forumblueandgold.com - 1/13/2009
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There seems to be some consternation in Lakers land about the team giving up 100 points to a lot of teams. Even Mark Heisler got in on the act today .
This is what happens when you rely on points per game as your measure. Look at it this way: The Lakers average 95.2 possessions per game ...
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laballtalk.com - 1/12/2009
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laballtalk.com —
Big week for the Cavs and Magic leave
the Lakers in the dust... but not for long......
the Lakers have their chance to move up in the rankings!
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Lakers Dip In Power Rankings
blacksportsonline.com - 1/13/2009
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blacksportsonline.com —
An NBA season is a long season. With
eighty-two games, and when you're a team of championship...
caliber, something's you typically expect to play at least sixteen more...if you're lucky. Last year, the Celtics and Lakers got to that level, and it wasn't because one player carried them ...
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Lakers Looking for an Electric Current
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... Forum Blue & Gold: “This is what happens when you rely on points per game as your measure. Look at it this way: The Lakers average 95.2 possessions per game right now, fourth fastest pace in the league. If the Lakers play an averaged paced game against the worst offensive team in the NBA (right now the Clippers) and that team scored at its average, the Lakers would give up 95 points to the Clips and everyone would scream ‘how can you do that? terrible defense.’ Every team in the NBA right now averages at least one point per possession, and the vast majority averaged ...
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... The Lakers give up a hundred points. Plenty of people worry about it, but very few seem to factor in that they are playing a high pace, and points allowed per game is, compared to points allowed per possession, an almost useless measure of defense. ...
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... Cavaliers and Lakers face off in the NBA Finals, some people will probably point to the Cavaliers’ defense as a huge advantage, but in reality, the Cavs give up 99.3 points per 100 possessions while the Lakers give up 104.1 points. 5 points is indeed an advantage, but probably not quite as big of an advantage as you might think, especially when you consider the Lakers are 2nd in Offensive Efficiency and 2nd in Offensive Rating. I think it would actually be a great matchup to watch. [ The Lakers Defense And Other Thoughts ] The Cavaliers lone home game over the next couple ...
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