The record for most ppg in a season, goes to Denver: 126.5 in 81-82 So that means Rockets are going to make history!!! :grin:
Apparently your intellectual limits are exhausted by the proper placement of commas and the difference between "there" and "their." Next time you try to criticize a statistical master like me, do so in a way that doesn't reveal that you would have flunked the fourth grade before the "self esteem" movement took over our public schools.
I can't decide between these starting 5s: (1) Brooks-Martin-Budinger-Ariza-Battier or (2) Brooks-Martin-Ariza-Battier-Andersen I prefer Budinger's shooting, but we might lose too much defense without Andersen in the middle.
how to seriously make this happen... it's not impossible if the ultimate team goal was to average 132 ppg. the best way would be mastery of the 3 point shot. the Rockets have some good ones in Brooks, Battier, Martin, Budinger, Miller (sometimes), Patterson (maybe), Ariza (so-so), Scola (?), and Yao (?). anyway, the Rockets would need to get about 36 good looks at three and make about 15 of them (41.7%) for an average of 45ppg from three. Brooks already fires about 6.4 of them at just under 40%. he only needs to fire about 4 more at just a little bit better percentage and make about 4.5 of them or almost 1/3 of the team's total. hopefully Yao, Scola and Miller will create more open looks for him. Martin will have to turn the clock back a couple years where he made about 41.5% of 5.4 threes a game and launch about 4 more as well as making 4 of them. Battier will have to turn back the clock 4 more years where he was making 42.1% of 4.6 attempts and make a couple himself. can you believe that just two years ago Brad Miller averaged one made three a game at 46.5% (Steve Kerrish). throw in a couple makes as well from Budinger and a few open looks from the other players (Ariza, huhmuna, huhmuna) and you have your theoretical 15 made 3s out of 36 attempts a game for 45 points. that leaves about 50 2 point shots left of which the Rockets have to find a way to make about 60% of them (30 makes) for 60 more points. that leaves Yao, Scola, and Martin (and Hayes of old and Lowry when they're playing) to do all the dirty work inside including offensive rebounding, and get the other team in the penalty while Miller (when he's playing) finds all the cutters for high percentage inside shots. speaking of the penalty the Rockets have to find a way to make 27 fts a game out of 30 or so attempts at 90% from the line (go Aaron, Yao, Martin, Brad, and Scola). there you go, 45 + 60 + 27 = 132! it can be done.
You are right. I don’t pay much attention to detail and perfection while typing in forums. I am not talented in typing myself, and I should learn to proofread before sending anything out. Thank you for increasing my awareness. I’m still trying to figure you out. Judging from your signature, and the way you have commented either: 1) You are not for real. You have created this personality and get a kick out of the way you deal with people. (I think it is this one and you got me :grin: !) 2) You heard of this theory? A person with such attention to detail that the obsession becomes an annoyance to others is somehow related to the “toilet training” age at which children learn to control their defecation and urination. If ones parents mess up this stage, such as by punishing and humiliating a child for toilet training accidents, bedwetting, etc,- yeah whatever, I find it a really silly theory and not backed up by any scientific basis. I find it hard to believe that I’m anally expulsive because of that. Keep posting.
I think the OP realizes that 132ppg is "unrealistic" as he called it, not sure why everyone is busting his balls over this. I don't think his point was to say that they actually could average 132ppg. He is just trying to make a point that the rockets have a good offensive team with a better than average shot to make it to the playoffs.
I challenge you to use the words self and esteem consecutively and correctly in any sentence without punctuation in between. Of course, proper names don't count. So, nothing about your pet sheep named Self Esteem.
