Team Statistical Progress

[Bricklayer]

On Jan 17th I did a stats thread based on our early season results, or lack thereof. It can be found here: http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/showthread.php?43665-A-Stat-Thread-Numbers-Thus-Far

I've been mentioning some of the individual progress in variosu grades threads, but thought I would start a new thread comparing the team numbers then, what they have been over the last 9 games, the change, and where we would rank if had been playing at the current pace all season:

Stat Last 9gms (thru Jan 17th) Change RankLast9

Pts For:
Last 9: 94.3 Jan17: (90.1) Change: +4.2 NBA Rank Last 9: 15th
Pts opp:
Last 9: 101.3 Jan17: (101.8) Change:-0.5 NBA Rank Last 9: 30th
Pt Diffential:
Last 9: -7.0 Jan17: (-11.7) Change:-4.7 NBA Rank Last 9: 27th
Home FG%:
Last 9: .416 Jan17: (.396) Change:+.020 NBA Rank Last 9: 30th
Opp FG%:
Last 9: .458 Jan17: (.478) Change:-.020 NBA Rank Last 9: 25th
Home 3pt%:
Last 9: .350 Jan17: (.258) Change:+.092 NBA Rank Last 9: 14th
Home FT%:
Last 9: .741 Jan17: (.736) Change:+.005 NBA Rank Last 9: 18th
Reb Diff:
Last 9: -1.1 Jan17: (-2.9) Change:+1.8 NBA Rank Last 9: 23rd
Turnovers:
Last 9: 15.2 Jan17: (15.9) Change:-0.7 NBA Rank Last 9: 15th
Assists:
Last 9: 18.7 Jan17: (14.6) Change:+4.1 NBA Rank Last 9: 25th
Steals:
Last 9: 8.1 Jan17: (8.2) Change:-0.1 NBA Rank Last 9: 12th
Blocks:
Last 9: 3.7 Jan17: (4.4) Change:-0.7 NBA Rank Last 9: 29th


Big Improvements: Pts For, Pt Differential, FG%, Opp FG%, 3pt%, Reb Differential, Assists
We are who we thought we were?: Opp Points, FT%, Turnovers, Steals
Going Backward: Blocks

 

[Spike]

So basically, we're scoring more points, but allowing the same number, which is keeping blowouts at bay. No surprise that assists have gone up as the rate of FG% has gone up as well.
Still a young/aggressive team, which is probably why TO and steals are constant - if Smart wants to keep running, the scoring will likely continue to stay high at both ends.
I didn't expect FT% to change too much. I think 75% as a team is pretty good, and we're almost there.
It's interesting that blocks have gone down - how does that tie into DMC getting more minutes and staying out of foul trouble? Is he not going after as many? Does Hayes' return into the lineup leave a void in that metric?

One thing is for sure: players having defined roles tend to create more consistency. Also, we're still near the bottom of the league in many categories, but we started out so poorly that it will take a month of awesomeness to climb out.

 

[The_Jamal]

Very cool to see. All we can ask for is to see improvement from these guys, and their a much better team than they were at the beginning of the year

 

[King Baller]

It is nice to see statistical improvement It is also nice to see some plays being ran and the team having success with them!

KB

 

[Kingster]

So basically, we're scoring more points, but allowing the same number, which is keeping blowouts at bay. No surprise that assists have gone up as the rate of FG% has gone up as well.
Still a young/aggressive team, which is probably why TO and steals are constant - if Smart wants to keep running, the scoring will likely continue to stay high at both ends.
I didn't expect FT% to change too much. I think 75% as a team is pretty good, and we're almost there.
It's interesting that blocks have gone down - how does that tie into DMC getting more minutes and staying out of foul trouble? Is he not going after as many? Does Hayes' return into the lineup leave a void in that metric?

One thing is for sure: players having defined roles tend to create more consistency. Also, we're still near the bottom of the league in many categories, but we started out so poorly that it will take a month of awesomeness to climb out.

My thought exactly.

Thanks for the stats, Brick. It will be very interesting to see what these stats are in about 15 games or so.