Youre right. I will read the thread first. I think we will average about 97 ppg. I think we will give up about 93 ppg.
Hey Monkey with those minutes we would have to play 4 out of 5 games in overtime... but if you are correct than I think we have a better chance at getting your 129 ppg average... maybe you need to increase the minutes even more so that we average a triple overtime every game!
I don't think Taylor and Rice are going to be non-starters if they are healthy. They have both earned their places on this team.
Doesn't work without injuries because you have an average of more than 52 minutes per position while 48 would be the max of the two players combined at that position.
not only would we score 129 points per game, but we would be second in the league in rebounds with 46!
Think again! If its our Championship Year Its 2005 and Rice will be gone. Torres and Norris wont be good enough, we will have better back ups in their positions by then I hope. Our leader, the starting Point Guard, with so many competent scorers on his team must score less and should have more ASSISTS. IMHO.
I think what the original post is saying is that, these players could easily average that number of points on another NBA team that needed that output. This doesn't necessarily mean, that, this is what the Rockets are asking of them. I think that Francis will average 17 pts with 8.5 assts. Mobley will average 18 pts Rice will average 11 pts. Taylor will average 12 pts. and 6 rebs. Cato will average 5 pts. and 7 rebs. Norris will average 4 pts. and 4 assits. Nachbar will average 6 pts. and 3 rebs. Griffin will average 12 pts. and 6 rebs. Thomas will average 8 pts. and 5 rebs. Ming will average 9 pts. and 6 rebs. I think that this will be the way this team will be the most effective. Francis has to concentrate on distributing the basketball. Mobley must concentrate more on defense. Rice, must shoot the ball with more accuracy. Taylor must make an effort to rebound with more concistency. Cato must concentrate on rebounding as well. Norris must move the offense more smoothly. Nachbar must play an all around game, that includes playing a motion offense. Griffin, must continue to develp. Thomas must play in the flow of the game. Ming must get a taste of the NBA before he can start taking it over. Sure, if asked Steve could score 25 points a game easily, but that would not be the most effective, since he has the ability to dish out 10 assists per game as well. He is the point guard, not the shooting guard.
Zacatacas : If you realy think Yao, Griffin and Nachbar will only average a total of 27 points then get rid of them right away and thg Rox Staff that made the mistake of drafting such duds!! They should average between 45- 55 pts a game IMHO. They are our future STARS
I don't like this thread at all because of one reason and one reason alone and this is the only reason I replied to it.......Where is Kenny Thomas in this little "formula"?? I went to a few games last season where he scored more points than anyone else on the team!........and he's not in the "formula"?? Let's think b4 we post.
Out of Yao, Griffin, and Nachbar it is very realistic to say they won't have great years just because they are in their first and second year. I don't see griffin averaging over 10 a game and I don't really see Yao or Nachbar being big parts on offense this year. They will be stars in the future but not their first year in the league.
Actually, 27-35 ppg between the three sounds about right. I don't see any of the three averaging 15 ppg(Maybe Griffin), much less all three of them.
Now let's see. If you add up the minutes, you get 261. At 48 minutes per game and 5 players on the court at a time, that means there are 240 minutes per team in a regulation game. We are playing 21 extra minutes a game. That means the Rockets are averaging 4+ overtimes each game. We are going to get our moneys worth this season!!!!!!!!!
vj23k :- You have such low expectations from our future stars. The only way they will perform so poorly is because Rudy hasn't adjusted the game for these players...ie:- Dribblemania and the CLUB ( Francis & Mobley ) continue their selfish ways of last season! If the game isn't changed into a Team Game then expect disaster in 02/03.
Twelve man rotation: C - Cato 20min, Ming 20mins EG 8min PF - Taylor 24, EG 18, Morris 6mins SF - Rice 20, Thomas 28 PG - Francis 24, Moochie 18, Brown 6min SG - Mobley 30mins, Torres 12min, Francis 6mins
where's boki?? I think its fun and a time killer to make predictions.. I just hope that our team simply stays healthy. So take a deep breath and pray we stay healthy.. cuz if Rice or Mo-T go down again... regardless on what you think of em.. its gonna hurt this team. and add minutes on rookies who are probably not ready for a full brunt of the NBA season.. well here's my predictions: PG: Franics: 29 mins 17ppg 9apg 6.5rpg 1.5spg 2.5tpg Norris: 14 mins 4ppg 3.5apg 1rpg .5spg 1.5tpg Brown: 5 mins 2.5ppg 1.8apg 1rpg .5spg 1tpg SG: Mobley: 35 mins 18ppg 1.3apg 2.5rpg .8spg 3.5tpg Francis: 8 mins same stats Brown: 5 mins same stats SF: Rice: 22 mins 8ppg 1apg 2rpg .3spg 1tpg Boki: 15 mins 7ppg 2apg 3rpg .5spg 3.5tpg T-mo: 6 mins 1.3ppg .3apg 1rpg .3spg .5tpg Griffen: 5 mins same stats PF: Mo-T: 28 mins 12 ppg .5apg 4.5rpg .3spg 2tpg .5bpg Griffen: 12 mins 10 ppg 1.5 apg 7rpg 1spg 3tpg 1bpg Kenny T: 18 mins 7.5ppg .3apg 5.5rpg .3spg 1.5tpg .5bpg C: Cato: 17 mins 4ppg .2apg 6.5rpg .3spg 2.5tpg 1.5bpg Ming: 25 mins 9.5ppg 3apg 7.5rpg .5spg 3tpg 1bpg Griffen: 8 mins same stats total: pointspg: 100.8 kinda high but possible assistspg: 24.4 reboundspg: 48 well maybe I need to work on that stat some stealspg: 6.8 turnoverspg: 25.5 yikes! but we are notoriously known for High turnovers! blockspg: 4.5 ofcorse we'll give up to the tune of 98.9 or 99 ppg this is kinda fun.
Actually do the math and it comes out to just under 1 overtime a game. 240 minutes in a regulation game and 261 in Monkey's post. 240/5 = 48 minutes in a regulation game 261/5 = 52.2 minutes in a game Overtime = 5 minutes 82 games in a season 52.2-48 = 4.2 extra minutes per game 4.2/5.0 * 82 = 68.88 overtime periods this season We haven't learned the skill of closing teams out if Monkey's numbers are right. Geez, why can't it be time to leave work yet? B
st.dub 252 player minutes per game 252/5 - 48 = 2.4 2.4/5 * 82 = 39.36 Overtime periods Getting closer to something realistic. B
How about we play the hot hand and match up against the other team? Is that so hard? The minutes will work themselves out - just put your best chance to win on the floor.
Actually, my friend played an entire season of NBA Courside 2002 (going 82-0 and 15-0 in the playoffs). He had auto substitutions on, and the computer didn't bring Kenny Thomas in AT ALL during the regular season or the playoffs...not a single minute... So, we really DON'T need Kenny Thomas.
