http://www.82games.com/COM4S0.HTM

(I don't know if anyone already mentioned all this.  If so, ignore the post)

Now I know that stats don't completely tell how good a player is, but Deng's are ridiculous.   82games broke dont player stats according to opponent level:  Good, Average and Poor (They don't say how they assigned teams to groups, but I think it's based on record).   According to the stats Deng scores at 15.1 ppg on 42% shooting against Good teams, while he scores 20.9 pts on 55% shooting against Poor teams.  While a drop off against good teams is expected, his decline in pts  (5.8) and shooting % (13) are the worst in the league (I think) among important players.  While some of that may be due to the team's struggle as a whole, players like Rudy Gay were still able to take care of business  against good teams, regardless of team crapiness.

Hinrich, Gordon, and Nocioni were consistent(ly poor) regardless of competition.

How much are Deng and Gordon really worth?

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