The 2010 @tH Approval Ratings: Darius Songaila

by Rohan on Sep 2, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Positives: Took on more offensive responsibility than many assumed he would (19.5% usage rate, 12.5 FGA/36 minutes), versatile in defensive and offensive position play, posted a career high in steal rate (2.3 per 100 defensive possessions), showed good range in shooting the ball, usage rate of 25.9% behind only Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings among rookies,

Negatives: Very inefficient offensively (99 ORtg led to a total 0.0 offensive win shares for the season), second worst rebound rate of career, worst PER of career, second lowest true shooting percentage of career

My Grade: 3

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On a 1-5 scale, how well did Darius Songaila fit his role in 2009-2010?

1

7 votes

2

23 votes

3

36 votes

4

18 votes

5

3 votes

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Rohan

I don’t think that Songaila is a rookie.

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
"Life is such a roller coaster and then it drops, but what should I scream for this is my theme park" ~ 'Lil' Wayne

by OnPointLikeCP3 on Sep 2, 2010 12:07 PM CDT reply actions

He isnt

He has been around for 7 years.

by sXe hXc AMF on Sep 2, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

This is what I read

showed good range in shooting the ball, usage rate of 25.9% behind only Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings among rookies,

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
"Life is such a roller coaster and then it drops, but what should I scream for this is my theme park" ~ 'Lil' Wayne

by OnPointLikeCP3 on Sep 2, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahah

I have no idea how that got in. Assuming it’s there from Collison’s.

by Rohan on Sep 2, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha Ok

I figured it was from one of the rooks. Born February 14, 1978, 6 foot 9, 248 pound rookie out of Wake Forest…..DARIUS SONGAILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
"Life is such a roller coaster and then it drops, but what should I scream for this is my theme park" ~ 'Lil' Wayne

by OnPointLikeCP3 on Sep 2, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahahah

I’m just waiting for these player reviews to be over. I wrote them all like a month ago and I’m only seeing them for the first time after they publish haaha

by Rohan on Sep 2, 2010 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

I Gave A 3

To one of the oldest rookies in NBA history. Just kidding.

But Songaila didn’t have a terrific season. He was good but not great basically for the duration of the season, but he was easily the team’s most consistent bench player. That may not mean a whole lot considering the bench was so bad, but he was the best player.

"You play to win the game."

by MrWayneKeller on Sep 2, 2010 12:28 PM CDT reply actions

I'm going...

with a 3 here.

by QueenBee on Sep 2, 2010 1:21 PM CDT reply actions

Worst WP48

Gave him a 2. His WP48 (wins produced per 48 minutes) of -0.129 was the worst on the team.

by nola2010 on Sep 2, 2010 3:02 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks for that stat

So I guess D. Berri has him at negative, and D. Oliver has him at 0 (zero offensive win shares, combined). Just watching him through the year, I wouldn’t have guessed that his offensive efficiency (99 pts/100 possession) would be so low. But he just didn’t shoot well from the floor at all.

by Rohan on Sep 2, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

Watching him play, you just had a sinking feeling he was always getting outplayed most nights. Not necessarily his fault as Bower gave him a ton of minutes but I still gotta consider it…

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by RedHopeful on Sep 2, 2010 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions