New Orleans Pelicans season review roundtable: Ryan Anderson

April 18, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward

(33) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward

(40) during the first quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 106-99. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

With the 2014-2015 NBA season over it is time to look back and everything and anything the New Orleans Pelicans did this season and talk about and discuss it. Over the past few weeks we have been rolling out season reviews of just about every player that played in any meaningful moments.

So far all we have had here at Pelican Debrief is a general overview of each player’s season. With that in mind we wanted to dig deeper into key cog in the Pelicans rotation. After looking at Eric Gordon the other day, today we take a look at the other sharpshooter of the bunch, Ryan Anderson.

It was an interesting year for Anderson and one that was hard to judge as it never quite felt like Anderson was right as he attempted to recover from a season ending neck injury suffered in the 2013-2014 season. It didn’t help that Anderson was in-and-out of the lineup this season with knee, ankle and elbow injuries, which combined to limit him to just 61 games.

Even when Anderson was in the lineup he wasn’t always productive as he shot just 35.4 percent from the field and 27.2 percent form three on the road. Ryno shined at home though, shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from three which included multiple games where he got hot from outside and kept New Orleans alive.

The biggest problem the Pelicans had been that when Ryno wasn’t making shots it became tough to play him in important minutes as his defense was ugly all season long. Tasked with being the rim protector in many lineups, Anderson struggled mightily to the point that the Pelicans posted a defensive rating of 108.7 when Anderson was on the floor, a number that would have ranked 29th in the NBA this season.

So which Ryno is more likely to show up next season? Why did he struggle so much on defense? What grade should Ryno get for his season? Check out the answers in the following slides and as always feel free to add your answers as well.

Next: The real Ryno