Sentences with phrase «defensive rating»

They finished the season ranked 29th in defensive rating.

Net rating is the difference between offensive and defensive ratings points per 100 possessions.

I suspect that a Ball / PG / Ingram / LeBron / Randle lineup would have one of the best defensive ratings in the league, simply because of the versatility afforded.

SI's individual defensive ratings help illustrate how many points the Wildcats would allow with each player on the floor for 100 possessions.

Their 96.4 defensive rating with him to 108.3 without is the difference between the best defense in the NBA to the 14th - best.

If you go to FanGraphs and sort by defensive ratings, the A's are dead last.

With plenty of on - ball defensive ratings above 80, and good open - three rating, solid size, and a very good vertical, Thabo is a solid 3 - and - D candidate.

Unlike many other Gold - caliber guards, Ward is actually a pretty decent defender, with a 95 steal, and five other defensive ratings over 80.

Per Steve Shea's defensive rating stat (explained here), Smith ranks as the worst perimeter defender and worst overall defender in the NBA this season (of 192 players with at least 650 minutes played).

The Cavs have a 113.8 [defensive rating] with Smith on the floor and are 7.3 points / 100 possessions better defensively when he sits.

Pulling off nearly the same defensive rating last year was a feat, considering how much ridiculous turnover Ohio had to deal with in the secondary.

The Wildcats were 14th in adjusted defensive rating, giving them an elite defense that only paled in comparison to a historically great offense.

Oklahoma City was absolutely smothering with Roberson on the court and boasted the league's fifth best defensive rating from the season's start until his late January injury.

Since the Rockets» 16 - game winning streak began on Jan. 27, they've owned the NBA's fourth - best defensive rating allowing just 103.2 points per 100 possessions.

They've gone just 1 - 11 since with the second - worst defensive rating in the league at 115.0, as trades and injuries have stripped the roster of its best defenders.

On Jan. 22, the Nets sat at 18 - 29 and were ranked 17th in the NBA in defensive rating at 106.1.

The 76ers had the No. 17 defense in the league this season, per defensive rating.

For what it's worth, among the team's rotation players he is tied for third best blocks per36 (1.0), 2nd best defensive rating (107), 2nd best defensive win shares (1.7), and 2nd best defensive box + / -(1.9).

At 44 - 10, the Warriors rank first in defensive rating, second in offensive rating, and have the best point differential in the NBA.

In addition, their defensive rating has improved from 108.6 (22nd in the NBA) to a more respectable 104.9 (14th).

Ramsey playing will benifit us in a sense that our right side has now more solitary as his defensive rate is excellent.

For the year, Memphis ranks No. 6 in net offensive and defensive ratings in games within five or less points in the final five minutes.

This team is already great defensively — they lead the league with a 100.7 defensive rating.

Memphis most often gets its credit on the defensive side of the ball and Joerger's squad is again in the top - 10 in defensive rating.

When Embiid played, though, they boasted a 99.1 defensive rating — for a full season, that number would rank first.

Since Jan 1, and despite our beautiful baby unicorn suiting up for under 2/3 of the games, the 76ers are # 1 in Assist % of Made FGs and # 2 in Defensive Rating.

That said, it's a much better metric than other supposedly all - encompassing statistics like PER (Player Efficiency Rating), Win Shares and Defensive Rating.

From ts % to player impact to offensive and defensive rating to ast / to ratio, they're pretty similar.

When Mbah a Moute is on the court, the Rockets have a defensive rating of 104.3, and when he is off the court, the team has a defensive rating of 108.8.

They've now played seven without Rose, and in that time they have a 110.4 offensive rating and a 103.8 defensive rating.

In the 11 games before Rose's latest injury (he played in seven), the Cavaliers had a decidedly average 108.9 offensive rating and an abysmal 112.5 defensive rating.

We all know how good Boston is defensively, but who was picking Portland to be second in defensive rating a month into the season?

Simmons has a very small edge in defensive win shares and Mitchell has a small edge in defensive rating.

Crabbe is averaging more points, more rebounds, more assists, more steals, more blocks and has a better defensive rating.

An improved defense — almost a guarantee when they nabbed veteran head coach Scott Skiles, who is known for his hard - nosed approach — has them playing feisty, too, even to the point where they're currently in the top 10 of defensive rating.

Defensive rating has Mitchell at 101.2 and Simmons at 101.5.

Donaldson's WAR of 7.1 trails only Bryce Harper (7.5) and his defensive rating of 8.4 trails only Adrian Beltre among AL third basemen.

I just looked it up and guess what, the Warriors were ranked 14th in defensive rating that year, 19th in opponents PPG.

The league's best defensive team, the Boston Celtics, owns a defensive rating of 101.3.

Brought in to be a defensive - minded coach, the Magic rank just 23rd in defensive rating, a slight step back from where they were last season.

It has a defensive rating of.94 opponent points per possession.

Here are the defensive ratings of Malone - coached teams in full seasons, including this year: 26th, 29th, 24th, 23rd.

The defensive rating was actually ranked eighth out of the 16 playoff teams, so a noteworthy improvement from their No. 22 ranked defense on the year, and No. 29 ranked defense post All - Star break.

There's always a chance Gortat goes over on fluky tip - ins, but I'll bet against a low - usage non-scorer going against the league's best term in terms of defensive rating (103.9) any day.

Stacking your team allows you to maximize attack and defensive ratings, but it also compounds and shares any elemental strengths and weaknesses your team may have.