Tom Liston
Happy Holidays! All I wanted for Christmas was more playing time for Julian Wright. I received it, but unfortunately it was due to injuries and a bone head ejection. The end of the calendar year, is a pretty useless milestone for the NBA season (after 41 games, or during all-star break is certainly more natural),…
For the first time in awhile, I believe the Raptors are in the strongest position in years. Huh?! Bear with me.
[Editor’s note: defintions for these metrics can be found here.] The Wright Move “…intensity becomes infectious…You’ve got to play at both ends of the floor if you’re going to be successful” – Jay Triano Our wings have potential to score in bunches, but consistency has been an issue. Sonny Weems and Linas Kleiza broke out…
Are our wings allergic to passing? Is our three point defending or shooting more of an issue? Is Bargnani an all-star? Why didn't Kleiza's international success translate over to this season?
Was Bosh holding back Bargnani's game? Can someone be nicknamed "Money" when they're this cold? How has Bayless performed so far?
Is Bayless performing that much worse than Jack? For all the knocks on Bayless’ inability to pass, his assist percentage isn’t that far behind “pass first” PG Jose Calderon. Problem is his turnover percentage is quite high. Does Amir's contract looks better than Drew Gooden's> Just how hot was Andrea Bargnani this week in our…
Has DeRozan's shooting improved? Who should start? Jack or Calderon? Has Johnson broken out of his slump? Guess who's ranked two and three in the league for rebounding?
Welcome to a new idea here at RR. The goal of Statophile is to produce a weekly summary of advanced metrics - to analyse beyond what's beyond the basic boxscore. We will also address a few perceptions from readers each week and look to confirm or bust them.
How much freedom should the players have? And what impact could that have on compensation?
We attended 3 days and 2 Raptors games live. I think there is too much criticism that summer league is "a waste of time" and "you cannot learn anything". Why? You can observe, among other things.
We obviously have three players that have different skill sets, but its still an interesting comparison. The analysis is about what assets we are obtaining versus the asset we are "losing".
There is a fair bit of commentary about Davis' poor second season. So, how does Davis compare to the rest of the draft class and other two bigs we mentioned? His numbers stack up quite well against the two: Mr. Davis gets to the line more often, rebounds well and has the best block-to-PF ratio…