SWC75
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The Manchild, (on The Manchild Show, AM 1260), asked me to make a statis tical comparison of Gerry McNamara, Trevor Cooney and Joe Girard at this stage of their careers.
Firstly, I had to define “this stage of their careers”. Joe has played 1,342 minutes. I looked at Gerry and Trevor through the game in which they played their 1,342nd minute and totaled each of their numbers through that game. I then figured the numbers per 40 minutes of play and rounded off each number to whole numbers so that when I call them tomorrow it won’t be a blizzard of numbers but rather something they can visualize and compare. I also figured out the two point, three point and free throw percentages.
Gerry averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and no blocks. He missed 7 field goals but no free throws with 3 turnovers and 2 fouls. That totals 15 ‘net’ points. He shot 49% on two point shots, 36% on three point shots and 89% from the line.
Trevor averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and no blocks. He missed 7 field goals but no free throws with 1 turnover and 2 fouls. That totals 11 ‘net’ points. He shot 49% on two point shots, 36% on three point shots and 85% from the line.
Joe averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and no blocks. He missed 9 field goals but no free throws with 3 turnovers and 2 fouls. That totals 12 ‘net’ points. He shot 37% on two point shots, 33% on three point shots and 88% from the line.
All three are really shooting guards but Gerry and Joe were pressed into service as point guards so they have more assists and more turnovers. Gerry and Joe got to the line more (116 and 113 times to 51), probably because they had the ball more. Joe has attempted more shots (450 vs. 407 for Gerry and 406 for Trevor) but he hasn’t shot it as well. The interesting thing is that he big deficit hasn’t bene on three pointers – it’s on two pointers. A breakdown between last year and this year is revealing: he was 38.5% on twos last year, 32.3% this year. His three point percentage has actually improved from 32% to 34%. People groan when the 30 footer doesn’t go in but Joe’s real problem comes when he’s within the arc. He’s attempted a similar number of threes (281 vs. 267 for Gerry and 291 for Trevor) but more two point shots, (169 vs. 140 for Gerry and 115 for Trevor), so maybe Joe has a tendency to challenge the defense a little more and that’s usually a taller defender.
One more note: by this time in his career, Gerry had nailed 6 three pointers in a national championship game. But that's not to say that Trevor or Joe couldn't have done that, too, if they'd had the chance.
Firstly, I had to define “this stage of their careers”. Joe has played 1,342 minutes. I looked at Gerry and Trevor through the game in which they played their 1,342nd minute and totaled each of their numbers through that game. I then figured the numbers per 40 minutes of play and rounded off each number to whole numbers so that when I call them tomorrow it won’t be a blizzard of numbers but rather something they can visualize and compare. I also figured out the two point, three point and free throw percentages.
Gerry averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and no blocks. He missed 7 field goals but no free throws with 3 turnovers and 2 fouls. That totals 15 ‘net’ points. He shot 49% on two point shots, 36% on three point shots and 89% from the line.
Trevor averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and no blocks. He missed 7 field goals but no free throws with 1 turnover and 2 fouls. That totals 11 ‘net’ points. He shot 49% on two point shots, 36% on three point shots and 85% from the line.
Joe averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and no blocks. He missed 9 field goals but no free throws with 3 turnovers and 2 fouls. That totals 12 ‘net’ points. He shot 37% on two point shots, 33% on three point shots and 88% from the line.
All three are really shooting guards but Gerry and Joe were pressed into service as point guards so they have more assists and more turnovers. Gerry and Joe got to the line more (116 and 113 times to 51), probably because they had the ball more. Joe has attempted more shots (450 vs. 407 for Gerry and 406 for Trevor) but he hasn’t shot it as well. The interesting thing is that he big deficit hasn’t bene on three pointers – it’s on two pointers. A breakdown between last year and this year is revealing: he was 38.5% on twos last year, 32.3% this year. His three point percentage has actually improved from 32% to 34%. People groan when the 30 footer doesn’t go in but Joe’s real problem comes when he’s within the arc. He’s attempted a similar number of threes (281 vs. 267 for Gerry and 291 for Trevor) but more two point shots, (169 vs. 140 for Gerry and 115 for Trevor), so maybe Joe has a tendency to challenge the defense a little more and that’s usually a taller defender.
One more note: by this time in his career, Gerry had nailed 6 three pointers in a national championship game. But that's not to say that Trevor or Joe couldn't have done that, too, if they'd had the chance.
