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NBA.com on Pelican's Defense
Posted on 1/3/15 at 11:51 am
Posted on 1/3/15 at 11:51 am
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Maybe Houston was the start of better defense. If so, their playoff chances look very good.
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It seems crazy that a team with Asik and Davis can be one of the five worst defensive teams in the league. But that's the case ... and it's why the Pelicans, despite their talent, haven't been able to win more than two straight games all season.
Overall, the Pelicans have been solid defensively with Asik and Davis on the floor together, allowing 101.6 points per 100 possessions, a rate which would rank 11th in the league, in 544 minutes. But they've fallen off after a strong start, they've struggled to score in those minutes, and when either of the two starting bigs has gone to the bench, their defense has been pretty terrible.
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Anderson ranks as one of the worst rim protectors in the league. Opponents have shot 60.0 percent at the rim when he's been there, a number that ranks 91st of 93 players who have defended at least four shots at the rim per game over at least 15 games, according to SportVU.
But neither Asik nor Davis has protected the rim that well either. Among those 93 players, Asik ranks 36th (48.9 percent) in rim protection, while Davis ranks 50th (50.9 percent). And with both Asik and Davis on the floor, opponents have taken 34.5 percent of their shots from the restricted area, a mark which keep them in the list above. So their lack of rim protection isn't just about Anderson.
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Part of the problem is the Pelicans' perimeter defenders. They're starting games with Luke Babbitt trying to defend small forwards and ending them with either Austin Rivers or Jimmer Fredette trying to defend quicker guards.
Part of the problem is their pick-and-roll scheme, which has both Anderson and Davis come out high in an attempt to contain the ball-handler. Anderson is simply too slow footed to contain or recover well. And while Davis will block the occasional jump-shot to start a fast break, the scheme takes him away from the basket. Per 36 minutes, Asik has defended 11.8 shots at the rim, while Davis has defended only 7.5.
The Pelicans' transition defense could also be better. They rank 19th in opponent fast break points per game and 16th in percentage of opponent shots that come in the first six seconds of the shot clock (according to SportVU). But those numbers should be better when you consider that New Orleans commits the third fewest live-ball turnovers per game.
Maybe Houston was the start of better defense. If so, their playoff chances look very good.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:11 pm to corndeaux
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Maybe Houston was the start of better defense. If so, their playoff chances look very good.
we can only hope. thanks for the link
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:34 pm to Thurber
One thing to note too is the Strength of Schedule. It will be interesting to see how much the defense magically improves when we start playing weaker teams.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:38 pm to TigerinATL
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One thing to note too is the Strength of Schedule. It will be interesting to see how much the defense magically improves when we start playing weaker teams.
just hope our team shows up when we play a bad team. I don't wanna see another Indiana game.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:46 pm to TigerinATL
Its hard to look at the January schedule and not get optimistic about what the record could look like going into Feb.
PR had a prediction thread about what our record would be for that last crazy 12 game stretch, from 12/12-1/2. The most optimistic people said .500. I remember David Wesley said the same thing on the B&B report. It was thought of as the most important stretch of our season. Make or break. Well we went 7-5, and without a doubt gave away another game to San Antonio.
Even with all our back and forth arguing here, and the warts on the team, we're actually playing pretty decent basketball.
PR had a prediction thread about what our record would be for that last crazy 12 game stretch, from 12/12-1/2. The most optimistic people said .500. I remember David Wesley said the same thing on the B&B report. It was thought of as the most important stretch of our season. Make or break. Well we went 7-5, and without a doubt gave away another game to San Antonio.
Even with all our back and forth arguing here, and the warts on the team, we're actually playing pretty decent basketball.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:06 pm to corndeaux
Anyone have any info on how we were defensively before Eric Gordon got injured as opposed to after? I knew most of us, including myself, gave him shite for his shooting woes to begin the season, but he's obviously a huge asset as a perimeter defender for our starting unit.
Posted on 1/4/15 at 8:32 am to eyeran
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Even with all our back and forth arguing here, and the warts on the team, we're actually playing pretty decent basketball.
+1
Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:21 am to corndeaux
Great post
Those rim protection numbers are ugly.
Those rim protection numbers are ugly.
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:30 am to corndeaux
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The Pelicans defensive rating over the last nine games is 104.5.
per nylon calculus
getting better? That was a tough last nine games. Next 20 are much easier
Posted on 1/5/15 at 2:39 pm to LosLobos111
Great link. Really good article and breakdown of the Pels problems. A must read for Pels fans
Posted on 1/5/15 at 2:49 pm to LosLobos111
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its effecting
Damn it, sons.
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