I will try to keep update the stats periodically. I only listed the important ones and if anyone interested in other categories, such as scores by Q's, miscellaneous opponent stats, or fouls, let me know and I will add them to the list. Team stats for the first three games: Code: [SIZE="2"] [B]Offense 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] Points/game 104.3 10 105.5 Average scoring margin +10.7 2 +2.8 Offensive Efficiency 1.058 7 1.057 Points in Paint 44.7 9 45.8 Fastbreak points/game 15.7 13 18.3 Points from 3 29 6 31.9 [B]Defense 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] Opponent PPG 93.7 6 102.7 Defensive efficiency 0.951 5 1.028 Opponent Pts in Paint/game 41.3 16 41.5 Opponent fastbreak pts/game 13.3 11 14.3 Opponent points from 3 17 5 24.6 [B]Shooting 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] Shooting % 48.1 6 45.8 eFG % 54.9 5 52.3 True shooting % 116.7 4 111.4 3 point % 38.2 13 36.4 Opponent shooting % 38.7 3 45.4 Opponent eFG % 41.9 2 50.2 Opp true shooting % [B]92.1[/B] 3 [B]107.4[/B] <-impressive! Opponent 3 point % 28.8 3 36.6 [B]Rebounding 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] Defensive rebounds/game 36.3 1 32.4 Offensive rebounds/game 12 14 11.1 Opp off rebounds/game 14.3 27 10.6 Opp def rebounds/game 25.3 1 31.1 [B]Free Throws 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] FTA/game 36.7 1 25.6 FT % 69.1 23 75.1 Opp FTA/game 24 13 21.8 Opp FT % 75 21 78.1 [B]Miscellaneous 2013 Rank # 2012[/B] Pace 94.7 15 96.1 Assists/game 16.7 22 22.8 TO's/game 20 29 16.4 Blocks/game 5.7 11 4.5 Steals/game 7 21 8.1[/SIZE]
What scares me about this team is that they are playing terribly and winning ball games. This is the best team in the west.
People. I know you know this but it is early in the season and the stats are going to be jumping all over the place. These stats become vitally important after 20 or so games. That being said the Rockets are winning games based on just talent. And that is OK. They are using fouls to wear the opposition down. As the season progresses I believe that the Rockets will begin winning games because they are tactically superior to their opponents. More to come on that subject.
Awesome thread, kuku. I know it doesn't belong here -- but, I don't know where to put it (that's what she said), and I'm not starting a new thread -- but my dark horse for winning MIP this year? One Mr. Aaron Brooks...again!
and while facing tough obcstacles like grind out def by the cats, one of the best stretch 4s (our so called nemesis) in Dallas and b2b in a horrible environment, due to altitude/fans against Utah (which also fields a good frontcourt and capable wing) they had a scoring margin of 10.7 This really shows, that this team is indeed legit and when they jel better it will be very tough to beat them imo. Very good thread kuku btw
A decent post. I rec'd you. I hope it gets you to green. PS. Work on your formatting and sentence structure.
Thanks for the appreciation, trying to do my best to improve my writing skills with english being my 3th language :grin:
Great post and an excellent idea! It is a lot of work to keep updating the stats. Please format them in a table so it is more readable. Nevertheless, it is a great start! Thanks!
Nice stats to know, even if it is only for 3 games. It just kind of lets you know how they are starting off compared to last year. Of course some numbers will change as more games are completed, but many could also stay the same or get even better. I look forward to watching these stat updates. Hopefully you can update this thread in the original post after each game to watch the trends. 5 stars.
Perhaps OP can consider 1 stat per row, so that we can stroll a little bit less. Points/game: #10 104.3 105.5
Interesting that our defensive improvement thus far has been almost entirely on the perimeter. It seems just having one or both of Howard and Asik back there at all times is inspiring our perimeter players to be more aggressive out there (even though Howard's defense has been pretty average to this point).
That's true. But that data is confirming what we already knew to be true. That is.. this team with 48 minutes of Dwight and Asik in the middle is going to be defensive hell on opponents. Will they have a bad game or two or three? Yes. You could make the argument they had a lousy game in Utah. (I don't think so. I think they got jipped on foul calls.) We're not going to have to see 80 games of data to compare some things. If both Dwight and Asik stay healthy and if the overall health of this team remains relatively good...this team will be one of the best defensive teams in the league. There's simply too many good to great defenders on it. Dwight Asik Beverley Parsons Garcia Brewer That's 5 1/2 rotation players who are outstanding on the defensive end, including arguably 3 guys (Dwight, Asik, Beverley) who are top 3 defenders at their position. On top of that, you can see the defensive improvement in Harden. It is visible. The stat sheets are only confirming it. Harden took Hayward during key stretches last night and gave it to him defensively. As long as these guys stay healthy...their defense is going to remain top-notch. The odds are the defense gets even better and those stats skew even more our way. When you consider the second half of a back-to-back on the road, with the officiating lousy, slogging through the first half and being down 19 and coming back and choking out that team....that's a huge statement. The odds are this defensive unit gets even better with experience.
