Friday, December 19, 2008

NBA Update

Lowry Starting
Kyle Lowry has been sharing point guard duties with Mike Conley all season long. Lowry recently won over the starting position, although he and Conley still tend to play half the game each. Lowry's scoring is down almost 3 points from last year, which can be attributed to the addition of O.J. Mayo in the backcourt, who is averaging over 20 ppg.
Season Averages: Points - 6.9, Rebounds - 2.3, Assists - 3.6
Season Highs: Points - 17, Rebounds - 6, Assists - 7


Foye Struggling
Randy Foye is averaging career-highs in points (13.3) and assists (5.4), but his FG% (.389) and 3PT% (.243) are way down. It's a tough situation for Randy in Minnesota right now with his second head coach in three years recently getting fired.
Season Averages: Points - 13.3, Rebounds - 2.9, Assists - 5.4
Season Highs: Points - 26, Rebounds - 5, Assists - 14


Thomas Thriving
Tim Thomas is enjoying his return to New York and playing under Mike D'Antoni. Since the trade his FG% (.43), 3PT% (.41) , FT% (.84), and scoring (11.3) have all gone up. His 3-point percentage increased over 11% and he is attempting and making more than double the amount of threes per game than he was in L.A.
Season Averages: Points - 10.5, Rebounds - 4.1, Assists - 1.1
Season Highs: Points - 26, Rebounds - 11, Assists - 4


Allen Injured
Malik Allen has missed the past few games with sore ribs and is listed as day-to-day. He started 3 games this year, but Malik has mostly provided spot minutes off the bench.
Season Averages: Points - 3.0, Rebounds - 2.1, Assists - 0.6
Season Highs: Points - 10, Rebounds - 5, Assists - 2

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