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#9 Darren Collison - Indiana Pacers
Stats: 43.2% shooting on 3.1 attempts (52 games)
In terms of advanced stats (offensive rating and pace), the Indiana Pacers are pretty similar to last season, yet, their record paints a different picture. Last year, they finished seventh in the East with a 42-40 record, and so far this season they are already at 33 wins. Not to mention that their strength of schedule for the remaining 24 games is the 6th easiest.
The point of those numbers being that, just like Victor Oladipo, the Pacers' point guard Darren Collison has benefitted so far from coach Nate McMillan's open fast-paced offensive system. Is not having a ball-dominant Paul George on the roster helping too?
Collison's shooting percentage is a career-high but to be honest, he isn't a volume shooter. His 3.1 attempts are a lot closer to the league average than to an appreciable number. Having said that, this has been a huge season for Collison, his best one season since leaving the LA Clippers in 2014 (he spent the three years in between with the dysfunctional Sacramento Kings).
Guess the Lakers players!
