Some Positive numbers of late

tamaraw08 · Post #1 » by **tamaraw08** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 4:14 pm

1. Lakers still at 11th in DRTG even that tough 10-12 day stretch where they lost 4-6 good defenders due to protocol.
2. Avery Bradley has hit 40% from 3 so far for the season.
3. Very Small sample size but Ariza is shooting 66.7 % from 3.
4. Melo is still at 39.3% from 3 while Lebron has been shooting great the past 11 games only failing to hit above 33% for just 2 out of 11 games.
5. Last 3 games they have held their opponents to under 107 pts/game.

Post #2 » by **Slava** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 4:33 pm

The key number is that we lead the league in pace and also bottom 4 in turnover rate. Something’s gotta give there if we are to make progress on offense.

Ball so hard · Post #3 » by **Ball so hard** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 5:14 pm

Hate to be that guy, but I couldn't refrain from :lol:

when I saw you mentioned Ariza's small sample size (credit for mentioning) of 6-9 from 3s. This is such a meaningless number... it means as much as a guy going 0-9 in a single game. Numbers have been positive, albeit with a huge caveat. The quality of most of our opponents has been mediocre at best. I'm sorry but I just can't get too excited about keeping Portland and T-wolves (both teams with key players out) to below 107 points. You know you're at rock bottom when McLemore leads your team in FGAs in any game.

tamaraw08 · Post #4 » by **tamaraw08** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 5:46 pm

Ball so hard wrote:Hate to be that guy, but I couldn't refrain from when I saw you mentioned Ariza's small sample size (credit for mentioning) of 6-9 from 3s. This is such a meaningless number... it means as much as a guy going 0-9 in a single game. Numbers have been positive, albeit with a huge caveat. The quality of most of our opponents has been mediocre at best. I'm sorry but I just can't get too excited about keeping Portland and T-wolves (both teams with key players out) to below 107 points. You know you're at rock bottom when McLemore leads your team in FGAs in any game.

Note that I just didn't say "small sample size" I said VERY SMALL SAMPLE SIZE ! :wink:

I forgot to mention Monk is averaging 18 pts last 5 games too.
But hey, if you want to be in the Lakers' I hate this lineup club and every game you want to yell, Westbrook sucks, THT sucks, DA Jordan sucks, then be my guess. BTW Sky is blue, water is wet too.

ROballer · Post #5 » by **ROballer** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 5:49 pm

Lakers are 12-3 when Austin Reaves plays 15 mins or more.

7-16 when he doesn't.

tamaraw08 · Post #6 » by **tamaraw08** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 10:00 pm

ROballer wrote:Lakers are 12-3 when Austin Reaves plays 15 mins or more.

7-16 when he doesn't.

I'm not going to lie, I really like Austin. A 4 man combo of him with Lebron, Westbrook and Melo, they are +18 in 67 mins.
A 3-man combo of him, Lebron and Westbrook they are a +19.8 in 90.50 mins
They are a Plus +12 in ORTG WHEN he's on the court and a -4.0 without him.
One of the reasons of why I have reservations on keeping and using a roster spot on Stanley Johnson, another defensive 6-6 guy who can't shoot.