@PG SG position Source：http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/playerstats/13/3/eff/12-1 Primary ranking tool：EFF NBA Efficiency recap = ((Points + Rebounds + Assists + Steals + Blocks) - ((Field goals attempts - Field goals made) + (Free throws attempts - Free throws made) + Turnovers)) --------@PG Lin No. of EFF Rank among PG vs all 52 14.8 22 CP3@ 22.8 vs 0.500+ 31 16.9 9 Irving@22 0.500- 21 11.8 33 CP3@ 26.5 West Top8 15 18.1 8 CP3 Westbrook @21.5 Thought: - Lin maybe the only PG has such performance boost vs better teams, even if excluding the 38pt game vs Spurs. - Lin is terrible vs weaker team. - CP3 actually has a significant drop vs better team. --------@SG Harden No. of EFF Rank among PG vs All 51 24.1 1 vs 0.500+ 30 23.2 2 vs 0.500- 21 25.4 1 West Top8 14 16.9 3 KB@26.9 Thought； - SG position is about 3 players, you know who... - Kobe shoots far more, and still very efficient vs West Top8 - Harden has a HUGH drop vs West Top8. -----------at last, team record http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/standings/13/14 Rockets No. of record Rank vs All 52 28W24L 12 vs 0.500+ 28 13W15L 10 lost 3 games somewhere vs 0.500- 21 14W7L 16 West Top8 15 4w11L 18 ----- Final thought: It probably reflects West Top8 team's defense strategy against rocket more than anything less.
When we played better teams in the past they would tune in on Harden and this opened up Lin way more. Now it seems as if no one can stop the Beard.
Ya Lin being better is just a function of the good teams doing everything humanly possible to stop Harden. Including leaving Lin unguarded at the 3pt line. They loves them some 0.290 shooting percentages. Once we get a point guard with a shot, watch out. And Im not dissing Lin, maybe it is he who learns to shoot after one offseason of work like Lowry and Jason Kidd did.
Lowry is shooting 41.5% FG compared to Lin's 43.7% for the season. He has him beat at 3PT% though and they average about same points. Kidd is at 40% FG but also shoots a good % from 3, like Lowry. Lin's 3PT shot is dragging his overall % down but he's been improving steadily throughout the season.
It's probably a mix of both, Lin being more motivated but also him being more open due to them clamping down on Harden.
It's comical how people continue to spew the same old knocks on Lin (can't go left, can't shoot, can't play D) when the stats are beginning to show otherwise.
Not to say that Lin can't improve as a shooter, but his 3-Pt % is actually .319 for the season, not .290.
There's really not much meaning in these stats. If teams focus on Lin like the Heats or Okc (first game), then he'll struggle. Maybe the Clippers type defense as well which is to leave him wide wide wide open and prevent his drives to mess with his confidence.
