Leonard vs Parsons vs Ryan Anderson

Both Parsons and Anderson are free agents this year, and are the tier of FA that Portland could probably attract. But I don't see us retaining Meyers for anything "substantial" and signing of of them because they are too redundant.

Here is a side by side by side comparison of their per 36 and advanced stats for this season. From basketball reference.com

http://www.basketball-reference.com...eoname01&y3=2016&p4=&p5=&p6=#per_minute::none

 

Anderson just made a good case for himself in that last game, but my vote goes to Parsons.
He's a bit more rounded in all facets of the game than the other two, not just a shooter ( ie. is a better facilitator).

 

Some things that stand out to me. Meyers turnover% is higher than the other 2, which is especially bad given that he attempts less shots and handles the ball less. He also fouls at over twice the rate of those other 2.

Ryan Anderson gets to FT line more than Parsons, and a heck of a lot more than Meyers, and is far and away the better FT shooter this season. His 2pt and 3pt fg% are quite a bit lower than the other 2, but his TS% is only 2-4% less because of his FT shooting.

Both Parsons and Anderson are 27. Not too old. I'm thinking if Stotts really wants to use a player like this, and it seems that he does, we may as well get either Parsons or Anderson. Anderson will probably be cheaper/more easily lured with a big contract.

If Meyers were contributing "big man things" on top of his shooting, that would be one thing, but he's really not.

 

Anderson does seem to be a better rebounder though.

 

I think Ryan Anderson is a very good addition to our team. He doesn't cost us anything but money. No other assets go away. He fills a role as 3rd best player on the court and can shoot light-out on occasion.

But, his defense and rebounding aren't strong for PF.

 

Everybody always looks at offensive stats. Ryan Anderson is a horrible Defender. Absolutely horrible. Chandler Parsons isn't much better. I don't want any of those three on my team.

 

Yup. Anderson may be one of the worst defenders in the league.

 

DViss.....easy to say who you don't want. Much harder to identify and stand behind a decision of who you WOULD want. Name one!

That said, we've got a lot of cap space and I'd love to see us go after Barnes and Anderson. Get them both. We need someone else shooting the open shots that are being taken by Aminu. He needs to be moved to a reserve level in the rotation IMO.

Could we also take a look at Larry Sanders on a smallish contract? Could he become the rim protector on D that we need?

 

Please tell me you don't mean Matt Barnes. I want him nowhere NEAR this team, in any capacity.

 

I bet he meant Harrison FUCKING Barnes. He, Anderson, and Larry Sanders would be a satisfactory offseason for me.

 

AND it shouldn't b ANY "Barnes" for that matter (aka Harrison). Harrison's overrated, ppl drool over his "potential" & believe he'll breakout once released by GS; truth is, he needs GS/their system to even do what little he does now (what he does now isn't that impressive but admittedly can b helpful sometimes; I've watched a lot of GS & he's had plenty of opportunities to really come through for GS & most of the time he doesn't bring it). Let another team pay crazy $ for him & sit back & watch as he under-performs; please oh please, no Barnes now or ever.

 

I would actually roll the dice on Sanders (I've said I would support this before & I'm still feelin' this!). Word is that Sanders is mentally close to returning to the NBA. He'll b wanting to b on his best behavior & he'll come cheap; IF he doesn't work out, we can just waive/trade him; I'd sign him to a 2yr. deal.

 

when comparing my 3-go to stats, the answer is fairly clear.

 

I don't want Anderson for the simple reason that our Bigs not being great defensively and that is a big problem with how the team is now. Anderson is about as good on D as Leonard.
Parsons I don't mind at all, he isn't great defensively the last few seasons but has shown the ability to defend if sporadically. Parsons is also a player that can be used in a bunch of different roles and would let us play small even with Aminu at the 4. He is also in the same age group as Lillard.
This is also a weird question because all 3 of these players should really be playing different positions. Parsons is a SF, Andersons is a PF, and Leonard should be playing all his minutes at C.

 

So, he'll fit right in?

Having good shooters on the floor is one thing, but a guy like Anderson out there who you simply cannot leave open, that sure would open things up for our guards. Imagine the 30' pick-n-pops with he and Lillard!

 

The defensive stats don't really bear that out. He's actually slightly negative from ever range except the 6-10 where his DFG% is +.4%.
http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201583/tracking/defense/

 

Are we sure we should even be comparing these three. In my mind Meyers is a back up center, Anderson is a back up Stretch 4, and Parsons is a starting SF.

Parsons is by far the best of the three, but will he be worth the max? I guess we will know after the next two games.

 

How does Jon Leuer compare to the three players in the OP?

 

Compares the most to Ryan Anderson and would come a lot cheaper.

 

If you don't want to pay Parsons max you certainly won't want to pay Anderson that. He will get it (from some team).