Thunder lineup analysis and other commentary
Re: Thunder lineup analysis and other commentary
C Wallace, worst on raw team +/- at -25 pts / 48 min in pres-season? Lousy shooting. Curious.
Re: Thunder lineup analysis and other commentary
18 man roster. 11 spots given to guys 6-6 and under.
In tonight's game, 2 bigs for sure injured. 2 more don't play for whatever reason. 2 foul out. Last one plays poorly.
Squeek by in double OT.
Unusual game. But room to question roster balance.
17th and 18th spots given to guards.
Offensive rebounding lost by 4 and was far worse early. Opposing big goes for 39 pts.
Size almost won tonight.
In tonight's game, 2 bigs for sure injured. 2 more don't play for whatever reason. 2 foul out. Last one plays poorly.
Squeek by in double OT.
Unusual game. But room to question roster balance.
17th and 18th spots given to guards.
Offensive rebounding lost by 4 and was far worse early. Opposing big goes for 39 pts.
Size almost won tonight.
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Game 1, 3 of 4 most used lineups positive and +12 combined. 12 of the smaller 16 negative or neutral for a -11 combined and a close to -40pts / 48 min. rate.
12 of the 14 negative pairs over 2 minutes (out of 43 total pairs) had Dort, Caruso and / or Holmgren. As a trio they were -31 pts / 48 min in 11 minutes and the worst over 7 minutes.
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12 of the 14 negative pairs over 2 minutes (out of 43 total pairs) had Dort, Caruso and / or Holmgren. As a trio they were -31 pts / 48 min in 11 minutes and the worst over 7 minutes.
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Thunder called for 27 fouls in game 1, tying last regular season high and tying 3rd highest in playoffs. 35% above last regular season average and 22% above playoff average. Double overtime would account for a 20+% elevation.
First quarter tonight is well ahead of game 1 PF rate per minute.
First quarter tonight is well ahead of game 1 PF rate per minute.
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Tied for most fouls called on Thunder in almost 11 years at 33. 37 on Pacers.
But another double OT win.
But another double OT win.
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Not a single lineup used in both games? Bizarre but apparently the case.
Dort- Holmgren was only pair in 20 most used that was negative and only slightly. Then over half of the remaining 43 were negative and usually awful. Tale of two parts. 23 straight positive trios then the negatives come pretty heavy (60% negative the rest of thd way). 140 trios already.
A mix of chaos with good selectivity within the top.
135 quads. 11 of 12 most used non-negative but then almost 80 negatives the rest of the way.
43 5 man lineups. About 40% positive, 60% not. The negatives start to show up quicker here.
Issues completing a group increase with unit size.
Slightly less than half of lineups over 2 minutes, slightly more not.
With big four of SGA, Dort, Holmgren and Hartenstein, almost all minutes without Hartenstein were negative. More mixed for the others.
They won, but barely. Probably could have been easier with more concentration. Now and in long-run.
Lots of players missing. Return of JDub would be a force for greater concentration but eventual availability of all would likely encourage more randomness.
Last season after 2 games, only 15% of lineups were used twice. Not much more than this season. Overall the frequency of units was modestly less but still very diverse.
Dort- Holmgren was only pair in 20 most used that was negative and only slightly. Then over half of the remaining 43 were negative and usually awful. Tale of two parts. 23 straight positive trios then the negatives come pretty heavy (60% negative the rest of thd way). 140 trios already.
A mix of chaos with good selectivity within the top.
135 quads. 11 of 12 most used non-negative but then almost 80 negatives the rest of the way.
43 5 man lineups. About 40% positive, 60% not. The negatives start to show up quicker here.
Issues completing a group increase with unit size.
Slightly less than half of lineups over 2 minutes, slightly more not.
With big four of SGA, Dort, Holmgren and Hartenstein, almost all minutes without Hartenstein were negative. More mixed for the others.
They won, but barely. Probably could have been easier with more concentration. Now and in long-run.
Lots of players missing. Return of JDub would be a force for greater concentration but eventual availability of all would likely encourage more randomness.
Last season after 2 games, only 15% of lineups were used twice. Not much more than this season. Overall the frequency of units was modestly less but still very diverse.
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Thru 2 games, Thunder have a median offensive efficiency (2 pts below mean) and 6th place defense. 13th best unadjusted net rating. 5th lowest pace, 7th highest FT rate. Mildly above median 3pt rate. Median TS% but 7th lowest efg%. 20th on Off Reb%, 22nd on Def Reb%. Only 9th on opponent turnover rate. 5th best opponent efg%. 4th lowest own turnovers rate. 10th highest opponent FT / FGA, 4th highest own rate.
A mixed bag.
10th youngest by minutes weighted average age.
7 players currently on injured list.
Just noticed they added Zoey Vernon as an Assistant Coach. Former college basketball player / PhD.
Below median on shots at rim and within 10 feet. 7th lowest layup attempt frequency. Above average on long 2s. Very close to average FG% from every distance except terrible from 3- 26%, 4th worst, so far.
Plenty of room for improvement in many areas.
A mixed bag.
10th youngest by minutes weighted average age.
7 players currently on injured list.
Just noticed they added Zoey Vernon as an Assistant Coach. Former college basketball player / PhD.
Below median on shots at rim and within 10 feet. 7th lowest layup attempt frequency. Above average on long 2s. Very close to average FG% from every distance except terrible from 3- 26%, 4th worst, so far.
Plenty of room for improvement in many areas.
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Thunder 6 most used lineups averaging +28 pts / 48 min. Everything else -7.4. 41% of minutes for 6 most used, 59% to the poorly performing on average rest.
55 lineups used. Only 8 in 2 games, none in all 3.
Mitchell - Dort is least good pair in 20 most used but still slightly positive. From there over half are mostly terrible to horrendous.
Terrible team results for deep bench generally.
3 strong BPMs then 13 from neutral to awful. Last season it was 13 positive, 6 negative. Dort at -7 4. Youngblood and Barnhizer awful. Two way but mainly on offense. Dieng with the worst BPM at -18.
3pt fg% rises to almost 30% but falls to 2nd worst.
Holmgren with 2nd consecutive large FT rate increase. And 2nd straight significant A/TO decline. And 2nd straight decline in at the rim FG%. Mid-range and 3pt at career best.
55 lineups used. Only 8 in 2 games, none in all 3.
Mitchell - Dort is least good pair in 20 most used but still slightly positive. From there over half are mostly terrible to horrendous.
Terrible team results for deep bench generally.
3 strong BPMs then 13 from neutral to awful. Last season it was 13 positive, 6 negative. Dort at -7 4. Youngblood and Barnhizer awful. Two way but mainly on offense. Dieng with the worst BPM at -18.
3pt fg% rises to almost 30% but falls to 2nd worst.
Holmgren with 2nd consecutive large FT rate increase. And 2nd straight significant A/TO decline. And 2nd straight decline in at the rim FG%. Mid-range and 3pt at career best.