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This season it seemed like a lot of teams were figuring out rotations and the goals they had for the season early on. For example the Suns thought they could make the playoffs before all the injuries hit. A lot of people though that the Raptors were done before this season started and that it was time to blow it up. The thunder had a slow start under new coaching and with an injury to KD.
After Blake Griffin went down and the Sixers traded for Ish Smith and actually became an NBA team I think things settled down. So i chose the 33rd game of the season for each individual team to see how well they have played.
Of course this is still a 20-25 game sample which is somewhat small and scheduling comes into heavy play. In no way am I saying this is the end all be all ranking. Also for each team I added their 2 best and worst players over the same stretch, according to plus/minus(not My personal opinion). Once again not saying that those number indicate one player is better or worse just because they have a higher +/-.
So it goes Team - Offensive Rating(Ranking) - Det Rating (Ranking) - Differential(Ranking)- Record(Ranking)
For players: Off Rating - Def Rating - Diff
All stats via basketball-reference.com
Spurs 115.7(2nd) 103.5(3rd) 12.2 (1st) 21-3 (1st)
Best:
Patty Mills 119.4 100.6 18.8
Kawhi Leonard 116.1 100.2 16.0
Worst:
Tony Parker 110.8 102.5 8.3
LaMarcus Aldridge 112.7 104.1 8.6
Warriors 116.2 (1st) 105.5 (6th) 10.7 (2nd) 19-3 (2nd)
Best:
Draymond Green 121.6 101.2 20.5
Klay Thompson 121.0 102.3 18.6
Worst:
Harrison Barnes 111.6 105.8 5.8
Cavs 114.8 (3rd) 107.1 (13th) 7.7 (3rd) 17-5 (3rd)
Best:
JR Smith 117.7 104.4 13.4
Kevin Love 114.9 102.8 12.2
Worst:
Timofey Mozgov 106.6 103.8 2.9
Iman Shumpert 110.5 105.0 5.5
Clippers 111.4 (6th) 104.4 (4th) 7.0 (4th) 17-6 (6th)
Best:
Chris Paul 114.1 102.2 11.8
DeAndre Jordan 112.8 101.8 11.0
Worst:
Austin Rivers 103.7 104.8 -1.1
Wesley Johnson 109.2 104.6 4.6
Thunder 114.4 (4th) 107.7 (15th) 6.6 (5th) 18-6 (5th)
Best:
Steven Adams 115.0 102.2 12.8
Kevin Durant 116.2 106.7 9.5
Worst:
Enes Kanter 112.6 11:1.0 1.6
Dion Waiters 113.3 110.7 2.6
Raptors 112.3 (5th) 106.2 (10th) 6.1 (6th) 17-5 (3rd)
Best:
Patrick Patterson 117.0 100.0 17.0
Bismack Biyombo 111.6 95.3 16.3
Worst:
Luis Scola 106.7 114.8 -8.2
DeMarr DeRozan 110.7 110.3 0.3
Blazers 111.1 (7th) 106.7 (12th) 4.4 (7th) 17-7 (7th)
Best:
Gerald Henderson 111.1 101.5 9.7
Damian Lillard 112.6 105.7 6.9
Worst:
Maurice Harkless 109.1 111.8 -2.7
Meyers Leonard 111.0 108.3 2.7
Celtics 109.6 (10th) 105.5 (5th) 4.2 (8th) 15-10 (9th)
Best:
Kelly Olynyk 110.1 99.0 11.1
Jonas Jerebko 106.5 100.1 6.4
Worst:
Evan Turner 105.4 103.3 2.0
Isaiah Thomas 110.3 106.9 3.3
Jazz 109.2 (12th) 105.7 (9th) 3.5 (9th) 12-11 (10th)
Best:
Derrick Favors 110.3 100.6 9.8
Chris Johnson 107.6 98.5 9.2
Worst:
Rodney Hood 109.7 109.0
Rudy Gobert 107.9 105.6 2.3
After Blake Griffin went down and the Sixers traded for Ish Smith and actually became an NBA team I think things settled down. So i chose the 33rd game of the season for each individual team to see how well they have played.
Of course this is still a 20-25 game sample which is somewhat small and scheduling comes into heavy play. In no way am I saying this is the end all be all ranking. Also for each team I added their 2 best and worst players over the same stretch, according to plus/minus(not My personal opinion). Once again not saying that those number indicate one player is better or worse just because they have a higher +/-.
So it goes Team - Offensive Rating(Ranking) - Det Rating (Ranking) - Differential(Ranking)- Record(Ranking)
For players: Off Rating - Def Rating - Diff
All stats via basketball-reference.com
Spurs 115.7(2nd) 103.5(3rd) 12.2 (1st) 21-3 (1st)
Best:
Patty Mills 119.4 100.6 18.8
Kawhi Leonard 116.1 100.2 16.0
Worst:
Tony Parker 110.8 102.5 8.3
LaMarcus Aldridge 112.7 104.1 8.6
Warriors 116.2 (1st) 105.5 (6th) 10.7 (2nd) 19-3 (2nd)
Best:
Draymond Green 121.6 101.2 20.5
Klay Thompson 121.0 102.3 18.6
Worst:
Harrison Barnes 111.6 105.8 5.8
Cavs 114.8 (3rd) 107.1 (13th) 7.7 (3rd) 17-5 (3rd)
Best:
JR Smith 117.7 104.4 13.4
Kevin Love 114.9 102.8 12.2
Worst:
Timofey Mozgov 106.6 103.8 2.9
Iman Shumpert 110.5 105.0 5.5
Clippers 111.4 (6th) 104.4 (4th) 7.0 (4th) 17-6 (6th)
Best:
Chris Paul 114.1 102.2 11.8
DeAndre Jordan 112.8 101.8 11.0
Worst:
Austin Rivers 103.7 104.8 -1.1
Wesley Johnson 109.2 104.6 4.6
Thunder 114.4 (4th) 107.7 (15th) 6.6 (5th) 18-6 (5th)
Best:
Steven Adams 115.0 102.2 12.8
Kevin Durant 116.2 106.7 9.5
Worst:
Enes Kanter 112.6 11:1.0 1.6
Dion Waiters 113.3 110.7 2.6
Raptors 112.3 (5th) 106.2 (10th) 6.1 (6th) 17-5 (3rd)
Best:
Patrick Patterson 117.0 100.0 17.0
Bismack Biyombo 111.6 95.3 16.3
Worst:
Luis Scola 106.7 114.8 -8.2
DeMarr DeRozan 110.7 110.3 0.3
Blazers 111.1 (7th) 106.7 (12th) 4.4 (7th) 17-7 (7th)
Best:
Gerald Henderson 111.1 101.5 9.7
Damian Lillard 112.6 105.7 6.9
Worst:
Maurice Harkless 109.1 111.8 -2.7
Meyers Leonard 111.0 108.3 2.7
Celtics 109.6 (10th) 105.5 (5th) 4.2 (8th) 15-10 (9th)
Best:
Kelly Olynyk 110.1 99.0 11.1
Jonas Jerebko 106.5 100.1 6.4
Worst:
Evan Turner 105.4 103.3 2.0
Isaiah Thomas 110.3 106.9 3.3
Jazz 109.2 (12th) 105.7 (9th) 3.5 (9th) 12-11 (10th)
Best:
Derrick Favors 110.3 100.6 9.8
Chris Johnson 107.6 98.5 9.2
Worst:
Rodney Hood 109.7 109.0
Rudy Gobert 107.9 105.6 2.3
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