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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.

3 Responses to “NY Times: Chandler Overshadowed as Spotlight Follows Lin”

  1. RobertAugustdeMeijer Says:

    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?

  2. Justin Kubatko Says:

    @RobertAugustdeMeijer: I don't know that the method does do that.

  3. TakeUp Says:

    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.