Raptors win … with Offensive emphasis on Calderon and improved Pick Defense from their Bigs
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011Led by Jose Calderon … and much better Pick and Roll/Pop defense from their collection of Bigs … the Toronto Raptors played a very solid game last night against the visiting New Orleans Hornets.
If you take a close look at:
PART I
The complete Box Score, and pay particular attention to the category of kPER, which is an exclusive creation of yours truly:
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New Orleans Hornets [35-27/.565] |
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STARTERS |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
PTS |
kPER |
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D/West, PF |
39 |
7-17 |
0-1 |
5-6 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
-13 |
19 |
+17 |
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T/Ariza, SF |
21 |
3-9 |
2-4 |
2-2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
-17 |
10 |
+3 |
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E/Okafor, C |
21 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-6 |
1 |
-2 |
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W/Green, SG |
26 |
2-7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-12 |
4 |
+7 |
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C/Paul, PG |
38 |
3-10 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
-7 |
7 |
+4 |
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BENCH |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
PTS |
kPER |
|
J/Jack, PG |
27 |
7-9 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
+3 |
17 |
+17 |
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J/Smith, PF |
7 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
+4 |
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C/Landry, PF |
29 |
8-10 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
+4 |
17 |
+13 |
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M/Belinelli, SG |
24 |
5-14 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
+13 |
13 |
+2 |
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Q/Pondexter, SF |
9 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
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A/Gray, C |
DNP COACH’S DECISION |
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D/Andersen, C |
DNP COACH’S DECISION |
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TOTALS |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
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PTS |
kPER |
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36-82 |
6-13 |
12-15 |
7 |
29 |
36 |
17 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
22 |
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90 |
+65 |
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43.9% |
46.2% |
80.0% |
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Total Possessions: |
100 |
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Pts/Poss: |
0.900 |
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Pts/Poss Diff: |
-0.100 |
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Fast break points: 4 +/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court. |
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STARTERS |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
PTS |
kPER |
|
A/Johnson, PF |
37 |
3-10 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
+11 |
8 |
+18 |
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J/Johnson, SF |
21 |
5-6 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
+4 |
13 |
+19 |
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A/Bargnani, C |
33 |
6-16 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
+10 |
14 |
+2 |
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J/Calderon, PG |
38 |
7-10 |
3-4 |
5-5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
+18 |
22 |
+38 |
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D/DeRozan, SG |
36 |
8-17 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+25 |
17 |
+8 |
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BENCH |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
PTS |
kPER |
|
L/Barbosa, SG |
19 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-12 |
0 |
-3 |
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S/Weems, SG |
20 |
6-12 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-5 |
14 |
+17 |
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J/Bayless, PG |
10 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-12 |
2 |
+3 |
|
E/Davis, PF |
25 |
3-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-9 |
6 |
+13 |
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J/Wright, SF |
DNP COACH’S DECISION |
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S/Alabi, C |
DNP COACH’S DECISION |
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A/Ajinca, C |
DNP COACH’S DECISION |
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TOTALS |
FGM-A |
3PM-A |
FTM-A |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
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PTS |
kPER |
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39-79 |
4-10 |
14-15 |
6 |
32 |
38 |
29 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
|
96 |
+115 |
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49.4% |
40.0% |
93.3% |
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Total Possessions: |
96 |
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Pts/Poss: |
1.00 |
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Pts/Poss Diff: |
+0.100 |
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Fast break points: 12 +/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court. |
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Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None – TEAMS (def3sec): TORONTO (1), NEWORLEANS (2) – COACHES: None
Officials: Scott Wall , John Goble , Marc Davis
Attendance: 14,704
Time of Game: 02:08
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you should be able to see clearly which specific players were most responsible for the 6-point margin of victory by the Raptors;
PART II
You should also be able to see clearly that, as long as the Raptors did not use specific players together – i.e. at the PG, OG and SF positions – who are ill-suited to play with one another:
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2nd Quarter |
13:11-15:22 |
2:11 |
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PG |
OG |
SF |
PF |
C |
+/- |
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N-Orleans |
J/Jack |
M/Belinelli |
Q/Pondexter |
C/Landry |
J/Smith |
+5 |
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TORONTO |
J/Bayless |
L/Barbosa |
S/Weems |
A/Johnson |
E/Davis |
-5 |
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Should be: |
L/Barbosa |
S/Weems |
J/Wright |
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3rd Quarter |
33:10-35:16 |
2:06 |
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PG |
OG |
SF |
PF |
C |
+/- |
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N-Orleans |
C/Paul |
J/Jack |
M/Belinelli |
D/West |
C/Landry |
+4 |
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TORONTO |
J/Calderon |
S/Weems |
J/Johnson |
A/Johnson |
E/Davis |
-4 |
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Should be: |
J/Calderon |
S/Weems |
J/Wright |
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3rd Quarter |
35:16-36:00 |
0:44 |
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PG |
OG |
SF |
PF |
C |
+/- |
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N-Orleans |
C/Paul |
J/Jack |
M/Belinelli |
D/West |
C/Landry |
+3 |
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TORONTO |
J/Calderon |
L/Barbosa |
S/Weems |
A/Johnson |
E/Davis |
-3 |
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Should be: |
J/Calderon |
S/Weems |
J/Wright |
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4th Quarter |
36:00-39:07 |
3:07 |
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PG |
OG |
SF |
PF |
C |
+/- |
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N-Orleans |
C/Paul |
J/Jack |
M/Belinelli |
D/West |
C/Landry |
+7 |
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TORONTO |
J/Bayless |
L/Barbosa |
S/Weems |
E/Davis |
A/Bargnani |
-7 |
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Should be: |
J/Calderon |
S/Weems |
J/Wright |
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TOTAL |
-19 |
they were actually a far superior team to the Hornets last night;
and,
PART III
Jay Triano’s observations at his post-game press conference
You should be able to see clearly just how important improved Pick and Roll/Pop defense from the team’s Bigs against:
i. The Picker;
ii. The original ball-handler; and,
iii. The other non-Picking Big [in various rotation situations];
actually is to the Raptors’ overall defensive efficiency.
If/when the Raptors play Team Basketball that looks LIKE THAT, then … even with their current less than stellar roster … they are certainly capable of finishing in the middle section of the league standings.