Looking back, how damn UNDERRATED was the Chris Andersen signing for Miami in 2013

[Im Still Ballin]

Everything changed when they signed him

They were slumping at a 55 win pace before getting Andersen, and they went 39-3 to finish the regular season with him... That's a 76 win pace... Includes that legendary 27 win streak

He didn't play that many minutes a night, but those 10-15 minutes he offered, made all the difference in the world. A perfect example of how Depth and a quality bench matters. In the same way I feel losing Bogut in the finals, hurt GSW and particularly their lineups. Miami always had one glaring weakness, and Andersen provided exactly what they needed, for enough minutes... Something that small can make a huge difference for everything else

Absolutely murdered it in the playoffs that season too

6 points 4 rebounds 1 block on 81% FG in 15MPG

I feel like he might be able to offer Cleveland the same.. 10-15 minutes of high energy action

[plowking]

He was quite poor the next season.

Cavs should leave it. Like the JO talk, about him possibly signing with GSW... No point. They weren't good a couple seasons ago, they aren't going to be good now.

[kurple]

He was quite poor the next season.

Cavs should leave it. Like the JO talk, about him possibly signing with GSW... No point. They weren't good a couple seasons ago, they aren't going to be good now.
It worked with Jefferson and Dahntay Jones

[plowking]

It worked with Jefferson and Dahntay Jones

These guys have been removed from the game, and are much older. Not nearly the same.

[ArbitraryWater]

It worked with Jefferson and Dahntay Jones

Jones never plays dude wtf lol

[AintNoSunshine]

Wouldn't say it was underrated because a lot of people recognize how big that signing was, giving Miami at least some presence down low. He was definitely huge.