Delonte West’s Season in Review
In his second year as a professional Delonte West became the starting point guard for the Boston Celtics and won many fans over. After watching last night’s game against the Cavaliers and reading into what Mike Gorman and Bob Cousy had to offer, it’s clear to me that Delonte has been shut down for the season. That said, here’s how Delonte’s season stacks up on paper…
Highlights From This Season
- Elected to Play in the Rookie Challenge at All Star Weekend
- Wins the FSN New England / AccounTemps 6th Star Award
- Led the league’s point guards with 46 blocks on the season
- Started every game he played in (71 Games)
- Set New Career Highs…
- 30 Points (Feb. 22 Vs. Suns)
- 50 Minutes Played (Feb. 15 Vs. Cavaliers)
- 12 Field Goals Made (Feb. 22 Vs. Suns)
- 4 Three Pointers Made (Happened in 3 Games)
- 5 Free Throws Made (Happened in 4 Games)
- 4 Offensive Rebounds (Happened in 2 Games)
- 10 Defensive Rebounds (Feb. 15 Vs. Cavaliers)
- 12 Assists (Feb. 4 Vs. Magic)
Improvements from Previous Season:
- Played in 32 more games
- Averaged 7.3 more points per game
- Averaged 21 more minutes per game
- Averaged 3 more made field goals per game
- Averaged 5.6 more field goal attempts per game
- Made 6.1% more of attempted shots (42.6% to 48.7%)
- Doubled his 3 pointers made per game (1.2 from 0.6)
- Made 2.7% more of his attempted three pointers
- Improved free throw percentage by 15% (70% up to 85%)
- Averaged 2.4 more rebounds per game
- Averaged 3.2 more assists per game
- Averaged 0.7 more steals per game
- Averaged 0.5 more blocks per game
Stay tuned too, as we’ll be updating the seasonal stats following tomorrow night’s game!
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