Season In Review: Ryan Anderson

Now we press on, to the first potential building block for the Nets.  Overall Anderson had a pretty good rookie campaign for a later pick.  Like any other rookie, not named LeBron, he had his ups and downs, with his best months coming in November, February, and April.  

Anderson brings a very unique skill set to the floor.  He presents almost a Dirk Nowitzki Jr. for the Nets on the court.  Anderson is every bit of 7 feet on the offensive end. A natural power forward, minus the power, on the offensive end he presents a problem for the slower 4s the league who want to just play tough post defense.  Anderson can stay around the perimeter and just drain jumpers and threes all game.  Unfortunately, he is also similar to Dirk on the defensive end, as Charles Barkley once said, "7 feet on offense, 6 feet on defense."

During his rookie year Ryan Anderson was very good at blending in with the pace of the offense.  At the end of the game you could never remember all the shots that he took, or missed, which is a great attribute for anyone who is not your star player.  This facet of his game will be very important as I envision his role on this team as the first big off the bench and a shooter in the flow of the offense.  

Anderson's overall statistics are quite impressive if you look at the entire picture.  He will never be a great rebounder but he consistently showed a solid effort, and his turnover rates were low while his assist averages look really good for a big that is not the focus of the offense.

Overall I would give Ryan Anderson a B- for his rookie campaign.  Definitely made more of an impact then I expected, but did  not truly excel at his position.  Hopefully over the summer he will work with Lopez and learn some of the post moves that Brook excelled at this year.