Post by Face-in on Aug 2, 2014 20:43:56 GMT -6
As we near the all-star break I wanted to take a look at the players who are underperforming and not living up to their contract this season. I avoided listing benchwarmers that are making absurd money to play less than 10 minutes a game.
Lionel Hollins
$11,963,104
Hollins has had somewhat of a bounce back year after a disappointing 3003 with the Pistons where he averaged only 10 points and 4 assists in only 20 minutes a game. This year as the primary ball handler for the Bulls he has upped his assists to 9.9 a game but is still only scoring 10.3 points a game. Scoring numbers could still be down due to the numerous options on the Bulls have but would still like a little more scoring out of a player making nearly 12 million this year.
Point Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Brian Winters $12.1 million, Foots Walker $12.5 million and Don Buse $12.5 million
Ricky Sobers
$14,062,500
After resigning with the Blazers for a near max deal Sobers continues to see his numbers decline. Sobers’ points per game average dropped 6 points last year and has dropped another 3.5 points this year. Sobers is only averaging 14.6 points per game in 3004 while shooting 42.9% from the field and 34.3% from three point range. Sobers is a decent shooting guard but should not be the 5th highest paid shooting guard in the league.
Shooting Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Gervin $13.75 million, Jamal Wilkers $13.75 million and Adrian Dantley $13.75 million
Dan Roundfield
$13,230,000
The defensive specialist for Oklahoma City Thunder continues to be one of the most overpaid players in the league after signing a ridiculous deal with the Warriors. Roundfield’s points per game average has continued to fall after he averaged a career high 19 in 3002. His average dropped to 15.6 in 3003 and down to 14.3 this season. Roundfield is still a good rebounder and shot blocker for a small forward averaging 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks but should not be one of the higher paid small forwards in the league.
Small Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers
Julius Erving $13.75 million, Larry Kenon $13.75 million, and Leon Douglas $14 million
Mitch Kupchak
$9,000,000
Kupchak is coming off a season where he was bought out by the Phoenix Suns while on a max deal; he signed with the Miami Heat this offseason to bolster their frontcourt. While the Heat have greatly improved Kupchak has not and remains a huge question mark in whether the Heat are legit title contenders due Kupchak’s lack of defense and low offensive numbers. Kupchak is a career 20.6 points per game scorer but he is only averaging 13 points on 40% shooting this season. Those offensive numbers would be okay for a big if they were giving you quality defense and rebounding but Kupchack is only averaging 9.9 rebounds and .6 blocks a game.
Power Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Johnson $6 million, Sidney Wicks $6.2 million and Dave Cowens $10.5 million
Billy Paultz
$14,062,500
Paultz is a player who coming into the 3003 season had career averages of 24.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks but after signing an enormous deal his career has taken a nosedive. Many GMs feel that Paultz is on the worst contract in sim league history and his near max deal is way too much to pay for center of Paultz’s caliber. So far in 3004 Paultz has failed to prove his detractors wrong. His points, rebounds, blocks, and shooting percentages have all decreased from last year. He continues to fail to live up to that near max salary; averaging only 16.3 points on 44% shooting with 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this season.
Centers making similar or less money with better numbers:
Elvin Hayes $11 million, Marvin Webster $13.75 million and Moses Malone $15 million
Nate Archibald
$9,500,000
Archibald who had been backing up Don Buse the three previous years for the Utah Jazz came into this season with career averages of 9.8 points and 4 assists. Now starting for the Pacers Archibald has raised his production but is still not worth the 9.5 million he is making this season. Archibald has done a good job running the Pacers but is only averaging 13.6 points and 7.6 assists.
Point Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Doug Collins $10 million
Nate Williams
$12,000,000
Coming off a year where he average 26 points a game on 47% shooting, Williams signed a huge contract with the New York Knicks. The good news for the Knicks is that Williams is averaging 20 points a game, the bad news is that it is taking him 19 shots a game and he is shooting only 30% from three point range and 38.7% overall. If Williams can raise his shooting percentages and scoring numbers he could prove to be worth what he is making. If not Williams will be a huge free agency bust and one of the most overpaid players in the league.
Shooting Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Brian Taylor $9.5 million, Rick Barry $11.1 million and Bob Dandridge $12 million
Bill Robinze
$12,000,000
The second Knick to make the overpaid team after signing a large deal this offseason, Robinze raised his free agency value with a huge 3002 season for the tanking Pelicans where he average 24.6 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. Last year he had a decent season with the Jazz filling in for George Gervin where his scoring average went back down to 15.4 points a game. When the Knicks gave him 12 million this offseason they were expecting to get the Pelicans version of Robinze not the one who is currently averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Small Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Maurice Lucas $6 million, Mickey Johnson $9.8 million and Tom Barker $10 million
Elmore Smith
$10,000,000
After three very productive years for the Rockets where Smith averaged 17 points on 44% shooting with 11.4 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks. Smith has continued to see his numbers decline since joining the Blazers. This season Smith is only averaging 14.1 points on 42% shooting, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks. $10 million just seems to be too much to pay for somebody who was supposed to form a completely dominant frontcourt with Walton and Issel.
Power Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Johnson $6 million, Sidney Wicks $6.2 million and Dave Cowens $10.5 million
Rich Kelley
$9,000,000
The Miami Heat signed the well-traveled Rich Kelley to the exact same contract as Mitch Kupchak this offseason. Kelley was signed to be the backbone of the Heat’s defense but is only giving them 10.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while giving them little to no offense only averaging 7.9 points a game. Kelley hasn’t been bad this I just would want a little more out of my defensive specialist big guy also I needed to put somebody at backup center for this article.
Centers making similar or less money with better numbers:
Jerod Kundla $7.6 million, Jim Chones $7.9 million and Logan Edgehill, $8 million
First Team
Lionel Hollins
$11,963,104
Hollins has had somewhat of a bounce back year after a disappointing 3003 with the Pistons where he averaged only 10 points and 4 assists in only 20 minutes a game. This year as the primary ball handler for the Bulls he has upped his assists to 9.9 a game but is still only scoring 10.3 points a game. Scoring numbers could still be down due to the numerous options on the Bulls have but would still like a little more scoring out of a player making nearly 12 million this year.
Point Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Brian Winters $12.1 million, Foots Walker $12.5 million and Don Buse $12.5 million
Ricky Sobers
$14,062,500
After resigning with the Blazers for a near max deal Sobers continues to see his numbers decline. Sobers’ points per game average dropped 6 points last year and has dropped another 3.5 points this year. Sobers is only averaging 14.6 points per game in 3004 while shooting 42.9% from the field and 34.3% from three point range. Sobers is a decent shooting guard but should not be the 5th highest paid shooting guard in the league.
Shooting Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Gervin $13.75 million, Jamal Wilkers $13.75 million and Adrian Dantley $13.75 million
Dan Roundfield
$13,230,000
The defensive specialist for Oklahoma City Thunder continues to be one of the most overpaid players in the league after signing a ridiculous deal with the Warriors. Roundfield’s points per game average has continued to fall after he averaged a career high 19 in 3002. His average dropped to 15.6 in 3003 and down to 14.3 this season. Roundfield is still a good rebounder and shot blocker for a small forward averaging 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks but should not be one of the higher paid small forwards in the league.
Small Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers
Julius Erving $13.75 million, Larry Kenon $13.75 million, and Leon Douglas $14 million
Mitch Kupchak
$9,000,000
Kupchak is coming off a season where he was bought out by the Phoenix Suns while on a max deal; he signed with the Miami Heat this offseason to bolster their frontcourt. While the Heat have greatly improved Kupchak has not and remains a huge question mark in whether the Heat are legit title contenders due Kupchak’s lack of defense and low offensive numbers. Kupchak is a career 20.6 points per game scorer but he is only averaging 13 points on 40% shooting this season. Those offensive numbers would be okay for a big if they were giving you quality defense and rebounding but Kupchack is only averaging 9.9 rebounds and .6 blocks a game.
Power Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Johnson $6 million, Sidney Wicks $6.2 million and Dave Cowens $10.5 million
Billy Paultz
$14,062,500
Paultz is a player who coming into the 3003 season had career averages of 24.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks but after signing an enormous deal his career has taken a nosedive. Many GMs feel that Paultz is on the worst contract in sim league history and his near max deal is way too much to pay for center of Paultz’s caliber. So far in 3004 Paultz has failed to prove his detractors wrong. His points, rebounds, blocks, and shooting percentages have all decreased from last year. He continues to fail to live up to that near max salary; averaging only 16.3 points on 44% shooting with 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this season.
Centers making similar or less money with better numbers:
Elvin Hayes $11 million, Marvin Webster $13.75 million and Moses Malone $15 million
Second Team
Nate Archibald
$9,500,000
Archibald who had been backing up Don Buse the three previous years for the Utah Jazz came into this season with career averages of 9.8 points and 4 assists. Now starting for the Pacers Archibald has raised his production but is still not worth the 9.5 million he is making this season. Archibald has done a good job running the Pacers but is only averaging 13.6 points and 7.6 assists.
Point Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Doug Collins $10 million
Nate Williams
$12,000,000
Coming off a year where he average 26 points a game on 47% shooting, Williams signed a huge contract with the New York Knicks. The good news for the Knicks is that Williams is averaging 20 points a game, the bad news is that it is taking him 19 shots a game and he is shooting only 30% from three point range and 38.7% overall. If Williams can raise his shooting percentages and scoring numbers he could prove to be worth what he is making. If not Williams will be a huge free agency bust and one of the most overpaid players in the league.
Shooting Guards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Brian Taylor $9.5 million, Rick Barry $11.1 million and Bob Dandridge $12 million
Bill Robinze
$12,000,000
The second Knick to make the overpaid team after signing a large deal this offseason, Robinze raised his free agency value with a huge 3002 season for the tanking Pelicans where he average 24.6 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. Last year he had a decent season with the Jazz filling in for George Gervin where his scoring average went back down to 15.4 points a game. When the Knicks gave him 12 million this offseason they were expecting to get the Pelicans version of Robinze not the one who is currently averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Small Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
Maurice Lucas $6 million, Mickey Johnson $9.8 million and Tom Barker $10 million
Elmore Smith
$10,000,000
After three very productive years for the Rockets where Smith averaged 17 points on 44% shooting with 11.4 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks. Smith has continued to see his numbers decline since joining the Blazers. This season Smith is only averaging 14.1 points on 42% shooting, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks. $10 million just seems to be too much to pay for somebody who was supposed to form a completely dominant frontcourt with Walton and Issel.
Power Forwards making similar or less money with better numbers:
George Johnson $6 million, Sidney Wicks $6.2 million and Dave Cowens $10.5 million
Rich Kelley
$9,000,000
The Miami Heat signed the well-traveled Rich Kelley to the exact same contract as Mitch Kupchak this offseason. Kelley was signed to be the backbone of the Heat’s defense but is only giving them 10.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while giving them little to no offense only averaging 7.9 points a game. Kelley hasn’t been bad this I just would want a little more out of my defensive specialist big guy also I needed to put somebody at backup center for this article.
Centers making similar or less money with better numbers:
Jerod Kundla $7.6 million, Jim Chones $7.9 million and Logan Edgehill, $8 million
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