As a team, the Warriors are averaging 1.24 points per shot this season, tied for 11th in the league. As you may expect, this is greatly affected by how often players get to the FT line (something Corey Maggette is still one of the best at) and how many shots come from close to the rim vs. outside (you’d expect a good center to have a higher number; Shaq’s at 1.47 for his career).
Here’s a breakdown of each player, kept to those who have played 20 or more games for the Warriors this season (Crawford is included there):
* Corey Maggette: 1.50 (1.40 before the injury, 1.63 since returning, better than his career average of 1.47)
* Andris Biedrins: 1.36
* Brandan Wright: 1.33
* C.J. Watson: 1.27
* Kelenna Azubuike: 1.24
* Ronny Turiaf: 1.22
* Anthony Morrow: 1.22
* Rob Kurz: 1.21
* Stephen Jackson: 1.21
* Jamal Crawford: 1.18 (worse than what he was at in NY)
* Marco Belinelli: 1.17
* Anthony Randolph: 1.00
So far Monta Ellis is at 0.93 as he works to get back in shape, but last year he was at 1.33. Baron Davis (1.17), Jackson (1.22) and Al Harrington (1.19) were all pretty poor in comparison. The team was at 1.23.
In 06-07 they were 1.26 (Ellis), 1.23 (Davis), 1.25 (Jackson) and 1.20 (Harrington), with Jason Richardson at 1.11. The team was at 1.24.
If you’re wondering how this compares to some other teams in the league, here are a few pulled not entirely at random:
Celtics: 1.32 (Pierce 1.43, Allen 1.41, Garnett 1.22)
Magic: 1.30 (Howard 1.63, Nelson 1.32, Lewis 1.32)
Cavs: 1.29 (James 1.39, Williams 1.29)
Lakers: 1.29 (Gasol 1.48, Bynum 1.42, Bryant 1.33)
Spurs: 1.23 (Ginobili 1.40, Duncan 1.33, Parker 1.23)
Kings: 1.22 (Martin 1.49, Salmons 1.33, Miller 1.32)
Grizzlies: 1.21 (Gasol 1.39, Mayo 1.21, Gay 1.14)
Thunder: 1.19 (Durant 1.33, Green 1.22, Westbrook 1.20)
Wolves: 1.18 (Love 1.30, Miller 1.23, Jefferson 1.19, Foye 1.18)
Wizards: 1.16 (Butler 1.26, Jamison 1.24)
Clippers: 1.14 (Gordon 1.35, Thornton 1.10, B. Davis 0.99)
As you’d expect, the best teams have the best ratios. But, the Spurs and Warriors are about the same. What’s the difference?
Defensively, the Warriors allow 1.25 points per shot. The Spurs? 1.17. Orlando has the best at 1.13, Sacramento the worst at 1.32.