A different way to phrase it might be to say "Who do you think is better than average at their respective position, Amir or Demar?"
Then go look at points, turnovers, rebounds and assist averages, and compare the two players. Then look at offensive and defensive efficiency stats, compared to averages.
Quite frankly, I think Amir would come out on top if I had the energy to look. Especially considering that at this point, you must compare DeMar to starters, and Amir to bigs off the bench.
I just checked Hollingers numbers. DeMar ranks 43rd as a shooting guard, and Amir 42 as a power forward. If you assume there are 30 starters in the league ahead of Amir, he is 12th best of the bench PF, whereas Demar has 12 bench SG's ahead of him.
Those numbers are based on the 2011-2012 seson.
Go back a year further, 'cause Demar had a bad year, and Amir is ranked 24th among PF's and Demar is ranked 23rd. So, was Amir a starter in 2010-2011? As I recall, he was. So 2010 - 2011 is a wash.
Make of it what you will. I would say DeMar has a lot of ground to cover and it is also obvious how much his game depends on having someone like AB to spread the floor. Given that both AB and JV will be on the floor at the same time most of this year, DeMar should be able to find all kinds of open space to operate once he and JV figure out how to keep out of each others way.
Then go look at points, turnovers, rebounds and assist averages, and compare the two players. Then look at offensive and defensive efficiency stats, compared to averages.
Quite frankly, I think Amir would come out on top if I had the energy to look. Especially considering that at this point, you must compare DeMar to starters, and Amir to bigs off the bench.
I just checked Hollingers numbers. DeMar ranks 43rd as a shooting guard, and Amir 42 as a power forward. If you assume there are 30 starters in the league ahead of Amir, he is 12th best of the bench PF, whereas Demar has 12 bench SG's ahead of him.
Those numbers are based on the 2011-2012 seson.
Go back a year further, 'cause Demar had a bad year, and Amir is ranked 24th among PF's and Demar is ranked 23rd. So, was Amir a starter in 2010-2011? As I recall, he was. So 2010 - 2011 is a wash.
Make of it what you will. I would say DeMar has a lot of ground to cover and it is also obvious how much his game depends on having someone like AB to spread the floor. Given that both AB and JV will be on the floor at the same time most of this year, DeMar should be able to find all kinds of open space to operate once he and JV figure out how to keep out of each others way.
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