After 4 games, a look at the stats

[Wizard Mentor]

Team:
Record: top 4 in West (3-1, only loss by 1 point)
+/-: top 4 in West (+8.8, 5th is Jazz at +2.0)

Team Leaders:
Nurkic is leading the team in both rebounding and steals.
Damian is leading the team in both points and assists.
ZCo is leading the team in blocks.

PER:
5 (nonLeonard) players above 15 for the first time in memory (Lillard, Nurk, Collins, Sauce, Turner)
CJ has PER of 14.1, and that's because the last game saved his butt, he was 10.something before that.

Shooting:
FG%: Team is .475! 3 (nonLeonard) players above .500 (ZCo@.727!, Turner @.581!, Nurk@.518)
3FG%: Team is .370! (would be much higher without Aminu...). 4 players .400 or above (ZCo@.571, Curry@.500, Sauce@.474, CJ@.400).

Some of My Takeaways:
Lillard is MVP caliber. After PG, our best position is Center, not SG, which is somewhat a surprise. ZCo IS a beast and has the best +/- per minute on the team. A couple of players are struggling on defense, and Aminu is struggling on offense, but other than that, we're playing extremely well. CurrySauce was brought into shoot 3s, and they are indeed doing that.

Note: Leonard is a supersmall sample size and he's not in the rotation.

 

[ripcityboy]

I remember we haw a discussion (read argument) a couple of years ago about how long Dame's PERS would continue to rise. I can't remember what we decided upon. I think it was he would remain an MVP candidate for THIS many years. So we had to take advantage of his performance within a certain window. All I know was that I was probably on the wrong side of the argument!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

ZCo leading the team in
Blocks
FG%
3FG%
+/- per minute.

3rd on team in PER.
Playing mostly Center.

 

[THE HCP]

Who cares! What are Westbrook's stats?

 

[riverman]

Who cares! What are Westbrook's stats?

I believe 0-4

 

[THE HCP]

I believe 0-4

.......... Well played sir

 

[Boob-No-More]

I believe 0-4

Why am I only allowed to like this post 1 time? I want to like it 1000 times.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Who cares! What are Westbrook's stats?

He's shooting worse and has a worse PER than Evan Turner.

Next question...

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

He's shooting worse and has a worse PER than Evan Turner.

Next question...

BNM

Things will even themselves out son.

 

[andalusian]

I believe 0-4

This is correct.

We would have also accepted 0-6 (number of made FGs from FGA last night in in the clutch during the 4th quarter) or 0.091 (his 3P% this year, that's right, he is hitting 9% of the 3 points so far this year).

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

ZCo's 96 DRtg is crazy.

His feel/timing on defense is elite.

He can be a Gobert type of defensive anchor.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Things will even themselves out son.

True, by the end of the season he may have his 3FG% up to his usual 29%.

With Melo gone, if Westbrook can stay healthy, he's a lock to lead the league in missed FGs for the 5th time. What am I saying, he led the league in missed FGs last season even playing next to Melo and led the league in missed FGs in 2014-15 in spite of only playing in 67 games. The dude is pretty much a lock to lead the league in missed FGs every season.

The real question is, can he be the first player in NBA history to lead the league in both missed FGs and TOVs for the second straight season? If anyone can do it, Russ can!

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

True, by the end of the season he may have his 3FG% up to his usual 29%.

With Melo gone, if Westbrook can stay healthy, he's a lock to lead the league in missed FGs for the 5th time. What am I saying, he led the league in missed FGs last season even playing next to Melo and led the league in missed FGs in 2014-15 in spite of only playing in 67 games. The dude is pretty much a lock to lead the league in missed FGs every season.

The real question is, can he be the first player in NBA history to lead the league in both missed FGs and TOVs for the second straight season? If anyone can do it, Russ can!

BNM

You are coming very close to being put on IGNORE.

 

[illmatic99]

ZCo? I'm not liking this name for him

 

[Boob-No-More]

You are coming very close to being put on IGNORE.

Can't blame a guy for trying!

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

ZCo? I'm not liking this name for him

I'm with you bro! How 'bout Z-$? The Pasty Gangsta'? The Pale Rider? The White Knight? Baby Dirk?

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'm with you bro! How 'bout Z-$? The Pasty Gangsta'? The Pale Rider? The White Knight? Baby Dirk?

Manute Pale!

He blocks shots and shoots 3s.

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

Can't blame a guy for trying!

BNM

We are at a point in the proceedings that you need to make a choice sir...... You need to choose between your hatred for Westbrook or your friendship with The HCP. You can't have both sir.

 

[Boob-No-More]

We are at a point in the proceedings that you need to make a choice sir...... You need to choose between your hatred for Westbrook or your friendship with The HCP. You can't have both sir.

There is a third choice, I can hate you both!

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

There is a third choice, I can hate you both!

BNM

Alright. This shit made me laugh out loud.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Alright. This shit made me laugh out loud.

Russ, too. Just look at him in your avatar!

BNM

 

[dviss1]

ZCo? I'm not liking this name for him

To me Zach looks like a Shark. Here's my nickname list:

Starters:
Dame
CJ
Layman gets no nickname
Chief (literally what his name means)
The Bosnian Beast

ET (they even play the music from the movie ET)
SAUCE (I move that his name shall always be typed in all caps)
Great White ("ZCo" sucks. Zach's a shark.)
Curry (goes good with SAUCE)
Meyers (has earned his regular name back. No more Butters)
Moe, Hark
Lil' Penny (literally named after Anfernee Hardaway)
Junior ("Deuce" for honorable mention)
Biggie

 

[Boob-No-More]

Layman gets no nickname

I like Jake from State Farm. I picture him in khakis every time I say that.

Wife: What are you wearing "Jake from state farm"
Jake: Ugh...Khakis
Wife: She sounds hideous
Husband: Well she's a guy so...

BNM

 

[dviss1]

I like Jake from State Farm. I picture him in khakis every time I say that.

Wife: What are you wearing "Jake from state farm"
Jake: Ugh...Khakis
Wife: She sounds hideous
Husband: Well she's a guy so...

BNM

Lol YES!!! Khakis...

 

[e_blazer]

I'm with you bro! How 'bout Z-$? The Pasty Gangsta'? The Pale Rider? The White Knight? Baby Dirk?

Z-ro Melanin.

 

[theprunetang]

I can't think of anything for Zach. I still love Poison IV for Baldwin though.

 

[theprunetang]

In my head, whenever I see Zach, I just associate him with where he came from. I mentally call him Vegas.

 

[H.C.]

To me Zach looks like a Shark. Here's my nickname list:

Starters:
Dame
CJ
Layman gets no nickname
Chief (literally what his name means)
The Bosnian Beast

ET (they even play the music from the movie ET)
SAUCE (I move that his name shall always be typed in all caps)
Great White ("ZCo" sucks. Zach's a shark.)
Curry (goes good with SAUCE)
Meyers (has earned his regular name back. No more Butters)
Moe, Hark
Lil' Penny (literally named after Anfernee Hardaway)
Junior ("Deuce" for honorable mention)
Biggie

Doesn't matter if Nards turns into the MVP of the league.
He shall forever be known as Nards to me.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Things will even themselves out son.

Dang, and here I was hoping Evan would stay doing decent. Now you go telling me he's match his stats to Westbrick?

Serious bummer dude!

 

[julius]

nicknames that are based on the first initial of a persons first name, and the first syllable of the persons last name are lame ass.