*Team/NBA
Leaderboard ranks are qualified players only.
*The
Floor Time section includes both qualified and unqualified players in rankings.
*Remember
to check the Glossary at the end of this entry for stat/abbreviation
explanations.
PG
Jannero Pargo (1st season with Hawks/8th
overall/Played 08-09 in Europe/Missed 10-11 due to injury)
Age:
32
Draft
History: Undrafted in 2002
Acquired:
Signed as free agent December of 2011
2012
Salary: $1.22 Million
2013
Contract Status: Free agent
2012
Regular Season Grade: C+
Grade
Explanation: Minimum salary, was decent backup PG
when Hinrich out. Good outside shooting and FT shooting. Had some very good
games off bench. Missed 10 games with appendectomy. Often outmatched when going
up against better players. Doesn’t help much when not shooting well.
Overall:
Considering that he missed all of the previous season due to injury; was signed
7 days before the start of the season; and made the minimum for an 8-year
player; Pargo was solid in his role as a backup point guard. In fact, he was
probably better than should have been expected. He played in 50 of 66 games,
all off the bench, averaging 13.4 MPG. He shot .415/.384/.950 and averaged 5.6
P/G, 1.5 R/G, 1.9 A/G, and 0.4 S/G with 1.0 TOV/G.
As I wrote in an
earlier entry, there were times where I felt like Larry Drew kept Pargo in the
game too long, but that’s not really Pargo’s fault. In those cases, I felt like
Drew was asking Pargo to play outside of his role. The reason that sticking
with Pargo can be a problem is that if he’s not hitting from outside he doesn’t
really do much to help. While he is fairly quick, he has trouble sticking with
guys defensively and his size doesn’t help him on that end. Whether he guards
the opposing PG (often not quite quick enough) or shooting guard (usually not
big enough) he’s frequently going to struggle.
Pargo is strictly a
jump shooter. He can create his own
shot, but it’s always from outside (95% of JP’s FG attempts were jumpers). He’s
not a great distributor either. He’s a point guard in that he can be the main
guy dribbling the ball up court and starting the play, but he’s not going to
break guys down or dazzle anyone with his passing.
Overall, Pargo was out-produced
by his counterpart on the floor this season, but as stated in Jeff Teague’s
season review, Hawks PG’s are not as big a part of the offense as the PG’s of many
other teams are. And Pargo played almost exclusively at the point position.
When he was at SG he was dramatically out played by his counterpart, but he only
played the 2-position for 1% of the Hawks total 2-guard minutes (overall, Pargo
was on the floor for about 20% of the team’s total minutes).
To be clear, Pargo is a
reserve type player. But if the main job of the reserve is simply to not hurt
the team, he fulfilled expectations. The Hawks were +3.1 per 48 minutes with
him on the court, and +3.4 with him off the court (so they were better in terms
of net point differential when he wasn’t in the game, but not by much).
Atlanta’s offensive
points per 100 possessions was 4.9 lower when Pargo was on the floor than when
he was off the court. This doesn’t surprise too much, because Pargo was
normally in the game with the other bench players, and the Hawks didn’t have a
lot of offense coming off the bench this season. Also Pargo was playing PG a
lot of the time, and as we already covered, that’s not ideal, especially if he’s
not hitting his shots.
On the other hand, JP
had a -5.3 ON/OFF DPHP, meaning the Hawks defensive points per 100 possessions
number was 5.3 better when Pargo was on the floor than when he was off it. This
is interesting, since—as we already covered—Pargo can be a bit of a liability
on defense. But again, just as Pargo often played with other bench guys, he was
frequently playing against bench guys
as well. If we can make anything of
these stats for a guy like Pargo—who was 11th on the team in total
minutes—it’s probably this: while he may not have helped the team much when he
was in the game, he didn’t hurt the team much either.
I’ve mentioned a few
times how I felt like there were instances where Drew stuck with Pargo too
long. Those types of things—sticking with bench players too long—almost never
happen in crunch time. Pargo was on the court for just 7% of the Hawks’ CLUTCH minutes
(reminder: CLUTCH defined as less than 5 minutes remaining in 4th
quarter or overtime with neither team ahead by more than 5 points).
During that brief
amount of time, he scored 7 points, which works out to a P/48 that is higher
than his overall number, but to borrow a baseball phrase, it’s a small sample
size. He was 3 for 11 from the floor (2 for 10 on J’s) which works out to a
.273 FG%, down from his .417 overall shooting percentage during the season.
Pargo hit his only FTA and had 1 assist against 2 turnovers during CLUTCH. But
again, he wasn’t out there much in CLUTCH.
As far as being a
backup point guard and an outside shooting option, Pargo did his job when
healthy. He was an important piece early on when Kirk Hinrich was on the shelf.
Eventually his solid work led to him being a fixture in the rotation even after
Hinrich returned. His good season was interrupted by injury but he was solid
again upon his return. On the whole Pargo had a good year.
Statistics:
I
said earlier that Pargo was probably better for the Hawks this year than should
have been expected. I wrote that because statistically this was Pargo’s best
season in years in a lot of areas, and in some ways it was the best of his
career. Pargo established career highs in FG% (.415), PER (13.69), TS% (53.9),
EFG (.520), and WS/48 (.095). His .384 3PT% was the 2nd best of his
career.
JP’s P/48, R/48, and
A/48 were all up this season from his last year in the league (09-10). In terms
of per 48 minutes production, Pargo had the best rebounding season of his
career and the 2nd best assist season of his career (best since
05-06).
Floor
Time Stats/Team Rankings (Unqualified)
MIN%: 20% (11th)
+/-
Per 48:
+3.1 (8th)
ON/OFF
48:
-0.4 (8th)
+/-
W-L-T:
25-22-3
WIN%: 53.2 (8th)
ON/OFF
OPHP:
-4.9 (14th)
ON/OFF
DPHP:
-5.3 (3rd)
ON/OFF
NPHP:
+0.4 (8th)
Team
Leaderboard: Pargo was 2nd on the team in 3PM/G
(1.1) and 3PA/G (2.8).
He was 3rd on the team in 3PM (53).
NBA
Leaderboard: Here are Pargo’s NBA Leaderboard
appearances.
3PT% (41st)
Season
Review: As stated earlier, Pargo played a key role early on
when Hinrich was unavailable. Pargo played in the first 19 games of the season,
averaging nearly 12 minutes per game. His playing time was more sporadic in
February and March as Hinrich returned from injury, but he often stayed in the
game longer because he really heated up from behind the arc. In 13 games from
February 20th through March 16th, Pargo played 15.7 MPG
and averaged 8.3 P/G, while going 24 for 49 on 3-point tries (.490).
Even after Hinrich came
back Pargo remained a key player due to injuries that slowed Joe Johnson and
forced him to miss some games, as well as Willie Green being out for an
extended period. Also, when Hinrich began starting as part of a 3-guard lineup,
Pargo was needed again as the main backup PG.
Unfortunately, just
when Pargo was playing his best basketball in years he was forced to undergo an
appendectomy which caused him to miss the final 10 games of March. When he
returned, Larry Drew got him right back into the rotation playing a decent
amount.
Actually, this was the
point in the season when I thought Drew left Pargo in too long at times, but in
fairness, Drew was trying to give the starters some rest and get Pargo back to
normal shape before the playoffs. Pargo played in the first 11 games of April until
sitting the final game of the year, averaging 17.3 MPG, which was his most
playing time of any point in the season. He played pretty well upon his return
from injury, though his 3-pt shooting did cool off.
2012
Postseason Grade: C-
Grade
Explanation: Did not help much. Played just 5
seconds over the final 2 games. Did nothing in game 2 and was awful in overtime
loss in game 3. Contributed in game 1. Played pretty well in 1st
half of game 4 when it was still theoretically in doubt. His poor play in
garbage time doesn’t factor in here. But I can’t kill Pargo for not doing much
in this series, as he didn’t get many opportunities.
Statistical:
Pargo
played in 5 of 6 playoff games against the Celtics, averaging 9.2 MPG off the
bench. He shot just .286 from the floor and .333 from 3-pt range. He never went
to the line. Pargo averaged 3.2 P/G, 1.0 R/G, 1.2 A/G, and 0.4 S/G with 0.6
TOV/G during the playoffs.
Pargo played just 46
total minutes in the series (12th out of 13 on the team), with a
7.20 PER (9th), 0.0 WS (10th), and -0.023 WS/48 (10th).
Those numbers look horrid, but it’s easy to get weird numbers when you’re
talking about less than a full NBA game’s worth of time on the floor. He had a
-26 +/- number for the series (12th) and his +/- W-L record in 5
appearances was 0-4-1. Remember, +/- numbers in individual games and in series
can be skewed, but those numbers would make some sense, considering he didn’t
shoot well, he’s not a distributor, and there were few players on the
opposition that he could effectively guard.
Postseason
Review: Pargo didn’t play a major role in the Hawks’ playoff
series against Boston. He played just 46 total minutes and 21 of those came in
the blowout loss in game 4. He barely played at all in the final 2 games (did
not play in game 5; played just 5 seconds in game 6). He did do some good
things in game 1 and early in game 4, but he wasn’t a factor in game 2, and
played poorly in game 3. This was simply a series in which his opportunities to
play were few and his chances of playing well were slim.
Pargo played pretty
well in 10 minutes in the Hawks’ game 1 win, going 2 for 4 from the floor and 1
for 2 from 3-pt range for 5 points with 1 assist. Pargo had a +/- number of -6 in
the game. He assisted on the first Hawks basket of the 2nd after the
C’s had gone on a mini 6-2 run to close the 1st. Then he hit a big 3
a few minutes later to end a 6-0 run by Boston that had cut the lead to single
digits. In the 4th, with Boston on a 14-3 run that cut the deficit
to 8 points, Pargo scored from inside to make it 69-59 with 8:26 to play.
Pargo played just 4
minutes in game 2 and didn’t score, going 0 for 2 from the floor and 0 for 1 on
3’s, though he did grab a board. His only time on the floor was in the first 4
minutes of the 2nd quarter. He had a -3 +/- number for the game.
In the overtime loss in
game 3 Pargo played 11:27 and was totally ineffective. It showed in his +/-
number for the game which was -11, the worst on the team. He had a rebound, a
steal, and 2 assists, but he also turned it over twice. He went scoreless
again, going 0 for 4 overall and 0 for 1 from behind the arc.
He was 0 for 3 from the
floor in the final 2 minutes of the 1st quarter, missing a jumper
with 8 seconds left and another one at the buzzer. He missed from 3 early in
the 2nd and then turned the ball over and was yanked for Hinrich. He
reentered the game with 2 minutes left in the 3rd, and with less
than 40 seconds in the quarter he turned the ball over, leading to points for
the C’s and a 4-point deficit.
He got the points back
on the first possession of the 4th, stealing the ball from Rondo and
dishing to Teague for a layup that tied the game. He had another assist a few
minutes later on a Dampier layup that pulled the Hawks within 1. At that point
Pargo had been in the game for about the last 4:40 and the Hawks were exactly
where they were when he entered: 1-point behind. However, by the time he exited
the game 2 minutes later the Hawks were down by 8.
Not surprisingly, Pargo
played more in game 4 than any other game, as the Hawks got blown out of the
water and the game was over early in the 3rd quarter. He played 21
minutes, going 4 for 11 overall and 3 for 8 on 3’s. He scored 11 points and had
3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal with only 1 turnover. His +/- number for the
game was -6.
Most would assume that
Pargo’s production came in junk time, as he played the entire 4th
quarter when the Hawks never got closer than 20 points of the C’s. However,
most of the good things Pargo did in the game came during the 1st
half when the Hawks were (at least in theory) still in the game. He was 3 for 4
(2 for 3 on 3’s) with a big assist during the 1st half. He actually played
terribly during mop-up (or mopped-up) time, going just 1 for 7 from the field
in the 4th.
Either way, coach Larry
Drew must not have been too impressed with JP’s play, as Pargo did not appear
in game 5, and played just 5 seconds in game 6 (the last 5 seconds of the 2nd
quarter, during which Rondo tried to go in for a layup but missed, with Pargo
successfully defending him).
Moving
Forward: It wouldn’t surprise me if the Hawks ended up
signing Pargo again, because I have no reason to think they were disappointed
in his play, and they aren’t exactly loaded with guys who can at least
nominally play point guard. On the other hand, it wouldn’t surprise me at all
if he signed elsewhere or went unsigned. He’s getting on in years, and he
doesn’t do a whole lot for you.
Stat
Glossary
Total
Stats
Games
Played (GP)
Games
Started (GS)
Minutes
Played (MIN)
Field
Goal Percentage (FG%)
Three
Point Field Goal Percentage (3PT%)
Free
Throw Percentage (FT%)
Field
Goals Made (FGM)
Field
Goal Attempts (FGA)
Three
Pointers Made (3PM)
Three
Point Attempts (3PA)
Free
Throws Made (FTM)
Free
Throw Attempts (FTA)
Two
Pointers Made (2PM)
Two
Point Attempts (2PA)
Two
Point Field Goal Percentage (2P%)
Offensive
Rebounds (OR)
Defensive
Rebounds (DR)
Total
Rebounds (REB)
Assists
(AST)
Steals
(STL)
Blocks
(BLK)
Turnovers
(TOV)
Personal
Fouls (PF)
Points
(PTS)
Flagrant
Fouls (Flagrants)
Technical
Fouls (Techs)
Ejections
(Ejections)
Foul
Outs (DQ’s)
Double-Doubles
(DD)
Triple-Doubles
(TD)
Per
Game Stats
Minutes
Per Game (MPG)
Field
Goals Made Per Game (FGM/G)
Field
Goal Attempts Per Game (FGA/G)
Three
Pointers Made Per Game (3PM/G)
Three
Point Attempts Per Game (3PA/G)
Free
Throws Made Per Game (FTM/G)
Free
Throw Attempts Per Game (FTA/G)
Two
Pointers Made Per Game (2PM/G)
Two
Point Attempts Per Game (2PA/G)
Offensive
Rebounds Per Game (OR/G)
Defensive
Rebounds Per Game (DR/G)
Total
Rebounds Per Game (R/G)
Assists
Per Game (A/G)
Steals
Per Game (S/G)
Blocks
Per Game (B/G)
Turnovers
Per Game (TOV/G)
Points
Per Game (P/G)
Personal
Fouls Per Game (PF/G)
Per
48 Minute Stats
Points
Per 48 Minutes (P/48)
Rebounds
Per 48 Minutes (R/48)
Assists
Per 48 Minutes (A/48)
Steals
Per 48 Minutes (S/48)
Blocks
Per 48 Minutes (B/48)
Personal
Fouls Per 48 Minutes (PF/48)
Ratio
Stats
Assist-to-Turnover
Ratio (ATO)
Steal-to-Turnover
Ratio (STO)
Steal-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (SPF)
Block-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (BPF)
Points
Scored Per Shot Attempt (PPS)
Percentage
Stats
Offensive
Rebound Percentage (OR%) (% of available OR player grabbed
while on floor)
Defensive
Rebound Percentage (DR%) (% of available DR player grabbed
while on floor)
Total
Rebound Percentage (R%) (% of available REB player grabbed
while on floor)
Assist
Percentage (A%) (% of teammate FG’s player assisted on
while on floor)
Steal
Percentage (S%) (% of opp’s possessions ended with steal
by player while on floor)
Block
Percentage (B%) (% of opp’s 2-pt FGA’s block by player
while on floor)
Turnover
Percentage (TOV%) (Turnovers per 100 possessions)
Hollinger
Stats
True
Shooting Percentage (TS%) (Takes into account value of 2-pt,
3-pt, and FT)
Assist
Ratio (ARAT) (% of possessions ended with Assist by
player)
Turnover
Ratio (TOVRAT) (% of possessions ended with TOV by
player)
Usage
Rate (USG%) (% of team plays used by player while on
floor)
Player
Efficiency Rating (PER) (Player’s per minute statistical
rating)
Value
Added (VA) (# of pts player adds to team above
replacement level)
Estimated
Wins Added (EWA) (# of wins player adds above replacement
level)
NBA
Reference.com Stats
Effective
Field Goal Percentage (EFG) (Adjusts for 3-pt being
worth more than 2-pt)
Offensive
Rating (ORAT) (Points produced by player per 100
possessions)
Defensive
Rating (DRAT) (Points allowed by player per 100
possessions)
Offensive
Win Shares (OWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
offense)
Defensive
Win Shares (DWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
defense)
Win
Shares (WS) (# of wins contributed by player)
Win
Shares Per 48 Minutes (WS/48) (# of wins contributed
by player per 48 minutes)
82games.com
Stats
Minutes
Percentage (MIN%) (% of team minutes player was on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus (+/-) (Net pts for team while player on floor)
Offensive
Points Per Possession (OFF-PPP) (Team Off PPP while
player on floor)
Defensive
Points Per Possession (DEF-PPP) (Team Def PPP while
player on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus Per 48 Minutes (+/- Per 48) (Team net pts per 48 of
PT for player)
On
Court W-L Record (+/- W-L-T) (# of gms team
outscored/didn’t outscore opponent while player was on floor)
Win
Percentage (WIN%) (W-L-T in win pct form)
Net
Production vs. Opponent (PRO/OPP) (How player fared vs.
counterpart)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Per 48 Minutes (ON/OFF 48) (Team
+/- while player on/off court per 48 minutes)
Simple
Rating (SIMRAT) (Taken from combo PRO/OPP and ON/OFF 48)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Offensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF OPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Defensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF DPHP)
(Team’s defensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF NPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions vs. team’s defensive points per
100 possessions while player on/off court)
Clutch
Situations (CLUTCH) (4th quarter or overtime,
less than 5 minutes left, neither team ahead by more than 5 points)
If you’re confused
about a stat or abbreviation you can check this glossary. Many of the
abbreviations are ones I came up with just for shorthand. If you want further
explanation/info on the stats, check out the sites listed within the glossary.
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