Our defense is drastically different each half.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #1 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:49 am

By Quarters:

First: 50.2% (555-1,105)
Second: 51.4% (524-1,019)
Third: 43.9% (456-1,039)
Fourth: 42.0% (424-1,010)
Overtime: 37.5% (27-72)

First half defense is one of the worst percentage wise, Second half defense is one of the best percentage wise.

http://newsok.com/percentages-say-thund ... tory_title

Post #2 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:50 am

I'm not sure whether that is encouraging or not.

Post #3 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:53 am

We also score less in those quarters:

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fa ... rs/11/21/1

There's no denying the 3rd quarter is the team's best overall. +1.5 in the third quarter.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #4 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:54 am

I think it's encouraging. We just need to get it in the players heads that we can't just outscore everyone, and have to put forth more effort to start games.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #5 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:58 am

slick_watts wrote:We also score less in those quarters:

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fa ... rs/11/21/1

There's no denying the 3rd quarter is the team's best overall. +1.5 in the third quarter.

nice site, thanks. I'm looking at other good defensive teams, and none of them have a drastic difference in defensive performance between the 1st half and 2nd half. If we could just get the guys to play some defense in the 1st half we could be a top 10 defense....

Post #6 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:05 am

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fa ... rs/10/21/1

Same deal last season, third quarter the best.

But look at the first quarter last year. We won first quarters by 1.3. This year we're losing them.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #7 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:09 am

yep, an encouraging sign is that our crunch time offense is much better. Even though we complain a lot about it, its not much worse than some of the "great" teams.

Post #8 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:14 am

This is why I think a starting lineup change will have a big effect on the team. Either bring in Ibaka for Green or Harden for Thabo. Either (or both) of those switches could stabilize things.

Kejdi35 · Post #9 » by **Kejdi35** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:43 am

I think despite your opinion that Ibaka should come to the basic composition for Kristic. then the game will be more reliable than the defense of Nenad

Sinant · Post #10 » by **Sinant** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:12 am

Speaking of defense, am I crazy or would Mike Brown be a shrewd pickup as the lead defensive assistant for the Thunder?