Here, at Football Whispers, we've taken a look at how each of the new bosses have fared this season, ranking
them by points per game and comparing their scores to their predecessors.
Over the past 20 years, the team with the better offensive star, measured
by points per game, has gone 14 - 6 (70.0 %) in N.B.A. Championships.
Not exact matches
As Jerry Brown, associate partner in PricewaterhouseCooper's consulting practice, recalls, «I saw a presentation given
by one of the major studios where they
pointed out that when they sold a [
game] for a console they expected to collect $ 50
per consumer and that was it.
Love went from one of the ten best offensive players in the NBA to seeing his scoring average fall eight
points per game, shot attempts fall
by six, rebounds fall
by three, and assists fall
by two
per game compared to the previous year.
But the four nominees have skin in the
game: they own 0.3
per cent of Crescent
Point, more than twice the stake held
by the company's non-employee directors.
He's a relentless scoring
point guard who led Nike's EYBL circuit
by averaging 31
points per game.
The Golden Eagles couldn't contain UNT's spread and got outmuscled
by Florida State but otherwise allowed just 21.2
points per game and 4.8 yards
per play.
At this
point, I'm thinking... 7 or 8 seed, maybe make more noise than expected with everyone likely writing us off as getting swept and
by 20
per game vs either GSW or Houston.
Our team yesterday was more than strong enough for Benfica however, earning a 5 - 2 win to put us top of the table going into the final
game, and due to earning a
point per goal as well as three for a win, we are currently clear of today's opponents
by four
points already.
The Eagles and Rams rank No. 1 and 2, respectively, in
point differential, collectively outscoring their opponents
by nearly 12
points per game.
They're led this season
by Frank Mason III, who leads the team in scoring with 20.8
points per game.
That's evident
by his career scoring average of 27.2
points per game which ranks fourth all - time in NBA history.
Taylor is a gifted ball handler who causes matchup problems
by running the floor and scoring both inside and outside, but at 5.6 rebounds
per game through Sunday he was being outboarded
by his team's
point guard.
Nine of the 11 contests have been decided
by double digits and the average margin of victory is 20
points per game.
These were the top two teams in
point differential during the regular season, with New England outscoring opponents
by 11.9
points per game, and Atlanta at 8.4.
He did it
by shooting at the most efficient clip of any 30 -
points -
per -
game scorer in Finals history, proving he's a deserved champion despite LeBron's Herculean effort.
Auburn entered the
game winning 13 straight
games ATS
by an average of 12.23
points per game including last season's BCS title
game.
The Suns have dropped a season - high six straight home contests, allowing an average of 121.7
points and getting outscored
by an average of 18.0
points per game during this skid.
Pero Antic, who is as terrifying - looking as Nikola Pekovic, has the Hawks» best Net Rating — the Hawks outscore their opponents
by 11.7
points when he's on the floor and
by just one
point when he's off — but he's only played 10.5 minutes
per game in 18
games.
He's currently tied for a career high with 15.1
points per game and has done so
by making close to 39 % of his three -
point attempts, an element that he added to his
game a few years back.
When Westbrook was on the floor (for 39 minutes
per game), the Thunder outscored Houston
by 4.9
points per 100 possessions.
In terms of adjusted
points per game, the defense improved
by eight
points, the offense
by 5.5.
Since 2006, 46 teams have improved
by at least 14 adjusted
points per game (
per S&P +) from one year to the next.
The Sooners made enough plays to top Texas, 29 - 24, the week after but then got torched
by Kansas State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and TCU (the first time) for an average of 7 yards
per play and 34
points per game.
Denver has failed to cover the spread
by a total of a 127.5
points — or 15.9
points per game.
Last winter, when they were sophomores, Lawrence North won the Indiana large - school state championship; Oden averaged 14
points (taking only nine shots
per game from the field) and 10 rebounds, and shot a mind - boggling 71 % from the floor while often guarded
by three opponents.
Northwestern's offensive production improved
by almost 200 percent in 2000, to 36.8
points per game.
That has allowed the Suns to increase their scoring
by 16.0
points per game over last year, the biggest jump in the shot - clock era.
He matches his jersey number
by lighting up the scoreboard for 35
points per game.
Roosevelt has won the previous four
by an average margin of five
points per game.
Points per game allowed
by Iowa State in its last four contests, losses to Texas Tech (42 - 35), Baylor (71 - 7), Oklahoma State (58 - 27) and Kansas State (41 - 7).
Points per game allowed
by Iowa State in Big 12 play thus far.
Why you should watch: Utah installed a pass - first, uptempo offense this season with Troy Taylor as its new offensive coordinator, and the Utes responded
by averaging 29.5
points (58th in the country) and 256 passing yards (43rd)
per game.
Drummond actually saved a negative number of
points at the rim
per game, according to an advanced metric
by stat site Nylon Calculus.
Russell Westbrook averaged 49.0
points against the Magic in 2016 - 17, the highest scoring average
by a player against any opponent in a single season since Karl Malone averaged 50.5
points per game against the Bucks in 1989 - 90 (minimum 2
games played).
Points per game now allowed
by Alabama since returning from its mid-September trip to College Station.
The Thunder bench is averaging 24.3
points per game, which was the second fewest
by any team's reserves entering this weekend (NO, 23.9).
Although the home team has won
by an average of 26
points per game this series, there's reason to believe that the tides will change this evening.
The Sooners, led
by Heisman candidates Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook, finished the regular season ranked third in both scoring (44.7
points) and total offense (557.3 yards
per game).
Patrick Kane has generated 18
points in 13 career
games versus Tampa Bay, producing the second - highest scoring rate (1.38
points per game)
by any active skater against the Lightning (minimum 10
games).
Of course the West's complete return to health awaits the restoration of the Pac - 10, through which Arizona may indeed strut undefeated, having already beaten the teams it has played
by an average of 29
points per game.
Golden State is averaging 119.7
points per game over its last 10
games, winning those
games by an average margin of victory of 15.4
points per game
Taking many of the same players and injecting a junior college quarterback, Freeze was able to improve
by 15.4
points and 143.7 yards
per game.
The four - time MVP winner has seen his scoring drop
by two
points per game, but his assists
per game have increased from 6.8 to 9.4.
Aaron Rodgers, who was awarded the MVP trophy just a year ago, has seen his QBR drop
by 20
points while his passing yardage has dropped off
by an average of 37 yards
per a
game.
In 152 total
games between the two conferences this season, the West has been favored over the East
by a total of 146.5
points, or a little under 1
point per game.
This season Kaminsky (18.7 ppg) only outscored Okafor (17.5 ppg)
by 1.2
points per game, however, it's easy to imagine a scenario where the freshman Okafor is overwhelmed
by the spotlight and struggles early.
Ole Miss closed with just 25 % of spread tickets, pushing coach Hugh Freeze's career ATS record to 8 - 0 when receiving less than 30 % of spread tickets, covering
by an average of 9.88
points per game.
Gray's a three - year vet and coming off a breakout season, where she doubled her career scoring
by averaging nearly 15
points per game.
Entering this weekend, Fox was the only rookie leading his team in
points per game, but his 14.8 PPG was the second lowest
by any team leader (Rudy Gobert, Uta, 14.4).