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NY Times: Chandler Overshadowed as Spotlight Follows Lin
Posted by Justin Kubatko on February 19, 2012
Linsanity has taken over New York, but Tyson Chandler's contributions should not be overlooked:
Chandler Overshadowed as Spotlight Follows Lin
This column also appeared in the Sunday version of the New York Times.
I'm glad you're giving Tyson Chandler some mainstream recognition. Arguably the best "third-best-player-on-your-team" of all time (along with Rodman)
Still, doesn't his large amount of offensive win shares have something to do with the formula overrating extremely efficient shooters?
@RobertAugustdeMeijer: I don't know that the method does do that.
While Chandler is certainly a very valuable player, it is interesting to see the Mavs ranking top 5 in defense. After they lost Chandler and gotten Odom it was widely expected that they suffer a huge breakdown on defense while playing good offense. Right now it is the other way round.