The age of the little scoring guards

[Rastapopoulos]

Maybe it's just the first week, when PGs who have the ball have more of a chance to make an impact before defensive schemes are settled, but check this out:

RK	PLAYER	               GP	MPG	TS% 	AST	TO	USG	ORR	DRR	REBR	PER	VA	EWA
1	James Harden, HOU	3	41.7	.642	16.4	12.1	31.4	3.2	13.2	8.0	33.31	42.6	1.4
2	[B]Jose Juan Barea[/B], MIN	1	28.0	.723	24.4	4.9	23.5	3.5	10.9	7.1	31.20	8.4	0.3
3	Jamal Crawford, LAC	3	31.0	.707	5.0	3.4	22.9	1.4	8.7	5.2	29.65	26.6	0.9
4	Glen Davis, ORL  	1	34.0	.533	0.0	3.5	32.4	13.8	16.9	15.5	29.61	9.2	0.3
5	Carmelo Anthony, NY	1	39.0	.483	5.9	2.9	34.2	10.5	21.1	15.0	29.33	11.0	0.4
6	Chris Kaman, DAL	1	20.0	.889	15.4	15.4	21.8	6.0	14.6	10.7	28.54	5.4	0.2
7	Kobe Bryant, LAL	3	38.7	.713	4.8	18.0	26.9	4.3	9.3	6.8	28.24	30.7	1.0
8	[B]Kyle Lowry[/B], TOR       	2	35.0	.678	27.0	11.8	26.2	1.5	26.7	12.4	27.88	17.6	0.6
9	[B]Russell Westbrook[/B], OKC	2	36.5	.480	15.7	10.0	33.2	6.1	12.9	9.6	27.79	18.3	0.6
10	LeBron James, MIA	3	35.0	.620	23.9	6.3	24.9	2.5	25.7	15.0	27.73	27.0	0.9
11	[B]Mo Williams[/B], UTAH	3	33.3	.634	24.7	7.8	24.9	0.0	7.3	3.4	27.68	24.9	0.8
12	[B]Louis Williams[/B], ATL	1	31.0	.548	17.8	10.7	29.6	0.0	11.9	6.6	27.52	7.9	0.3
13	[B]Tony Parker[/B], SA        	3	34.3	.524	29.6	6.6	27.7	1.2	8.0	4.7	27.28	25.0	0.8
14	[B]Brandon Jennings[/B], MIL	2	33.0	.528	40.5	9.3	26.3	0.0	10.4	5.4	27.12	15.9	0.5
15	[B]Kyrie Irving[/B], CLE	3	32.7	.579	16.0	13.7	30.4	1.1	13.8	7.2	27.02	23.4	0.8
16	[B]Leandro Barbosa[/B], BOS	3	10.3	.706	15.9	5.3	21.0	0.0	8.0	3.9	26.86	7.6	0.3
17	[B]Ramon Sessions[/B], CHA	2	25.0	.661	24.4	8.1	23.2	0.0	15.2	6.6	26.59	11.6	0.4
18	[B]Chris Paul[/B], LAC 	3	34.0	.604	40.1	8.7	24.5	0.0	13.6	7.1	26.51	23.6	0.8
19	[B]J.J. Redick[/B], ORL	1	35.0	.795	31.3	0.0	16.9	0.0	11.0	6.0	26.21	8.2	0.3
20	Anthony Davis, NO	2	21.5	.660	0.0	4.4	21.1	14.3	19.1	16.9	25.87	9.2	0.3
21	Carl Landry, GS  	3	26.3	.685	7.3	12.8	24.7	20.7	10.8	16.0	25.83	16.9	0.6
22	[B]Damian Lillard[/B], POR	3	38.3	.573	28.8	11.7	25.2	1.9	9.6	5.7	25.70	25.2	0.8

So, I guess what I'm saying is, don't get too excited just yet.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

What's interesting is, out of that list, Lillard would also have the best AST% (42.7% - better than Harden) and the 2nd best PER (22.0, behind LeBron) ... so it's not like his recent activity has been a sort of "Time for me to focus on scoring!" thing. His complete game just happens to include 9 assists and 22 points right now.

That said, I expect the rookie wall to hit and hit early, given the heavy minutes the starters are having to play.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Maybe it's just the first week, when PGs who have the ball have more of a chance to make an impact before defensive schemes are settled, but check this out:

RK	PLAYER	GP	MPG	TS%	AST	TO	USG	ORR	DRR	REBR	PER	VA	EWA
1	James Harden, HOU	3	41.7	.642	16.4	12.1	31.4	3.2	13.2	8.0	33.31	42.6	1.4
2	[B]Jose Juan Barea[/B], MIN	1	28.0	.723	24.4	4.9	23.5	3.5	10.9	7.1	31.20	8.4	0.3
3	Jamal Crawford, LAC	3	31.0	.707	5.0	3.4	22.9	1.4	8.7	5.2	29.65	26.6	0.9
4	Glen Davis, ORL	1	34.0	.533	0.0	3.5	32.4	13.8	16.9	15.5	29.61	9.2	0.3
5	Carmelo Anthony, NY	1	39.0	.483	5.9	2.9	34.2	10.5	21.1	15.0	29.33	11.0	0.4
6	Chris Kaman, DAL	1	20.0	.889	15.4	15.4	21.8	6.0	14.6	10.7	28.54	5.4	0.2
7	Kobe Bryant, LAL	3	38.7	.713	4.8	18.0	26.9	4.3	9.3	6.8	28.24	30.7	1.0
8	[B]Kyle Lowry[/B], TOR	2	35.0	.678	27.0	11.8	26.2	1.5	26.7	12.4	27.88	17.6	0.6
9	[B]Russell Westbrook[/B], OKC	2	36.5	.480	15.7	10.0	33.2	6.1	12.9	9.6	27.79	18.3	0.6
10	LeBron James, MIA	3	35.0	.620	23.9	6.3	24.9	2.5	25.7	15.0	27.73	27.0	0.9
11	[B]Mo Williams[/B], UTAH	3	33.3	.634	24.7	7.8	24.9	0.0	7.3	3.4	27.68	24.9	0.8
12	[B]Louis Williams[/B], ATL	1	31.0	.548	17.8	10.7	29.6	0.0	11.9	6.6	27.52	7.9	0.3
13	[B]Tony Parker[/B], SA	3	34.3	.524	29.6	6.6	27.7	1.2	8.0	4.7	27.28	25.0	0.8
14	[B]Brandon Jennings[/B], MIL	2	33.0	.528	40.5	9.3	26.3	0.0	10.4	5.4	27.12	15.9	0.5
15	[B]Kyrie Irving[/B], CLE	3	32.7	.579	16.0	13.7	30.4	1.1	13.8	7.2	27.02	23.4	0.8
16	[B]Leandro Barbosa[/B], BOS	3	10.3	.706	15.9	5.3	21.0	0.0	8.0	3.9	26.86	7.6	0.3
17	[B]Ramon Sessions[/B], CHA	2	25.0	.661	24.4	8.1	23.2	0.0	15.2	6.6	26.59	11.6	0.4
18	[B]Chris Paul[/B], LAC	3	34.0	.604	40.1	8.7	24.5	0.0	13.6	7.1	26.51	23.6	0.8
19	[B]J.J. Redick[/B], ORL	1	35.0	.795	31.3	0.0	16.9	0.0	11.0	6.0	26.21	8.2	0.3
20	Anthony Davis, NO	2	21.5	.660	0.0	4.4	21.1	14.3	19.1	16.9	25.87	9.2	0.3
21	Carl Landry, GS	3	26.3	.685	7.3	12.8	24.7	20.7	10.8	16.0	25.83	16.9	0.6
22	[B]Damian Lillard[/B], POR	3	38.3	.573	28.8	11.7	25.2	1.9	9.6	5.7	25.70	25.2	0.8

So, I guess what I'm saying is, don't get too excited just yet.

The league ebbs & flows. Right now it's flowing towards PG play. Interesting stats, indeed.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

What's interesting is, out of that list, Lillard would also have the best AST% (42.7% - better than Harden) and the 2nd best PER (22.0, behind LeBron)

Actually, they're ranked by PER. I re-edited it so it was clearer.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Actually, they're ranked by PER. I re-edited it so it was clearer.

Thanks. That was pretty brutal before.

So forget what I said about PER... his assist rate is still tops.

EDIT: WTF about his AST rate? Where are you getting these stats from? B-R.com has his at 42.7!

Also, do you hate him because he's American? Why do you hate America?

 

[KingSpeed]

Some of the players on that list have only played 1 game. Lillard has proven himself steady after 3.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

What's "VA"? Whatever it is, Lillard is fifth IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE in it. (Sadly, Jamal Crawford is fourth...)

 

[THE HCP]

Vagina's Attended

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Vagina's Attended

It that normalized to Per Minute?

 

[THE HCP]

It that normalized to Per Minute?

If it was for you guys it would be SECONDS.....

 

[BlazerCaravan]

If it was for you guys it would be SECONDS.....

Yeah, and the sloppy kind.

 

[jlprk]

I thought Nolan is 6-4 and Lillard is 6-3 but now I see them both listed as 6-2.