| SEA | POS | Min | WP48 | PoP48 | WP | PTS | DRB | ORB | REB | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-13 MIN | C | 1959 | .149 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 11-12 MIN | PF | 1264 | .242 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 10-11 MIN | PF | 888 | -.080 | -5.6 | -1.5 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| Career Avg | C | 1370 | .128 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Average C | C | 1427 | .099 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| FG% | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | FGA | 3FGA | PPS | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekovic 12-13 | 52.0% | 52.0% | 0.0% | 74.4% | 52.0% | 57.2% | 18.2 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 7.9 |
| Pekovic 11-12 | 56.4% | 56.4% | 0.0% | 74.3% | 56.4% | 60.7% | 17.2 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 7.1 |
| Pekovic 10-11 | 51.7% | 51.7% | 0.0% | 76.3% | 51.7% | 57.3% | 14.2 | 0.0 | 1.37 | 6.2 |
| Pekovic (career) | 53.3% | 53.3% | 0.0% | 74.7% | 53.3% | 58.3% | 17.0 | 0.0 | 1.39 | 7.3 |
| Average C | 49.8% | 50.4% | 31.7% | 68.1% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 14.1 | 0.5 | 1.26 | 5.3 |
| Team | GP | MIN | WP | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-13 MIN | 62 | 1959 | 6.1 | 1011 | 545 | 53 | 50 | 43 | 101 | 143 |
| 11-12 MIN | 47 | 1264 | 6.4 | 651 | 347 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 87 | 98 |
| 10-11 MIN | 65 | 888 | -1.5 | 359 | 193 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 91 | 181 |
| Career | 174 | 1370 | 3.7 | 2021 | 1085 | 111 | 116 | 90 | 279 | 422 |
Remember the days when @CanisHoopus used to call the Timberwolves the 'Zombies'? That nickname might become relevant again, albeit for different reasons. Here are the currently injured Timberwolves' 2011-12 season:
Last season, he languished in obscurity. Most teams had no idea who he was, even if they had played against him. He hardly struck fear in to any hearts. Yet for the past few weeks he has been destroying unprepared defenses, and now the commenting crews on away games are full of alternating praise and fear.
Over on the Wages of Wins today, Andres Alvarez claims that the Orlando Magic had the worst management in the NBA last year. And I agree, the Magic were bad. But...
The one time of the year when everyone seems to enjoy giving out grades is after the NBA Draft. More than any other sport, fans seem to place faith (or, in the case of some GMs, at least hope) that the draft can change their team's fortunes. I suppose this is because is because basketball is played with 5 players, so any player influences (approximately) 20% of your team's production at any given time on the court, while baseball fields 9 (10 if you count the DH) and football 11. And of course, football and baseball rosters are much bigger, and they draft more players, so a far smaller percentage of drafted players actually make the roster. In the NBA, in contrast, the 1st round picks have guaranteed contracts, and as the book Stumbling on Wins points out, playing time is highly correlated to draft position and salary. In other words, once owners and managers shell out a lot of money for a prospect, they are reluctant to give up on that prospect.
