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NBA.com has a new feature this year where they aggregate every shot by every player and color code the different spots on the floor where the dude is either hot or cold. For MLB fans, it’s essentially the same hot/cold zone concept that ESPN, Fox and video games have been utilizing for years now, only the Association calls it “Hotshots.”

No, it’s not as good as the movie (nor Part Deux solely on the strength of the Wall Street scene), but it’s pretty dope nonetheless.

For purely illustrative purposes, I took the liberty of running a few Pacer players through the system to show the vast difference two people can have.

Danny Granger – 26.4 ppg on 45.5% FG and 39.3% 3PT

Marquis Daniels – 15.3 ppg on 46.2% FG and 18.5% 3PT

Indeed, Marquis doesn’t even deserve a photo.

And since Jermaine O’Neal makes his first return to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis tonight with the Raptors (though he’s not expected to play and wants the beasting Andrea Bargnani start in his place even when he is ready to come back from injury), let’s just look at the charts for all the guys involved in last summer’s trade.

You can follow that game tonight live over at Indy Cornrows.

UPDATE: Jermaine played.

Jermaine O’Neal – 14.0 ppg on 47.5% FG

TJ Ford – 14.1 ppg on 43.6% FG and 36.7% 3PT

Rasho Nesterovic – 9.1 ppg on 52.7% FG

Roy Hibbert – 5.9 ppg on 50.9 FG%

Known Associates: Dr. Hibbert, Granger, JO, Marquis, Paces, Raptors, Rasho, TJ Ford

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