re: Ryan Anderson's home and road splits

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these numbers concern me.

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It's not just Anderson either. All of the major minutes guys, save Davis, see precipitous drops in shooting %s on the road v at home. Davis, because he is a freak, jumps from 53% at home to 60% on the road.

Per 100 possessions, they get 112 points at home, good enough to lead the league in almost every year but this one (the Mavs are an ungodly 113 overall and 117 at home). On the road, the Pelicans get 103 points per 100 possessions. That actually still keeps them middle of the pack in the league.

The problem is the defense sucks at home and is abominable on the road. 105.8 points per 100 possessions allowed at home (would be 23rd overall). 109 on the road (27th overall).

If they want to win this season, the defense needs to really tighten up or they need to play to outscore everyone like Dallas does.