duncan228
03-18-2011, 02:27 PM
Best bench lineups in NBA? Stats say look at contenders. (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/18/best-bench-lineups-in-nba-stats-say-look-at-contenders/)
Kurt Helin
Depth can matter more in the regular season than the playoffs, when rotations tighten and stars get extra minutes because games are not as stacked up on top of each other.
But depth does matter in getting top seeds and home court, and it does matter in giving a coach matchup flexibility in the playoffs. A deeper bench does mean more arrows in the quiver.
Who has had the best bench lineups this season? The stats say San Antonio and Chicago, according to work done by John Schuhmann at NBA.com (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/03/18/statscube-best-bench-in-basketball/).
According to NBA.com StatsCube, the two best defensive lineups in the league (with a minimum of 100 minutes on the floor together) are Bulls’ lineups that include Brewer, Gibson and Asik.
But the No. 1 offensive lineup in the league is also a bench unit. The Spurs‘ lineup of George Hill, Gary Neal, Manu Ginobili, Matt Bonner and Antonio McDyess barely meets the 100 minutes requirement, but has been amazingly efficient.
Keep reading... (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/18/best-bench-lineups-in-nba-stats-say-look-at-contenders/)
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/18/best-bench-lineups-in-nba-stats-say-look-at-contenders/
Kurt Helin
Depth can matter more in the regular season than the playoffs, when rotations tighten and stars get extra minutes because games are not as stacked up on top of each other.
But depth does matter in getting top seeds and home court, and it does matter in giving a coach matchup flexibility in the playoffs. A deeper bench does mean more arrows in the quiver.
Who has had the best bench lineups this season? The stats say San Antonio and Chicago, according to work done by John Schuhmann at NBA.com (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/03/18/statscube-best-bench-in-basketball/).
According to NBA.com StatsCube, the two best defensive lineups in the league (with a minimum of 100 minutes on the floor together) are Bulls’ lineups that include Brewer, Gibson and Asik.
But the No. 1 offensive lineup in the league is also a bench unit. The Spurs‘ lineup of George Hill, Gary Neal, Manu Ginobili, Matt Bonner and Antonio McDyess barely meets the 100 minutes requirement, but has been amazingly efficient.
Keep reading... (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/18/best-bench-lineups-in-nba-stats-say-look-at-contenders/)
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/18/best-bench-lineups-in-nba-stats-say-look-at-contenders/