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16
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Trail Blazers

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Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers | 7 p.m. | No TV/radio

With Amundson and Carney finally ready for action, this game is all about figuring out our bench. What to watch for:

  • Where’s the beef. Is Amundson the “beef” we need to spell Biedrins at the 5 and provide tough D on the opponent’s center? If he’s truly healthy, I hope we’ll see him getting at least a few minutes defending Oden.
  • Who’s Rodney Carney? I admit to knowing next to nothing about this guy. According to Wages of Wins, he’s become a more efficient player over the years and the best place for him to make his mark is clearly defense. But if he starts shooting a ton of threes, then we may have a problem.
  • Wither Wright? The reports are that Brandon Wright’s DNP-CD in the last game was for not showing up in practice. Let’s hope he’s made some strides in the days following, as he’s going to run out of opportunities to show what he can do if he can’t even earn himself some preseason playing time.
  • The continuing battle for #15. Tonight will give us another data point in the Jeff Adrien vs. Aaron Miles battle for the final roster spot. Amundson’s return will likely have an impact on how necessary Adrien is, so if Miles can show he can actually dish the ball he could make some major strides tonight.

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13
Oct

ORBe

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I went through a bit of work to create my own new statistic. I should have looked at the advance stats at Basketball Reference a little closer as they have ORB% which is pretty similar to my calculation and really what I was going for. But because I did the legwork and my ORBe is slightly different I may as well post it.

I wanted to look at Offensive Rebounds in a way that accounted for chances rather than just looking Offensive Rebounds per Game. I aimed to estimate the number of chances a player has at an offensive board (this is where Basketball Reference and my method differed) and correlate that with the number of Offensive Rebounds he actual has and get a measure of Offensive Rebounding ability.

The Equation: (Player Offensive Rebounds/Team FG missed)/((player minutes played)/((team minutes)/5))*100

or pORB/(tFGm)/((pMIN/(tMIN/5))*100

Where Team FG Missed tFGM=(tFGA-tFG)

BR calculated their “chances” as tORB + oppDRB so this counts only rebounded balls, where as my ORBe counts all missed shots. ORBe includes shots that hit the top of the backboard and are out of bounds (bad) but also counts shots that go out of bounds off of someone’s hands (good, in my mind this was a valid chance).

I took the top 10 players in ORB per Game in the Western Conference plus Biedrins, Anthony Randolph (best Warrior by ORB/G) and David Lee. Below are the players posted in order of ORB/G rank.

Offensive Rebound efficiency

ORBe of the Western Conference ORB/G leaders + some Warriors

For Marcus Camby and Drew Gooden who played on multiple teams I used team stats of the team they played the most games for. I will have to go back and adjust for playing time percentages. I was surprised to Marc Gasol on this list.

Brendan Haywood DAMN! AR is not looking too bad either. His lower ORB/G is an obvious product of his lower min per game total. Striking how similar he and Jason Thompson’s numbers are.

And now the depressing part … AR is gone and David Lee, for all his rebounding ability does not show too well by ORBe with the lowest percentage on this list (by a full point). Maybe part of that was playing out of position or the style of play and he will improve on the Warriors. I sure hope so. He would have been in the top 15 in ORB/G if he were in the Western Conference last year (ahead of Biedrins and AR) so I think it is fair to compare him to this group.

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13
Oct

15th Roster Spot

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This was not the post I had originally meant to do tonight but work got in the way so it will have to wait another day.

Rusty Simmons has a quick article in the SFChron discussing the 15th roster spot. What it lacks in any sort of depth it makes up for in quotes from Coach Smart and the two players battling it out, Jeff Adrien and Aaron Miles. Interesting that Jeremy Lin’s name is not thrown in the mix, but I guess marketing to Asian-Americans and his potential (not to mention his contract) have guaranteed him a roster spot.

At this point I would lean towards the rebounding Adrien, for when B-Wright or Biedrins go down, but then what to do at the point to spell Curry? Is Miles better than Lin? Is Adrien better than Gadzuric? Are the new owners willing to buy out any awful contracts to open up roster spots for better players?

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12
Oct

Preseason Game 3: Kings 116, Warriors 97

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Another invisible game for Biedrins, though his +/- wasn’t bad. Looks like most of the difference came from their scrubs + Demarcus Cousins vs. Reggie Williams and our scrubs. David Lee’s line is solid though he’s still not proving much on D with a -9. And as Jake noted in comments, Miles didn’t make much of a case for himself tonight.

DNP-CD for Brandon Wright doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Will be interesting to actually see this team play — their first televised preseason game is on ESPN a week from Friday.

Golden State Warriors (2-1)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 33:05 4-13 0-3 3-3 -12 0 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 1 11
D. Lee F-C 31:33 6-11 0-0 5-6 -9 1 9 10 2 5 2 1 0 1 17
A. Biedrins C 27:08 3-4 0-0 0-1 -1 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 6
M. Ellis G 27:55 6-14 0-2 6-6 -2 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 18
S. Curry G 23:20 6-11 1-1 3-3 -3 0 5 5 3 5 1 6 0 0 16
R. Williams 22:43 2-8 0-1 2-2 -22 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 6
V. Radmanovic 22:17 3-9 1-5 3-4 -18 4 1 5 1 4 0 3 0 0 10
D. Gadzuric 05:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
A. Miles 25:26 3-7 0-0 2-3 -19 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 8
C. Bell 09:24 1-3 0-0 0-0 +2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2
J. Adrien 09:39 1-1 0-0 0-0 -6 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
J. Lin 02:07 0-1 0-0 1-2 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
B. Wright 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 35-83 2-12 25-30 7 26 33 16 31 9 21 3 7 97
42.2% 16.7% 83.3% team rebs: 10 total to: 21
Sacramento Kings (2-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Greene F 22:40 3-7 0-0 4-6 -1 0 4 4 1 0 3 3 1 0 10
C. Landry F 29:54 7-10 0-1 1-1 -3 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 1 0 15
D. Cousins C 22:25 6-12 1-1 7-8 +16 3 5 8 1 4 1 1 1 1 20
T. Evans G 23:35 6-13 2-3 3-3 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 5 0 1 17
L. Head G 28:57 5-8 2-3 3-4 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 15
J. Thompson 17:25 3-6 0-0 3-3 +17 2 3 5 0 4 0 2 0 0 9
D. Jackson 21:05 1-1 0-0 4-4 +6 1 5 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 6
O. Casspi 28:25 2-7 0-3 7-7 +21 1 8 9 2 3 1 3 3 0 11
F. Garcia 11:00 0-2 0-1 1-2 +9 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1
P. Jeter 29:15 3-9 0-2 2-3 +22 0 2 2 7 1 1 2 0 0 8
J. Crawford 03:13 1-2 1-2 1-1 +7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
C. Atchley 02:06 0-0 0-0 0-1 +1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Landry 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Wright 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 37-77 6-16 36-43 11 35 46 19 25 10 20 7 3 116
48.1% 37.5% 83.7% team rebs: 11 total to: 21

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Carney, Udoh
  • Kings: Dalembert, Udrih, Whiteside

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Adrien, Adrien
  • Kings: Landry, Thompson

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
  • Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #71 Rodney Mott, #66 Haywoode Workman
  • Attendance: 10786
  • Duration: 2:28

Edit: Title changed. I wish the Warrior’s were in the Postseason already.

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12
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Kings

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Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings | 7:30 PT | KNBR

Time for the back end of a home-and-home as the Warriors and Kings do it all over again in Sacramento. Here’s what to look for tonight:

  • Can Monta’s D continue to frustrate Tyreke Evans? He got props for his defense on Evans in Sunday’s game, so it will be interesting to see if Evans tries to make a statement right back tonight.
  • Jeff Adrien vs. Aaron Miles for the 15th roster spot. With Vernon Goodridge being waived yesterday, it appears it will come down to Adrien and Miles. Miles fills the greater need (a backup PG who can spell Curry for 10-15 minutes a night), but if Adrien can keep up his rebounding and continue playing tough interior defense it will be tough to let a guy like that go.
  • Will Andris Biedrins show up? So far it’s been a quiet preseason for Biedrins, though he did have 10 rebounds in the first preseason game. Not the greatest defensive matchup against the size of the Kings’ front line, but it would be nice to see him return the favor and use his quickness to get a bit more active on offense (and show some flashes of the “old” Biedrins).

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11
Oct

Preseason Game 2: Warriors 95, Kings 86

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Yes, it’s preseason, but a win is still nice to see — especially when the Warriors score less than 100 points. The shooting was down tonight (41.2%, just 3-20 from three), but it was down for the Kings as well (34.1%) which is a tradeoff I’ll take with this team (the defense certainly has more to prove than the offense).

The non-guaranteed player who made the biggest impression tonight was clearly Jeff Adrien. He’s only listed at 6-7 (he looked bigger at the open practice), but 15 rebounds in just 22 minutes matters even in preseason. If he can keep it up, I’d have to imagine he’ll snag that 15th roster spot over Miles (I’ve also heard good things about Goodridge, but he’s been mostly MIA so far this preseason).

Biggest disappointment to me is Brandon Wright’s mostly invisible game with as many turnovers (2) as points. Need to see more consistency from him.

Sacramento Kings (1-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Wright F-G 21:23 2-7 2-3 0-0 -16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
J. Thompson F 34:46 3-12 0-0 3-4 +3 4 8 12 2 5 1 3 0 1 9
D. Cousins C 24:50 7-18 1-1 2-3 +6 5 6 11 0 6 0 1 1 0 17
F. Garcia G-F 32:55 4-7 2-4 4-4 -15 0 9 9 4 1 2 0 2 0 14
T. Evans G 21:09 4-10 0-2 1-2 -3 0 0 0 3 4 0 5 0 0 9
L. Head 25:49 5-10 3-5 0-0 -1 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 13
D. Jackson 20:58 2-7 0-1 2-4 -14 1 6 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 6
P. Jeter 18:44 2-8 0-1 2-2 +6 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6
O. Casspi 24:00 2-8 2-5 0-0 +2 1 6 7 4 1 0 2 0 0 6
D. Greene 14:56 0-3 0-1 0-0 -13 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
C. Atchley 00:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Crawford DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Dalembert DNP – Left Adductor Strain
C. Landry NWT – Eye Injury
M. Landry DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Udrih DNP – Sprained Right Shoulder
H. Whiteside DNP – Left Patellar Tendon Strain
Total 240 31-91 10-23 14-19 11 39 50 21 23 6 15 4 1 86
34.1% 43.5% 73.7% team rebs: 9 total to: 15
Golden State Warriors (2-0)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 30:15 5-12 1-4 2-2 +12 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 13
D. Lee F-C 31:28 5-13 0-0 3-4 +11 2 11 13 1 4 1 3 0 2 13
A. Biedrins C 16:01 1-2 0-0 0-0 +5 0 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 33:19 5-13 1-5 7-9 +12 1 2 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 18
S. Curry G 30:38 6-14 1-5 2-2 +8 1 6 7 3 0 2 3 0 1 15
V. Goodridge 05:03 1-2 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 08:55 1-2 0-1 2-2 +4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
C. Bell 18:23 1-7 0-3 2-2 -3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
R. Williams 17:45 2-7 0-2 1-2 -3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
J. Adrien 22:42 5-6 0-0 1-3 +5 7 8 15 0 3 0 0 1 0 11
A. Miles 12:19 2-4 0-0 2-2 +3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
B. Wright 11:51 1-3 0-0 0-0 -5 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
J. Lin 01:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
L. Amundson DND – Lower Back Stiffness
R. Carney DND – Right Hip Contusion
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh DND – Left Wrist Surgery
Total 240 35-85 3-20 22-28 11 43 54 17 18 9 11 1 4 95
41.2% 15.0% 78.6% team rebs: 8 total to: 13

inactive

  • Kings: –
  • Warriors: –

technical fouls

  • Kings: –
  • Warriors: Wright

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #19 James Capers, #73 Tre Maddox, #63 Derek Richardson
  • Attendance: 10537
  • Duration: 2:15

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10
Oct

Preseason Game 1: Warriors 127, Clippers 87

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The best thing in this entire box score is Monta Ellis’ 8-11 fg line. Great shooting percentage, not too many shots, and he was still able to put up 22 points. Let’s hope it’s the start of a trend!

Los Angeles Clippers (1-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gomes F 19:55 2-5 1-2 0-0 -10 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
B. Griffin F 24:13 10-15 0-0 3-10 -12 2 7 9 4 2 2 2 1 0 23
D. Jordan C 20:12 1-4 0-0 0-2 -5 2 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 2
E. Gordon G 22:53 5-14 3-8 5-7 -9 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 1 18
R. Foye G 21:17 3-8 1-2 0-0 -9 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 7
R. Butler 13:44 1-4 0-2 0-0 -13 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
J. Voskuhl 16:59 0-2 0-0 0-0 -22 0 7 7 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
A. Aminu 28:05 4-11 2-7 3-3 -30 0 4 4 1 4 2 4 0 2 13
E. Bledsoe 12:49 0-2 0-0 1-3 -14 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1
S. Dennis 17:38 0-4 0-1 0-0 -19 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 0
C. Smith 17:26 2-6 0-0 3-4 -32 2 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 7
J. Scheyer 14:56 0-3 0-1 0-0 -15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
B. Cook 09:53 3-4 1-2 2-2 -10 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 9
M. Blakely DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Collins DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Davis DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Kaman DNP – Coach’s Decision
W. Warren DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 31-82 8-25 17-31 11 29 40 21 24 7 23 2 7 87
37.8% 32.0% 54.8% team rebs: 12 total to: 23
Golden State Warriors (1-0)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 27:12 5-11 2-4 4-4 +25 2 4 6 4 0 1 0 1 1 16
D. Lee F-C 24:02 5-9 0-0 5-6 +22 0 7 7 2 2 0 3 0 0 15
A. Biedrins C 18:59 4-6 0-0 0-0 +22 2 8 10 1 5 2 1 1 0 8
M. Ellis G 28:52 8-11 4-4 2-2 +22 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 22
S. Curry G 25:57 6-7 3-3 3-3 +23 0 4 4 6 3 2 5 1 0 18
V. Radmanovic 25:56 3-6 1-3 3-3 +18 1 4 5 2 4 0 2 0 0 10
D. Gadzuric 11:51 0-3 0-0 1-2 +4 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
R. Williams 22:03 7-16 4-7 2-2 +17 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 20
B. Wright 20:48 3-5 0-0 1-1 +15 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 0 7
A. Miles 20:26 1-3 0-0 1-2 +18 0 3 3 4 3 2 3 0 0 3
J. Adrien 03:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin 10:49 2-2 0-0 3-3 +10 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7
L. Amundson DND – Lower Back Stiffness
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney DND – Right Hip Contusion
V. Goodridge DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh DND – Left Wrist Surgery
Total 240 44-79 14-21 25-28 8 41 49 28 24 12 18 7 2 127
55.7% 66.7% 89.3% team rebs: 2 total to: 19

inactive

  • Clippers: –
  • Warriors: –

technical fouls

  • Clippers: Butler
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 14

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #71 Rodney Mott, #76 Scott Twardoski
  • Attendance: 10004
  • Duration: 2:23

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10
Oct

Something to look forward to this year

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Hopefully, a whole lot more of this!

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9
Oct

Welcome

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Testing this thing out. Just in time for the second game of the preseason!

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