Zaza Pachulia (6'11 280 C) has perhaps not resigned himself to oblivion on the Hawks bench quite yet. Last night, Zaza led Altanta to victory with the game winning basket, scoring 18 total (on 12 shots) and ripping down a team-leading 9 rebounds, including a dominant 6 on the offensive glass.
Zaza saw a major dip in minutes last year, as Atlanta went with the Dominican rookie Horford at C.
In '05-06, Zaza logged 31:23, and put up 11.7 ppg and 7.9 rpg (43% of them offensive), 5.2 FTApg
In '06-07, Zaza logged 28:06, putting up 12.2 ppg and 6.9 rpg (41% of them offensive), 5.2 FTApg
In '07-08, Horford logged 31:23, and put up 10.1 ppg and 9.7 rpg (32% offensive), 2.6 FTApg
Hmm, looks like a downgrade to me, as Zaza is much more skilled on the offensive end, including offensive rebounds.
Let's look at the patterns this preseason.
Zaza has played 20 mpg, producing 10.7 ppg (on 5.7 FGA) and 7.3 rpg.
Horford played 27 mpg, producing 9.6 ppg (on 7.8 FGA) and 8.0 rpg.
So, Zaza gets more points on less shots, almost the same rebounds, while playing only 75% of Horford's minutes.
And he's the backup? WTF?
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