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2007-2008 Hollinger Projections - All Players

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Player Efficiency Rating (PER) League average: 15.0
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Hollinger Player Projections
J. James
#1 Jerome James
2007-08 Current PER: 45.41
League Average Comparison: +30.41
Projected PER: 0

2006-07 PER: 5.16
Big Macs: $7.64. French Fries: $1.83. Slurpee: $4.29. Getting paid $30 million on the basis of four good playoff games: Priceless. James remains the shining symbol of the waste and ... Complete Profile
I. Mahinmi
#2 Ian Mahinmi
2007-08 Current PER: 35.38
League Average Comparison: +20.38
Projected PER: 0
San Antonio's first-round pick in 2005 surprisingly got the call to come over from Europe this year. His translated Player Efficiency Ratio from last season is only 7.85, so we're ... Complete Profile
L. James
#3 LeBron James
2007-08 Current PER: 29.23
League Average Comparison: +14.23
Projected PER: 26.76

2006-07 PER: 24.56
James had a largely disappointing regular season, one that was completely forgotten in the playoffs when he had one of the great Thanks-Guys-I'll-Take-It-From-Here moments in sports ... Complete Profile
C. Paul
#4 Chris Paul
2007-08 Current PER: 28.39
League Average Comparison: +13.39
Projected PER: 24.67

2006-07 PER: 22
When on the court, Paul was just as effective in Year 2 as he was during his breakout rookie season, but injuries limited him to 64 games and quite possibly kept the Hornets from ... Complete Profile
A. Stoudemire
#5 Amare Stoudemire
2007-08 Current PER: 27.61
League Average Comparison: +12.61
Projected PER: 23.73

2006-07 PER: 23.15
He fought microfracture surgery and won. Stoudemire's return got off to a slow start; he seemed out of sync at the start of the season and wasn't even in the right zip code on defense. ... Complete Profile
K. Garnett
#6 Kevin Garnett
2007-08 Current PER: 25.3
League Average Comparison: +10.3
Projected PER: 24.1

2006-07 PER: 24.2
By the standards of any other player, Garnett had a great year. By his own lofty standards, however, it was a bit disappointing. Garnett still posted the eighth-best Player Efficiency ... Complete Profile
D. Nowitzki
#7 Dirk Nowitzki
2007-08 Current PER: 24.66
League Average Comparison: +9.66
Projected PER: 24.76

2006-07 PER: 27.7
Let's not let a bad playoff series start any revisionist history about the other 82 games. Nowitzki's regular season was wonderful and he deserved the MVP, flat out. Not only did ... Complete Profile
T. Duncan
#8 Tim Duncan
2007-08 Current PER: 24.41
League Average Comparison: +9.41
Projected PER: 23.72

2006-07 PER: 26.19
One of the more amazing subplots of the MVP race was how everyone conveniently ignored Duncan's existence. While this is remarkably easy to do given his lack of spectacular highlights, ... Complete Profile
M. Ginobili
#9 Manu Ginobili
2007-08 Current PER: 24.34
League Average Comparison: +9.34
Projected PER: 21.7

2006-07 PER: 24.18
Usually secondary players on championship teams become somewhat overrated. Ginobili is the glaring exception to that rule. He's perceived as a nice, solid, complementary player ... Complete Profile
K. Bryant
#10 Kobe Bryant
2007-08 Current PER: 24.31
League Average Comparison: +9.31
Projected PER: 25.34

2006-07 PER: 26.13
Kobe had an amazing season, in a way that I'm not sure is fully appreciated. Bryant came into the season cold after having knee surgery in July. He didn't play any preseason games ... Complete Profile
C. Bosh
#11 Chris Bosh
2007-08 Current PER: 23.88
League Average Comparison: +8.88
Projected PER: 24.02

2006-07 PER: 22.72
The smooth southpaw missed some time in the early part of the season with a knee injury, but it might have been the best thing that could have happened to him. Bosh looked a little ... Complete Profile
C. Billups
#12 Chauncey Billups
2007-08 Current PER: 23.61
League Average Comparison: +8.61
Projected PER: 19.98

2006-07 PER: 21.38
Mr. Big Shot turned into Mr. Bellyflop for the second straight postseason, as his offensive game suddenly disappeared in May for no apparent reason. As the chart shows, Billups' ... Complete Profile
D. Howard
#13 Dwight Howard
2007-08 Current PER: 22.98
League Average Comparison: +7.98
Projected PER: 24.51

2006-07 PER: 21.19
Howard took another big step on his path to stardom, making his first All-Star team while dominating in the basket area. The 6-11 center's increased power can be seen in his much ... Complete Profile
A. Jefferson
#14 Al Jefferson
2007-08 Current PER: 22.8
League Average Comparison: +7.8
Projected PER: 19.33

2006-07 PER: 19.9
It was a breakout season for the big guy, who made good on the promise of his first two pro seasons by putting together an All-Star caliber second half. In 25 games after the All-Star ... Complete Profile
Y. Ming
#15 Yao Ming
2007-08 Current PER: 22.61
League Average Comparison: +7.61
Projected PER: 28.51

2006-07 PER: 26.54
Yao continued his steady improvement by establishing himself as an MVP candidate before a broken leg cost him 34 games. Nonetheless, his numbers for the season were awesome. Yao ... Complete Profile
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