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other than the insane % of his 3PT (49), i think KL can keep up most of what he's been doing..He has cut down on the TOs after the first few games and has done better job with his shot selection for the benefit more play making to his teammates....
He would be the first Spurs player to finish in Top 5 in the league since Duncan in 2010 and first to register +25 PER since Timmy did in 2007..
Hollinger Stats - Player Efficiency Rating - Qualified Players RK PLAYER GP MPG TS% AST TO USG ORR DRR REBR PER VA EWA 1 Stephen Curry, GS 18 34.3 .691 18.5 11.0 32.4 1.5 14.0 8.1 34.69 218.2 7.3 2 Russell Westbrook, OKC 17 34.4 .575 25.6 13.5 36.7 6.9 16.0 11.6 31.72 180.9 6.0 3 Kevin Durant, OKC 11 34.8 .662 11.6 9.3 28.5 0.9 22.3 12.0 31.61 120.7 4.0 4 Blake Griffin, LAC 16 33.9 .590 16.1 7.8 29.3 6.8 20.4 13.7 28.60 138.3 4.6 5 Kawhi Leonard, SA 16 34.4 .613 11.2 6.3 24.0 4.5 19.5 12.4 27.47 139.3 4.6 6 DeMarcus Cousins, SAC 10 32.9 .564 8.2 10.8 34.0 7.8 29.6 18.5 27.17 77.0 2.6 7 LeBron James, CLE 17 36.5 .565 20.3 9.6 31.7 4.3 18.2 11.5 27.01 152.7 5.1 8 Hassan Whiteside, MIA 15 29.4 .603 1.9 15.2 19.4 11.6 29.5 20.9 26.53 104.9 3.5 9 Anthony Davis, NO 14 34.6 .573 6.6 10.0 27.2 5.7 28.1 16.6 25.62 102.2 3.4 10 Paul George, IND 15 35.8 .598 15.2 12.1 30.3 4.4 21.4 12.8 25.56 120.7 4.0 RK PLAYER GP MPG TS% AST TO USG ORR DRR REBR PER VA EWA 11 James Harden, HOU 16 39.1 .578 17.2 13.3 33.5 2.6 14.9 8.7 25.53 140.5 4.7 12 Derrick Favors, UTAH 14 30.8 .569 9.0 9.4 22.3 9.5 22.9 16.1 25.52 90.2 3.0
other than the insane % of his 3PT (49), i think KL can keep up most of what he's been doing..He has cut down on the TOs after the first few games and has done better job with his shot selection for the benefit more play making to his teammates....
Hopefully can be that good the whole season!
Seeing Whiteside up there is crazy ... playing like that could catapult Miami into the East Finals again
The mpg numbers are interesting. Ten years ago, the top 7 players in PER all averaged over 38 mpg, with several over 40 mpg. Only Harden is above 38 mpg among the top 12 this season.
Damn I never expected Kawhi was going to become a league MVP candidate even after the 2014 Finals, but here we are.
Also as impressive is the fact that his usage rate is the lowest of all those currently in the top 10 (with the exception of H. Whiteside).
Important to remember that PER is a stat that consistently undervalues defense. So kawhi is even better than this stat shows.
3pt% won't hold up and with that his PPG will also decrease. He has room to improve the assists though. I think he will finish around the 22/23 PER range.
Incredible numbers.
Sad how underrated kawhi is among casual but he averages more points so he must be a better offensive player fans.
I Wish idiot mainstream fans would stop talking ball tbh. Spurs fans gotta give this guy some PR service.
MVP candidate. Spurs future looks good with Leonard.
Cavs vs. Heat ECF would be an interesting series to watch.
I initially thought he and LMA would be averaging 18-20 PPG both, but i'm not sure that is happening anymore..I think Kawhi will keep his above 20ppg; he is clearly way ahead of curve in the systems than Lamarcus and is improving by leaps and bounds..Yes, the 3PT percentage will come down..
3pointers will go down as a percentage but bear in mind that the rest of his game is still rapidly improving. His PPG could actually increase as he becomes accustomed to being able to dominate players. Also if he develops better dribble-drive penetration the NBA = ed.
This. Only Whiteside and Favors, both bigs, have lower usage rates. Det true shooting percentage, too. LOL, Harden and Westbrook.
Kawhi is gonna disappoint us in the playoffs. Cute regular season numbers. He's dreams of regular season MVP AND ALLSTAR appearance coming true. Too bad none of that matters in the playoffs.
Kat love being a as usual.
I just can't get over how low Kawhi's turnover % is. That would be very low for big, but as a perimeter player that's nuts. It's even more impressive because it's the lowest of his career with his highest useage rate yet.
Also,at Whitesides assist %.
kawhi would have a legitimate shot if Curry wasn't doing what he's doing
MVP seems like a cyclical award nowadays..Lebron was the best player in the world from 2008-2014 but it didn't prevent others from nabbing a couple off him in that time (Rose/Kobe/Durant)..I don't think Curry's reign will be as dominant/long or the one who will likely inherit the le of best player in the league for him (Anthony Davis for health reasons), so Kawhi might get a year window to sneak one but it won't sure be in 2016..I think it is probably going to be in a post-Duncan Spurs; if he could lead a team to 55 win and top 3 seed..
Jesus H. Christ KBL.
You're quickly turning into one of the biggest gots on this board. I'm sorry Kawhi is playing well right now. I know it crushes you....
That clown has been garbage for a while now. Parker playing well too and spurs are 14-3. You'd think that scrub would be happy but no kawhi will have to play like crap to put a smile on its face. Smh
Curry with a .691 TS%
Whiteside had a HIGHER PER LAST SEASON. He got sonned by Drummonds who has a lower PER b/c he doesn't get spoon fed like Whiteside. If you go by PERs Derrick Favors & Anus Kanter would be top 20 players
I'm actually more surprised by Durant (66%) after Kawhi emasculated him in the season opener, Curry is supposed to be on a "never seen before" level but has a lower TS% than Korver (72%) at the same point last season.
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