Avery was shooting 38% behind the arc, above his career avg. Criticizing his RebRate when sharing the floor with Drummond is ridiculous. He struggled more finishing in the paint than he has in the past while also getting 24% of those shots blocked. It doesn't seem like he was used very efficiently.
2.7 boards per 36 is still not good for a (mostly) wing player, even if you're playing alongside the love child of Bill Russell and Dave Cowens. You rarely see player's' rebound rates fluctuate that much from one team or system to another. And 38% from beyond the arc doesn't mean that much if you're not getting up enough threes and/or taking so many ill-advised long twos that your ts% is under .500.
It absolutely is due to playing a completely different role. Avery is NEVER going to aggressively go after defensive rebounds when Drummond is on the floor nor should he. We've seen similar fluctuations with others who have played with Drummond....most notably our own Marcus Morris who had a RebRate of 16.9 the year in Phoenix, 12.8 and 12.4 next to Drummond, and 19.8 as a Celtic.
Paul George is clamps and the Thunder D is pretty damn good overall. Plus, Brodie is hitting a lot of his shots.
Standard NBA Dog Days of February performance. First game back home after time on the road also was likely a factor as that is a very difficult game to play. It's the second time OKC has taken it to the Warriors so something to keep an eye on......they could be one of those teams that matchup very well with them.
Just the mere rumour of Lebron having a meeting with the Warriors has infected them.
Have to hope it doesn’t lead to more problems down the road but at that size...
I totally remember this too. I think it may have been short video clips, and not gifs though. I did find this, which sort of jogs my memory. haven't figured out how to navaigate to different games though, but this shows a quick video of every 3PA for a specific game
And his FT % is still north of 60. I was a skeptic that it’d hold up but we’re 2/3 done with the season and he’s kept it up. Going to be an interest race for those last 2-3 spots in the East.
Yeah, but Donovan has a better haircut and suits. What do you say to that, Jed?
Kris Dunn practiced with the Bulls on Thursday. He's essentially been on bed rest for the past 3-4 weeks following the concussion so getting his conditioning back won't happen overnight. The part I'm scared about is that the Bulls are leaving it up to him to decide on participating in All Star Weekends Rising Stars Challenge.......he could look real ugly out there if he isn't back up to speed or really good in that type of setting.
Putting up some numbers on a brutally bad team is better than not putting up numbers on a brutally bad team but should be taken with a grain of salt. Bender had his best offensive game of the year last night vs Denver....didn't see it but Josh Jackson also got off 19 shots, someone has to shoot the ball in these games. The two prior were pretty brutal, 2-10 in a blowout loss to the Lakers and 12/6 in 31 minutes of a 50-point loss to the Spurs where you'd hope someone would step up in Booker's absence. I had the misfortune of having that Spurs game on in the background that night......good job, good effort ESPN.
I mentioned upthread that I had a chance to watch Bender a little and statistics notwithstanding, I think he's going to be really good. To me, the biggest thing is that he seems to be in the right place defensively and he can guard multiple positions. Those skills and the ability to shoot the 3P at a good clip would make him valuable enough but I think he goes further than 3&D.
