Garland performance this year vs. last year from the stats

[jellybean]

Looking at stats, it dawned on me that prior to the sju(pa) game, he played virtually the same number of minutes as last year ( 670 this year versus 662 last year). Nice time to compare. I will give side by side with last year first.

FG 128-308/99-290 (-29 for -18) a lot less made field goals but a fair number of less shots too.
3FG 28-98/23-101 (-5 for +3) a few less made on only 3 more shots.
So for all the angst about his shooting, he's not much different. Would expect him to try to be firing up more. Maybe he realizes he's in a slump and not shooting as much as you would expect?
FT 69-95/90-120 (+21 for +25) getting to line more.
OR DR TR 18+38=56/7+44=51 (-11 +6 -5) For all G's harping about guards not rebounding Garland at least trying on defensive boards. No one expected him to contribute rebounding wise like Galloway did.
PF 52/36 (-16) a good thing? maybe maybe not?

A/TO 55-38/56-33 (+1 and -5) a good thing slightly. At least those 5 less TO's make up for a few bad shots.
Blocks 1/5 (+4) maybe a meaningless stat but I find it interesting.
Steals 32/16 (-16) the most surprising stat. Half of last season?
PTS 353/311 (-42) comes to about -1.8 from last season.

[MisterD]

The 8 percentage point drop in FG% is like 99% of what I see with him.

[durenduren]

Good post. The decrease in steals are interesting. Is that a testament to Ramon's undervalued defensive ability to pressure the ball with his length and speed? Probably gave Tyrone more favorable defensive assignments too. Or is that tied into less risk taking, and in turn fewer fouls this year?

Think I just created more questions than answers.

[coachd]

Garland and Mills needed to step up their game this year for the team to continue its' success. No one predicted they would perform at or below last seasons' levels... just unbelievable to think what they could have accomplished if they had improved from last year... we win the VCU and Saint Louis games and easily handle the Hawks. Completely different mindset too. Now, we are back to the old mindset and worried about next season as this year is done barring a miracle finish. Who has the spark on this team besides Duren and Dunn?

[blueandgold]

Feb 19, 2014 12:51:16 GMT -5 jellybean said:

Looking at stats, it dawned on me that prior to the sju(pa) game, he played virtually the same number of minutes as last year ( 670 this year versus 662 last year). Nice time to compare. I will give side by side with last year first.

FG 128-308/99-290 (-29 for -18) a lot less made field goals but a fair number of less shots too.
3FG 28-98/23-101 (-5 for +3) a few less made on only 3 more shots.
So for all the angst about his shooting, he's not much different. Would expect him to try to be firing up more. Maybe he realizes he's in a slump and not shooting as much as you would expect?
FT 69-95/90-120 (+21 for +25) getting to line more.
OR DR TR 18+38=56/7+44=51 (-11 +6 -5) For all G's harping about guards not rebounding Garland at least trying on defensive boards. No one expected him to contribute rebounding wise like Galloway did.
PF 52/36 (-16) a good thing? maybe maybe not?

A/TO 55-38/56-33 (+1 and -5) a good thing slightly. At least those 5 less TO's make up for a few bad shots.
Blocks 1/5 (+4) maybe a meaningless stat but I find it interesting.
Steals 32/16 (-16) the most surprising stat. Half of last season?
PTS 353/311 (-42) comes to about -1.8 from last season.

Solid analysis that backs up the eye test: drop in FG% (34% vs 41%), driven by wild layups (40.2% 2PT FG% vs 47.6%) which in some cases has gotten him to the line more (26% increase in FTA) because everyone knows about the Southwest Philly Floater and protecting against it... plus 50% fewer steals and 30% fewer PFs - more conservative defense, presumably in light of the rule change this year.

Thanks for sharing.