This team rides or dies on Ryan Anderson's back. End of discussion

I'm honestly really opening to trading him for a mid/later 1st and a depth piece.

We can just slide dante to PF.

If Anderson isn't hitting 3s he's pretty much useless

Bad on D, below average rebounder, only average offensively around the basket

If he doesn't turn around his shooting he really serves very little purpose on this roster

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is because of Ryan Anderson that the Pels have wasted so many masterful Anthony Davis 30 point performances. No one else.

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This is just silly. Literally every Pelicans player other than Davis sees their offensive stats drop big time on the road. Meanwhile the defense goes from shoulder shrug at home to tire fire on the road. (BTW Anderson plays the same minutes at home and on the road). They lost because of defense. Even with Anderson off last night, they scored 107 points per 100, that's good enough to win in this league.

If fans really think trading Anderson when his value is at its lowest is a good idea, I'm going to go have a drink. Threads bitching about offense are omnipresent now, if they move Anderson they will be innumerable.

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When he makes his shots, the Pels win. When he doesn't they lose.

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Been saying this for years. Same for Peja back in th day.
You can look at the box score of those two and tell if we won or loss more than likely.

Tyreke, Gordon, and AD would be enough offense. I don't see why with a 6pt lead, we still trot out ryno.

id argue against it, and say its Tyreke. When he plays bad, we lose.

He's shooting 36% on the road, and 38% from the field in our losses. That's debilitating when you shoot 15x a game

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You can look at the box score of those two and tell if we won or loss more than likely.

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Anderson FGs in Losses:

1/12 vs. Celtics: 2/8
1/7 vs. Hornets: 2/8, 0/2 from 3
1/5 vs. Wizards: 4/12
12/31 vs. Spurs: 7/18, 2/8 from 3
12/27 vs. Bulls: 4/11
12/23 vs. Pacers: 1/8, 0/6 from 3
12/20 vs. Blazers: 6/11, 1/5 from 3
12/14 vs. Warriors: 5/16, 2/8 from 3
12/10 vs. Mavs: 3/8
12/6 vs. Clippers: 7/14, 2/8 from 3
12/4 vs. Warriors: 2/9, 0/5 from 3
11/29 vs. Wizards: 4/11
11/28 vs Hawks: 8/16, 2/8 from 3
11/25 vs. Kings: 7/14, 3/7 from 3
11/21 vs. Nuggets: 2/11, 0/5 from 3
11/17 vs. Blazers: 5/11, 2/6 from 3
11/10 vs. Cavs: 11/19, 8/12 from 3
11/3 vs. Grizzlies: 2/14, 0/7 from 3
11/1 vs. Mavs: 5/11

That's one game out of the Pels 19 losses that he shot well. It doesn't take a philosopher to deduce if something happens 18/19 times, it is likely the problem. The other guys have bad games, but Anderson's the only one who seems to be off every other night. It doesn't help that he is a below average defender and relatively slow. I'm not trying to shite on him, but you can literally look at the boxscore after every game, strictly at RA's numbers to tell if the Pels won or lost.

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It is because of Ryan Anderson that the Pels have wasted so many masterful Anthony Davis 30 point performances. No one else. /discussion about Pels problems.

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I tried to get some numbers together earlier to make this same point, but what I found is that Anderson scores 17.5 in wins, 13 in losses. Wasn't nearly as spread apart as I thought it would be. So while he has had some big nights with big wins, it's hard to put the collection of losses on him.

In losses, the TEAM shoots 42% on 85 FGA and 30% from 3 on 19 3PA. For comparison, per game averages in losses for Anderson, Holiday, and Evans:

Anderson: 38% FG on 12 FGA 28% 3FG on 6 3FGA

Holiday: 42% FG on 14.5 FGA 33% 3FG on 4 3FGA

Evans: 39% FG on 15.5 FGA 21% 3FG on 3 3FGA.

Anderson is inconsistent right now. I wish he would play better, but he is not the reason the team loses. Every top down metric I've seen indicates the team is better with him on the floor, even with his defensive shortcomings and his slump.

You're right about the 3s though. But, to me, it's an indictment of the entire teams inability to generate more looks from deep. 30% of their 3s come from Anderson, a player coming off career threatening back surgery and a half dozen months of non basketball activity.

ETA: And to be honest, his 3% doesn't matter much right now. Teams guard him everywhere. That opens up the lane for Evans, Holiday, et al. His gravity, even when he misses, is helping the offense. That may change if he continues to run cold, but he still garners respect and attention from defenses