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[A1FromDay1]

So Ant has had a lot of extra usage since Karl went down. With this usage we have seen a rise in all of his averages. He is now somewhere around 31.1 per game in the 7 since Karl went out. But what I want to talk about is the rest of the team. People always ask how can such a limited offensive team compete without their number 2. Well, our team is far from limited. In 5 of the 7 games our team has had a at least 1 non Ant 20 point performance. In some of those 5, they have had 2. In 1 Ant went for 19 and Naz went for 34. With so many capable and dynamic scores, maybe the media is asking the wrong questions.

1: Indy, Ant 44, Gobert 18.
2: Cavs, Ant 19, Naz 34
3: LAL, Ant 25, Naz 25
4: LAC, Ant, 37, NAW, 28, Mike 23
5: Jazz, Ant, 31, Mike 25, Naz 22
6: Jazz, Ant 32, Naz 17
7: Denver, Ant, 30, Jaden 26.

We have 4 guys in Naz, NAW, Mike, and Jaden who are not max players who on any given night can drop 20+. When is the last time we could say that?

I agree with you, but I wouldn't say NAW can drop 20+ on any given night. He's done it only twice this season and once last leason.

[A1FromDay1]

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I think the first of the 6 games Jokic had more TOs than assists this year was the first one against us, when they were 4-0.

[A1FromDay1]

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I don’t think he had an assist in the first half, (wonder how long it’s been since that happened, and I don’t think he had an assist in the 3rd either.) I like the approach of turning him into a scorer and making the rest of the Nuggets create for themselves.

Yes, his first assist came mid 4th quarter. He opted to attack the basket more and it worked great for them.

[Klomp]

Wins in a season
58 (2003-04)
51 (2002-03)
50 (2001-02, 1999-00)
48 (2023-24) *12 games remaining

[winforlose]

Wins in a season
58 (2003-04)
51 (2002-03)
50 (2001-02, 1999-00)
48 (2023-24) *12 games remaining

If Karl was healthy and the whole team stayed healthy from the beginning of that road trip, I think we would be at 60 this year. As it is. I think 55-56 is a reasonable goal.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

54-56 for me too. By the way, on last 5 games ( small sample size), Mike is 17.1 PPG per game. Nice to see old Mike turning slowly into PO mode.

[winforlose]

54-56 for me too. By the way, on last 5 games ( small sample size), Mike is 17.1 PPG per game. Nice to see old Mike turning slowly into PO mode.

I like that Mike has scored more than 20 in 3 of the last 5. It is a great shot in the arm for the team while KAT is out.

[shrink]

Wins in a season
58 (2003-04)
51 (2002-03)
50 (2001-02, 1999-00)
48 (2023-24) *12 games remaining

Just win the rest.

[winforlose]

“ They’ve been at their best offensively with reserves on the floor. Nickeil-Alexander Walker, Jordan McLaughlin and Monte Morris have combined to shoot 35-for-71 (48%) from 3-point range and register a 57/11 assist/turnover ratio over the nine games.”

Copied from NBA power rankings this week.

https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2023-24-week-23

[Klomp]

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The full Finch quote:
"I’ve always been a big believer that the shooting comes from the spacing. If we space well and we create the right advantages, then we should be able to get to the right shots from the three-point line. Naz has committed to taking eight threes a game. Ant took eight. So guys are just committed to taking the three, and particularly when it’s been created for them. We haven’t made a conscious decision to say hey we need to shoot more threes because Kat’s not here. It’s a by-product of our spacing."

I think the three PG lineups have been a big reason for the increased spacing and increased 3s. Spacing, ball movement and high IQs.

[Klomp]

“ They’ve been at their best offensively with reserves on the floor. Nickeil-Alexander Walker, Jordan McLaughlin and Monte Morris have combined to shoot 35-for-71 (48%) from 3-point range and register a 57/11 assist/turnover ratio over the nine games.”

Copied from NBA power rankings this week.

https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2023-24-week-23

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[BlacJacMac]

If he ever was, SloMo is no longer a drag on our offense (from Canis):

November and December he had 110 AST / 43 TO. ORTGs were 109 and 106
February and March he's had 99 AST / 18 TO. ORTGs have been 129 and 123

[winforlose]

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Rudy is a beast. You know your the DPOY when the next closest person in points saved is 50 behind you.

[Klomp]

Shameless plug of my own stat, but I don't care.

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[winforlose]

“ StatMuse: Top 4 defensive ratings this season: 104.4 — Gobert 106.9 — Wemby 108.3 — KAT 108.7 — Jokic pic.twitter.com/1MOUCLsLy8 1 hour ago – via Twitter statmuse
Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs”

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[frankenwolf]

Shameless plug of my own stat, but I don't care.

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Hey Klomp - what about FG%?

Just curious.

[shrink]

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Hey Klomp - what about FG%?

Just curious.

Yes, I was also curious if many stats had the same type of distribution. (19 or more winning teams in the top 23 of a stat).

[Klomp]

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Hey Klomp - what about FG%?

Just curious.

Yes, I was also curious if many stats had the same type of distribution. (19 or more winning teams in the top 23 of a stat).

Well, first of all, Orlando plummeted from 23rd to 24th after yesterday's game.

FG% is not quite distributed the same, but similar. The top 15 in FG% are above .500, but then the last four are 22-24 and 26.

I think the next stat that correlates to winning the most is actually turnovers. On a per game basis, you have all 19 in the top 25, including 15 of the top 18.

[Note30]

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Rudy is a beast. You know your the DPOY when the next closest person in points saved is 50 behind you.

FVV must be defensive 1st team then lol

[Klomp]

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