Team stats before the new lineup

[Bricklayer]

First of all, non-team stat:

Twins
BMcLemore 25.2min 9.4pts (.357 .345 .765) 3.3reb 1.1ast 0.8stl 0.2blk 1.0TO 2.2FL
MThornton 25.7min 8.8pts (.364 .284 .800) 3.0reb 1.1ast 0.8stl 0.3blk 0.5TO 1.4FL


Now team stats, w/ NBA Ranks and +/- change in Rank since first 6games:
PtsFor: 98.8 [NBA Rank: 17th +11]
FG%For: .433 [NBA Rank: 23rd +3]
3p%For: .335 [NBA Rank: 23rd +2]
3ptFGA: 21.4 [NBA Rank: 14th +6]
FT%For: .784 [NBA Rank: 6th +0]
FTAFor: 24.1 [NBA Rank: 11th +3]

PtsOpp: 101.9 [NBA Rank: 25th -8]
FG%Opp: .463 [NBA Rank: 25th +3]
3p%Opp: .388 [NBA Rank: 28th +1]

PtDiff: -3.1 [NBA Rank: 22nd --]
Rebound%: .501 [NBA Rank: 15th --]
Assists: 21.3 [NBA Rank: 17th +10]
Turnovers: 13.8 [NBA Rank: 3rd +17]
Steals: 8.1 [NBA Rank: 12th +2]
Blocks: 3.6 [NBA Rank: 29th +1]

In general a marked improvement from our opening 6 games with a lineup that has already been almost entirely traded away (except for Marcus McLemore above). Offensively we are...almost meh. Defensively we remain fugly, and will eternally until one of these trades nets us a defender. You know, guys who play well when the OTHER team has the ball. Strange concept all the best teams utilize that the Sacramento Kings have never figured out.

 

[Glenn]

This is the season for the big swing towards becoming better defensively. When? How? You can't simply get guys who are great on offense and depend on Malone's mindset to take care of the defense.

We'll be a lot of fun to watch with the fast breaks and all but will that win? Are we truly at the point where we'll settle for being entertained rather than winning?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

First of all, non-team stat:

Twins
BMcLemore 25.2min 9.4pts (.357 .345 .765) 3.3reb 1.1ast 0.8stl 0.2blk 1.0TO 2.2FL
MThornton 25.7min 8.8pts (.364 .284 .800) 3.0reb 1.1ast 0.8stl 0.3blk 0.5TO 1.4FL

Ben McLemore: $2,895,960
Marcus Thornton: $8,050,000

I'll be interested in tracking those "green" stats: for as much as people here didn't like Vasquez, he was a significant factor behind those two statistics.