Two posts in one day? After an extended hiatus? At Bring Back Novak, we are still red and rowdy, no matter what ESPN says about our team.
I've been hearing a lot of people in the media say that Trevor Ariza's only success in LA came off wide open corner threes that Kobe assisted on. These haters claim that Ariza will be a flop in Houston because he won't benefit from Kobe's undeniable, unobtainable greatness. There are two problems with this thought process. First, everyone knows Kobe is a blatant ball hog that hates his teammates and never passes. (He averages two passes per fourth quarter in the playoffs). Second, according to 82games.com, Ariza was assisted on 64% of his total field goals. This is lower than every non-point guard on the Rockets last year (except Yao, because he's the franchise). This proves that Ariza is adept at getting his own shot off and creating off the dribble. If the Rockets hope to stay in the playoff race with a lineup that lacks a traditional number one scoring option, they will need to utilize Ariza's ability to manufacture points.
Trevor Ariza's 82games.com profile:
http://www.82games.com/0809/08LAL7.HTM
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I agree completely. Everyone wanted to seem really intelligent when we got Ariza and the common thought was that he would help us, so everyone jumped on the "He's not that good" bandwagon and now people are underestimating him. He can average 18 a game this season.
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