I missed that game, but it was off of a back to back on the road.Not my Cavs breh. Plus what happened to the T'Blazers yesterday, getting beat by the Timberwolves?
Now what we're going to do to the bulls after being well rested
I missed that game, but it was off of a back to back on the road.Not my Cavs breh. Plus what happened to the T'Blazers yesterday, getting beat by the Timberwolves?
That Westbrook commercial
Irving - 125 offensive player rating
Bron - 111 offensive player rating
LeBron James has often been criticized for being too passive. He’s proving lately that the more he passes, the more the Cavaliers win.
James was averaging 7.2 assists per game in his first 15 games this season. He's averaging 11.7 assists per game in his last three games. He has three straight games with double-digit assists for the first time since 2010, one shy of matching the longest streak of his career.
Lately, James has had the ball in his hands more often, resulting in many more passes. Using SportVU player tracking data on NBA.com, we can see that in his first 15 games he was averaging 78 touches and 52 passes per game. In his last three games, he's averaging 102 touches and 72 passes per game.
When James is more involved in the Cavs offense, it results in wins. He had 103 touches on Friday, and the Cavs are now 4-0 this season when he has 100 or more touches and 7-7 when he has fewer than 100.
They're also 7-1 when he has 90 or more touches and 4-6 when he does not.
But it's not just about touches. The more James passes the ball, the more they win as well. He had 77 passes on Friday, his second-most this season (82 vs. Bucks). The Cavs are 5-0 this season when he has 70 or more passes and 6-7 when he has fewer than 70.
James passed the ball on 75 percent of his touches (77 of 103) on Friday, his highest percentage in a game this season.
LeBron’s value
With more touches and more playmaking lately, LeBron’s value for the Cavs has shown.
The Cavs are 12.4 points better per 100 possessions with James on the court this season (plus-6.0 with him on the court, minus-6.4 off the court).
During the six-game win streak, his value is even more evident -- the Cavs are plus-22.6 with James on the court and minus-9.0 when he's on the bench (differential of 31.6).
And in the last three games, the difference in incredible -- plus-17.3 with James and minus-59.0 when he's off the court (76.3-point differential per 100 possessions).
The majority of those stats are from his last three games, basing them on how well he's played compared to the rest of his games (where he hasn't played as well). So really that adds more weight to my argument, since this discussion was talking about the first 17 games. Kyrie had the higher offensive rating through that stretch, so those #s really don't mean shyt, since you'll find that those on/off court numbers would be similar to Kyrie's.Lebron makes the other players better, Kyrie doesn't which is why he's playing more like a SG nand LBJ is playing more like a PG
Is LeBron too passive? Numbers say no
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/99629/is-lebron-too-passive-numbers-say-no
That imapct
A big part of that difference is in how James himself is playing. Earlier in the season he was doing a lot more ball stopping. Both him and Kyrie were. Of late the ball has been moving a lot more and nowhere near as sticky as it was earlier in the season which means more touches for everybody.Lebron makes the other players better, Kyrie doesn't which is why he's playing more like a SG nand LBJ is playing more like a PG
Is LeBron too passive? Numbers say no
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/99629/is-lebron-too-passive-numbers-say-no
That imapct
I told Gil this a year ago. He's hardheaded with Kyrie.Lebron makes the other players better, Kyrie doesn't which is why he's playing more like a SG nand LBJ is playing more like a PG
Is LeBron too passive? Numbers say no
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/99629/is-lebron-too-passive-numbers-say-no
That imapct
I told Gil this a year ago. He's hardheaded with Kyrie.
James Harden game is so fundamentally flawed it's crazy even though it's appealing to the analytics.
Virtually no midrange game, iso stepback 3's at the top of the arc, flail-flops FT's, and 0.2 shotclock bailout passes. If he could make 3's at a Klay Thompson type of percentage it'd be fine but considering he doesn't it's meant to fail.
It's so easy to scheme a player in a series when you have literally two methods to score. He's still a good player but the Rockets will forever be destined to go as far as Dwight Howard can carry them come postseason. McHale's lack of development of a real offense is killer also.
Naw , we more healthy than we were in portland, and rose back to attacking, plus liliard been shooting worst than rose latelyI missed that game, but it was off of a back to back on the road.
Now what we're going to do to the bulls after being well rested
He's a defensive juggernaut tho