The points in the paint focus has really helped our offense as well. It seems like more of a balanced attack then the jump shooting team we used to be. Stotts and company have done a marvelous job with designing plays for cuts to the basket, also it seems Aldridge, Kaman, Wes and Rolo are all taking the ball in the paint more.
I posted this on another thread, but it works here too. I think they went up with last night's awesome performance. Blazers, their ranks Team Opponent Points Per Game: 6th (95.9) Team Opponent Average Scoring Margin: 4th (-8.5) Team Defensive Efficiency: 8th (0.996) Team Opponent Floor %: 11th (48.4%) Team Opponent 1st QTR PPG: 28th (27.9) Team Opponent 2nd QTR PPG: 6th (23.4) Team Opponent 3rd QTR PPG: 5th (22.7) Team Opponent 4th QTR PPG: 3rd (21.9) Opponent Points in the Paint: 18th (41.6) Opponent Fast Break Points: 16th (12.1) Opponent % from 3: 1st (16.2%) Opponent % for the game: 3rd (42%) Blocks per game: 7th (5.5)
I notice all those early evening games scheduled over the next three weeks. I think that will show what kind of team we have through the next 15 games. If the Blazers are leading their division at the end of that run, watch out! They will be known as legit.
That opponent 3P% is brutally good. My only caveat is we have had a lot of home games. Need to see this intensity on the road too!
We've only had one bad outing on the road and that was in Sacramento on Halloween. Other than that we dominated the Nuggets and got fucked over in the Staples center.
