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Friday Afternoon Notes

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz on Fri, 12/08/06, 02:28pm:

Category: General

Free Darko's Big Baby assembles a sublime menagerie of great basketball archetypes. It must be seen to be believed.
Per John R., check out Chad Ford's Daily Dish podcast with Coach Mike Dunleavy.
According to the trusty Pro Sports Daily's NBA Rumors, today, by my count, is the first since opening night 2004 that Corey Maggette hasn't been mentioned in a trade rumor. Remember that you've heard it here: Corey's contract is far too valuable for the Clippers to move. At this juncture - assuming that Corey will logically opt out after next season - the contract is reasonable in both dollars and years. Barring a meltdown in the locker room, it's not going to happen before Draft Day 2007. Though I did hear one rumor this morning that Corey was headed to Burma in exchange for the unconditional release of political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi.
As alluded to in the previous post, the Clippers' efficiency stats are exactly where you'd expect them to be. The team excels in overall defensive efficiency [8^th in EFF, 9^th in eFG], with a low forced turnover rate [a stat I find more reflective of a team's philosophy than its ability]. Offensively, the Clips are struggling in overall efficiency [19^th in EFF, 25^th in eFG], but are excelling at keeping turnovers low [9^th], working the offensive glass, and getting to the line [7^th]. Some random stat facts for you:

Corey Maggette is third in the league in free throws made per shot attempt.

Quinton Ross is the least turnover-prone player in the league by a startling margin.

Shaun Livingston is now 10^th in the league in assist ratio.

The Clippers usage leaders are Cassell, Maggette, and Brand - in that order - with Brand much, much closer to 4^th place Tim Thomas than to Maggette.

Comments

Wow, great stats Clipperblog. Yes, Q Ross is #1 in the NBA in steals/turnovers at 3.00.

The only player of consequence even close is Artest at 1.46. I know that Artest gets a lot more touches, but the point is that Q adds on the defensive end and does not subtract on offense. He is a great basketball player.

Corey Maggette has always been an efficient scorer. He led the league in FT Made in 03-04, and has twice averaged over 20 PPG on very few FGA.

Who can forget Corey scoring 25 points on 8 FGA in Game 6 vs. Phoenix.

12/08/06 14:53:22

bootstrenf wrote:

the basketball in elton's hand looks kind of small

12/08/06 15:22:09

bootstrenf wrote:

and i guess he used to be a little flashy...notice the rock in his left ear...

12/08/06 15:26:49

Craig wrote:

As I read this, I'm listening to the sports news on KSPN that Iverson is demanding a trade. Seems they'd gladly trade him for Maggs and Livy. I would say NO to that. However, If you substituted Sam for Livy, I'd say do it!

12/08/06 15:54:23

Craig wrote:

I'd even got with Cat and Maggs for A.I., just not Livy.

12/08/06 16:47:24

ry wrote:

we can't have iverson here. first of all, we can't trade cassell to philly because he won't report there. they don't win and with ai criticizing the coaching staff, sam won't even think twice. second, iverson would completely cancel out livingston on the offensive end, so any trade for ai should involved livingston and we should hang up the phone right there.

12/08/06 22:46:44

runescape gold wrote:

There are many good , young players who couldn't make it to NBA. If NBA can pick atleast 25 players every year and groom them for International Basketball, that would be great. NBA is rich enough to allocate enough funds on these players. If NBA loves USA, this is one of the ways to prove it. To win world championship, year-long total coomitment is required. Asking NBA players to sign up for this tournament is ridiculous.

04/11/08 19:07:55