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By: NetsAreScorching – New Jersey Nets Blog – Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics » Blog Archive » TrueHoop round-table on four-team blockbuster

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:34:36 +0000

[...] ‘Assessing Ariza,’ evaluating his strengths, weaknesses, and player potential. (Parts 1, 2, and [...]

By: ESPN TrueHoop round-table on Houston Rockets trade of Trevor Ariza | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba and houston rockets

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:24:55 +0000

[...] ‘Assessing Ariza,’ evaluating his strengths, weaknesses, and player potential. (Parts 1, 2, and [...]

By: Houston Rockets pull plug on Trevor Ariza Experiment, land guard Courtney Lee in four-team deal | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba and houston rockets

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:02:53 +0000

[...] Assessing Ariza Part 1 [...]

By: Assessing Houston Rockets guard Trevor Ariza - Part 3 | Red94 | a Houston Rockets blog

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:42:26 +0000

[...] it would now be appropriate to revisit my earlier assertions regarding Ariza, originally made in Part 1, then reaffirmed in Part 2: Will never become a go-to player on a good [...]

By: Game review of the Houston Rockets' win over the Dallas Mavericks | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:14 +0000

[...] Bill and Bull start off the 3rd quarter with a discussion about Trevor being the man on this team and adjusting to this role. Readers will note that this has emerged as my greatest pet peeve of the season. I just don’t understand where this is coming from. Daryl Morey has never once even implied that Ariza was brought here to become ‘the man.’ In fact, he’s pretty much implied the opposite. I would argue that much of the fanbase’s frustrations with Ariza stem from the broadcasting team’s perpetuation of this myth. [...]

By: Game review of the Houston Rockets' loss to the Toronto Raptors | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:49:26 +0000

[...] bothers me so much, but it just does. Trevor Ariza is a good player. I like Trevor Ariza and I love the signing of Trevor Ariza. But why anyone would express amazement over him having a poor game is really beyond me. It [...]

By: Game review of the Houston Rockets' loss to the Phoenix Suns | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:37:03 +0000

[...] scoring load on this team.” – No. He’s not. That’s not why he’s here. Please, stop perpetuating this myth. Trevor Ariza was not brought here to assume any type of disproportionately significant allotment [...]

By: The importance of 'creating' off the dribble | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:09 +0000

[...] [NOTE: This post is intended as a supplement to 'Assessing Ariza.'] [...]

By: The 'Confusion Over Creating' | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:31:52 +0000

[...] [NOTE: This post is intended as a supplement to 'Assessing Ariza.'] [...]

By: The difference between 'creating' and 'slashing with the ball' | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:30:19 +0000

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By: Debunking myth #2 concerning Houston Rockets guard Trevor Ariza | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:16:54 +0000

[...] the bud before it gains legs. I’m having flashbacks to the first half of this year when the ‘go-to guy’ myth was put into circulation and perpetuated to the point of acceptance as [...]

By: Assessing Ariza – Part 2 | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:40:23 +0000

[...] NBA season. It would now be appropriate to revisit the observations and assertions I had made in November regarding Trevor [...]

By: Magic 102 – Rockets 87 | Red94 | essays and musings on the nba & houston rockets

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:36:00 +0000

[...] not nearly skilled enough to even attempt some of the shots he’s taking. I explained this in depth in November. I said at the time that I had no problem with experimentation, but this has become [...]

By: Jazz_Song

Jazz_Song — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:31:29 +0000

Hey, Great blog here! I'll track all the analysis you made. But one point, the figure in this page could not be seen. Whether it's the problem of my connection?!

PS. Which software do you use to analysis and draw the figure?

By: Jazz_Song

Jazz_Song — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:31:29 +0000

Hey, Great blog here! I'll track all the analysis you made. But one point, the figure in this page could not be seen. Whether it's the problem of my connection?!

PS. Which software do you use to analysis and draw the figure?

By: Philadunkia » FO’ with the FOES: HOUSTON ROCKETS

Philadunkia » FO’ with the FOES: HOUSTON ROCKETS — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:57:17 +0000

[...] Huq @ red94.net : I cover my thoughts on Ariza in “Assessing Ariza” and Artest in “The Ron Artest Experience” [...]

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:44:27 +0000

There is a lot of what you say that I agree with or found interesting to consider but I had a different view on a few things so I led with that.

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:44:00 +0000

There is a lot of what you say that I agree with or found interesting to consider but I had a different view on a few things so I led with that.

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:41:40 +0000

Ariza was over-hyped not just by the media but by the Rockets, was not necessary or the ideal choice of using the rare MLE resource (unles syou are admitting Battier is deteriorating), may be a good enough player after he settles in but he was not a “steal” in my opinion. I didn’t hear much interest elsewhere at that price / contract length.

The “out of space” rebounder is apparently out of place as he is at career low on rebounding rate, especially on the offensive glass (not much more than half his previous low).

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:41:00 +0000

The “out of space” rebounder is apparently out of place as he is at career low on rebounding rate, especially on the offensive glass (not much more than half his previous low).

By: Red94

Red94 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:51:43 +0000

[...] will often provide in depth player evaluations such as my article on Trevor Ariza or my reflection on Ron [...]

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:35:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54:46 +0000

Great post, but I'd have to take his 82 game sample size of treys last year (31.9% on 191 attempts) + his past lack of treys as weighing more than his playoffs + hot start.

Though admittedly...

61/191 last year
40/84 playoffs
11/21 this year

If we sum it out we get 112/296, or 37.8%. Certainly no reason to weigh his '08-'09 regular season *more* than his most recent games. Accounting for the notion that there's some genuine improvement I suppose I could buy that he's pushing very close to 40% as his
"true" rate... which would be pretty elite.

So while he'll certainly cool down from his torrid playoffs+'09-'10 pace, I suppose your point stands.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54:00 +0000

Great post, but I'd have to take his 82 game sample size of treys last year (31.9% on 191 attempts) + his past lack of treys as weighing more than his playoffs + hot start.Though admittedly…61/191 last year40/84 playoffs11/21 this yearIf we sum it out we get 112/296, or 37.8%. Certainly no reason to weigh his '08-'09 regular season *more* than his most recent games. Accounting for the notion that there's some genuine improvement I suppose I could buy that he's pushing very close to 40% as his "true" rate… which would be pretty elite.So while he'll certainly cool down from his torrid playoffs+'09-'10 pace, I suppose your point stands.