22nd July 2011
It's unfortunate that this is coming out after his retirement, but here's a National Geographic special about Yao Ming's impact as a basketball ambassador:
Also, for a statistical take on Yao's dominance, check out this Carl Bialik piece at the Wall Street Journal.
Posted in International Basketball, Layups | 2 Comments »
13th September 2010
Team USA capped off a strong tournament yesterday by defeating host nation Turkey 81-64 in the championship game of the 2010 FIBA Worlds, and I'm going to cap off our coverage with the final U.S. advanced stats from the tourney:
Basic Stats
| Player | G | Min | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 254 | 74 | 133 | 26 | 57 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 55 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 205 |
| Chauncey Billups | 9 | 208 | 25 | 64 | 14 | 44 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 88 |
| Derrick Rose | 9 | 207 | 27 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 65 |
| Lamar Odom | 9 | 198 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 64 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 175 | 29 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 82 |
| Andre Iguodala | 9 | 170 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 51 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 158 | 27 | 59 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 77 |
| Rudy Gay | 9 | 121 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 63 |
| Stephen Curry | 8 | 85 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
| Kevin Love | 9 | 80 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 51 |
| Tyson Chandler | 9 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23 |
| Danny Granger | 7 | 68 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
| USA | 9 | 1800 | 307 | 618 | 92 | 239 | 129 | 176 | 117 | 375 | 164 | 95 | 36 | 108 | 171 | 835 |
| Opponents | 9 | 1800 | 217 | 569 | 66 | 219 | 114 | 173 | 111 | 324 | 101 | 53 | 18 | 146 | 172 | 614 |
Posted in Analysis, History, International Basketball, Statgeekery | 12 Comments »
10th September 2010
2010 FIBA World Championship Semifinals
USA vs. Lithuania
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
Record: 7-0
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski
Offensive Rating: 126.1
Defensive Rating: 90.2
Basic Stats
| Player | GP | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | FGA | FT | FTA | OR | TR | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Durant | 7 | 177 | 50 | 91 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 139 |
| C. Billups | 7 | 156 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 81 |
| E. Gordon | 7 | 127 | 26 | 49 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 74 |
| R. Westbrook | 7 | 127 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 57 |
| D. Rose | 7 | 170 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 57 |
| R. Gay | 7 | 97 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 55 |
| K. Love | 7 | 71 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 45 |
| D. Granger | 5 | 66 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
| A. Iguodala | 7 | 119 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| S. Curry | 6 | 76 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| L. Odom | 7 | 142 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| T. Chandler | 7 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 |
| Team | GP | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | FGA | FT | FTA | OR | TR | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 7 | 1400 | 244 | 479 | 73 | 181 | 104 | 142 | 90 | 288 | 133 | 80 | 26 | 86 | 133 | 665 |
| Opponents | 7 | 1400 | 170 | 444 | 48 | 173 | 88 | 135 | 91 | 251 | 79 | 41 | 14 | 118 | 138 | 476 |
Posted in Data Dump, International Basketball, Statgeekery | 11 Comments »
2nd September 2010
Here's an update to the Team USA stats I posted on Tuesday, which includes yesterday's game (in addition to the entire group stage of the FIBA World Championships so far, and the USA's international tour leading up to the World Championships):
Posted in Data Dump, International Basketball, Statgeekery | 6 Comments »
31st August 2010
In case you've been as interested as I have in the international basketball action over the past few weeks, I thought I'd post some advanced stats for Team USA (including exhibitions + group games so far). Also, my apologies to our non-American readers for this all-Red-White-and-Blue edition; I would include other teams, but I can't find a statsheet-style printout of their data online, particularly for the pre-tournament warmup games. Perhaps the USA Basketball site will eventually post every team's numbers, though, like they did for the Olympics.
At any rate, here are the results & numbers for the team so far (feel free to compare to the Redeem Team's stats):
Posted in Analysis, International Basketball, Statgeekery | 8 Comments »
12th July 2010
Many commenters have asked for this, especially in light of the fact that 1/4 of the Redeem Team are "taking their talents to South Beach" next season, so I thought some stats from the 2008 Olympics were in order. All I have is the USA page right now, though hopefully I'll be able to add other teams from the Beijing games at some point in the near future.
If the Redeem Team numbers are informative about the LeBron James/Dwyane Wade dynamic, Wade will be the bigger possession user (he led James 27.7% to 23.6% in terms of possessions used on the floor in the Olympics), while James will have the ball in his hands and be a facilitator (he led Wade in touches/minute, 1.33 to 1.21, and his pass/shot breakdown on touches was 59%/28% vs. Wade's 43%/34%). This aligns with the commentators who predict James will become the 21st-century version of Magic Johnson alongside his new Heat teammates.
Of course, the Redeem Team used Wade off the bench while James started, so a portion of those stats were accumulated with only one of the two in the game. Still, the general trend could hold, since they did play at least a third of their minutes together.
Posted in Analysis, International Basketball, Statgeekery | 79 Comments »
