We rank 30th in the league in defensive rebounds? We are 2nd in the league in rebound differential, 19th in the league in total defensive rebounds, and 1st in the league in opponents defensive rebound. Do people make up stats now? Rebounding Stats
and according to Hollinger's defensive rebound rate the Blazers are at least an average team on the defensive glass Maybe cause Portland's bench plays more than most teams. Also, Rudy/Outlaw/Sergio have all at times finished games, despite not starting. A better way to look at it might be to look at the point differential during the minutes when Nate typically makes his first or second sub until the starters are back in.
Just think of the kind of production we'll get from our bench when Fernandez gets his head back on straight. This will be great down the stretch when we're fighting for a playoff spot.
And according to 82games.com, we're third in the NBA in net point differential in the fourth quarter. Atlanta is first, and Cleveland is second. http://www.82games.com/0809/QSORT11.HTM We're in almost every game we play. We haven't been blown out that much this year other than I'd say three times, which has been pretty nice.
Portland's snail-like pace distorts things. Many of us here recognize that our defense is actually pretty bad, that our offensive efficiency (in spite of it looking like the team is running only one play over and over) is actually pretty good, and the team is very good on the boards. That the bench scores so much and, in absolute terms, scores at such a high level is just a tribute to how good Outlaw and Fernandez and Bayless and the others have been throughout the year. Ed O.
Good point. I wonder what the offensive bench points per possession would be when compared to everyone else's bench?
