I think the only data that we can comfortably draw conclusion from is this one. Actually it is not even the percentage, it's the 3pt goal attempts. We can be quite sure that we are going to shoot less 3s. Given that we are going to have more possessions for sure, it says a lot about our offense.
We all know these stats mean next to nothing but it is still a fun thread. I'll take whatever stats, news etc. I can get these days.
I hope this more or less bears out during the reg. season. but what I REALLY want to know is: When can we hope for the 'Rockets Season Preview' Video?
I can bet you anything in this world that the Rockets won't have an 18 point differential at the end of the season. You must be out of your mind to even think that's a possibility. I'm not saying Rockets won't win big in many of their games. It's nearly impossible to have such a huge spread in such a fast paced game. When there's a blowout, you put in your scrubs and the opposing team puts up points. You've heard it before especially when the game has already been lost, put up more points to make the score look presentable. That's the way it always goes. As for comparing the first 4 games this year and last year, I know it was nothing but just good fun, But the truth is, it means nothing. Absolutely nothing. I like to look at everything on a game by game basis. You know there are injuries, you know teams have off-games, you know it's easier to win when you are on a winning streak, etc. It's easy to take an average, and it's very tempting because there are 82 games in a season and it's the best way to put everything in a whole perspective. But that's exactly my point. With all the shots taken in a game, all the minutes played, rebounds grabbed, etc, there's no way to determine anything. At least anything worth determining, unless I am missing something. For example, say you've been averaging 105 points a game and it's now game 65. The very next night you come out and manage to put up only 70 points. It's not going to affect the average much at all, but you just lost the game. Therefore, I'm not understanding the emphasis on stats. I took the 4 games last year against SA. It's uncanny how the stats for each game fluctuates. L 92-84 W 97-78 W 90-85 L 97-74 I can easily take an average and figure out what has been going on in these games. Yes, it will be an accurate indication of these 4 games, but where exactly will that lead me? In the 3rd game, Rockets held Spurs to only 12.5% behind the 3, but in the 4th game, Rockets let them shoot 43% from the 3. It happens, if you know what I mean. So if the whole point of this thread was to show that Rockets will be better this year than last, then everybody already knows this. It's a no-brainer. I especially don't need to see preseason stats to see the picture.
I disagree that stats mean next to nothing. A larger sample size would have been more illuminating, were it available.
I did one already, but it was more focused on Tracy getting some help from the new additions as opposed to the whole team. Hate to derail my own thread, but oh well. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPh4iTFyM2I&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPh4iTFyM2I&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> I might do an individual player video at some point during the season, but other than that, I don't plan on another big one until playoff time approaches.
Saw that one earlier, downloaded it, and loved it. I wasn't sure if you were making a team video with preseason highlights...thanks for what you do. Your videos are awesome.
Can someone compare these states to previous preseason stats from last year? Then we can have some info...
Last year, the Rockets scored 100 pts or higher in 32 games. They won 29. Scoring a lot of points isn't always bad. In games under 100 pts, they did considerably worse.
