Please, Help me with my math

[Martin R]

15 shots x 2 points per shot = 30 points
15 shots x 3 points per shot = 45 points

Manu got 46 points on 15 shots last night. So Manu mathematically make his shots to perform like they were all 3 pointer + "an one" for one of them.

amazing.

[ancestron]

He made 8 threes last night.

[travis2]

He went 8-9 on free throws. Not all of them were "and 1" situations.

[travis2]

so...

8 x 3 = 24
7 x 2 = 14 (15 total - 8 3pt = 7 2pt)
8 x 1 = 8

Total = 46

[MI21]

He isn't trying to say that his 3's were "and 1's" he is just trying to say that it is the equivalent of each basket being a 3 and one of them being an "and 1".

Confusing to explain, but I know what he is getting at

[WalterBenitez]

so...

8 x 3 = 24
7 x 2 = 14 (15 total - 8 3pt = 7 2pt)
8 x 1 = 8

Total = 46

Are you free next wednesday, need some help with math @ school

[SAGambler]

Or better yet just divide the 46 pts by the 20 shots he took and he averaged 2.3 per stroke.

Pretty damn impressive.

[Slohoop]

1+1=2

[Spurminator]

46 points on 15 shots is unreal efficiency.

[Officer Slater]

15^2*3=Spork

[Manudona]

21 + 20 + 9 = 5

[Spurminator]

46 points on 15 shots is unreal efficiency.

I've just looked through the top 100 single game scoring performances of the past 20 years and none of them were as efficient as Manu's 3.07 points per shot. The only one that even came close was Willie Burton's 53 points on 19 shots in 1994 (2.79)... he hit 24 FTs that game.

It would have been more compelling if Manu had gotten 50+, I suppose, but it's still noteworthy. Rarely does anyone score this many points at even 2+ PPS, let alone 3+.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../pts_game.html

[T Park]

Well if the stiff would've hit a couple more 2 point shots.

I mean my god

[FromWayDowntown]

15^2*3=Spork

Actually, I think that equation goes 4*4*4=Spork.

4 wins * 4 rounds * 4 times.

(actually, that's not entirely correct because its (4*4*3)+((3*1)+(4*3))=Spork, but it's close enough)

[T Park]

Spuns equation?

65 62 61 = 0

[FromWayDowntown]

I've just looked through the top 100 single game scoring performances of the past 20 years and none of them were as efficient as Manu's 3.07 points per shot. The only one that even came close was Willie Burton's 53 points on 19 shots in 1994 (2.79)... he hit 24 FTs that game.

It would have been more compelling if Manu had gotten 50+, I suppose, but it's still noteworthy. Rarely does anyone score this many points at even 2+ PPS, let alone 3+.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../pts_game.html

That's amazing. 3.07 pps is unreal.

[Spurminator]

I'm a moron... Manu took 20 FGA, not 15, I misread the original post and neglected to look at the box score.

PPS was 2.3. That's still great, but not newsworthy... and certainly not worth checking 100 box scores.

[T Park]

NBA TV's player of the night though was Carlos Boozer.

Sigh, gotta stop giving a crap about stuff like that.

[Martin R]

I've just looked through the top 100 single game scoring performances of the past 20 years and none of them were as efficient as Manu's 3.07 points per shot. The only one that even came close was Willie Burton's 53 points on 19 shots in 1994 (2.79)... he hit 24 FTs that game.

It would have been more compelling if Manu had gotten 50+, I suppose, but it's still noteworthy. Rarely does anyone score this many points at even 2+ PPS, let alone 3+.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../pts_game.html

there you go.
It was meant to be an ironic post.


+3.07 per shot is flat out unreal. Part of comics books or cartoons.

M

[mikejones99]

20 attempted shots and only 15 made shots is 75% Oberto made eleven of eleven one game I believe last year. Boozer had triple double

[stretch]

Confusing to explain, but I know what he is getting at

So do I.

What a waste of a thread. Quite possibly the most pointless thread ever.

[T Park]

Boozer had triple double

Good for him, lets see him score 46, make 8 threes, and single handidly beat two hot shooting wings in Lebron and Larry Hughes and the rest of the Cavaliers.

[Ariel]

I've just looked through the top 100 single game scoring performances of the past 20 years and none of them were as efficient as Manu's 3.07 points per shot. The only one that even came close was Willie Burton's 53 points on 19 shots in 1994 (2.79)... he hit 24 FTs that game.

It would have been more compelling if Manu had gotten 50+, I suppose, but it's still noteworthy. Rarely does anyone score this many points at even 2+ PPS, let alone 3+.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../pts_game.html

I'm a moron... Manu took 20 FGA, not 15, I misread the original post and neglected to look at the box score.

PPS was 2.3. That's still great, but not newsworthy... and certainly not worth checking 100 box scores.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you don't have a clue what PPS is, and that you didn't factor FTs whatsoever, which explains your latter post. Typically FTs come as a result of an offensive possession, and thus you can't simply count the points that come as a result and disregard the former. Statistically it's considered that 1 FTA ~~ 0.44 shots (some come as a result of AND 1s, 3Ps, tech. fouls, etc.), so the formula used is PPS = Points / (FGA + 0.44 * FTA)

In fact, Manu's PPS yesterday was 1.92, not 2.3... and THAT IS STILL UNREAL. Go back and tell me how many games with such high individual scoring mark can rival its efficiency. i'm going to go on and assume not that many. For the record, in that game you mention, Willie Burton's PPS was 1.79... just so that you get the picture.

[T Park]

but boozer is only one man

As is Ginobili....

[T Park]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you don't have a clue what PPS is, and that you didn't factor FTs whatsoever, which explains your latter post. In fact, Manu's PPS yesterday was 1.92, not 2.3... and THAT IS STILL UNREAL. Go back and tell me how many games with such high individual scoring mark can rival its efficiency. i'm going to go on and assume not that many. For the record, int that game you mention, Willie Burton's PPS was 1.79... just so that you get the picture.

FWD is probobly one of the smartest basketball writers I've ever seen so yes, Im sure he knows over you Ariel