Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Advanced Scouting: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
The Thunder comes to town with two elite scorers, but both Durant and Westbrook have offensive weaknesses. Can the Spurs withstand Oklahoma’s young guns?
The Thunder comes to town with two elite scorers, but both Durant and Westbrook have offensive weaknesses. Can the Spurs withstand Oklahoma’s young guns?
Ah yes, the second night of a back-to-back. In previous years, tonight would treat us to a game where the Spurs would show their age and wear down late in the contest. Sloppy plays would occur and fans would thank their lucky stars that there are no back-to-backs in the playoffs. But since infusing some [...]
Ed. Note: After the games Tim and I have been posting charts like the one below. For those of you who are not familiar, the four factors were developed by basketball statistician Dean Oliver. Their purpose is to indicate who shot the ball well (effective field goal percentage), who took care of the ball (turnover [...]