Skip to main content

Free Agent Search - Part One

Tony Allen



Age  35 - 6'4 - SG
 

2016/17 Season Stats:
9.1PPG - 5.5RPG - 1.4APG - 1.6SPG - 1.4TOPG - 46.1FG% - 27.8 3PT - 61.5FT%

Why the Timberwolves should want Tony Allen:
Tony Allen is a rare breed in the NBA in this day and age, he is an absolute elite defender while really possessing no other glaring skills.

His defense is something the Timberwolves sorely need, although the acquisitions of Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson will help sure up the defensive woes somewhat, the addition of Tony Allen turns the Wolves in to a team with multiple offensive stars as well as multiple lockdown defenders.

Tony Allen has been an All Defensive Team member the last 3 seasons, and 6 overall in his career. Allen led the league last year in Steal Percentage and is 2nd among all active players today, he also 5th in Defensive Rating among all active players.

To put it lightly, Tony Allen is a beast on the defensive end.

Why the Timberwolves shouldn't want Tony Allen:

This is where the rare breed type operator comes in to play with Tony Allen, his defense is elite there is no doubt, but on the other end of the court Allen really struggles. His 3PT shot is his biggest downfall, a place where the Wolves desperately need resources.

In 2015/16 Allen seemed to have made strides towards a better shot from range with a 35.7% clip, but he regressed to worse than his well under league average career mark of 28.0% (27.3) It is not only the outside shot, but Allen also has shot under 70% from the charity stripe for the last 4 seasons.

Tony Allen won't solve the Wolves shooting woes, in fact he may just make them worse, but the 6 time Defensive Team member could just turn the Wolves spotty defense into a scary one.

Article from Jake Paynting for The Howl In The Tree's
Check out our facebook!


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Karl-Anthony Towns; Efficiency Extraordinaire Two seasons in to what promises to be an illustrious NBA career, Karl-Anthony Towns has dominated defenses since day one in the league, doing it at a historical efficiency. Towns has shown an unbelievable ability to be effective all over the floor, his shot from behind the arc is a work in progress, but his respectable 36.7% clip ranks him as the 2nd best shooter at his position (with a minimum of 120 attempts) KAT showed an inc redible ability to improve the three ball, shooting at 43.4% on 80 attempts over the last two months of the season. The long ball may be a shot that still needs work at times, but inside the arc Karl-Anthony Towns is the definition of an Efficiency Extraordinaire. He shoots 70.7% from inside 3 feet, 50.0% from between 3 and 10 feet, 47.3 from between 10 and 16 feet and 41.6 from between 16 and the 3PT line. Not one spot is a weakness for Towns, he uses jump hooks with both hands regularly, ...
Post a Comment
Read more
Roster Previews - Part Six Jamal Crawford SG/PG - 6'5 2016/17 Season Stats: 12.3PPG - 1.4RPG - 2.6APG - 0.7SPG - 1.6TOPG - 41.3FG% - 36.0 3PT% - 85.7FT% In the past one key signing in an off-season would be enough to make Timberwolves fans salivate, but when the news broke that Jamal Crawford had agreed to a deal to come to the Twin Cities, Wolves fans knew the long(!) awaited end to the rebuild had finally come. In Crawford, 37, the Wolves get a veteran 6th man, something they have sorely lacked the last few seasons to partner with stars Andrew Wiggins, Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns. Father Time still holds his unbeaten record, but JCrossover is giving him a run for his money . At age 36 Crawford averaged over 12 Points Per Game, hitting the outside shot at a respectable rate and in signature fashion, bruising plenty of ankles along the way. The defensive end of the floor has never been Crawfords strong suit, and another year in the tough Western Conf...
Post a Comment
Read more
Roster Previews - Part Seven Gorgui Dieng C/PF - 6'11 2016/17 Season Stats: 10.0PPG - 7.9RPG - 1.9APG - 1.2BPG - 1.3TOPG - 50.2FG% - 37.2 3PT% - 81.4FT% A fan and coach favourite, Gorgui Dieng's role is predicted to change to more of a bench rotation player this coming season, but the Louisville products importance to the Timberwolves remains strong. Another effective, yet unspectacular season has Dieng firmly asserted as a key piece to this rising Minnesota team. His numbers stayed very similar to the prior season, he rebounds effectively, plays good (not great) team defense and can swat away his fair share of shots, he is the type of player good teams need to plug the holes between their stars. His feel for the game has clearly improved since his debut season, averaging less turnovers this season compared with last (1.7 to 1.3) despite playing more minutes (27.1 to 32.4), early in his career Dieng was prone to travelling and general issues with adju...
Post a Comment
Read more