPG (2.1)

Per 48 Minutes

TS% (55.3%)

eFG% (50.3%)

Rafer Alston:

2008-2009 Season (w/ Orlando) -

Per 36 Minutes

PER (15.8)

PPG (14.7)

APG (6.7)

SPG (2.4)

Per 48 Minutes

TS% (49.6%)

eFG% (45.3%)

If you guessed Armstrong as the link to Alston, 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 totally guessed Darrell :)

by RussL on Mar 22, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

Did you? Nicely done.

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by erivera7 on Mar 22, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

player B is Alston

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Mar 22, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions

Yizzir.

by erivera7 on Mar 22, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

dang

i dont think im going to play next time, just in case

im not impressed with your performance

by troy145 on Mar 22, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions

i knew it, hahah.

Also, the FG% gave it away.

by misterterrific on Mar 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

haha

i love how Dream Shakers still follow Rafer as much as possible!

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Mar 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought they'd rather ignore him

I guess they actively follow him, hoping he’ll fail…?

Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation

by Evan Dunlap on Mar 22, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually like him.

He’s one of my favorite nba players.

by misterterrific on Mar 23, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

could be it haha

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Mar 23, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Woo! Guessed Dazza too. Couldn’t pick which was which, though. Not that big of a stat freak I guess.

by eltharion_doa on Mar 22, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

Nah, just for jokes. I didn’t have a clue really. I knew it was a back-in-the-day player and had half a mind to think it was Scotty Skiles but usually I’m pretty good at these.

by big aaron on Mar 23, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

I knew B was Alston — nobody shoots that badly — but thought the other one was Steve Francis.

It’s worth noting that the quoted stats are a bit off - think they were per 36 minutes. And it’s also worth noting that this was far from Darrell’s best season with the team.

(By the way, does anyone have defensive metrics on Darrell? I always thought he was one of the best/most underrated defensive PGs in the league. But now I’m wondering if I just felt that way because of the steals — which don’t always mean a player is a great defender, as Alston is demonstrating right now.

(I will admit he’s been a lot better than I expected… still making a lot of ill-advised shots, though. The sub-30% three-point shooting + all those mid-range pull-up jumpers… it’s like his signature shot, the off-balance jumper from the free-throw line. Still, it’s the price you pay, I suppose.)

by 3.3seconds on Mar 23, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, the stats are Per 36 Minutes.

I edited the post to clearly identify the numbers as so.

I agree that the season I chose isn’t Armstrong’s best year but his age (33) was similar to Alston’s (32), hence my reasoning.

If you’d like, I can ask a friend to calculate some of Darrell’s defensive numbers for me and see how he rates as a defender. Let me know; I can make a mental note and write up a post in the near future.

by erivera7 on Mar 23, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions