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Sometimes, people look into the numbers way too much. Stand up Mr. Hollinger. But, looking through the leaders of the stats so far, there are a few things that make your eyebrows go a little higher...

Top 10 Statistical Surprises For the NBA

by Dave Joy (Contributor)

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Rankings/List

November 28, 2008

NBA, NBA Central, NBA Pacific, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sports, Rankings/List

Sometimes, people look into the numbers way too much.

Stand up Mr. Hollinger.

But, looking through the leaders of the stats so far, there are a few things that make your eyebrows go a little higher.

So here are the surprises of each statistical category, by the end of the season it will all be different, but still, fun to look anyways:

  • A rookie is joint first in three-point percentage...Anthony Morrow, the other guy is Tayshaun Prince!
  • Roger Mason is leading in three-pointers made!
  • Tracy Mcgrady is 46th in ppg.
  • Stephen Jackson in the top 10 in assists, so is Chris Duhon.
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  • Despite it all, Big Ben is still in the top 10 in blocks, as is Danny Granger.
  • A point guard is joint first in double-doubles. No prizes for guessing who.
  • Of all the guys who still own 100% free-throw percentage, Jose Calderon is the only player who's shot more than 10. In fact, he's shot 40.
  • Neither Kobe Bryant or Lebron James are in the top 30 for minutes-what does that tell you about the Lakers and Cavs?
  • Lebron James is leading in the points/assists/rebounds combined category. I know, it's not a surprise, but he's on my fantasy team and I'm proud.
  • Kevin Garnett is 19th in rebounding...we're all getting old.
  • Amare Stoudemire ranks 35th in rebounding.
  • Grant Hill is still in the top 50 of steals.
  • Jason Terry is the top bench scorer.
  • The rookie leader in rebounding isn't named Oden. Or Beasley. Or even Gasol. He's called Mbah a Moute.

If you find any more surprises...let me know! I'm sure there will be another one of these halfway through the season.

Also, a quick question that maybe someone can answer: During All-Star weekend, will Greg Oden be eligible for the rookie team or the sophomore team? I'm assuming it's rookie?

 

Thanks for reading!

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comments (3) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by Andrew
    about 1 month ago

    Rookie team.

  2. reply to comment by James
    about 1 month ago

    heres a surprise: jason kidd is shooting 45% from three
    hes a career 34% shooter
    its still early but i didnt see that one coming

  3. reply to comment by Dave
    about 1 month ago

    Nice Catch James

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