Some interesting numbers in the stats

[Raiderfan]

I was looking at the updated stats for the team earlier this evening and a couple of numbers jumped out at me.

SCORING:

Dashaun 15.3 PPG & 51.9 FG PCT
Zakee 12.3 PPG & 41.5 FG PCT
Drew 10.7 PPG & 44.2 FG PCT
Zach 10.3 PPG & 46.9 FG PCT
Everrett 5.9 PPG & 45.9 FG PCT
Jaron 4.1 PPG & 45.7 FG PCT
Jordan 3.3 PPG & 51.4 FG PCT

First, I love that we have 4 players in double figures. Top that off with the fact that in the last 4 games there has been 4 different players lead us in scoring.

The number that jumped out at me was that Dashaun is making 52% of his shots. This is from a kid who shoots from all over the court. He will drive to the hoop, he'll pull up for a short jumper, and he'll drop in a 3. It isn't like he is a post player who takes only high percentage shots. Unless you count Jordan and his limited minutes Dashaun is the only player making over half his shots. Zach is getting close at 47%.

TAKING THE 3'S:

Zakee 40.2%
Jaron 40%
Dashaun 39.1%
Drew 30.8%
Everrett 23.8%

I didn't realize that we had 3 guys making over 39% from 3 point land. Talk about a great inside/outside game. I am excited to see Jaron starting to look for the open shot on the perimeter. He has a nice looking shot. For some reason I thought Everrett's was much higher then the 24% he is at.

THE DREADED FREE THROWS:

Zakee 81.4%
Drew 77.8%
Dashaun 69.4%
Jaron 62.5%
Zach 58.5%
Jordan 45.5%
Everrett 40%

It hurts to look at this stat. We only have 3 guys making over 69%, ouch! It is interesting that Dashaun seems to take all the techincal FT's when the stats say that Zakee should be shooting them. It hurts that both our post players, Zach & Jordan, are poor FT shooters. Free throw shooting has already cost us 2 games for sure.

GO GET ME THAT BOARD, REBOUNDS PER GAME:

Dashaun 6 rpg
Zach 5.6 rpg
Everrett 4.8 rpg
Drew 4.5 rpg
Zakee 3.1 rpg

I love that we have 4 players that average 4.5 rpg or more. This tells me that everyone is doing their job and making rebounding a priority. Jordan is averaging 3.3 rpg in limited play. I think he easily leads the team if he plays 25 or minutes per game. It is nice that one of your best rebounders can come off the bench. I still find it interesting that our point guard leads the team. I don't know if I have ever heard of that happening before.

ASSIST & TURNOVERS:

Dashaun 4.1 apg & 3.3 TO's
Zach 2.5 apg & 3.3 TO's
Jaron 2.1 apg & 1.7 TO's

I love that Dashaun leads us in assist but the 3.3 turnovers is pretty high. The stat that jumped out to me is that Zach, our post player, is tied for the team lead in TO's. Like our FT shooting TO's is a weakness of this team. If we perform well in these 2 area's we will probably win most of our HL games.

Just my .02 after looking at the numbers.

[bballraider]

Nice work Raiderfan,

I'd say that was at least worth $.05 worth.

A couple of notes about those. DaShaun gets most of his rebounds because he is usually the fastest player on the court and can get to the loose balls first, and secondly because our big guys our doing a great job of boxing out their men. On occasion I have yelled, "somebody pick up the ball" because we have boxed out and continue to box out so well that the ball goes all the way to the floor before somebody (usually DaShaun) comes along and picks it up.

As far as Zach's turnovers, I believe they are two fold. One is when he is double teamed and still tries to force up a shot and gets the ball knocked loose, and second it seems to be when he tries to put the ball on the floor and go past a player, and picks up a travelling call. I have not seen Zach make a lot of bad passes or not handle the ball without pressure. So his turnovers to me seem to be when he tries to do too much and not play within his game.

my 2 cents.

[ggwsu]

I agree that 3.3 turnovers for Dashaun is a little high but for as much as he handles the ball that might not be quite as bad as it seems. To me the number that I feel should be higher is Dashaun's assist total. To me 4.1 assist per game is to low for a player who penetrates as well as Dashaun does. I would like to see the point guard have a 2-1 assist/turnover ratio. Could his turnovers be a bit high, sure, but I think with the way he creates that his assist total should be over six per game. Let's be honest, Dashaun doesn't have many weakness so I realize that I'm nitpicking but isn't that what message boards are made for, to over analyze every little detail.

Now Zach is a different story. For as LITTLE as he touches the ball 3.3 turnovers is way to high. I tend to agree with a lot of bballraiders observations for the reasons but in truth he cost us over three possessions a game. Not to knock Zach because over the last three or four games he has played very well over all, but I'd like to see him limit his turnovers a bit more.

Why does Dashaun shoot our technical free throws and not Zakee?

I hope Jordan improves dramatically from the line because starting next year he is going to be going to the line on a regular basis. If he could even get to 63% that would be "acceptable". His form doesn't look to terribly aweful, I think he might need to bend those knees a bit more but I'll leave that to the coaches.

I noticed that Zakee's three point percent is almost identical to his overall field goal percent. This is due to the fact that most of his shots are from beyond the arc. I just hope that Zakee doesn't become a "one dimensional" player and only look for the three pointer. He is pretty explosive and has the ability to take it to the rack and with his physical ability he can definitely finish a play. I always thought that Tony Stanley "settled" for the three and never became a complete player. I hope Zakee doesn't fall in love with the three ball and become one dimensional. By the way, Zakee is one of my favorite players. He as and incredibly quick release.


Go Raiders!!

[Raiderdog1]

Jordan looks like he rushes his FT and is not real smooth. His second shot usually looks a little better/smoother. I think he just needs to slow down a little and work on being smooth throughout the shot.