Spursfanfromafar
06-21-2013, 07:29 AM
Kawhi's play should have got what he deserved - a championship win, but it didn't happen. Still, his play is the biggest ray of hope for the Spurs' future.
How do Kawhi's first two seasons rate with similar players - Defense first small forwards with some degree of involvement in offense as secondary options? I did a quick player comparison with the following players - Paul George, Shawn Marion, Danny Granger, Nicolas Batum, Josh Smith, Chandler Parsons in their first two years in the league. Advanced Stats provide the best comparison. Here's the result from Bball-reference -
Rk
Player
From
To
G
MP
PER
TS%
eFG%
ORB%
DRB%
TRB%
AST%
STL%
BLK%
TOV%
USG%
ORtg
DRtg
OWS
DWS
WS
WS/48 ▾
1
Shawn Marion (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mariosh01.html)
2000
2001
130
4117
19.8
.526
.485
8.8
23.6
16.2
9.9
2.1
2.8
9.1
21.3
108
95
7.0
8.8
15.8
.184
2
Kawhi Leonard (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html)
2012
2013
122
3344
16.5
.584
.551
6.0
16.8
11.6
7.2
2.8
1.2
9.4
15.5
116
100
6.1
5.6
11.7
.168
3
Nicolas Batum (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/batumni01.html)
2009
2010
116
2372
14.6
.594
.569
6.0
13.0
9.4
7.9
1.7
2.2
10.2
15.0
121
107
4.5
2.7
7.2
.145
4
Paul George (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/georgpa01.html)
2011
2012
127
3223
15.1
.550
.508
3.3
17.3
10.3
11.5
2.7
1.5
13.9
18.7
106
101
3.3
5.1
8.4
.126
5
Chandler Parsons (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parsoch01.html)
2012
2013
139
4562
14.5
.558
.544
4.3
13.4
8.8
14.1
1.7
1.0
12.5
17.7
110
107
6.4
3.9
10.4
.109
6
Josh Smith (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithjo03.html)
2005
2006
154
4609
15.5
.503
.452
8.0
17.8
12.7
11.3
1.4
5.8
15.6
18.7
102
108
2.1
3.8
5.9
.061
How do Kawhi's first two seasons rate with similar players - Defense first small forwards with some degree of involvement in offense as secondary options? I did a quick player comparison with the following players - Paul George, Shawn Marion, Danny Granger, Nicolas Batum, Josh Smith, Chandler Parsons in their first two years in the league. Advanced Stats provide the best comparison. Here's the result from Bball-reference -
Rk
Player
From
To
G
MP
PER
TS%
eFG%
ORB%
DRB%
TRB%
AST%
STL%
BLK%
TOV%
USG%
ORtg
DRtg
OWS
DWS
WS
WS/48 ▾
1
Shawn Marion (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mariosh01.html)
2000
2001
130
4117
19.8
.526
.485
8.8
23.6
16.2
9.9
2.1
2.8
9.1
21.3
108
95
7.0
8.8
15.8
.184
2
Kawhi Leonard (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html)
2012
2013
122
3344
16.5
.584
.551
6.0
16.8
11.6
7.2
2.8
1.2
9.4
15.5
116
100
6.1
5.6
11.7
.168
3
Nicolas Batum (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/batumni01.html)
2009
2010
116
2372
14.6
.594
.569
6.0
13.0
9.4
7.9
1.7
2.2
10.2
15.0
121
107
4.5
2.7
7.2
.145
4
Paul George (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/georgpa01.html)
2011
2012
127
3223
15.1
.550
.508
3.3
17.3
10.3
11.5
2.7
1.5
13.9
18.7
106
101
3.3
5.1
8.4
.126
5
Chandler Parsons (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parsoch01.html)
2012
2013
139
4562
14.5
.558
.544
4.3
13.4
8.8
14.1
1.7
1.0
12.5
17.7
110
107
6.4
3.9
10.4
.109
6
Josh Smith (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithjo03.html)
2005
2006
154
4609
15.5
.503
.452
8.0
17.8
12.7
11.3
1.4
5.8
15.6
18.7
102
108
2.1
3.8
5.9
.061