S14 Statistical Analysis – Deadline Three:
53.5%. The FG% that Mario’s Nets are shooting this season. This leads the league by about 3% to the next highest in TNT. This shows with Mario’s 14-3 record and leading the East. The twin tower combo of KP and Dwight make it easy to be efficient down low (49.1 PIP per game, leading the league). Mario also has one of the deepest teams in the league with Dinwiddie, Nene, Burks, and RoLo coming off the bench to take advantage of other bench units. We’ll see if Mario can keep this up down the stretch and in the playoffs.
39.5%. The 3PT% that Shark’s Thunder is shooting thus far, which is 5th in the league. Yet, somehow Shark is 3-11. He’s had some close loses and has played mostly good competition, so maybe he can turn it around, but he has lost a lot of 50/50 games against equal competition. Shark should be doing a lot better with that almost all 80-starting lineup led by Boogie. Not sure what’s up considering he was in the WCF a short time ago.
17.0 and 69.5%. JSmoove’s FT attempts per game and FT%. The former ranks 2nd in the league, but the latter ranks 29th. Not a good correlation considering he’s leaving points on the court each time he plays. With a completely elite slashing teams he needs to be able to convert those to raise his record and compete in the playoffs. Giannis and Jaylen will continue to get foul calls, but without making those FTs, Smoove will never be able to elevate into the upper echelon of MLBA.
18.9. The Pacers offensive rebounds per game, leading the league. Not sure if WhiteGhost will maintain this stat considering he just shipped an elite rebounder in Drummond for two mediocre bigs in Millsap and Kanter… But, he seems to have a knack for getting boards and has really played better this season, posing an 8-6 record after his hot start. Give him a couple more seasons and he could be a competitor in the East.
40.9% and 40.1. The PHX Suns’ opponent FG% and DRPG this season. This stat leads the league in both, by a decent margin. These two stats are pretty telling of great, conservative defense which is what leads me to be in almost every game I play in this league. My steals (30th) and blocks (8th) will never be elite, but I contest shots well and gather the rebounds, preventing 2nd chance opportunities.
9.7. The Knicks’ turnovers per game, which leads the league by about 2 turnovers per game. Jman is a very good newbie to the league and if it becomes more consistent can be elite in this league. Led by Westbrook, if he adds an interior presence in the draft to go with Tobias he’ll compete. He has some good wins this season against Sneddy and Jbadwood, with close loses to TNT and Duya. From our game this season, I firmly believe he can take the next step with more practice.
41.0%. The Bulls’ opponent 3PT%. This stat correlates with poor records, as the worst 7 teams in this category are all .500 or below. Radiggy, at 6-6, has never been able to break through in the playoffs and this may be the reason why. Maybe with the trade he made, he could get better at defending the 3, but he still lacks perimeter defenders, running a lineup of Kemba-Hayward-Saric-Zbo-Zaza. I would make a move at the trade deadline for a defensive stopper to get around screens to prevent this stat from getting even worse.