2017_____N–B–A–S–T–A–T–S_____2018

What a brutal stat from TNT. pic.twitter.com/CzEtjrkbDR

— Thunder Heads 🎙 (@OKCThunderHeads) March 7, 2018

lmfao

TNT staff totally krossing up russ

reigning mvp should...shoot less, got it

Brook Lopez is the first player in NBA history listed at 7-feet or taller with 25 points and zero rebounds in a game.

H/T @EliasSports

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 8, 2018

reasonable point

Let's talk about confounding variables. In this case, minutes played is a confounding variable. When Westbrook plays fewer minutes, naturally he shoots less. And fewer minutes are almost always because of a Thunder blowout win (OKC is 10-2 when he plays less than 34 minutes). https://t.co/lw9PpeQomq

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) March 8, 2018

Yah I really think there’s more correlation with the quality of Russs play and his 3PA

brow got the rare blocks trip dub

so cool.

some good lines tonight

rubio 30-10-7
randle 36-14-7-1-2
jokic 20-11-10 (30 minutes)
t prince 38-6-7
towns 31-16 (pretty normal tbf)

wow @ randle he's really improved this year

actually by the numbers he has not! shooting % considerably better tho.

lakers barely played him earlier in the year when theyre were experimenting with their play the worst players lineups but hes been m/l beasting when hes gotten a shot

yeah id check his splits

hes a good passer and a bulldog when he faces up 18 feet out. I like his game.

i'd love to see some old hot takes from experts saying they'd take okafor over KAT

#StiZZatZ from latest @HardwoodKnocks, "Jrue Holiday is an Underrated Defender" edition

Top PnR Ball-Handler Defenders by PPP (min 150poss):
1. Frank Ntilikina: 0.66
2. Chris Paul: 0.69
3. Victor Oladipo: 0.69
4. Jrue Holiday: 0.70
5. Jaylen Brown: 0.71https://t.co/tBedG69MDt pic.twitter.com/R5kTN3MtwM

— NBA Math (@NBA_Math) March 12, 2018

didnt realize Dipo was a good on ball defender

chris paul is 32

how did this happen

it’s just absurd that he’s an elite perimeter defender at his age, size, and wingspan

for sure

that 19 y/o rookie is pretty impressive too

what is it w/Paul? smarts + quick feet + quick hands + pride?

smarts+pride+impeccable timing

hes super strong too

yeah like a mini artest out there

RWB 32-12-12 but the big stat that caught my eye was zero 3-point attempts.

he should learn from young wade, never shoot threes.

100th career trip-dub for rwb joining oscar, magic, and j-kidd

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYOfVLgXcAEoYLI.jpg

maybe IT isnt fun

Isaiah Thomas in 15 games for Cavs:
2PT: 48/107 (44.9%)
3PT: 22/87 (25.3%)
eFG%: 41.8% (terrible)
Usage: 28.1% (High)
41 turnovers

Isaiah Thomas in 15 games for Lakers:
2PT: 45/109 (41.3%)
3PT: 32/92 (34.8%)
eFG%: 46.3% (not good)
Usage: 28% (High)
47 turnovers

— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) March 17, 2018

feel like hes been showing signs recently but yeah overall not great

Houston Rockets' Chris Paul becomes 12th player in NBA history with 2,000 steals.

➡️ https://t.co/hENlL2iN29 pic.twitter.com/oH9qV3HFjJ

— NBA.com (@NBAcom) March 18, 2018

Russell Westbrook needs to average 12.1 RPG and 8.3 APG for the last 10 games of the season to average a triple double for the 2nd consecutive season

25.3 PPG
10.2 APG
9.7 RPG pic.twitter.com/o5ABEEUJSo

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 19, 2018

stephen adams rebounding rate bout to take another hit

otm

Tatum’s 3pt % by month:
October: 50% (unsustainable)
November: 48% (unsustainable)
December: 45% (unsustainable)
January: 34% (“Ha I knew he couldn’t shoot”)
February: 39% (ok and we’re good again)
March so far: 38.5% (what do you know, still good)

— Adam Davis (@daadvaims) March 19, 2018

watching a ton of those game he was def taking only the absolute best looks early on when he was running hot and then of course teams started paying him more attention and he started taking harder shots is part of the equation, by now hes prob taking 3s of about the quality you wld expect from a ~40% from 3 role player

it is interesting tho with his good shooting he still seems more interested in attacking the closeout than hoisting

that's the correct instinct

agreed, i havent dug into the numbers but it seems like hes been pretty effective at attacking the basket, also when pulling up from midrange, hes got a ton of tools man kid is going to be good

Time of possession per Game:

1. Westbrook 9.2
2. Harden 8.8
3. John Wall 8.5
4. Kemba Walker 8.0
...
9. CP3 6.8
10. LeBron James 6.8
...
16. Spencer Dinwiddie 6.1
21. Jarrett Jack 5.4
25. Ish Smith 5.3
...
31. Steph Curry 5.1

He does SO much in so little time. Efficiency.

— Draymond Green SZN (@BasketballIMO) March 24, 2018

Reminds me of how Klay only had the ball for 90 seconds (11 driibbles) in his 60 point game last year.

raptors put up 114 tonight and their high scorer only had 15 (3 way tie)

Total NBA games lost to injury or illness crossed the 5,000 mark over the weekend. This is the first time since the league stopped using the injured reserve list prior to the 2005-06 season that this has occurred.

— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) April 2, 2018

huh, maybe trying to reduce back-to-backs hasn't helped much.

I'm skeptical that reducing back to backs had a negative effect, but it's possible. probably just a random blip...for instance, it seems like an unusual number of stars - who use the most minutes - either got hurt early in the season or started the season injured. also we know teams are being more cautious about playing guys who aren't 100% in general it seems

feel like shit like reducing back to backs is parity at best with increased explosion by amazing athletes. the number of games has to go down.

def

also the style of play is so demanding these days between increased pace and thibs style overloading the strong side D guys are covering way more ground per game than they used to