Video Documentation of Ryan Anderson's Stellar Play

by Evan Dunlap on Jan 5, 2010 8:00 AM EST in Diversions

Given that he started the first 7 games of the season, Orlando Magic power forward Ryan Anderson hasn't exactly flown under the radar, but I get the sense that he's a little undersold in general. After a particularly monstrous preseason performance, I cautioned against ignoring him. More recently, I wrote about his knack for making good things happen on the offensive glass, and commended his work on defense in this game recap. Eddy's gotten in on it too, taking great pains to ensure that he's not thought of as the Magic's latest version of Pat Garrity.

There's another, more fun way to experience Anderson's quietly fantastic play, and it's visual to boot. ieeebear, an occasional contributor to California Golden Blogs, the SB Nation blog dedicated to Anderson's alma-mater, has put together four separate reels of Anderson highlights. He's dutifully posted them all in the FanShots, but I wanted to link each of them individually in this post so they get the attention they deserve. Don't let his unique shooting stroke distract you from his rebounding and deflections, though.

If you haven't had the chance to watch the Magic play very often this year, you probably haven't been able to appreciate Anderson's brief stretches of brilliance. He's played only 467 minutes, which is 9th on the team, yet he's 6th in Win Shares, 2nd in Player Efficiency Rating, 3rd in three-pointers made, and 3rd in True Shooting percentage. He's played so well that I wager most Magic fans don't miss Courtney Lee too much anymore. Given how upset Orlando faithful were when the Magic shipped Lee to New Jersey in the deal that netted Anderson, that's no mean feat.

I look forward to more videos from ieeebear. Here's a list of all of them for you to bookmark, and here's a link to his YouTube channel. Many thanks to him for his contributions to this site.

Tweet Comment 6 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Be honest

How many of you forgot we gave up Courtney for him before reading his name in that paragraph?

by bandrewg08 on Jan 5, 2010 9:42 AM EST reply actions

Lee is missed greatly still I think,

mainly because he was a guy that WANTED to play defense. Not so sure we have too many guys like that now. He was a great perimeter defender, and that is something that we miss. Ryan has done a great job for us and adds a little something else to this team, which is much welcomed too.

by blumad on Jan 5, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions

Lee didn't play great defense.

That’s something I think has been a little overrated about him, though I agree he wanted to play defense.

I write for Orlando Pinstriped Post and have a Twitter account.

"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat

by erivera7 on Jan 5, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions

I think Lee is still greatly missed in the backcourt rotation. Ryan IS better but still.. I’d like to target him if he was availible.

by derekk on Jan 5, 2010 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Ryan Anderson (and Jameer Nelson)

I have really been impressed with Anderson since we first aquired him and think he has outplayed Lewis at PF. Also, I have not been at all impressed with Nelson.

As a result, I have come up with a wild trade scenario. Trade Lewis and Gortat for McGraddy. Then trade McGraddy and Nelson to New Orleans for Paul and Stojakovic.

I know it sounds crazy, but it could work. A fired up Gortat and Lewis could really help Houston and New Orleans needs to make a major salary dump.

And then think about Paul running the show and feeding Howard!!!!

by AquiaMike on Jan 5, 2010 11:25 AM EST reply actions