[Grades] Grades v. Nuggets 11/5/2014

[Bricklayer]

To give you some idea, here are Shaq's per36 numbers the first 10 years of his career:

92-93: 22.2pts 13.2reb 1.8ast 0.7stl 3.4blk .584TS%
93-94: 26.5pts 12.0reb 2.2ast 0.8stl 2.6blk .605TS%
94-95: 28.5pts 11.1reb 2.6ast 0.9stl 2.4blk .588TS%
95-96: 26.5pts 11.0reb 2.9ast 0.6stl 2.1blk .570TS%
96-97: 24.8pts 11.9reb 2.9ast 0.9stl 2.7blk .556TS%
97-98: 28.1pts 11.3reb 2.4ast 0.6stl 2.4blk .587TS%
98-99: 27.2pts 11.1reb 2.4ast 0.8stl 1.7blk .584TS%
99-00: 26.7pts 12.3reb 3.4ast 0.4stl 2.7blk .578TS%
00-01: 26.2pts 11.6reb 3.4ast 0.6stl 2.5blk .574TS%
01-02: 27.1pts 10.6reb 3.0ast 0.6stl 2.0blk .590TS%

here's Boogie right now:

13-14: 29.8pts 13.2reb 2.2ast 1.5stl 1.5blk .591TS%


So that's what your watching.

 

[mac]

I think Landry is very key for us going forward. He's our only real scoring threat off the bench, and given Ramon's shaky play I feel that our bench is going to be the main determinant of our success. If our bench plays well it looks like we'll be very competitive in most games.

 

[Prince_XY]

As for the pole:

Win @PHX
Win @OKC THunder
Loss @DAl
Loss @MEM
Loss SAS
Win NOP

7-4
Pretty damn good considering the teams we've played so far.
Can't wait till we get some games with the Lakers and Philly

I agree with your projected WINS. Phoenix, Oklahoma, and New Orleans just don't have enough All-Star players to impose their will and win against our surging team.

The other teams though are not sure losses for us. Remember, we have 2 of the best players in the NBA in Cousins and Gay and we have one of the best on-court leadership in Collison.

Loss @ Dallas
Dallas Mavericks has Nowitzki, Parsons, and Elis. That is an awesome trio, but right now we have an inspired personnel who can neutralize these guys defensively at any given night. JT or even Casspi can guard the aging Nowitzki and render him with an off-night. Gay and Collison can cancel out Parsons and Elis respectively.

Who do they have against Cousins?

Loss @Memphis
This team looks dangerous with their main guys of Gasol, Randolph, and Conley plus solid veteran role-players. But are they really better against our potent trio of Cousins, Gay, and Collison and inspired role-players? I don't think so. I know Randolph will be a handful, but so is Rudy Gay will be a handful for them.

If both teams play their A-game, I believe the refs will determine who wins. Home court advantage tips the scale towards Memphis, but who knows what the refs will do?

Loss @ San Antonio
This will be a very hard match-up for us. Their main guys are aging, but they are still performing at a very high level. They wouldn't be called the defending champions for nothing. The team is just solid through and through. If we win, it is because the Spurs let us win.

I think we can be 5-1, but I'll stick with my conservative 4-2.

 

[Jeremy Fraser]

Reggie "The Stretch 4" Evans

 

[Tetsujin]

Loss @ Dallas
Dallas Mavericks has Nowitzki, Parsons, and Elis. That is an awesome trio, but right now we have an inspired personnel who can neutralize these guys defensively at any given night. JT or even Casspi can guard the aging Nowitzki and render him with an off-night. Gay and Collison can cancel out Parsons and Elis respectively.

Who do they have against Cousins?

Fat Tyson Chandler.

 

[Prince_XY]

Fat Tyson Chandler.

And you think he is good enough for the "new and improved" Cousins?

 

[mac]

And you think he is good enough for the "new and improved" Cousins?

Enough to hold Cousins to zero points on 0-20 shooting? Obviously not. Good enough to make it a lot more difficult for Cuz than most teams? Yes.

 

[Chubbs]

And you think he is good enough for the "new and improved" Cousins?

No. I think we are down to Marc gasol/Randolph and bogut that can truly bother Boogie.

I think he goes right through Chandler. Can't wait for the bOogie destruction tour that is about to tour the NBA!

 

[Tetsujin]

And you think he is good enough for the "new and improved" Cousins?

Were he three years younger? He'd make things difficult. Now? We'll see.

 

[206Fan]

I doubt Chandler will be able to stop Cousins, but he'd make it a pain in the ass for him. I really want to see Cuz vs Memphis.

 

[Gilles]

Against Memphis Boogie certainly could use long jumper falling like in the last game, i.e. automatically every time.