2008-09 Slam Dunk Stats

[poop]

besides being 'cool' dunks are actually an important thing to be able to do.
they are the highest percentage shot by far.

i an count how many times this year our guys-bigs and smalls- flubbed layups or close-in shots because they lacked the athleticism to slam it in, that to other teams would have been slams and sure 2 points.

the same goes for put-backs. how many times did we se our big try desperately to tip in misses multiple times only to be denied, whereas other teams such as the nuggets slam that in immediately.

it also translates to rebounding; how many times did we see our bigs resort to tapping out the ball or reaching desperately for a rebound with the tips of their fingers because they couldnt get off the ground..with most teams those are sure rebounds, they just laep up and grab that .

[resistanze]

Everything is relative...but as a general rule, the less distance between the shot and the rim, the better chance it has of going in, the less chance it has of being blocked, etc.

I can't believe this needs to be explained.


This is the sort of thing that makes me get rude.


Yes a player 5'3 is better off going for a layup then a dunk...that doesn't change the fact that a dunk is still a higher PCT shot then a layup just in terms of shots without player variables being taken into consideration...

It's really not that complicated.

My post wasn't actually addressed to you. If fact, I'm on your side.

The point that was brought up that an 'open floor' layup is a higher percentage shot ignores the fact that you can have an open dunk (very high PCT), or a contested layup as well (low PCT shot).

[whottt]

Ahh ok then. My bad. Disregard.

[antimvp]

we do suck in this department and the media needs to make mention of this.

[manufan10]

a team with bonner, mason, and parker starting every game wont get alot of dunks. Manu was out and he dunks alot. Mahinmi could probably have thrown down a few. Heck if Gooden never came, it'd be lower. Gooden dunked alot as a Spur in a short amount of time.

Along with the few dunks that Pops got while he was here. The number is inflated.

[Yogurt210]

I think the coyote had more dunks that the whole spurs team

[lefty]

“After recording just 82 dunks as a team in ‘07-08, the Spurs managed to drop that number even LOWER in ‘08-09. With a total of 73 slams, that translates to just .89 dunks per game AS A TEAM! To get an idea of how far below the mean that is, consider that 32 individual players had more total dunks this past season. One bright spot was rookie guard George Hill throwing it down 10 times in just 1,270 minutes, but it’s hard to get excited about the rest of this aging squad. Duncan had 19 fewer dunks, and the Spurs didn’t have a single player in the Top 120. After this year’s 1st round exit, I think it’s time for San Antonio to inject some youth and athleticism into their frontcourt. Oh Tiago Splitter, where art thou?”

http://www.rotoevil.com/nba/2008-2009-slam-dunk-stats

I don't know if I want to laugh or cry

[manufan10]

I think the coyote had more dunks that the whole spurs team

I think those stats is what made the Spurs actually have that many dunks.

[Muser]

Dunks are more of a Phoenix Suns thing.

[Brazil]

There is much worst than that what about TP being close to be the second best rebounder on the mav serie ?

[SpursWench21]

Everything is relative...but as a general rule, the less distance between the shot and the rim, the better chance it has of going in, the less chance it has of being blocked, etc.

I can't believe this needs to be explained.


This is the sort of thing that makes me get rude.


Yes a player 5'3 is better off going for a layup then a dunk...that doesn't change the fact that a dunk is still a higher PCT shot then a layup just in terms of shots without player variables being taken into consideration...

It's really not that complicated.

+1 I agree. I mean come on, everyone knows the dunk is by far the easiest approach to scoring in NBA2K9....Take the ball up...keep running past your defender....BOOM..SLAM! or simply pass the ball a hundred times till it gets right under the basket...BOOM..SLAM! And NBA2k is as accurate as it gets to real life.....kinda...not really

In all seriousness, though, i do agree that the dunk is the highest pct. When you have dominant big men grabbing a ball that fits into one of their giant hands and slamming into into a hoop with that amount of force, not many times will it be stopped/blocked/contested and atleast will most likely draw a foul. A layup can be flat out missed without any interruption...

The only time a dunk would look like a bad pct shot is when some wanna-be-badass big man decides to be cool by slamming it and gets stuffed by an immovable metal loop we like to call the basket....heh

just my opinion

[manufan10]

And NBA2k is as accurate as it gets to real life.....

Damn, I have NBA Live 09. I guess I don't have accuracy.