Can we stop with the DMo/Jones stats per 36 minutes

Take them to school heyP.

 

Even when you're right your arguments make almost no sense.

 

Per 36 stats are useful. Certainly you have to take it with a grain of salt if a player only plays 20 minutes per game.

But D-Mo plays nearly 30 minutes per game. He plays enough minutes where his per 36 numbers can be compared to those who play 5 minutes more per game.

 

It is a rate stat. Just divide it by 36 if you don't understand the simple math concept of rate.

 

Here is some stats for y'all.

I looked at every game last season where D-Mo played at least 30 minutes. There was 37 games where he played 30 minutes or more.

In those games he averaged:

34:16 minutes

17.3 points

7.5 rebounds


So what that says is that D-Mo can put up numbers when he plays lots of minutes. It's not like taking a guy playing 15 minutes per game and extrapolating that to 36 minutes. D-Mo has shown that he can play many minutes and score and rebound at a similar rate.

 

I can't edit, but that reads poorly. I should have said "Here *ARE* some stats..." and "There *WERE 37 games..."

 

You still dont understand? 36mpg doesnt mean that motie playing 36mpg will produce those stats, it his production rate, You can divide it by 36, and you will get his production rate playing 1minute. Why is everyone using 36mpg, because its convenient mpg for starter to compare player production rate. Other people uses 48mpg or 100possesion stats as well, but it doesnt mean player will play 48mpg.

 

Thats not entirely true because there were many games where D-Mo did not have a particularly great game and he played more than 30 minutes.

There were 13 games where he had 12 points or less, and 15 games where he had 6 rebounds or less.

 

Not necessary. DMo might be having good game but Coach decides to use other players, or he might be having bad game, but Coach wants him to shoot thru his slump. You just cant assume Coach is giving him more minutes just because hes playing well, there are far more variables in Basketball than that.

 

Exactly.

It's basically showing how much production you are getting out of a player per every minute they are on the court.

So if player A plays 20 minutes and averages 15 points per 36 and player B plays 40 minutes and averages 15 points per 36, that means both players average the same amount of points for their time on the court.

When player A and player B are both in the game, they are both producing at the same rate.

 

Nearly every player on this list shoots the ball more per 36 AND has a higher usage than Dmo.

Not surprised they score more.

 

SMH, things will be so much better this time next year when DMo is even more established than he is now so that we won't have (as many) threads like this. It's just embarrassing.

 

So you are saying Faried is better scorer than DMo right (i bet Faried is still having nightmares about him gettting abused though)? Or what you are saying? I havent really seen many people spouting DMo 36mpg stats, what i seen are people saying DMo is best postup score in NBA (which he arguably is), excellent 3pt shooter (after allstars shooting 45% 3pt) and average/good defender.

 

D-Mo played 37 games at more than 30 minutes. How many did Blake Griffin play over 40? I'll answer it for you. Only 6.

 

Actually DMo told in an interview recently that he thinks Griffin is Best PF in the league by far, so i guess DMo agrees with your statement about Griffin.