Comments on: Monday Bolts – 11.16.09

By: Crow

Crow — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:36 +0000

Thanks Kev.

If some of them are interesting to some of the readers then I am satisfied.

By: Kev

Kev — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:21:00 +0000

thanks for all the great stats Crow . . .

By: Crow

Crow — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:06:52 +0000

Stray note: Last season the Thunder was moderately above average on performance consistency on the road and moderately below at home. This season they are among the very highest for consistency at home and near the bottom for consistency on the road.

By: Crow

Crow — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:12:29 +0000

Compared to league average 50% eFG% a guy taking 14 shots a game and hitting 44% (if it is eFG%, accounting for the added value of 3s and not just raw FG%) has “cost” his team almost 2 points compared to average shooting. A guy shooting 37% has cost his team about 4 points.

By: B-RY

B-RY — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:38:05 +0000

last word…

By: B-RY

B-RY — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:56:38 +0000

justin : Here’s something interesting. We’ve had five wins five losses this year. In the five wins Russell Westbrook is 37.3% from the field attempting 11.8 shots a game, 12.4 points and 9.4 assists. In the five losses Russell Westbrook is 44.3% from the field attempting 15.8 shots a game, 18.8 points and 5.8 assists. Very small sample but it’ll be interesting seeing how this progresses. So far the team is much better served by Russell Westbrook shooting less (even if he’s shooting poorly).

Interesting observation. I can't imagine that any team is ever hurt by letting someone shoot at 44 percent. We know that in the last two losses, the teams FG% was well below that. So that stat might be of an indicator of RW picking up the slack on a rough night.... kinda like high crime stats came sometimes be nothing more than an indicator of a greater law enforcement presence.

By: Crow

Crow — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:40 +0000

Last season I’d estimate looking quickly at the stats that Westbrook had about 30% good shooting games, 20% just ok and about 50% bad.

So in 10 games this season he is at 40% good shooting games, 20% just ok and about 40% bad.

So far an improvement.

By: Crow

Crow — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:24:59 +0000

That is interesting justin.

I was going to check his first 5 games vs the next five but hadn’t got around to it previously.

By total assists and shots he is about the same. By FG% he went from 3 good nights, 1 just ok, 1 bad in the first 5 to 1 good night, 1 just ok, 3 bad in next 5.

Harden in the starting lineup would probably reduce Westbrook shots directly and by passing more so to others.

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:44:14 +0000

On the Celtice Rondo is the 4th or 5th option.
On the 6ers Williams is essentially in a 3 way tie for options 2,3,4.
On the Rockets Lowry is about next to last in the main rotation.

Westbrook probably should be in a situation like Williams rather than the clear #2 by usage. At most. Maybe more like Rondo if you went by the numbers.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:24:52 +0000

Here’s something interesting.

We’ve had five wins five losses this year. In the five wins Russell Westbrook is 37.3% from the field attempting 11.8 shots a game, 12.4 points and 9.4 assists.

In the five losses Russell Westbrook is 44.3% from the field attempting 15.8 shots a game, 18.8 points and 5.8 assists.

Very small sample but it’ll be interesting seeing how this progresses. So far the team is much better served by Russell Westbrook shooting less (even if he’s shooting poorly).