http://www.82games.com/1314/1314POR5.HTM Our PG are getting a 16.8 PER, while giving up 18.4 PER (-1.6) Our centers are getting a 15.9 PER, while giving up 18.8 (-2.9) On the flip side, our SG and SF are just dominating the other team's players. SG getting 16.9 PER, while giving up only 10.9 (+6) SF getting 17.8 PER, while giving up only 11.4 (+6.5) So maybe the PG and Center needs by Nik are relevant?
But this is not only Nic and Matthews. Lillard plays SG and sometimes Batum at times. Also, Wright plays SF as well. What we do know is Freeland, Aldridge and Lopez are manning the total center production (with the exception of a couple games Leonard played). At PG, mainly Lillard and Mo are playing it.
Nic and Wes play the bulk of the minutes (34-35) and do a relatively great job. I'm surprised the offensive PER from the PF position is so low. Aldridge has an individual PER of 23 and plays his minutes exclusively at PF despite these stats saying otherwise: http://www.82games.com/1314/13POR13.HTM My guess is 1.) 82games hasn't updated in quite a while. 2.) 82games is counting LA as the center when he and Freeland are on the floor together. Which is wrong.
According to 82games.com Mo has a 12.1 PER at PG and gives up a 22.5 PER at PG....eek. They list him at SG as well, but I really think when he and Lillard are in the game together, Mo is the PG Wright is actually solid (maybe I looked incorrectly before?) 15.3 to 10.1 at SF Freeland is 9.7 to 15.9
It could be why our SF numbers are solid. It also could be the reason I think Damien has been better defensively as well. When Dame is playing SG, I rarely see him get burned. It's when he's playing PG is when he looks extremely exposed.
