Thursday, June 7, 2012
we here at soul glo did not really celebrate our 1-year anniversary (june 3, 2011 was the date of our first post). i know what i was doing this past sunday though: stocking up on supplies at BJ's; lamenting the united states men's national team's lackluster showing against canada in an international friendly; watching the mets take their third game against the cards; and barely winning at another trivia night. i think the others agree that all these activities are worthy of the sports cage's esteem. hear hear, and hopefully the whole lot of us contribute more this coming year.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Random Classics : Why Shawn Kemp pointed at Lister after dunking on him
One of the most memorable dunks I remember seeing as a kid was this beautiful, in your face, I just took your manhood, oh and I'm going to point at you and make you even more embarrassed and you're going to accept it cause I OWN YOU motherbleeper! Anyways...I always thought as awesome as it was,it seemed,well kind of rude of Shawn to do that, dontcha think? Wasn't dunking on him enough? Well back then I didn't have cable, and I only got to see this highlight video when I would watch NBA Inside Stuff, or random highlight films or NBA commercials. Only until recently did I find out the back story as to why Shawn showed up Alton, and oh boy is this dunk even more awesome now.Video below shows why.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Steve Nash : The 2005-2010 seasons
As time is drawing near for the 38 year old point guard Steve Nash and retirement is in the horizon, let us reminisce what is probably one of the greatest statistical stretch of seasons ever. We may talk about Michael Jordan's dominance in the 80's and 90s, Wilt Chamberlain's scoring and rebounding numbers in the 60's, Oscar Robertson's triple double averages in the 1961 and 1962 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar's dominance in the 1970s, and John Stockton's dominance among point guards in terms of amount of assists from the late 80's to mid 90's.
What Steve Nash did from the 2005-2010 seasons was unprecedented. During this time, he shot more than or equal to 50% field goals, 90% free throws (in the 2006-07 season, he did shoot 89.9% from the free throw line. Let's just round that up to 90% for this moment), 40% from the 3 point line, 10 assists a game (in the 2008-09 season he did average 9.7 assists a game, but let's just round that up to 10 for this moment). These are incredible offensive numbers. We are talking about mastery in precision shooting that has not been seen in the NBA since Larry Bird.
Let's take a look at this by the numbers. Here is the list of players who shot better than 50% from the field, and 90% from the free throw line:
Full statistics here
To add to the statistics that detail his shooting performances, he was a good point guard who passed the ball at ease. Here are the list of NBA players who shot better than 50% from the field and averaged 10 assists a game in a season:
Full statistics here
A unique offensive player at his player at the finest. Unfortunately, the same could not be said about his defensive skills, as he was known to be a defensive liability on several occasions. I do not think we will see another player like Steve Nash.
What Steve Nash did from the 2005-2010 seasons was unprecedented. During this time, he shot more than or equal to 50% field goals, 90% free throws (in the 2006-07 season, he did shoot 89.9% from the free throw line. Let's just round that up to 90% for this moment), 40% from the 3 point line, 10 assists a game (in the 2008-09 season he did average 9.7 assists a game, but let's just round that up to 10 for this moment). These are incredible offensive numbers. We are talking about mastery in precision shooting that has not been seen in the NBA since Larry Bird.
Let's take a look at this by the numbers. Here is the list of players who shot better than 50% from the field, and 90% from the free throw line:
Full statistics here
To add to the statistics that detail his shooting performances, he was a good point guard who passed the ball at ease. Here are the list of NBA players who shot better than 50% from the field and averaged 10 assists a game in a season:
Full statistics here
A unique offensive player at his player at the finest. Unfortunately, the same could not be said about his defensive skills, as he was known to be a defensive liability on several occasions. I do not think we will see another player like Steve Nash.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Stat of the Day: Serge Ibaka 10+ blocks - Feb 2012
On February 20, 2012, Serge Ibaka blocked 11 shots, assisting the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 124-118 victory over the Denver Nuggets. This is his 3rd game in the fiscal month he has blocked more than 10 shots in a game.
Why is this significant? Since the 1985-86 season, one other person has blocked more than 10 shots in a fiscal calendar month. The player? David Robinson in Feb 1990. Former players who were known for their shot blocking abilities such as Manute Bol, Shawn Bradley, Mark Eaton, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Marcus Camby were not able to achieve this feat.
Stats here
Congratulations to Serge Ibaka.
Why is this significant? Since the 1985-86 season, one other person has blocked more than 10 shots in a fiscal calendar month. The player? David Robinson in Feb 1990. Former players who were known for their shot blocking abilities such as Manute Bol, Shawn Bradley, Mark Eaton, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Marcus Camby were not able to achieve this feat.
Stats here
Congratulations to Serge Ibaka.
Stat Of The Day: Ersan Ilyasova 29 Points, 25 Rebounds Feb/19/2012
Last night, there were two special statistical achievements to take notice in the NBA games.
On February 19, 2012, Ersan Ilyasova scored 29 points and grabbed 25 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Jersey Nets 92-85. Ilyasova played 36 minutes, making him the leader in the list of players with the least amount of minutes played scoring at least 25 points and grab 25 rebounds.
Stats here
Congratulations to Ersan Ilyasova.
On February 19, 2012, Ersan Ilyasova scored 29 points and grabbed 25 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Jersey Nets 92-85. Ilyasova played 36 minutes, making him the leader in the list of players with the least amount of minutes played scoring at least 25 points and grab 25 rebounds.
Stats here
Congratulations to Ersan Ilyasova.
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