NBA Discussion Thread

[Brodie]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Its not like the Knicks are hurting for money or he would count against the cap. Why not?

After he fixed the Nuggets post Melo (they needed to be re-fixed again but he set them up for that), the Raps gave him the biggest GM contract ever. What have they done since he's been there? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Anyways, he's worth every penny.

Originally Posted by comahan

Some player tracking stats from nba.com

DRIVES TO THE BASKET (minimum 10 drives per game)

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Drives Per Game: 1-Harden 20.4, 2-Trae 20.1, 3-Fox 19.1, 4-DeRozan 18.8, 5-Doncic 18.3

Pts Per Drive: 1-Lillard .758, 2-Harden .757, 3-Kyrie .744, 4-Ingram .706, 6-Doncic .681

Drives leading to Passes: 1-Augustin 59.9%, 2-Simmons 58.7%, 3-VanVleet 54.3%, 4-CP3 53.5%, 5-Lowry 52.3%

Assists per drive: 1-Rubio .181, 2-Lowry .163, 3-Doncic .158, 4-Butler .145, Dragic .140

Turnovers per drive: 1-Garland .119, 2-Giannis .109, 3-Booker .104, 4-Rozier .096, 5-Graham 9.1

Percentage of drawn fouls per drive: 1-Butler 13.5%, 2-Harden 13.4%, Fox 12.2%, 4-Giannis 12.0%, 5-L.Williams 11.2%

DEFENSIVE IMPACT (minimum 4 defended FG per game)

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Defensive FG% Against: 1-Arcidiacono 30.8%, 2-Ibaka 39.6%, 3-Brow 43.4%, 4-Giannis 44.1%, 5-Bropez 45.5%

CATCH AND SHOOT (minimum 3 catch and shoot attempts per game)

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Catch and Shoot FG%: 1-Rozier 52.5%, 2-Marcus Morris 52.1%, 3-Herro 52.0%, 4-Aldridge 48.2%, 5-Redick 48.1%

Catch and shoot 3PA: 1-Towns 6.7, 2-Bertans 6.6, 3-E.Gordon 6.6, 4-Hield 6.5, 5-George 6.3

Catch and Shoot 3P%: 1-Marcus Morris 54.1, 2-Rozier 52.5%, 3-Redick 48.9%, 4-Herro 47.9%, 5-VanVleet 47.9%

PULL UP SHOOTING (minimum 4 pull up FG per game)

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Pull up FGA: 1-Harden 13.1, 2-Kyrie 12.1, 3-Kawhi 11.4, 4-Russell 10.5, 5-Trae 10.4

Pull up 3PA: 1-Harden 12.2, 2-Doncic 7.9, 3-Trae 7.1, 4-Lillard 6.5, 5-Kyrie 6.0

Pull up 3P%: 1-Marcus Morris 50.0%, 2-Redick 43.8%, 3-Dragic 41.7%, 4-Booker 41.1%, 5-Graham 41.0%

PASSING

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Passes per game: 1-Jokic 72.2, 2-Simmons 71.8, 3-LeBron 66.3, 4-VanVleet 65.3, 5-Doncic 65.2

Hockey Assists Per Game: 1-Lowry 1.3, 2-Trae 1.2, 3-Murray 1.2, 4-Beal 1.1, 5-DeRozan 1.1

Potential Assists Per Game: 1-LeBron 19.7, 2-Doncic 18.2, 3-Rubio 16.9, 4-Westbrook 15.8, 5-Harden 15.7

Pts Created Per Game: 1-LeBron 27.4, 2-Doncic 24.7, 3-Simmons 21.5, 4-Harden 20.9, 5-Rubio 20.8

Adjusted Assists Per Game: 1-LeBron 12.7, 2-Doncic 11.3, 3-Trae 10.5, 4-Rubio 10.1, 5-Harden 9.8

REBOUNDING (minimum 5 RPG)

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Contested Rebounds per game: 1-Drummond 8.1, 2-Capela 6.7, 3-Whiteside 6.1, 4-Towns 6.1, 5-Carter Jr 5.5

Contested Rebound %: 1-M.Robinson 62.8, 2-Carter Jr 56.4, 3-Zubac 52.2, 4-Jonas 52.0, 5-Wagner 51.6

Rebound Chance %: 1-Vucevic 70.1%, 2-Love 70.1%, 3-Drummond 69.3%, 4-Hart 68.8%, 5-Doncic 68.4%

Deferred Rebounds per game: 1-Embiid 1.9, 2-Holmes 1.6, 3-Gobert 1.5, 4-Turner 1.5, 5-Jokic 1.4

Contested OREB per game: 1-Drummond 3.5, 2-Whiteside 3.2, 3-Carter Jr 3.1, 4-Tristan 3.0, 5-Capela 2.9

Contested OREB %: 1-Jonas 91.5%, 2-Whiteside 87.1%, 3-M.Robinson 86.0%, 4-Okafor 85.7%, 5-Wagner 84.6%

SCORING

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Drive Points Per Game: 1-Harden 15.4, 2-Doncic 12.5, 3-Kyrie 11.9, 4-DeRozan 11.2, 5-Trae 11.0

Catch and Shoot Points Per Game: 1-Towns 9.0, 2-George 8.2, 3-Porzingis 8.1, 4-D.Robinson 8.0, 5-Gallinari 7.7

Pull Up Points Per Game: 1-Harden 13.3, 2-Russell 11.3, 3-Kyrie 11.3, 4-Trae 10.7, 5-Kawhi 10.3

Paint Touch Points Per Game: 1-Capela 10.5, 2-Gobert 10.4, 3-Drummond 10.3, 4-Whiteside 9.5, 5-Brow 9.2

Post Touch Points Per Game: 1-Embiid 7.0, 2-Aldridge 4.9, 3-Brow 4.8, 4-Love 4.3, 5-Towns 3.9

Elbow Touch Points Per Game: 1-Sabonis 4.6, 2-Giannis 4.1, 3-Holmes 3.6, 4-Whiteside 3.1, 5-Adebayo 3.1

ISOLATION (minimum 2 isos per game)

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Isolations Per Game: 1-Harden 13.8, 2-Westbrook 6.4, 3-LeBron 5.5, 4-Siakam 4.7, 5-Lillard 4.6

Points Per Isolation: 1-Jrue 1.28, 2-Lillard 1.21, 3-Harden 1.15, 4-Kawhi 1.10, 5-DeRozan 1.10

Iso Points Per Game: 1-Harden 15.8, 2-Lillard 5.6, 3-LeBron 5.3, 4-Westbrook 5.0, 5-Doncic 4.4

Iso FT Frequency: 1-Ingram 21.5%, 2-Fox 20.8%, 3-Brow 19.6%, 4-Dinwiddie 19.5%, 5-DeRozan 18.3%

Iso Turnover Frequency: 1-Fox 20.8%, 2-Teague 18.8%, 3-Trae 18.0%, 4-Randle 16.2%, 5-George 15.0%

TRANSITION (minimum 3 transition possessions per game)

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Transition Possessions Per Game: 1-Giannis 8.0, 2-Westbrook 8.0, 3-Harden 6.0, 4-Lowry 6.0, 5-LeBron 5.0

PPG in Trasition: 1-Giannis 9.3, 2-Lowry 8.5, 3-Westbrook 7.6, 4-Harden 6.0, 5-LeBron 5.8

Transition FT Frequency: 1-Giannis 28.0%, 2-DeRozan 25.0%, 3-L.Williams 23.6%, 4-J.Brown 22.7%, 5-Doncic 21.7%

Transition Turnover Frequency: 1-Simmons 24.0%, 2-Jrue 22.7%, 3-Dejounte 22.2%, 4-LeBron 21.9%, 5-George 21.2%

PICK AND ROLL (minimum 5 handler/2 roller possessions per game)

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Handler Possessions Per Game: 1-Trae 14.8, 2-Kyrie 13.7, 3-Lillard 12.4, 4-L.Williams 11.9, 5-Doncic 11.7

Handler Points Per PnR Play: 1-Lamb 1.15, 2-Doncic 1.14, 3-Lillard 1.13, 4-Lowry 1.09, 5-CP3 1.09

Handler PnR PPG: 1-Kyrie 14.4, 2-Trae 14.1, 3-Lillard 14.0, 4-Doncic 13.4, 5-L.Williams 11.3

Handler PnR FT Frequency: 1-CP3 21.6%, 2-Harden 17.8%, 3-Butler 17.5%, 4-Fox 16.3%, 5-Barrett 17.1%

Handler PnR Turnover Frequency: 1-Booker 29.7%, 2-George 27.9%, 3-Harden 23.1%, 4-Garland 22.6%, 5-VanVleet 21.8%

Roller Possessions Per Game: 1-Ibaka 6.0, 2-Sabonis 5.9, 3-Vucevic 5.4, 4-Aldridge 4.5, 5-Tristan 4.2

Roller Points Per PnR Play: 1-Love 1.54, 2-Baynes 1.50, 3-D.Jones 1.45, 4-DeAndre 1.38, 5-J.Allen 1.28

Roller PnR PPG: 1-Vucevic 6.6, 2-Sabonis 6.5, 3-Ibaka 5.4, 4-Baynes 5.1, 5-Bryenat 4.8

Roller PnR FT Frequency: 1-Haynes 30.8%, 2-Gobert 26.0%, 3-Biyombo 23.3%, 4-Adams 23.1%, 5-J.Allen 23.0%

Roller PnR Turnover Frequency: 1-Noel 18.2%, 2-Capela 17.1%, 3-Powell 15.6%, 4-Ibaka 14.8%, 5-Carter Jr 12.0%

SPOT UP SHOOTING (minimum 3.5 possessions per game)

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Spot Up Posessions Per Game: 1-J.Brown 5.6, 2-Prince 5.5, 3-Ingram 5.3, 4-E.Gordon 5.2, 5-Markkanen 5.0

Spot Up Points Per Play: 1-Hardaway Jr 1.38, 2-Galloway 1.32, 3-Anunoby 1.30, 4-Towns 1.29, 5-Forbes 1.28

HUSTLE STATS

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Deflections Per Game: 1-Jrue 5.4, 2-Butler 4.1, 3-Simmons 4.1, 4-VanVleet 3.8, 5-Dejounte 3.7

Loose Balls Recovered Per Game: 1-Simmons 2.2, 2-Tucker 2.1, 3-Rozier 2.0, 4-Brow 1.8, 5-Randle

Screen Assists Per Game: 1-Gobert 8.0, 2-Sabonis 7.4, 3-Vucevic 5.2, 4-Tristan 4.9, 5-Jokic 4.7

Charges Drawn Per Game: 1-Wagner 0.88, 2-Harrell 0.62, 3-Tucker 0.47, 4-Kemba 0.44, 5-Dieng 0.40

Contested Twos Per Game: 1-Bropez 15.4, 2-J.Allen 13.6, 3-Whiteside 12.5, 4-Gobert 11.8, 5-Towns 11.8

Contested Threes Per Game: 1-Siakam 5.9, 2-Tucker 5.8, 3-Beal 4.6, 4-House Jr 4.6, 5-Bjelca 4.4

Box Outs Per Game: 1-Harrell 7.0, 2-Jonas 6.3, 3-Carter Jr 6.1, 4-Embiid 5.5, 5-Tristan 5.4

The important thing here, of course, is that Mo Wagner is going to annoy the shit out of people forever because he draws a charge per game in like 20 minutes.

[Prock]

Originally Posted by brodie

the important thing here, of course, is that mo wagner is going to annoy the shit out of people forever because he flops like a fish per game in like 20 minutes.

fify.

[Brodie]

He helped get U of M to the title game, so he has my support.

[Fernando]

How do you feel about Nik (rocks!) Stauskas

[towelie]

Brazdeikis is better than all of them combined

[Kyle]

Michigan puts a ton of guys in the league and almost all of them are somewhere between ok and shitty.

[Brent]

As much as I love Luka and Dirk, I think Carlisle has to be in that same tier.

The guy is an amazing coach, (source):

Carlisle has adjusted his rotation accordingly so that the players who don’t need the ball play more with Luka. After using eight different starting lineups in the first 13 games, Carlisle has settled on the same unit over the last six: Doncic, Porzingis, Dwight Powell, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Tim Hardaway Jr. That group has an eye-popping net rating of plus-24.3 in 88 minutes, the best among all lineups in the NBA that have played at least 80 minutes this season.

[Fernando]

I have always been a huge Carlisle guy so I agree.

[comahan]

[Paul]

Luka 'Rodman' Doncic tonight I guess.

[comahan]

giannis stats from him tbh

[fenikz]

33 18 5 in 28 mins

[Kyle]

Second time this year that the Clippers have worn Blazers jerseys against Portland, how does the NBA allow this. Its enough to get me to turn the game off.

[Niel89]

Originally Posted by comahan

But James Harden, your game is hunting fouls.

[Borat]

24 FT attempts. Lame.

[Blood Brother]

Rockets are so lame lmao. Why in the hell would they replay the final 8 minutes? Rockets were up by like 13 at the time.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Paul

Luka 'Rodman' Doncic tonight I guess.

bow before your new god

[Brodie]

Who on Earth calls Luke "Swaggy L"

[Brent]

no one. I don't know where all these nicknames are coming from.

Luka as a mononymous name is good enough.

[dg151]

Commie gimme stats so I can talk about how good the Heat are.