Pace, Shot Clock Usage, and The Value of Gilbert Arenas

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Too much for a FanShot, but...
Published 5/21/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... While I was finishing up duties at school, Truthaboutit posted two outstanding breakdowns of the Wizards' offense and defense on his site.  Be sure to check them out.  Here's the link for the offense breakdown, and ...

A Fantastic Breakdown of Gilbert’s Offensive Impact
Published 5/21/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Gilbertology
... If there’s only one blog post that you read today regarding Gilbert’s impact on the Washington offense, make it this one from Truth About It. ...

State of the Wizards: A cyber-roundtable discussion (Part 3)
Published 5/21/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... At the same time, this season did prove to us that there are more weapons on this team than Gilbert, and they can be effective if they get their chances.  I'm not going to argue that Gilbert stunted anyone's growth, because that's stupid, nor am I going to argue that "ball movement" went down, because Truth effectively debunked that myth the other day.  I also won't say that it's Gilbert fault whenever Princeton-ball bogs down into Gilbert-ball, because it's as much the fault of the other player not moving as it is Gilbert's.  What I will say, though, is that we ...

Player Evaluation: Darius Songaila
Published 6/9/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... Now consider the offense that Eddie Jordan runs, a pro-style Princeton. When operating at a higher pace, which we all know occurred less in 07-08 than in years before, Songaila has the veteran savvy to move with a purpose....whether it be posting up, or setting high ball screens in transition. ...