*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.
SF/PF
Vladimir Radmanovic (1st season with Hawks/11th
season overall)
Age:
31
Draft
History: 12th pick in 2001 by Seattle
Acquired:
Signed as free agent December 2011
2012
Salary: $1.35 Million
2013
Contract Status: Free agent
2012
Regular Season Grade: C
Grade
Explanation: Played well early on and filled in when
others were out with injuries. Missed a number of games with a back injury that
also greatly hindered his performance over the last couple of months. Was
expected to be an outside shooting specialist but did not have a good season
shooting overall or from 3-point range. Was adequate defensively and better
than expected in terms of rebounding and avoiding turnovers. Role greatly
diminished later in the season. Made minimum salary.
Overall:
When the Hawks first signed Radmanovic I was not overly enthused. It didn’t
seem like he had ever been anything special. At the same, he was apparently
nowhere near as good as he used to be. That didn’t sound like a guy who would
be a lot of help, but he was another minimum salary guy to fill out the roster.
But a few weeks into the season I realized that I actually liked Vlad Rad.
Admittedly, part of it
was that I loved saying “Vlad Rad.” You could also call him “Radman.” And then
there was my all-time favorite call “Vlad for 3!!! Yes!!
Raaad-man-oh-man-oh-schewitz!”
But apart from all of
that, Vlad Rad seemed to have a clear purpose, and that was to shoot from deep.
He didn’t have a ton of other assets, but he could space the floor with his
trey bombs. Plus, early on it looked like—for better or for worse—Vlad Rad was
going to be a fixture in the rotation. I got used to the guy.
But then he just sort
of disappeared. By the time the playoffs rolled around it seemed like he no longer
had any kind of role and it was hard to trust that he could do anything good
because he just hadn’t been involved lately.
Radmanovic played in 49
of 66 games for the Hawks this season, even making 3 starts, and averaging 15.4
MPG. Vlad shot .376/.370/.759 and averaged 4.5 P/G, 2.9 R/G, 1.1 A/G, 0.4 S/G,
and 0.3 B/G with 0.7 TOV/G. He played well and had a fairly major role early on
before his back began to act up. His production decreased due to back issues
and eventually he began to miss games. Towards the end of the year, even when
Vlad Rad’s back was loose he got limited minutes and delivered minimal
production.
Radmanovic is a set
shooter from outside and that’s about it. 84% of Radmanovic’s FGA were jumpers
this season. When he’s not hitting jumpers, he’s not all that useful. He’s not
going to create his own shot: 85% of his made FG’s were assisted this season. In
addition, because he doesn’t attempt to score other than on set shots, he doesn’t
draw many fouls (fouled on just 3.9% of FGA), and therefore doesn’t get to the
line much.
Offensively, he hangs
out on the wings and doesn’t board much at all. He relies a lot on the rest of
the team and doesn’t help the other players, except in spacing the floor and
requiring the opposition to guard him all over the place. Actually, you don’t
really want him doing anything other than catching and shooting, as he’s a poor
ball handler and is not a good passer. Vlad had just 53 total assists against
35 turnovers (and those numbers were actually good compared to most of his
career). The Hawks were a much better offensive team with Vlad Rad off the
court than they were when he was on the court, averaging 3.6 fewer points per
100 possessions with him in the game.
He’s actually okay on
defense because he can move fairly well for a big man (when healthy), he’s
quick and long enough to get steals, and he’s actually a pretty good shot
blocker for the same reasons. But he is not a rebounder. He’s not really tough or
thick enough to play the post defensively against a solid opponent. In
addition, perhaps due to the back tightness, Vlad was not as active on defense
as expected this season in terms of creating turnovers and blocking shots. Still,
the Hawks were 3 points better in points allowed per 100 possessions with Vlad
on the floor as opposed to when he was not on the floor.
Radman actually split
his minutes between all 3 front court positions this season: small forward,
power forward, and center. He played primarily at the #4 position, though he
played about half as much time at center, and slightly less at #3. As you might
expect, the Hawks were worst off when Vlad Rad was playing the 5, and best off
when he was playing the 3.
Radmanovic was out-produced
by his counterpart on the floor overall this season. He was badly out-produced
by his counterpart while at center, but he actually out-produced his
counterpart when playing small forward. He spent most of his time at 4,
however, and was out-produced by opposing power forwards. Overall, the Hawks
outscored opponents by 1.2 fewer points per 48 minutes when Vlad Rad was on the
court as opposed to when he was off the floor.
Probably the biggest
reason that the Hawks were less successful with Radmanovic on the floor this
season was that in the end he didn’t fulfill his role as outside shooter. Of
the 5 Hawks players who attempted more 3-pointers than Vlad this season, 3 had
better 3PT%. And this was Radmanovic’s worst ever shooting season overall, as
he posted a career worst FG%.
Vlad’s defense was
adequate enough to keep him on the floor as long as he was hitting outside
shots. When he wasn’t making shots he wasn’t worth much. And this season he
simply didn’t shoot very well.
Radmanovic played in 9%
of the Hawks total CLUTCH minutes this season and actually had a much higher
P/48 during those situations (33.5) than he did overall (14.0). But numbers
like that can get whacky when you’re dealing with a small number of minutes.
Vlad Rad made 4 of 6 FGA during CLUTCH and made his only FTA. He had no assists
and 2 turnovers during CLUTCH.
Statistics:
Vlad
has had a strange career marked by wild swings in certain categories from year
to year. As a pure shooter this may have been Radmanovic’s worst season ever.
He was also down in some of the defensive statistics. On the other hand, he was
better this season in some of the areas which have been weaknesses in the past
such as rebounding, passing, and taking care of the ball.
Vlad started just 3
games this season, down from 6 last year, and the 2nd lowest number
of his career. We should keep in mind that there were 16 fewer games this
season than normal, but it’s unlikely that Vlad would have started another game
even if the Hawks played 100 regular season games. His 15.4 MPG were also a
career low. He did not record a double-double this season, tying a career low.
As stated before, this
was probably Vlad’s worst season in terms of shooting. He posted a career worst
FG%; his 3PT% fell off by .035 from the year before; and his FT% dropped by
.123 from the season before. Most of Vlad’s per game numbers were also at or
near career lows, though much of that is to be expected since his minutes were
lower than ever. That being said, Radman posted career lows in P/G and S/G,
while his R/G and A/G numbers were the 2nd worst of his career.
Radmanovic’s B/G was down 0.3 from the year before. On the other hand, Vlad
posted a career best TOV/G and his 1.54 ATO was the 2nd best mark of
his career.
Not surprisingly,
Radmanovic’s advanced metric shooting numbers and efficiency numbers were down.
His 11.72 PER was down 0.87 from the year before; his TS% fell by 3.8 to 52.4;
and his EFG dropped .038 to .503. On the other hand, Vlad’s .103 WS/48 was the
2nd best mark of his career.
On a per 48 minute
level, some of Radman’s numbers were up and others were down. His P/48 was down
1.4 from the year before and was the 2nd lowest of his career. His
S/48 was down 0.5 from the season before and was the 2nd worst of
his career. Radmanovic’s B/48 was down 0.8 from the year before. On the other
hand, Vlad’s R/48 was up 0.4 from the year before; his A/48 was up 0.2 from the
year before; and his TOV/48 was down 0.1 from the year before. His R/48, A/48,
and TOV/48 numbers were all the 2nd best numbers of his career.
Floor
Time Stats/Team Rankings (Unqualified)
MIN%: 23% (10th)
+/-
Per 48:
+2.4 (T-9th)
ON/OFF
48:
-1.2 (9th)
+/-
W-L-T:
23-23-3
WIN%: 50.0 (T-11th)
ON/OFF
OPHP:
-3.6 (T-11th)
ON/OFF
DPHP:
-3.0 (5th)
ON/OFF
NPHP: -0.5 (9th)
Team
Leaderboard: None
NBA
Leaderboard: None
Season
Review: Vlad played in 49 of 66 games, making 3 starts. His
production and playing time decreased as the season went on, in large part due
to a lingering back problem. That back issue would cause him to miss a number
of games during the mid-to-late portion of the year.
Radman was much more
involved early on before his back tightened up. He played in each of the team’s
first 14 games and had a fairly major role, even making 3 starts when Marvin Williams
was out with an ankle injury. Vlad was a DNP Coach’s Decision on January 18th,
then played in the next 19 games with limited minutes before missing the 1st
game after the ASG with the stomach flu. Radmanovic returned to play in the
next 7 games, with limited production in limited minutes.
Vlad Rad missed his first
game due to the back injury on March 14th. He played just 5 minutes
in the next game and then sat the next 4 (March 18th to 23rd).
He came back and played 17 minutes on March 24th, but he would miss
the next 9 games after that (March 25th to April 11th).
Radman finally returned on April 13th and would play in 6 straight
games to try and get ready for postseason action. He did not play on April 24th
and then played 9 minutes in the season finale.
Vlad Rad was getting
steady minutes in December and January and was productive. In February, his
production fell way off despite playing close to the same amount of minutes.
During March and April Radmanovic was okay when in the game, but he really didn’t
play that many games or minutes.
Through January 16th,
Vlad had played in all 14 games (3 starts), averaging 21.3 MPG while shooting
.366/.404/.842 and producing 6.9 P/G, 3.6 R/G, 2.0 A/G, 0.9 S/G, and 0.5 B/G
with 0.9 TOV/G.
Through the 3rd
game of the 2nd half, Vlad had played in 35 of 37 games (3 starts),
averaging 17.2 MPG while shooting .367/.388/.778 and producing 4.8 P/G, 3.0
R/G, 1.3 A/G, 0.5 S/G, and 0.4 B/G with 0.7 TOV/G.
The rest of the way,
Radmanovic played in just 14 of 29 games (all off the bench), averaging just
10.8 MPG while shooting .400/.313/.500 and producing 3.6 P/G, 2.8 R/G, 0.6 A/G,
0.1 S/G, and 0.1 B/G with 0.6 TOV/G.
Clearly, the back
injury kept Vlad Rad off the court and kept him from performing well when he
was on court.
2012
Postseason Grade: C-
Grade
Explanation: Did not play significant role in
playoffs. Played in only 2 of 6 games. Accomplished nothing during a few
minutes late in crucial game 3 loss. Played 12 minutes of garbage time in
blowout loss in game 4. Did not score in series, missing all three 3-point
attempts, and committing 3 fouls. Did not do much to help in the series, but
did not get much of an opportunity either. I can’t kill Vlad Rad for not being
much of a factor because his role had become very small by the time the
playoffs started and he played for a minimum salary.
Statistics:
Vlad
Rad played in just 2 of the 6 games in the series with Boston, both off the
bench, for a total of just 15 minutes (13th of 13 on the team). He
did not score in the series, going 0 for 4 from the floor and 0 for 3 on
3-pointers. He had 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 3 personal fouls. Radmanovic had a
-11.9 PER (13th). He amassed -0.1 WS (tied 11th) and
-.231 WS/48 (13th).
Simply put, of the 13
players who appeared in the playoffs for the Hawks, Radmanovic was by far the
least impactful. Jannero Pargo, who was 12th on the team in minutes
played during the postseason, still played more than 3 times as many minutes as
Vlad Rad. Strangely, Radmanovic actually led the Hawks with a +/- number of +8
in the series and a W-L-T record of 2-0-0.
Postseason
Review: Vlad Rad was healthy enough to take part in the
playoffs but he had very little impact on the series. He played just 15 total
minutes in 2 games, and 12 of those minutes came in garbage time in game 4, as
he played the entire 4th quarter, during which the Hawks never cut
the deficit under 20. He did play some minutes during the 4th
quarter and overtime of game 3, but missed his only shot and had very little
impact.
Vlad played 3:17 in
game 3, missing his only shot (a 3PA), and committing 3 personal fouls. He
somehow had a +/- number of +3 for the game. He played about 2:23 in the 4th
quarter (+5), with his only mark in the scorebook being a personal foul. He
played just under a minute in overtime (-2), committing 2 more fouls and
missing a 3-pointer.
Vlad entered game 3
with 6:13 to play in the 4th quarter and the Hawks down 65-76. This
was his first action of the series. He fouled KG at the 4:15 mark and exited
with 4:12 on the clock and the Hawks trailing 72-78. He came back on the floor
briefly with 37 seconds left and the score tied 80-80. He left again with 14.9
left and the score still tied. At this point he was being shuffled in and out
for offense/defense purposes.
Vlad Rad came on with
1:00 remaining in overtime and the Hawks trailing 84-86. He fouled Pierce with
33.7 seconds to go and came out of the game with the score remaining 84-86.
Again he was being used in an offense/defense strategy. He came back on the
floor with 28.1 seconds left and the Hawks trailing 84-88 and would play the
remainder of the game. He gave up a foul on Ray Allen with 21.4 seconds left to
try and extend the game. With the Hawks down by 6, Radmanovic fired a 3-pointer
that missed with 4.9 seconds left, the final play of the game, as the Hawks
lost 84-90 in OT.
Vlad Rad’s only other
appearance in the series came in game 4. He played 12 minutes and did not
score, going 0 for 3 from the floor and 0 for 2 on 3PA. He had 1 rebound and 1
assist. He had a +/- number of +5 for the game.
Vlad Rad played the
entire 4th quarter for the Hawks (+5). The Hawks trailed 90-73
entering the final period. He took a 3 on the 1st possession of the
4th and missed. At the 7:12 mark he missed again from downtown. He
assisted on a Willie Green jumper with 6:25 to play that made the score 71-98.
Finally, his 7-foot jumper was blocked by Ryan Hollins with just 3:36 to play.
The Hawks lost by the final score of 101-79.
The end of game 4
brought an end to Vlad Rad’s participation in the playoffs. He sat for all of
games 5 and 6, just as he had done in games 1 and 2.
Moving
Forward: There’s not much to say here. Radmanovic will
probably catch on with some team due to his ability to shoot (or at least he
has shown that ability in the past) but it almost certainly won’t be the Hawks.
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)
Turnovers
Per 48 Minutes (TOV/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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