Good find, I would not think it is an issue if the team keeps wining the game, but it does have us concerned if we want to be better.
What really frustrated me last game was that Jeremy Lin would drive all the way in then threw a stupid pass outbound just to get stolen. The coaching staff needs to address this, just take that shot Jeremy!.
Good insight. Having the fastest pace is good for making the playoffs and hopefully a higher seed. But I don't think it will work as well when we play against OKC and SAS that are just as fast paced. Matching up is more important then. Les, Morey and McHale need to be aware of this and be prepared for it.
I agree with you except for Harden's TOs. He is still the 4th leader of the league at 3.6, even though at one point he was the #1 at 4.0. Should be much lower as the SG.
Do we really have evidence that Ackerman's Kings did play as fast as our Rockets now at 97 possessions per game?
The team is in the process of building chemistry so lots of turnovers are expected. Though I would expect the TOs to go down by the end of the season as players gain more experience and play with each other better.
Are you serious? Just in the first half alone last night, there were so many BS calls against them. Expect to see more "forced TOs" during this month as refs do everything they can to support the home teams.
I also wonder why no one has yet questioned why Harden as the shooting guard should be more accepted to have a higher TO per game rate at 3.6 as 4th in the league than Lin's 3.2 as the PG. The NBA stats show that the PGs generally have higher TO rates because they have the ball more than other positions. The stats also show most of the best PGs have the highest TO rates. If these posters are not anti-Lin, I hope they would show where Lin really stand in terms of his TOs or other shortcomings in a bigger picture, or in the right context.
Especially with one day's rest but traveling too before two back-to-back must-win games against the Celtics and the Sixers. McHale needs to do a better job in managing the players' minutes, energy and legs if he wish they could continue to run fast.
Ask Jrue Holiday, Irving, Rondo, Westbrook, Kobe, Vasquez, Durant or Dwight Howard if they really care about their TOs. They are all among the top 10 of the league. If asked, I am sure they will all give you good reasons why their TOs happened.
I agree. The Hornets might not have prepared for this shift. The Hornets are not a good shooting team and their shooting had been bad until they bring Mason up from deep bench as the 11th player for the night. That just might have saved us the game. As I said in another post today, it's insane to continue to do the same thing when it's not working and expect a different result. Mason said after the game the reason why they won was because they adjusted to our play, which we should have done ourselves.
Of course, but I said he was getting better. Didn't say he's good enough, hence my entire rant on our TO problems. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/2000.html They played FASTER
They are also 3rd in least transition points allowed, at 11.5 per game. Rockets are 26th, at 14.5 per game. Which means either the Thunder perform much less detrimental turnovers, offensive fouls, pass out of bounds, etc. TOs that don't lead to fast breaks. And/or they have the personnel to get back in transition to mitigate such things. The Rockets, as mentioned above, like to give up points when they turn the ball over. I will note that the Rockets emulate SA's style more than the Thunder. And the Spurs also give up lots of transition baskets. Of course, the Spurs are better on offense because they are much better at shooting 3s. 4th in the NBA vs 12th for the Rockets.
