The Bobcats' string of savvy off-season moves just snapped. The Bobcats inexplicably re-signed Jeff McInnis.
On the Observer website, Rick Bonnell points out that McInnis averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 assists last season. What Bonnell fails to mention is that McInnis made less than 40% of his field goals, made less than 70% of his free throws, and managed only 14 steals in 700 minutes of play. His WP48 rating (discussed in David Berri's book The Wages of Wins), is a meager -0.026. The average NBA player has a WP48 of 0.100, so McInnis is significantly sub-par.
It pains me to see the Bobcats sign Jeff McInnis over Derek Anderson. As I stressed in a previous post, this move will cost the Bobcats wins.
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North Carolina guy...
I guess we just have to hope that he can have a bit of a career revival after his period of activity. Just convince ourselves that the layoff caused his declining numbers and not his age. It is times like this that being skilled at doublethink would be useful.
Activity should read inactivity. And that's why you shouldn't comment before fully waking up.
Derek Anderson would have been a much better choice. He produced better numbers, was a better leader on the court, and caused better results from his teammates. McInnis, excluding his unsteady history, did nothing on the court and did not show any signs of improvement as he started playing again.
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