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Old 11-29-2007, 05:25 PM
squashington squashington is offline
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Default Re: Official NBA Season Thread

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tuq,

you're sorta making crap up. While FG% is a factor, generally scoring is a factor of pace. The lower the pace, the lower # of shots, thus lower scoring and lower rebound possibilities.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...gue_stats.html

I mean.. look at the 60s. They were scoring like 115 and grabbing 55 boards a game.

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But NBA pace has been up in recent years? (comparable to the 90's/early 00's) As a whole, the trend points towards the faster pace continuing; more athletic players, smaller lineups, hybrid forwards, etc. There's also been rule changes that permit for higher scoring. It's not secret Stern wants to see the game open up more.



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While offenses immediately responded to the rules re-interpretation, with league-wide efficiency jumping from 104.2 points per 100 possessions in 2003-04 to 107.4 in 2004-05, the impact on pace has been more gradual. In fact, after the league's average number of possessions per team per 48 minutes went up from 89.0 to 89.8 in 2004-05, it slipped back to 89.3 the following season. It was last year that the NBA really began running again. Average possessions per team per game reached 90.6, just the second time in 11 years they topped the 90 mark. The caveat again applies that it is very early this season, but pace has taken another dramatic leap league-wide to 92.8 possessions per team per 48 minutes trough Monday. If that held up, it would be the fastest the league has played since 1993-94.
http://www.basketballprospectus.com/...rticleid=44<br />
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More possessions = more shot attempts ===&gt; more rebounds and scoring

Yeah it's unlikely someone could avg. 30/15, but talented big men are so rare now it's not inconceivable. Howard is definitely dominate, and IMO if he stays healthy he'll go down as one of the best ever at both ends of the floor.
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