Insane stat on Parsons defense

[rocketsballin]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/2/24/2 ... ento-kings

And here's a statistic: on 55 isolation possessions, opponents are shooting just seven for 44 against Parsons. That would be good for 15.9 percent.

i'm usually not deep with stats but i just saw this on clutchfans. thats insane for a rookie, even more crazy with his short armspan

[Zubby]

wow impressive
Why is he not in the rook/soph game?!? oh yea forgot... plays for the rockets

[Kal El]

wow pretty good stat. we know he is a pretty good defender, maybe there's potential there...

[texasholdem]

Why are good defenders such crappy free throw shooters? Chuck Hayes, Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, Dennis Rodman, Marcus Camby.

Not saying Parsons is at that level defensively but his FT shooting is bad like theirs. Makes it hard to keep them in at the end of the game without having to call time outs and swap players in and out.

[aznkillabeezZz]

Nobody knows him probably. I'm not surprised. He is deceptively athletic and hes tall good bball iq, so he can defend the opponent better. But he needs proactiv. There's always acne outbreak on his face.

[texasholdem]

maybe the acne is his secret weapon? it distracts his man just enough to miss.

[Zubby]

looks like Parsons cleared up the acne for tonight

[dream34]

Why are good defenders such crappy free throw shooters? Chuck Hayes, Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, Dennis Rodman, Marcus Camby.

Not saying Parsons is at that level defensively but his FT shooting is bad like theirs. Makes it hard to keep them in at the end of the game without having to call time outs and swap players in and out.

I understand the comparison with Bruce Bowen.. but comparing Parsons to Howard.. Wallace.. Camby?

[rocketsballin]

he's not comparing their defense, just listing a bunch of good defenders with bad ft%

he aslo said he doesnt think parsons is at their level

[Fire Mchale]

....he's also gotten to play Wes Johnson of the Wolves 4 times.....just sayin'.....

[chyau.00]

Why are good defenders such crappy free throw shooters? Chuck Hayes, Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, Dennis Rodman, Marcus Camby.

Not saying Parsons is at that level defensively but his FT shooting is bad like theirs. Makes it hard to keep them in at the end of the game without having to call time outs and swap players in and out.

kobe bryant..michael jordan...scottie pippen...gary payton...olajuwon...

[texasholdem]

Payton was a 73% career free throw shooter, not so good for a point guard.
Olajuwon was a 72% career free throw shooter.
Pippen was a 70% career free throw shooter.

3 great defenders. 3 mediocre foul shooters. Though Dream was clutch in end game situtations usually.

Kobe and Jordan both at 84%

[TMU]

Payton was a 73% career free throw shooter, not so good for a point guard.
Olajuwon was a 72% career free throw shooter.
Pippen was a 70% career free throw shooter.

3 great defenders. 3 mediocre foul shooters. Though Dream was clutch in end game situtations usually.

Kobe and Jordan both at 84%

Yeah pretty good compared to most centers.

[texasholdem]

Payton was a 73% career free throw shooter, not so good for a point guard.
Olajuwon was a 72% career free throw shooter.
Pippen was a 70% career free throw shooter.

3 great defenders. 3 mediocre foul shooters. Though Dream was clutch in end game situtations usually.

Kobe and Jordan both at 84%

Yeah pretty good compared to most centers.

Dream's career FT% is better than Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Vlade Divac, Mark Eaton, Mark West, Bill Walton, Rony Seikaly, Ralph Sampson, Pervis Ellison, Michael Cage, Olden Polynice, Greg Ostertag, Felton Spencer, Jon Koncak, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Rick Mahorn

But his career FT% is worse than Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brad Daugherty, Kevin Duckworth, Bill Cartwright, Luc Longley, Robert Parish, Sam Perkins, Sam Bowie, Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson, Jack Sikma, Benoit Benjamin, Joe Barry Carroll, Rik Smits, Kevin Willis, Hot Rod Williams, Bill Laimbeer, Antoine Carr, Arvydas Sabonis, Shawn Kemp, Rasheed Wallace, LaSalle Thompson

[TMU]

Payton was a 73% career free throw shooter, not so good for a point guard.
Olajuwon was a 72% career free throw shooter.
Pippen was a 70% career free throw shooter.

3 great defenders. 3 mediocre foul shooters. Though Dream was clutch in end game situtations usually.

Kobe and Jordan both at 84%

Yeah pretty good compared to most centers.

Dream's career FT% is better than Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Vlade Divac, Mark Eaton, Mark West, Bill Walton, Rony Seikaly, Ralph Sampson, Pervis Ellison, Michael Cage, Olden Polynice, Greg Ostertag, Felton Spencer, Jon Koncak, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Rick Mahorn

But his career FT% is worse than Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brad Daugherty, Kevin Duckworth, Bill Cartwright, Luc Longley, Robert Parish, Sam Perkins, Sam Bowie, Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson, Jack Sikma, Benoit Benjamin, Joe Barry Carroll, Rik Smits, Kevin Willis, Hot Rod Williams, Bill Laimbeer, Antoine Carr, Arvydas Sabonis, Shawn Kemp, Rasheed Wallace, LaSalle Thompson

No good?
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... offset=500

[rocketsballin]

Dream's career FT% is better than Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Vlade Divac, Mark Eaton, Mark West, Bill Walton, Rony Seikaly, Ralph Sampson, Pervis Ellison, Michael Cage, Olden Polynice, Greg Ostertag, Felton Spencer, Jon Koncak, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Rick Mahorn

But his career FT% is worse than Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brad Daugherty, Kevin Duckworth, Bill Cartwright, Luc Longley, Robert Parish, Sam Perkins, Sam Bowie, Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson, Jack Sikma, Benoit Benjamin, Joe Barry Carroll, Rik Smits, Kevin Willis, Hot Rod Williams, Bill Laimbeer, Antoine Carr, Arvydas Sabonis, Shawn Kemp, Rasheed Wallace, LaSalle Thompson

whoa, you pulled all those names out of your ass? that's one helluvan ass you got there

[texasholdem]

Dream #224 out of 581. Yao 6th
Hakeem was good in the clutch usually. I only listed centers he played against.

[texasholdem]

Dream's career FT% is better than Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Vlade Divac, Mark Eaton, Mark West, Bill Walton, Rony Seikaly, Ralph Sampson, Pervis Ellison, Michael Cage, Olden Polynice, Greg Ostertag, Felton Spencer, Jon Koncak, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Rick Mahorn

But his career FT% is worse than Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brad Daugherty, Kevin Duckworth, Bill Cartwright, Luc Longley, Robert Parish, Sam Perkins, Sam Bowie, Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson, Jack Sikma, Benoit Benjamin, Joe Barry Carroll, Rik Smits, Kevin Willis, Hot Rod Williams, Bill Laimbeer, Antoine Carr, Arvydas Sabonis, Shawn Kemp, Rasheed Wallace, LaSalle Thompson

whoa, you pulled all those names out of your ass? that's one helluvan ass you got there

it's team of the 80's night so I listed mostly players Dream played against in his era.