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The Pelicans Improving Defense
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:06 am
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:06 am
Good article from David Fisher at TBW. In the 1st 21 games they were dead last in DRtg at 108.8, in the last 20 games they are 14th at 103.8.
It's not all sunshine and roses though.
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Opponents were attacking the basket with reckless abandon for three straight seasons under Monty Williams and the lack of improvement surely assisted in his ouster last May.
It took some time for Darren Erman's defensive tenets to take hold, but New Orleans is beginning to roll up the red carpet defense. In the last 20 games, the Pelicans have allowed a similar shot selection to what the Memphis Grizzlies allowed last season. That's an amazing accomplishment considering where this defense started and the number of minus defenders in the rotation.
It's not all sunshine and roses though.
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Unfortunately for New Orleans, the apparent cost of finally rolling up the red carpet is allowing open 3-point shots at unsustainable rates.
...There might be a defensive foundation to build on inside for once in the Crescent City. It's hard to see how the defense improves on the perimeter without some personnel changes.
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Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:31 am to TigerinATL
are there any numbers on how AD individually has improved on D in the last 20 games? because it's going to start with him
i'm guessing a healthier Jrue is a factor too
i'm guessing a healthier Jrue is a factor too
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:08 pm to TigerinATL
Over the last 15:
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:37 pm to TigerinATL
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...There might be a defensive foundation to build on inside for once in the Crescent City. It's hard to see how the defense improves on the perimeter without some personnel changes.
Story of our lives.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:38 pm to JohnnyKilroy
It's a sad story when our best SF in a long time was ariza...
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:46 pm to htran90
Erman probably won't be here long if he keeps this up. I'm all for offering him the head coaching position in a year or 2 if he turns us into a top 10 defense and other teams try to pry him away.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:47 pm to htran90
Yep.
And what sucks most is that he couldn't shoot for shite when he played with us. Solid on defense, but christ he sucked on offense for us.
If you look at his career shooting percentages, he started off slow in his first two years but then improved a lot over the next few years. He lost it a little bit in his first stint with houston then he came to us and shot his lowest eFG% since his first two years. He leaves the Hornets and his eFG% shoots up nearly 10 fricking percent during his 2 year stay in Washington. His shooting dropped off a bit when he went back to Houston, but it's still 5% higher than it ever was when he was with us.
We basically got the worst version of Ariza.
And what sucks most is that he couldn't shoot for shite when he played with us. Solid on defense, but christ he sucked on offense for us.
If you look at his career shooting percentages, he started off slow in his first two years but then improved a lot over the next few years. He lost it a little bit in his first stint with houston then he came to us and shot his lowest eFG% since his first two years. He leaves the Hornets and his eFG% shoots up nearly 10 fricking percent during his 2 year stay in Washington. His shooting dropped off a bit when he went back to Houston, but it's still 5% higher than it ever was when he was with us.
We basically got the worst version of Ariza.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:55 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Tougher to shoot in that humid air
Posted on 1/21/16 at 10:58 pm to TigerinATL
Give us an actual NBA player at SF, and we might be good
...it was a pathetic group even before Q was out for the season
...it was a pathetic group even before Q was out for the season
This post was edited on 1/21/16 at 10:59 pm
Posted on 1/21/16 at 11:23 pm to drake20
Gee has actually been pretty decent of late
Posted on 1/22/16 at 8:42 am to htran90
Peja.
Posted on 1/22/16 at 8:53 am to TigerinATL
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There might be a defensive foundation to build on inside for once in the Crescent City. It's hard to see how the defense improves on the perimeter without some personnel changes.
Yeah. I don't know how to eliminate that with so few long wings on the roster.
McNamar's look at 3/D options was interesting until he completely argues against his entire premise in the Casspi section.
Posted on 1/22/16 at 9:19 am to htran90
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It's a sad story when our best SF in a long time was ariza...
He had a few great games in N.O. I really wish he would have been more consistent. Very good defender.
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