| NAME | POS | GP | MIN | WP48 | PoP48 | WINS | PTS | REB | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston | PG | 82 | 3040 | .088 | -0.3 | 5.56 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Shane Battier | SF | 82 | 2988 | .187 | 2.7 | 11.63 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Chuck Hayes | PF | 78 | 1714 | .232 | 4.1 | 8.29 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| Luther Head | SG | 80 | 2211 | .166 | 2.1 | 7.63 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 80 | 2123 | .053 | -1.4 | 2.35 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| John Lucas | PG | 47 | 383 | -.010 | -3.4 | -0.08 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| Tracy McGrady | SF | 71 | 2539 | .111 | 0.4 | 5.85 | 33.0 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Yao Ming | C | 48 | 1624 | .136 | 1.1 | 4.59 | 35.5 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 75 | 1289 | .302 | 6.3 | 8.10 | 8.6 | 18.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Steve Novak | PF | 35 | 191 | -.012 | -3.5 | -0.05 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| Scott Padgett | PF | 24 | 198 | -.051 | -4.7 | -0.21 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Kirk Snyder | SG | 39 | 563 | .144 | 1.4 | 1.69 | 16.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | PG | 31 | 272 | -.123 | -6.9 | -0.70 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | C | 13 | 132 | .163 | 2.0 | 0.45 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Bonzi Wells | SG | 28 | 590 | .001 | -3.1 | 0.01 | 17.7 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Name | FG% | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | FGA | 3FGA | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston | 37.5% | 38.9% | 36.3% | 73.4% | 47.0% | 49.6% | 16.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| Shane Battier | 44.6% | 48.0% | 42.1% | 77.9% | 56.7% | 58.9% | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| Chuck Hayes | 57.3% | 57.3% | 0.0% | 61.8% | 57.3% | 58.7% | 9.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Luther Head | 43.7% | 43.1% | 44.1% | 79.0% | 56.4% | 58.4% | 15.2 | 8.7 | 2.3 |
| Juwan Howard | 46.5% | 46.5% | 0.0% | 82.4% | 46.5% | 51.7% | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| John Lucas | 39.7% | 48.5% | 25.4% | 78.9% | 44.6% | 46.8% | 19.6 | 7.4 | 2.4 |
| Tracy McGrady | 43.1% | 46.6% | 33.1% | 70.7% | 47.4% | 51.5% | 28.0 | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Yao Ming | 51.6% | 51.8% | 0.0% | 86.2% | 51.6% | 60.1% | 24.2 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 55.6% | 55.6% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 55.6% | 60.1% | 5.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Steve Novak | 36.0% | 45.5% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 49.0% | 50.1% | 12.6 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
| Scott Padgett | 30.6% | 35.0% | 27.6% | 54.5% | 38.8% | 40.9% | 11.9 | 7.0 | 2.7 |
| Kirk Snyder | 45.2% | 53.9% | 25.0% | 65.3% | 49.0% | 53.6% | 12.4 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | 31.9% | 41.9% | 17.2% | 81.0% | 35.4% | 47.0% | 12.7 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 40.9% | 40.9% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 40.9% | 52.4% | 8.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Bonzi Wells | 41.1% | 42.0% | 14.3% | 56.1% | 41.3% | 44.6% | 16.8 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| WP48 | WINS | PTS | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0.251 | 55.1 | 97.0 | 32.6 | 10.7 | 43.3 | 20.8 | 14.2 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 20.9 |
| AVG | 0.500 | 41.0 | 98.7 | 29.9 | 11.1 | 41.1 | 21.3 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 22.2 |
| OPP | 0.749 | 26.9 | 92.1 | 31.1 | 9.8 | 40.8 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 19.9 |
| AVGOPP | 0.500 | 41.0 | 98.7 | 29.9 | 11.1 | 41.1 | 21.3 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 22.2 |
| FG% | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | FGA | 3FGA | FTA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 44.5% | 47.5% | 37.2% | 75.3% | 49.9% | 54.0% | 79.6 | 23.1 | 23.2 | ||
| AVG | 45.8% | 48.5% | 35.8% | 75.2% | 49.6% | 54.1% | 79.7 | 16.9 | 26.1 | ||
| Expected* | Actual | Forecast** |
|---|---|---|
| 55.1-26.9 | 52-30 | n/a |
* The win-loss record that wins produced would have predicted based on players' WP48 so far (ignores previous seasons).
** future games only -- takes current record as given
I ran out of time. Soon, I will be far too busy screaming at a blank screen that should be showing me a game on League Pass Broadband to do any more season previews (and they aren't previews anymore then, right?). But still, I haven't really covered all the surprises, so here are a few quick hits.
The other day I did the ten worst contracts of the season. It was a fairly big hit, and as usual, not everyone agreed with my picks. I expect more of the same today, as I pick the ten best.
The NBA Season is ready to start on Christmas Day, the last couple of preseason games are being played as I write this up, and it's time for me to cater to every serious NBA fans love of season previews! The 2011 Geektastic Preview is going to be way too large for one article, so I'm dividing it up into divisions (and even so, it's going to be long, so get a cup of coffee!). I'm continuing the preview here with the Southwest Division, from worst to first.
The NBA Season is ready to start on Christmas Day, the last couple of preseason games are being played as I write this up, and it's time for me to cater to every serious NBA fans love of season previews! The 2011 Geektastic Preview is going to be way too large for one article, so I'm dividing it up into divisions (and even so, it's going to be long, so get a cup of coffee!). In this article I'm going to preview the Houston Rockets, a team that is probably going to be in the lottery.
I'm calling them guesses, not predictions, because this way if I'm completely wrong, I won't look as stupid.
