Offense Up Again in '07-08

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Offense Up Again in '07-08
ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 4/25/2008 on thepaintedarea.blogspot.com [flag]
We did a post back in October about how offensive numbers had been trending upward for the past few years, and the trend largely continued in 2007-08. Here's an update on this year's headlines: 1. Points per game: Oh so close to 100! Scoring was up to an average of 99.92 ppg per team, so tantalizingly close to cracking the 100 ppg mark for the first time since 1994-95. Here's how ppg numbers ... [link]

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Friday Bullets
Published 4/25/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... All you who bemoan the lack of skill in today's NBA, know that three-point accuracy is way up this year, and average points per game are just a whisper under 100, continuing a strong upward trend. ...

Reading is Great! Friday’s NBA Links
Published 4/25/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... AOL FanHouse - Sitting down with New Orleans’ mild-mannered superstar David West. Awful Announcing - Just when you thought you had seen the last of C-Webb… Black Jesus Disciples - Breaking down the Phoenix Suns total vacuum of leadership. NBA Stuffer - Joey Crawford leads the NBA in fouls, techs and ejections. We love you Joey. The Painted Area - It’s not your imagination: the NBA is a lot more fun to watch these days. ...

Kindly remember that the future is now
Published 6/3/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Scoring was up. Three-point shooting was up. Field goal percentage was down slightly, but not in a way that could make up for the increased insistence on teams taking that obscenely-potent corner three-pointer. Want a better breakdown? Go to this post from the Painted Area, which was unfortunately ignored the first time around. Champion it. Hype it up. Ten years later, remember this bit of turnaround, as opposed to ...