Stat of the Day: Raps flirting with history

[supersub15]

Here are the best offences and worst defences since the advent of the 3-pt shot in the 1979-1980 season:

Best Offences
2009-2010 Toronto Raptors: 118.1
1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers: 115.6
1991-1992 Chicago Bulls: 115.5
1987-1988 Boston Celtics: 115.4
1995-1996 Chicago Bulls: 115.2
1994-1995 Orlando Magic: 115.1
1990-1991 Chicago Bulls: 114.6
2004-2005 Phoenix Suns: 114.5
1996-1997 Chicago Bulls: 114.4
1981-1982 Denver Nuggets: 114.3
1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers: 114.1
1989-1990 Los Angeles Lakers: 114.0
2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers: 113.9
2006-2007 Phoenix Suns: 113.9
1988-1989 Los Angeles Lakers: 113.8
2007-2008 Utah Jazz: 113.8
1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers: 113.3
1992-1991 Phoenix Suns: 113.3
1997-1998 Utah Jazz: 112.7
2001-2002 Dallas Mavericks: 112.2
2003-2004 Dallas Mavericks: 112.1
2005-2006 Dallas Mavericks: 111.8
1993-1994 Phoenix Suns: 111.7
1983-1984 Detroit Pistons: 111.5
2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks: 110.7
1982-1983 Los Angeles Lakers: 110.5
1979-1980 Los Angeles Lakers: 109.5
1980-1981 Denver Nuggets: 109.4
2000-2001 Milwaukee Bucks: 108.8
1998-1999 Indiana Pacers: 108.7
1999-2000 Indiana Pacers: 108.5

Raptors just obliterating every possible dynasty team on the offensive, from the Showtime Lakers to Michael's Bulls.

Worst Defences
2009-2010 Toronto Raptors: 120.3
1990-1991 Denver Nuggets: 114.7
1992-1991 Dallas Mavericks: 114.7
2008-2009 Sacramento Kings: 114.7
2005-2006 Seattle Supersonics: 114.4
1989-1990 Orlando Magic: 114.3
1981-1982 Denver Nuggets: 113.9
1995-1996 Philadelphia 76ers: 113.0
1984-1985 Golden State Warriors: 113.0
1994-1995 Detroit Pistons: 112.9
1987-1988 Golden State Warriors: 112.9
2007-2008 Milwaukee Bucks: 112.8
1991-1992 Minnesota Timberwolves: 112.4
1985-1986 Chicago Bulls: 112.4
1983-1984 San Diego Clippers: 112.4
1996-1997 San Antonio Spurs: 112.3
2006-2007 Memphis Grizzlies: 112.3
1986-1987 Los Angeles Clippers: 112.3
1993-1994 Washington Bullets: 112.2
1997-1998 Denver Nuggets: 112.1
1988-1989 Charlotte Hornets: 112.1
2004-2005 Los Angeles Lakers: 111.4
1980-1981 Dallas Mavericks: 110.8
2003-2004 Orlando Magic: 110.4
1979-1980 Utah Jazz: 110.4
1998-1999 Denver Nuggets: 110.4
1999-2000 Los Angeles Clippers: 110.1
1982-1983 Dallas Mavericks: 109.8
2002-2003 Golden State Warriors: 109.5
2001-2002 Houston Rockets: 108.6
2000-2001 Washington Wizards: 107.8

Now, this is not funny, almost 6 points worse than the worst ever defence.

Now, I don't know which record they'll beat, but I have a feeling one of the 2 records will fall. The only other team to have the best offence and the worst defence at the same time were the 1981-1982 Denver Nuggets (that team won 42 games).

[Centre Court]

Jay Triano's "protect the house" defence sure ain't working. I thought Jay wanted the Raps to be a top ten defence?

[RocLaFamilia]

Sigh i knew from the title it would be something like this. Hey SS could you put up a stat from the start of the season Opponents:
1) PER
2) FG%

but in regards to position? not sure if you can do this, I am just curious to see the defense from this angle.

[chsh22]

So SS, with where our offense is, where would we need to bring our dRtg to in order to win say, 50 games? 106?

[Yuri Vaultin]

Jay Triano's "protect the house" defence sure ain't working. I thought Jay wanted the Raps to be a top ten defence?

Sheesh... Shows what you know CC - they are top ten. Look, they're at the top of Supersub's list. That must be good!

[Kayjay]

GOAT and WOAT at the same time.

This is something special for sure.

[supersub15]

So SS, with where our offense is, where would we need to bring our dRtg to in order to win say, 50 games? 106?

With the same level of offence, they'd need to bring the DRtg down to 114.4 to get to 50 wins.

[raptorforlife88]

Awesome. So this team is simultaneously better than the Showtime Lakers and worse than the 1990 Nuggets.

[D-Wins-RingsIMO]

ugh, well 1 out of 2 aint bad. Maybe I'm a pessimist but I feel we're going to slide further from the top of the offensive cat. than move up the defensive rankings. Internalizing in my mind I can find it easier to explain away such positive variance on a couple of players - particularly Bargs insane 3pt%, Bosh's insane FTA/FGA stat than to explain away the reverse side ..... that a cross section of 3pt shooters and glass crashers on 7 teams aren't just running hot vs us.

[kingkao]

I'm pretty sure the opponents PPG of 120 will not last or else, the Raptors are doomed, don't see us outscoring many opponents if that is the case.

[Centre Court]

Jay Triano's "protect the house" defence sure ain't working. I thought Jay wanted the Raps to be a top ten defence?

Sheesh... Shows what you know CC - they are top ten. Look, they're at the top of Supersub's list. That must be good!

Yup, its always good to be the #1 worst in something.

[youngLion]

Wow that's truly staggering. I don't think the team will stay at that level in either category, but it's certainly something to watch.

Edit: Just noticed last year's Blazers squad on the offense list. Were they really that good?

[ATLTimekeeper]

I knew I was watching history when Matt Bonner trotted in from the 3 point line for an uncontested dunk.

What's amazing is that our pace is pretty average, so it's not like our guys are too tired to defend. We also aren't sporting a novelty line-up with undersized forwards or anything.

The most disturbing thing is that you can't blame any of this on 9 new faces. It doesn't take chemistry to block a guy out or chase a loose ball. It doesn't take chemistry to stay in front of your man. I don't see how it can get better without a change to the starting line-up.

The offense can get better, I believe. Guys like Antoine Wright need to be reigned in. If he's going to put the ball on the floor it should be to create an open look for a teammate. DeRozan looks like he's out of synch with Jose. Belinelli needs more consistent playing time. I got the feeling he wouldn't have played at all last night if Wright hadn't significantly crapped the bed on both sides of the floor.

[Schadenfreude]

So SS, with where our offense is, where would we need to bring our dRtg to in order to win say, 50 games? 106?

With the same level of offence, they'd need to bring the DRtg down to 114.4 to get to 50 wins.

...which, as you might notice, would still leave us as one of the five worst defensive teams of the shot clock era.

[ldnk]

I think everyone misunderstood Triano's "protect this house" philosophy. Last year, Chris Bosh's house was robbed three times. So far, he has yet to experience a break-in since he purchased a Zone Alarm security system. Kudos Chris.