The addition of Quentin Richardson to the Miami Heat was a Pat Riley effort that salvaged something out of nothing. It's fair to say that he's an upgrade from Mark Blount, whom barely played for Miami last season, but how compatible is Q-Rich with the Heat? We weigh in using the MSG Evaluation.
Statistical Analysis
Starting off with the Miami Heat forwards, we compare Richardson's statistics with that of the Miami Heat players. The Heat roster at the small forward position includes James Jones, Yakhouba Diawara and Dorell Wright - with Michael Beasley as an option at the three spot. Focusing in on the main three SFs, we can see a lack of offense all throughout the 08-09 regular season. Jones only posted 4.2 PPG, Diawara logged 4.0 PPG and Wright tallied a meager 3.0 PPG. For the sake of fairness, James Jones did go on to average 10.3 PPG in the playoffs, but we cannot use a seven-game series override the 40 games he played in the
regular season.
With that said, Richardson brings a much-needed...
Statistical Analysis
Starting off with the Miami Heat forwards, we compare Richardson's statistics with that of the Miami Heat players. The Heat roster at the small forward position includes James Jones, Yakhouba Diawara and Dorell Wright - with Michael Beasley as an option at the three spot. Focusing in on the main three SFs, we can see a lack of offense all throughout the 08-09 regular season. Jones only posted 4.2 PPG, Diawara logged 4.0 PPG and Wright tallied a meager 3.0 PPG. For the sake of fairness, James Jones did go on to average 10.3 PPG in the playoffs, but we cannot use a seven-game series override the 40 games he played in the
regular season.
With that said, Richardson brings a much-needed...
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