Using the same angle as yesterday:
T-Wolves can not play a lick of defense, and is one of the worst defending teams I have seen in years.
Take a look at the right hand column, Minny gives up an ungodly 109 points per 100 possessions a game.
(Heat ain't much better) and the Wolves are a much better shooting team now with K-Mart back at 2 guars.
This 109 + number is as bad as it gets.
What we got here on the right column is one bad defending team, and one *very special* kind of bad defense.
What I really, really like about this game tonight is the Kevin Martin factor, a) Wolves defense is so much better now he's back, b) he's been shooting well, c) he should torch the hell out of Super Mario Chalmers.
Wiggy will get his.
No Wade for Miami, doesn't really matter, you think Denver sucks on 'D', Wolves suck worse.
Bosh will get his.
Mr. Brightside in the middle is the biggest surprise of the year, Hassan Whiteside will get a double - double here, as long as Mr. Brightside (sorry, have to get that Killers reference in there) doesn't keep committting those dopey fouls.
2 piss poor defenses, a Wolf team that is better on offense with Martin = an over 188.5
Looking for this game to go to 202 or so.
I like over's with shitty teams, what can I tell ya, it's been working for me.
(not always, but usually)
Best of luck
T-Wolves can not play a lick of defense, and is one of the worst defending teams I have seen in years.
Take a look at the right hand column, Minny gives up an ungodly 109 points per 100 possessions a game.
(Heat ain't much better) and the Wolves are a much better shooting team now with K-Mart back at 2 guars.
This 109 + number is as bad as it gets.
What we got here on the right column is one bad defending team, and one *very special* kind of bad defense.
| Hollinger Stats - Defensive Efficiency | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | PACE | AST | TO | ORR | DRR | REBR | EFF FG% | TS% | OFF EFF | DEF EFF |
| 1 | Minnesota | 97.5 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 27.5 | 72.6 | 48.8 | 46.4 | 50.9 | 98.8 | 109.5 |
| 2 | LA Lakers | 97.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 25.1 | 74.7 | 49.1 | 47.3 | 51.6 | 101.4 | 107.9 |
| 3 | New York | 92.8 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 25.3 | 72.0 | 48.2 | 48.5 | 51.8 | 99.2 | 107.6 |
| 4 | Utah | 92.9 | 16.2 | 14.5 | 28.7 | 75.6 | 52.2 | 49.6 | 53.6 | 103.1 | 106.2 |
| 5 | Sacramento | 97.4 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 27.1 | 75.9 | 52.6 | 48.7 | 54.3 | 102.5 | 106.1 |
| 6 | Orlando | 96.2 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 21.0 | 76.6 | 48.3 | 49.7 | 52.9 | 99.4 | 105.9 |
| 7 | New Orleans | 94.1 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 28.4 | 75.7 | 51.9 | 49.6 | 53.5 | 106.1 | 105.1 |
| 8 | Denver | 98.4 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 26.3 | 75.8 | 50.4 | 47.6 | 51.6 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Cleveland | 94.6 | 16.8 | 12.9 | 27.4 | 74.2 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 54.7 | 106.8 | 105.0 | |
| 10 | Brooklyn | 94.4 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 22.9 | 74.1 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 52.5 | 99.9 | 104.4 |
| 11 | Miami | 91.8 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 22.1 | 73.5 | 48.3 | 50.1 | 54.2 | 101.2 | 104.3 |
What I really, really like about this game tonight is the Kevin Martin factor, a) Wolves defense is so much better now he's back, b) he's been shooting well, c) he should torch the hell out of Super Mario Chalmers.
Wiggy will get his.
No Wade for Miami, doesn't really matter, you think Denver sucks on 'D', Wolves suck worse.
Bosh will get his.
Mr. Brightside in the middle is the biggest surprise of the year, Hassan Whiteside will get a double - double here, as long as Mr. Brightside (sorry, have to get that Killers reference in there) doesn't keep committting those dopey fouls.
2 piss poor defenses, a Wolf team that is better on offense with Martin = an over 188.5
Looking for this game to go to 202 or so.
I like over's with shitty teams, what can I tell ya, it's been working for me.
(not always, but usually)
Best of luck
