Essentials Teams: Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic Date: April 13, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Celtics: 40-39 Magic: 20-59 Probable starters Celtics: Avery Bradley Jeff Green Paul Pierce Brandon Bass Kevin Garnett Magic: Beno Udrih Maurice Harkless Tobias Harris Kyle O’Quinn Nikola Vuvevic Advanced stats Celtics: Pace: 91.7 …
Tag Archive: Brandon Bass
Jun 29
2010-2011 Player Evaluation: Brandon Bass
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Brandon Bass Games Played 76 Minutes Played 26.1 adj. +/- +3.54 net +/- -1.8 statistical +/- -1.22 PER 15.9 WARP 2.1 Win Shares/48 .154
May 23
J.J. Redick’s report card
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images J.J. Redick plays a solid game, a fluid game, and a game that makes us think we are missing him when he is gone. Those around the league like to say he has a “high basketball IQ.” But does he? It seems that sometimes there are players who can …
May 16
More on the failures of the Orlando Magic
Via Evan Dunlap of Orlando Pinstriped Post: It’s unfair to pin responsibility for the team’s offensive shortcomings on any one player, but I do think [Jason] Richardson has to go under the microscope a bit here. He averaged 19.3 points in just 31.8 minutes per game with the Phoenix Suns prior to the deals, shooting …
May 09
Dwight Howard, fourth quarters, and the truth
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images There once was a man made of brick-and-mortar, but his role diminished in the 4th quarter. He will be remembered as an all-time great, but you’d never guess it from his usage rate. Today, I stumbled upon a poem I wrote a while ago (yesterday), and it compelled me …
May 04
Many needs and few assets
Via Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: An unconventional power forward, [Ryan] Anderson intrigues teams. He has size at 6-feet 10, can shoot the 3 and could be a better post-up player with some weight-room work. What also is appealing is Anderson’s salary over the next three seasons: $1.4 million, $2.2 million, $3.2 million. He …
Apr 27
Recapping Game 5 for the Orlando Magic with Synergy
Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images Before the playoffs started, I previewed Orlando’s first round matchup using data from Synergy Sports Technology. Last week, we looked at the playoff games in Atlanta. Today, let’s examine the results from the contest in Orlando. Game 5 PPP = Points Per Possession Orlando offense The Magic shot 11-26 beyond …
Apr 26
Recap: Orlando Magic 101, Atlanta Hawks 76
Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images BOX SCORE Able to stave off elimination and avoid ending their season on their home court, the Orlando Magic were able to defeat the Atlanta Hawks by the score of 101-76 and force a Game 6 on Thursday on the road. One of the running narratives in the series has …
Apr 26
Sneak Preview: Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic, Game 5
Zach McCann of the Orlando Sentinel: “At some point Jamal Crawford has to cool off, right? The Atlanta Hawks shooting guard has torched the Orlando Magic in the first four games of this playoff series, averaging 24 points and shooting 56.5 percent from three-point range. In a series defined by ugly offense and hard-nosed defense, …