Comments on: Done Deal: Celtics officially sign Marquis Daniels http://celticshub.com/2009/09/01/done-deal-celtics-officially-sign-marquis-daniels/ Thu, 24 May 2012 00:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Today’s Celtics Links 9/2 | Boston Sports Nation http://celticshub.com/2009/09/01/done-deal-celtics-officially-sign-marquis-daniels/comment-page-1/#comment-8123 Today’s Celtics Links 9/2 | Boston Sports Nation Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:55:18 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3172#comment-8123 [...] big boy basketball Perkisabeast    Doc is way too excited about Practice Celtics Hub     Done Deal: Celtics officially sign Marquis Daniels Over/Under: 57 Wins NESN   Report: Celtics Make Marquis Daniels Deal Official How to Prevent [...] [...] big boy basketball Perkisabeast    Doc is way too excited about Practice Celtics Hub     Done Deal: Celtics officially sign Marquis Daniels Over/Under: 57 Wins NESN   Report: Celtics Make Marquis Daniels Deal Official How to Prevent [...]

]]> By: jeremy hitchcock http://celticshub.com/2009/09/01/done-deal-celtics-officially-sign-marquis-daniels/comment-page-1/#comment-8107 jeremy hitchcock Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:59:46 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3172#comment-8107 am i the only one who thinks daniels is only an upgrade in the fact he has a better handle and better passer but TA gets to the line and a more efficient scorer and a better defender am i the only one who thinks daniels is only an upgrade in the fact he has a better handle and better passer but TA gets to the line and a more efficient scorer and a better defender

]]> By: jeremy hitchcock http://celticshub.com/2009/09/01/done-deal-celtics-officially-sign-marquis-daniels/comment-page-1/#comment-8106 jeremy hitchcock Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:56:37 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3172#comment-8106 2007-08 season: What's been the bigger surprise, Daniels' from-nowhere arrival as a rookie free agent in 2004, or the ongoing meltdown of his career ever since? He still has the same skill set he used to such great effect in his first year in Dallas, but somehow he has turned into half as good a player. He's 27 and should be at the prime of his career, but his past two seasons have been easily the two worst of his career. The weird part is that his usage rate and rebound rate haven't changed at all -- he just makes fewer shots now and turns the ball over more. Daniels' TS% slumped to 48.5 percent, ranking him 57th among the league's 63 shooting guards, while his turnover ratio ranked 54th. Though he still rebounds fairly well for the position, especially offensively, nothing in his record really offset the turnovers and bad shooting. Daniels dipped to 43.0 percent from the floor, aided in part by Jim O'Brien's emphasis on 3-pointers -- he's a career 25.2 percent marksman from downtown, but tried 102 last season, nearly as many as in the previous four years combined. And his percentage on 2-pointers also dipped, as did his free-throw tries -- continuing the steady decline since his breakout rookie year. Scouting report: Daniels is 6-6 but handles the ball like a point guard and has played there at times, including last season for the Pacers. He has a great feel for scoring close to the basket and the size to finish around bigger players, even though he isn't a great athlete. He's shot over 50 percent in the basket area each of the past three seasons, an unusual feat for a guard. Unfortunately, he needs to shoot well from that close in because he's such a poor outside shooter. When Daniels is going good people say he's smooth ... and when he's not, people say he's coasting. One wonders if he could be a bit more engaged in the proceedings, especially on defense where he appears both soft and somewhat disinterested. 2008-09 outlook: The drafting of Brandon Rush might spell the end of the Daniels experiment in Indy, as his inability to shoot makes him a bad fit in O'Brien's system as anything more than a fourth guard. The primary appeal of Daniels this season is his expiring $6.9 million contract, one that figures to put Indiana in the thick of the free-agent market of '09 ... unless it's packaged with Rasho Nesterovic sooner. year by year PER 20.13 14.65 15.00 11.67 11.65 12.88 he and TA are practically the same player but Daniel maybe a little less erratic 2007-08 season: What's been the bigger surprise, Daniels' from-nowhere arrival as a rookie free agent in 2004, or the ongoing meltdown of his career ever since? He still has the same skill set he used to such great effect in his first year in Dallas, but somehow he has turned into half as good a player.

He's 27 and should be at the prime of his career, but his past two seasons have been easily the two worst of his career. The weird part is that his usage rate and rebound rate haven't changed at all — he just makes fewer shots now and turns the ball over more. Daniels' TS% slumped to 48.5 percent, ranking him 57th among the league's 63 shooting guards, while his turnover ratio ranked 54th. Though he still rebounds fairly well for the position, especially offensively, nothing in his record really offset the turnovers and bad shooting.

Daniels dipped to 43.0 percent from the floor, aided in part by Jim O'Brien's emphasis on 3-pointers — he's a career 25.2 percent marksman from downtown, but tried 102 last season, nearly as many as in the previous four years combined. And his percentage on 2-pointers also dipped, as did his free-throw tries — continuing the steady decline since his breakout rookie year.

Scouting report: Daniels is 6-6 but handles the ball like a point guard and has played there at times, including last season for the Pacers. He has a great feel for scoring close to the basket and the size to finish around bigger players, even though he isn't a great athlete. He's shot over 50 percent in the basket area each of the past three seasons, an unusual feat for a guard. Unfortunately, he needs to shoot well from that close in because he's such a poor outside shooter.

When Daniels is going good people say he's smooth … and when he's not, people say he's coasting. One wonders if he could be a bit more engaged in the proceedings, especially on defense where he appears both soft and somewhat disinterested.

2008-09 outlook: The drafting of Brandon Rush might spell the end of the Daniels experiment in Indy, as his inability to shoot makes him a bad fit in O'Brien's system as anything more than a fourth guard. The primary appeal of Daniels this season is his expiring $6.9 million contract, one that figures to put Indiana in the thick of the free-agent market of '09 … unless it's packaged with Rasho Nesterovic sooner.

year by year PER

20.13

14.65

15.00

11.67

11.65

12.88

he and TA are practically the same player but Daniel maybe a little less erratic

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