There is the theory here that the Rockets don't need a fast break because championship teams win with half-court offense. Here are the stats for Saturday's playoff games (first number is fast break points, second number is total points): (8)Pacers - 6 - 89 (1)Nets - 15 - 83 (8)Jazz - 8 - 86 (1)Kings - 19 - 89 (7)Sonics - 11 - 84 (2)Spurs - 21 - 110 (5)Magic - 20 - 79 (4)Hornets - 9 - 80 Winners - 55 - 368 = 14.9% Losers - 54 - 337 = 16.0% Grand Total - 110 - 705 = 15.5% So far, there is a split between game winners / fast break scoring. The winners scored basically the same number of fast break points as the losers, and 1% more of the losers offense was supplied by the fast break. The only thing that can definetly be said is that the teams ARE using the fast break to score in the first round of the playoffs, making up 15.5% of the total points so far. One other observation: the two best teams that played yesterday ran all over their opposition. The Spurs scored 21 fast break points, and the Kings scored 19.
Very interesting. Would like to see how this plays out over the course of the playoffs as more data come in. I think this is particularly relevant because run 'n gun teams are often criticized as having problems in the playoffs because their opponents tend to emphasize the half-court game even more. These aren't necessarily run 'n gun teams, but looking at the relevance of the fast break during playoffs is still very valuable. Thanks Doc Rob.
(6) Sixers - 10 - 82 (3) Celtics - 4 - 92 (5) TWolves - 24 - 94 (4) Mavs - 6 - 101 (6) Blazers - 13 - 87 (3) Lakers - 10 - 95 (7) Raptors - 9 - 63 (2) Pistons - 27 - 85 Winners - 47 - 373 = 12.6% Losers - 56 - 326 = 17.2% Grand Total - 103 - 699 = 14.7% Regular Season FB ppg comparison: Sixers - 13.8 - down 3.8 Celtics - 12.5 - down 8.5 Twolves - 12.9 - up 9.1 Mavs - - - 16.0 - down 10 Blazers - 13.0 - even Lakers - 10.7 - down .7 Raptors - 16.5 - up 7.5 Pistons - 12.0 - up 15.0
(8) Pacers - 9 - 79 (1) Nets -16 - 95 W - 16 / 95 = 16.8% L - 9 / 79 = 11.4% 25 / 174 = 14.4% Season FB comparison: Pacers - 15.5 - down 6.5 Nets - 17.4 - down 1.4
(7)Sonics - 8 - 98 (2)Spurs - 12 - 90 W - 8 / 98 = 8% L- 12 / 90 = 13.3% Season FB comparison: Sonics - 12.1 - down 4.1 Spurs - 11.7 - up .3
I think good teams get between 14-20 fb point a game. Transition offense is pretty much the same but not considered fb. The thing is my coaches taught me transition is 2 on 1,3 on 2, or 2 on 2 or 3 on 3 also. Many people will consider the later no break or transition at all, but tell me a better way to attck the opponet than when they're backpeddling? Thats what pains me when i see the rockets have 2 on 2 and pull it out instead of attacking the basket. Unless you have Duncan,Webber,Shaq, or someone like that, a team needs to get some ez baskets either via the steal or to's or just constantly pushing the ball. This is something the Rockets don't do worth a crap.
Thanks Gater. I got the flu on Sunday so I haven't done much since then. I'll try to to keep going with this also.
