Watching Kuminga score in the paint actually gave me Kobe Bryant flashbacks. Here’s hoping the good vibe continues! Thanks Eric for the video analysis and humor.
Kerr exhorting Kuminga: "One of what we all are: less than a drop in the great, blue motion of the sunlit sea. But it seems that some of the drops sparkle. Some of them do sparkle! Run, Jon! Run, Jon!"
Having not watched another NBA team consistently in a while, is it normal for an NBA team to constantly be behind throughout the game and only explode forward either in the 3rd or 4th quarter?
Reading The Athletic's recent power rankings, it sounds like that's been Milwaukee's trend. Their net rating by segment:
Q1: -3.5
Q2: +1.7
Q3: -1.0
Q4: +16.1
Clutch: +31.9
The Pacers are another team with (slightly) negative 1st-half splits and (solidly) positive 2nd-half numbers. In contrast, the Heat have really a good net rating in each of the first 3 quarters, a terrible one in Q4, and nightmarish clutch numbers. Some of that sort of thing must just be sample size variance combined with substitution patterns, but it does seem like teams "warming up" / "cooling off" over the course of a game is a thing.
Watching Kuminga score in the paint actually gave me Kobe Bryant flashbacks. Here’s hoping the good vibe continues! Thanks Eric for the video analysis and humor.
Well @Eric, you know you can't sulk on the end of the Warrior's bench anymore or else you'll be featured in a highly critical celebration audit.
Kerr exhorting Kuminga: "One of what we all are: less than a drop in the great, blue motion of the sunlit sea. But it seems that some of the drops sparkle. Some of them do sparkle! Run, Jon! Run, Jon!"
"I demand to see the manager!" That's going to keep me chuckling all day :)
Having not watched another NBA team consistently in a while, is it normal for an NBA team to constantly be behind throughout the game and only explode forward either in the 3rd or 4th quarter?
Reading The Athletic's recent power rankings, it sounds like that's been Milwaukee's trend. Their net rating by segment:
Q1: -3.5
Q2: +1.7
Q3: -1.0
Q4: +16.1
Clutch: +31.9
The Pacers are another team with (slightly) negative 1st-half splits and (solidly) positive 2nd-half numbers. In contrast, the Heat have really a good net rating in each of the first 3 quarters, a terrible one in Q4, and nightmarish clutch numbers. Some of that sort of thing must just be sample size variance combined with substitution patterns, but it does seem like teams "warming up" / "cooling off" over the course of a game is a thing.
Warriors opponents seem good at this…