Trust us, if you like the stats you'll like watching the real team playing even more. Bad year to sit out.
Me, too. Win or lose it feels like the Lakers again to me for the first time in years. Luke has been instrumental in that. It's fun again.
yeah, rodg chose a bad time for interest to wane, particularly given that he'd endured the most recent fan traumas. that said, we can't control these things. i've been significantly less invested since my daughter was born (2+ years ago). pair life with living on the east coast (as i believe both rodg and i do), and you miss some games here and there. as it is, i usually have to check out at half time in order to get some sleep. still, though, the bits that i'm able to see are so much more uplifting than what i was motivated to avoid the past couple of years.
Point Guard Williams 90+ Russell 86 Huertas 79 Clarkson 65 Calderon 57++++++++++ Wing Williams 92++ Russell 84 Randle 77- Clarkson 70- Young 61+++ Nance 56+++ Ingram 49- Deng 45+ Peace 28* BIG Randle 83--- Black 85+ Mozgov 77+ Nance 75++ Robinson 64 Deng 57 Peace 50* Zubac 44* Points Per Possession* Nance 1.32 Randle 1.30 Young 1.28 Williams 1.27 Mozgov 1.23 Russell 1.22 Huertas 1.22 Black 1.21 TEAM 1.20 Robinson 1.17 Clarkson 1.09 Ingram 1.08 Calderon 1.07 Deng 1.02 Zubac 1.00 Peace 0.33 Win Projection: 40 Good new/bad news: the 40 wins are down, but I feel fairly confident saying that 35-45 is a good win range for this team.
man, 35 wins would be fantastic. i would lament how far the lakers have fallen, but i'm trying to enjoy the ascent back to respectability.
26 game improvement is 10th best in NBA history (well, as of 2010), so if the Lakers wind up with 43, they're on the list.
the current stretch has me feeling good (?) about my prediction of 33 wins, but i've certainly seen enough to suggest that it could inch closer to .500. i definitely wouldn't have predicted lou williams being the team's clear best player AND the team winning more than expected to happen simultaneously.
Point Guard Williams 89- Russell 86 Huertas 79 Clarkson 67++ Calderon 67++++++++++ Wing Williams 91- Russell 84 Randle 75-- Clarkson 71+ Young 61 Nance 56 Ingram 50+ Deng 45 Peace 28* BIG Randle 80--- Black 85 Mozgov 78+ Nance 75 Robinson 64 Deng 56- Peace 50* Zubac 44* LEADERS Scoring: Williams 6.87, Russell 6.30, Young 6.18 Passing: Russell 3.74, Williams 3.50, Randle 3.35 Hustle: Black 3.77, Nance 3.36, Mozgov 3.30 Points Per Possession* Calderon 1.34 Nance 1.32 Randle 1.28 Young 1.28 Williams 1.28 Mozgov 1.26 Russell 1.22 Huertas 1.22 TEAM 1.21 Black 1.20 Robinson 1.17 Clarkson 1.11 Ingram 1.11 Deng 1.01 Zubac 1.00 Peace 0.33 Win Projection: 41
Including both GSW games: Point Guard Williams 87-- Russell 86 Calderon 73++++++ Huertas 71-------- Clarkson 65-- Wing Williams 89-- Russell 84 Randle 75 Clarkson 70- Young 60- Nance 55- Peace 50++++++++++++++++++++++(now official) Ingram 49- Deng 45 BIG Black 87++ Randle 80 Mozgov 77- Nance 74- Robinson 65+ Deng 56 Peace 54++++ Zubac 44* LEADERS Scoring: Williams 6.81, Russell 6.30, Clarkson 6.15 Passing: Huertas 4.71, Russell 3.74, Calderon 3.70 Hustle: Black 3.80, Robinson 3.78, Nance 3.29 Points Per Possession* Calderon 1.32 Nance 1.30 Randle 1.28 Young 1.27 Mozgov 1.25 Williams 1.24 Russell 1.22 Huertas 1.19 Black 1.19 TEAM 1.19 Clarkson 1.10 Peace 1.08 Ingram 1.03 Deng 1.02 Zubac 1.00 Robinson 0.68 Win Projection: 38
Point Guard Williams 87 Russell 86 Huertas 73++ Calderon 71-- Clarkson 60----- Wing Williams 92+++ Russell 84 Randle 71---- Clarkson 64------ Young 61+ Nance 55 Ingram 48- Peace 44------ Deng 43--- BIG Black 87 Randle 80 Mozgov 76- Nance 75+ Robinson 74+++++++++ Peace 60++++++ Deng 56 Zubac 49* Win Projection: 33 (ouch)
Through 31 games Point Guard Williams 88+ Russell 85- Huertas 72- Calderon 71 Clarkson 62++ Wing Williams 92 Russell 83- Randle 69-- Clarkson 66++ Young 63++ Nance 54- Deng 48+++++ Ingram 46-- Peace 42-- BIG Black 86- Randle 78-- Robinson 75+ Mozgov 75- Nance 74- Deng 61+++++ Peace 58-- Zubac 42* Win Projection: 29
