Pick and Scroll, Dunks, Blocks, and Mid-Range Jump Shots Edition
Nathan Begley | Monday, August 16, 2010 at 12:26PM Your daily (Mon-Fri) roundup of links from around the blogosphere, typically Trail Blazers related.
- Team USA may have rolled France, but Nicolas Batum had a decent showing and a monster dunk on Tyson Chandler. For being so lithe, Batum sure can throw it down hard. As a side note, I wish that I didn’t see tape on Batum’s shoulder and I hope that it’s a preventative measure.
- Speaking of the Flying Frenchman, Austin Burton from Dime Magazine caught up with Nic and asked him about the French team, Nic’s role in Portland, and the trades of Travis Outlaw and Martell Webster.
- Strangely enough, the Huffington Post has taken up fifth and final post on the value of a blocked shot. Again, Blazers Marcus Camby and Joel Przybilla rank extremely well and if he had played more minutes, it’s likely that Greg Oden would have ranked highly as well.
- Speaking of statistics, Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman had this quote (emphasis added):
The other major improvement in Westbrook’s game was his mid-range jump shot. Westbrook’s total shooting percentage last year was just 41.8 percent, only percentage points above the paltry 39.8 percent of field goals he connected on as a rookie. But anyone who looks beyond stats can see how much better Westbrook became as a free-throw line extended shooter. That new skill helped transform him into an almost unstoppable performer down the stretch of the regular season and into the playoffs, as defenders had to now respect his pull-up jumper as well as his ability to dart to the basket.
Actually one does not need to “look beyond” statistics to check Mayberry’s claim that Russell Westbrook is an improved mid-range jump shooter. They just need to select the right statistic. For instance, HoopData has Westbrook’s FG% and eFG% by shot location and more specifically, NBA Hot Spots will tell you that there was only one spot on the floor where Russell Westbrook shot even a remotely acceptable percentage from midrange and that poor spot is drowned by Westbrook’s attempts from elsewhere. Russell Westbrook has not become a “much better” shooter in the midrange and even the one spot Westbrook hit a good percentage from was on a paltry 84 attempts.
Now, I’m no Westbrook hater—he is a good passer and an exceptional rebounder for his position. Westbrook brings a ton of athleticism and physical tools to the table, however, what he does not bring, is a decent midrange jumpshot.
- Sebastian Pruiti takes a look at point guards who are successful in the post, starring Portland’s own Andre Miller.
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