03/02/2009
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Bonnell posted last week that the honeymoon for Larry Brown and Emeka was over, and that he (Rick) believed that Emeka is no longer regarded as untouchable by the Bobcats. The reason: Emeka's struggles against "giants" (see the whole post here):
The last three games illustrated how difficult it is for him to guard true giants at center. Dwight Howard, Yao Ming and an aging Shaquille O'Neal all dominated him one way or another. Okafor shot 2-of-9 in Phoenix and had nearly as many fouls (five) as rebounds (six).So, I was intrigued, curious to see if it was really size that was the issue - or was Emeka struggling against some of the top bigs in the league? I promise no answers, but here are a couple of charts to spark discussion. The first chart shows the Bobcats's efficiencies, broken down by height of the man Emeka was (likely) guarding. The second: Cumulative stats by height (opponent's stats, not Mek's). Have a look.
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| Mountain Says: | The 6-9 to 6-11 opponents are the best shooters against Emeka. But would have to see the data for the average performance by height to try to reach for what Emeka's results mean. Team-'s wise those who have a 6-10 / 6-11 guy do best against Bobcats. That probably says more about their player's talents, team offense (faster pace, smaller-ball?) and Brown's systems and responses to opponents than about Emeka specifically. | ||
| Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:56 pm |
