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Anthony Morrow- Ammo + Chocolate Rain :: 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Player Recaps and Previews

To kick things off right this season your friendly friends in the GSoM Crew are going to go through the entire Golden State Warriors roster in way more detail then you probably even want. You know how we do it. This will culminate in our super-duper blowout special 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview on October 26th as part of the annual world famous NBA Blog Previews. You might remember this one we did a few years back.

Today we'll be giving some ink to my fav and your fav Anthony Morrow. To tell you the truth, I'm pretty excited about this piece. Let it be known that Anthony Morrow is my favorite Warrior to root for right now. He embodies everything that being a longtime Warriors fan is all about- being the underdog and waiting for that once in a decade opportunity to bust out of nowhere and... SHOCK THE WORLD. (Did you forget about this [FTB]?)

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Let me pass the mic to my man Raphael Saadiq:

"It's raining treys in Nor-thern Cal-if-forn-ia!"

Guys like Anthony Morrow are why I root for the Dubs regardless of The Suck. I'll be cheering him on this season to repeat as the 3 point % champ just like I was rooting from Marc "Unstoppable Baby!" Jackson to win the rookie of the year honors in 2001. You know how we do it.

JUMP!

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Question: Who holds the record for the most points scored in their first game in the NBA?

  • A. Michael Jordan
  • B. Allen Iverson
  • C. Kevin Durant
  • D. Anthony Morrow
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Answer: D. Anthony Morrow with 37 points on November 15, 2008 [RECAP: Warriors 121, Clippers 103: A new hero?]

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Question: Who led the NBA in 3pt shooting percentage last season (2008-2009)?
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Answer: D. Anthony Morrow at a sizzling scorching hot 46.7% 3pt.
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It's like Ammo was playing NBA Jam every night last season.
"He's ON FIRE!"



2008-2009 Recap: Don't forget that for a big chunk of the season Morrow was the Anthony everyone was buzzing about in Dubs land. Anthony Morrow pretty much came out of nowhere to even make the Warriors 2008-2009 roster and he didn't disappoint. He started off with that 37 point bang early in the season and played okay in December and January until somewhat falling out of Nellie's rotation in February. In March and April he made a mini-comeback and finished the season off strong. 

Morrow did show some gaping holes in his game as a rookie (dribbling, passing, defensive awareness, moving his feet on D). But there's no denying that this undrafted rookie swingman has a sweet shooting stroke, nice rebounding, and at least good effort and hustle on defense. I don't really know what more you could ask for from him last season.

Grade: A-

 

Extra credit for making the last meaningless game of the season where he won the 3pt % title incredibly fun to watch and collecting the summer league single game scoring record with 47 points. That's good enough in my books for some major fun points.

Fun Score: 9.5/10


 

Before we look at toMorrow I wanted to take a look back at yesterday. Here's a interesting per 36 minute comparison for these two sharp shooters at age 23 in the NBA. (significant highs in bold)

Sharp Shooter A: 16.1 ppg (47.8% FG, 46.7% 3pt, 87.0% FT), 4.7 rpg, 1.9 apg

Sharp Shooter B: 16.0 ppg (47.9% FG, 40.2% 3pt, 84.4% FT), 3.9 rpg, 3.1 apg

Who are these sharpshooters you ask?

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A is Anthony Morrow.
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Lights out.



B is none other than... Reggie Miller.
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Reggie must've been Steve Kerr's man to guard here.

Reggie Miller Part II? Okay that's obviously going a little overboard (a little?), but I like what I see. I do like what I see.

 

200 9-2010 Preview: I've heard Anthony Morrow toss around the phrase "muscle memory" about shooting a consistent jumper. I like the concept although I can't claim to know what it entails fully. Whatever it is exactly, he's got it. Those shooting numbers in his rookie season ain't no joke. Expect Morrow to continue sinking trifectas and what not all season long. That's not going to change.

The key will be him doing the other things (rebounding, passing, defense) to convince Nellie to give him consistent playing time. Nellie does love shooters no doubt, but he's not a fan of one dimensional players. You give him 1 of these things in addition to shooting and he'll find some playing time for you. You give him 2 of these plus that stroke and he'll find some major starter minutes for you. Now if you give him all 3 of those plus the benefits of muscle memory- well, Nellie will smoke a cigar and share his cheap American cold one with you. 

Goals for this season:

  • Improve the court vision. I don't think Morrow will ever be a great or even a good passer in this league unfortunately, but if he could make some major strides in this area that would obviously be huge.
  • Work on the handles. Morrow's strong point is not dribbling to create his own shot, getting a path to the bucket, or creating for his teammates. Reportedly Larry Riley and Don Nelson have asked Morrow to work on these areas of his game this past offseason. I don' think it's a very easy task to make dramatic leaps in these areas, but if he can everyone is going to like what they see. The best pay to make defenders pay for getting in your face on jumpers is putting it on the floor and zooming right past them.
  • Bring it on D. Morrow is never going to be confused for having the best footspeed in the association. His perimeter defense suffers because of this. It isn't that he's not trying like some other Warriors last season (ahem Monta Ellis), but he just doesn't have that god given ability to be quick on his feet and keep them moving which is a prerequisitve for being a nice defender in this league. He does however have quick hands. With a little savvy and pre-game film sessions Morrow could make up for some of that lost footspeed on D. I remember Chris Mullin wasn't the fastest guy on D, but he could create some turnovers and have some moments on defense because of his quick hands.
  • Keep up the good work on the glass. Rebounding looks to be the immediate area where Morrow can make sure he's not a one trick pony a la Jason Kapono. 
  • And lastly... keep shooting!

This will be an interesting season for Morrow.

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Exactly why I'm looking forward to 2k9-2k10. (Props to Sleepy Freud for the piece.)

 

All I know is (on offense) I can't wait to see a Nellieball lineup featuring these unworldly shooters on the court at the same time:

  • PG: Stephen Curry- 41.2% 3pt college career
  • SG: C.J. Watson- 40.0% 3pt last season
  • SF: Anthony Morrow- league leading 46.7% 3pt last season
  • PF: Kelenna Azubuike- 44.8% 3pt last season
  • C: Andris Biedrins- 0.0% 3pt career - 0 for 2 (hey someone has to miss or else it isn't fair)
Seriously Nellie have these guys shoot it FROM DOWNTOWN (like Marv Albert would say) all night every night. The Warriors aren't going to the playoffs this season (surprise surprise) so figuratively they're inevitably going to "die", so LIVE by the three.

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GSoM is smooth like my J!

-- Signed Anthony Morrow

[RECAP: Warriors 127 Clippers 120 - I love POTENTIAL]


Anthony Morrow

#22 / Guard / Golden State Warriors

6-5

210

Sep 27, 1985

Georgia Tech



FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc
G M M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF PPG
2008 - Anthony Morrow 67 22.6 3.8 8.0 47.8 1.3 2.7 46.7 1.2 1.4 87.0 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.9 10.1

Ammo... Ammo... Ammo...

2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Preview

  • Anthony Morrow: Ammo + Chocolate Rain
  • Stephen Jackson
  • Speedy Claxton/ Devean George, Acie Law
  • Stephen Curry
  • Monta Ellis
  • Kelenna Azubuike
  • Corey Maggette
  • Andris Biedrins
  • Anthony Randolph
  • Ronny Turiaf
  • C.J. Watson 
  • Brandan Wright
  • Mikki Moore
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WIll Anthony Morrow repeat as NBA 3pt % champ?
YES: Load up the Ammo!
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MAYBE: It'll be close.
283 votes
NO: Last year was a fluke. (I'm a hater)
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I voted no, he will not lead the NBA in 3 point percentage. I dunno why you always gotta include those little bits about being a hater for voting that. The simple fact is there are a bunch of good shooters in the NBA, and one of them will have a lot of luck in addition to their skills this year and lead the league in 3 point%. Will that be Morrow? He has a shot, but probably not.

Also, muscle memory is the act of doing the exact same thing every time. Shooting with the exact same form every single time – not letting your elbow move a little or your release point change or your arm angle to change or anything like that.

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions  

The simple fact is there are a bunch of good shooters in the NBA

 For sure, Morrow has a very good chance of being in the top three or four but to repeat as 3 point champ would require lots of luck along with his skill.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Oct 1, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

He has a strong chance to repeat his high 3pt%. In our lineups, he’ll be our 3rd or 4th option, and the 3rd or 4th guy that defenses will be worrying about. This will lead to many wide open shots for him, much like last season. Last season was no fluke, the guy can hit open treys in his sleep.

"We Deserve"

by YaHeard on Oct 1, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

He has a strong chance to repeat his high 3pt%.

  I just looked at the list of recent winners and see that Kopono is the only repeat winner, he was .514 in 07, .483 in 08, and .428 in 09. Morrow was .467 in 09 so if kopono had an average year he’d have likely won again? Now maybe kopono has lost his touch and Morrow can repeat with somewhere around the .467 mark? But If morrow follows the kapono pattern he’ll also drop a bit in percentage this year ??

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Standing on the moon
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Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky

by Skeptic con Urquell on Oct 1, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ll give you that he has a good chance to put up another high % year, but not at the same level he put up last year. I’m not sure if you’ve looked at historical stats, but not a single player in NBA history has managed to put up the % for their career that he did last year. Unless Morrow is the most accurate shooter in NBA history, there’s no other conclusion you can reach other than he’s more likely to shoot a lower % next season.

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

The best thing about AMmo’s game is that he rarely takes a bad shot.

Maybe Jax should take notice of his shot selection and it’s relation to shooting %.

by Balance on Oct 1, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions  

possible morrow's shot selection is good because he cant do anything else

I hope not, but I wouldnt be terribly surprised to see the shot suffer a bit this season as he attemps to pass and penetrate. He might only shoot 45% from 3 this year

by warriorsvictim on Oct 1, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions  

I think his shooting percentage has to go down

If only because he is bound to get more playing time. Morrow shot the lights out in his limited amount of attempts, and anyone who is a Giants fan knows how bad of an idea it is to judge someone based upon a small sample size (ahem Bochy), so my guess is his percentage drops to 44%.

by Pearlsofwisdom on Oct 1, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Basketball and baseball are different sports. While his shooting percentage may well go down (it can drop and still be fantastic), the comparison of baseball statistics to basketball statistics leaves a lot to be desired. Baseball seems to have greater variation in a player’s performance from year to year.

And his sample size wasn’t that small. It was enough attempts to qualify for the 3pt% title.

by jae on Oct 1, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Baseball seems to have greater variation in a player’s performance from year to year

I think general comparisons of a group of different statistics leave a lot to be desired. “Baseball stats” comprises so many different statistics that have different levels of variance and completely different scales, and same with “basketball stats”. I don’t really see a point in this at all…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

anyone who is a Giants fan knows how bad of an idea it is

I couldn’t agree more.

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by bloodsweatndonuts on Oct 1, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I almost voted no because Andris is clearly going to win this year. Was watching the Warriros practice video today… Andris sinks a half court shot like 8 minutes in…

by samuraaaaiiiiiii on Oct 1, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions  

I voted yes. I at least hope he does. I LOVE his playing style and that the 3 is a big part of his game. He was my favorite rookie last season, and after Monta my favorite Warrior.

by NBAPrincess09 on Oct 1, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Atma...

Don’t mean to be a hater, because I love morrow, but the game he scored 37 was not his debut. It was the first game where he was a starter. He played in the two games before that, both times tallying 8 points. Thanks, KashRocks

Monta- 23ppg 6 apg 4 rpg
+
Jax - 21 ppg 5 apg 5rpg
+
AR- 19 ppg 9 rpg 2 apg
+
Currry- 13ppg 3 apg 4 rpg
+
Beans - 12 ppg 12 rpg
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Maggs of Bench =

8th SEED BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by KashRocks on Oct 1, 2009 3:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Man this guy can shoot.

I hope he does repeat. But I think he’ll still be +40% on the season, and that’d be just fantastic. What I’m hoping is that he could put up a 50/40/90 line. He already rebounds pretty well. As long as he gives effort on defense, I think we’re solid at the wing positions.

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by kenntoe on Oct 1, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions  

50/90 from the floor and line is real, real rare. How rare? For players who qualified for the scoring title, it’s happened 10 times since the league instituted the 3 point shot in 79. Those 10 times include 2 by Bird and 3 by Nash. The others who have done it one: Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Kerr and Jose Calderon. That’s 1 candidate for best forward ever, a 2-time MVP, and 3 multiple all-star game participants.

So then the hope is that he can join real elite company. Not impossible. If Kerr can do it, it’s possible, but it’s asking quite a lot for an undrafted FA to do something so uncommon.

I’m not saying he won’t do it. He’s a real good shooter, but some perspective on how difficult it is was in order.

by jae on Oct 1, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry. First line should read 50/40/90 from the floor, 3 pt line and FT line is real, real rare.

(50/90 is rare enough: 14 times in NBA history)

by jae on Oct 1, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you read how Warriors fans view Morrow, though, you’d realize that the rarity of the feat they’re talking about doesn’t mean anything to them. It’s not reasonable, but a lot of people seem to think that 46% from 3 is just scratching the surface of what he’s capable of, instead of being a number that’s almost certain to regress…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve got two words for ya’ll:
Muscle. Memory.

(This is a rare instance of blatant homerism on my part. In the midst of constant dysfunction junction on 880 Hegenberger, Ammo is one guy I can smile about. I will admit that the probability of him netting 50/40/90 is extremely low though.)

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by Atma Brother ONE on Oct 1, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

a lot of people seem to think that 46% from 3 is just scratching the surface of what he’s capable of

This seems suspiciously like a straw man.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Oct 1, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry I don’t feel like putting in the effort to find my past conversation pointing out how unusually good Morrow’s season was last year (in terms of 3 point shooting) that basically lead to me being told Morrow’s probably the most accurate shooter of all time…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, for one, for it not to be a straw man argument, you’d need to have had that conversation with “a lot of people,” not just me. ;-P Second, the opposing argument would need to have borne at least a passing resemblance to the phrase “46% from 3 is just scratching the surface of what [Morrow’s]’s capable of.” Given your haste to reframe the opposing argument (one post later, it’s been downsized to “Morrow’s probably the most accurate shooter of time,” with the qualifier “basically”), I think my suspicion was correct.

So what was the final over/under number on which we made our l’il gentleman’s bet? 40%? I’ll go up to 42% if you like, as anything above that you couldn’t fairly regard as “significant regression” from last season. (Remember, it was your contention that he was due for significant regression that started this friendly debate). Are we on for 42%?

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Oct 1, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm…I did forget who that conversation was with, I take it it was with you then….(and yes I did exagerate a bit)…

Honestly, just my quick and dirty projection for his season would be a confidence interval of around 37-41% or so (meaning I’m expecting his true talent to be at about 39%). If he cracks 42 I’ll definitely be happy and impressed, though I see it as unlikely…

Just for the record I was trying to combine multiple people’s take on Morrow into one statement, it is a bit difficult and I do like to overdo things at times. :)

You think he won’t regress much. We all know Atma’s love for Morrow. Bojangles made sure to remind me that he predicted Morrow’s leading us into the playoffs. Kentoe’s throwing out 50/40/90 lines….there seems to be a lot of over the top love for Morrow out there.

Also, for the record, I don’t like Morrow very much because he disappointed me. I went and saw the Warriors on Nov 23 last season (check out his game log), expecting big things, just to be let down (let down by the Warriors, no way!)….

by Missing Barry on Oct 2, 2009 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

how unusually good Morrow’s season was last year (in terms of 3 point shooting) that basically lead to me being told Morrow’s probably the most accurate shooter of all time…

 At 46%? when Kapona just had seasons of 51% and 48% the previous two years? What am I missing here?

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Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky

by Skeptic con Urquell on Oct 1, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think you’re missing the part where a.) Kapono, as of right now, is the most accurate shooter in NBA history b.) Where he regressed to “only” 42.8% last season and c.) Those were two of the 11 best single season 3pt% performances in NBA history

by Missing Barry on Oct 2, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think you’re missing the part where a.) Kapono, as of right now, is the most accurate shooter in NBA history b.) Where he regressed to "only" 42.8% last season and c.) Those were two of the 11 best single season 3pt% performances in NBA history

  So why were they sayin morrow is the most accurate shooter of all time?

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Oct 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Morrow was the most accurate rookie of all time.

by jae on Oct 2, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Morrow was the most accurate rookie of all time.

 ok, so if another hot shooter doesn’t come along in about 10 years Morrow might be the most accurate shooter of all time.
   I get it now, someone was punking MilkCartonBarry.

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At this crescent in the sky

by Skeptic con Urquell on Oct 2, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

The sample size was large enough to qualify for the 3pt title, so I used that as a guideline to see how other rookies who have shot that well have done but ran into a problem quickly. No rookie has ever shot that well while qualifying for the shooting title. The next best was Drazen Petrovic, who took less than half as many attempts for his 45.9%.

So on the basis of where he’s starting, Morrow is starting better than any other long distance shooter ever.

The best argument that he won’t maintain that is that no one ever has. It’s above the career best % (Kapono and Kerr are tied at 45.4%), but the list of guys who hit more that 40% as rookies (with qualified attempts) is populated largely by guys who averaged that for their who career. Still, more or less all the rookies who did it had lower career percentages. We can expect him to stay very good, but it’s unlikely that he does that well every year.

by jae on Oct 1, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

And that last paragraph basically sums up what my argument is. I’m also curious if Morrow takes a larger overall role in the offense and what potential impact that may have on his percentage.

by Missing Barry on Oct 2, 2009 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know where you come up with your 37-41% CI comes from. The guys who have ever shot that well (I’m saying 46%+ on 180 shots is as good or better) are mostly guys above 40% for their career, though there are a few outliers and a few seasons below the mark. The outliers tend to be guys who improved their 3 point shot over time, something that can and does happen. The biggest outlier seems to be Joe Johnson, who hit 47.8% when he was the same age as Morrow, but was never that good ever again. It was Johnson’s 4th year in the league though.

by jae on Oct 2, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Poor Calderon

Last season he just missed out on his second consecutive 50/40/90 season by .003 (or two field goals out of 644). On the bright side, he hit 98.1% from the stripe, which sure makes him the only 49/40/98 player in NBA history…

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Oct 1, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy crap, Calderon is freaking amazing. I thought he was pretty good, but hadn’t ever looked at his numbers…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep, I just looked it up, and found what I suspected. That was by far the greatest single season FT shooting performance in history. The next best was more than 2% worse than him!

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

interesting.

Ray Allen hasn’t done it once? I figured he’d have at least one.

Looking at Morrow’s splits last year 47/46/87 (off the top of my head) isn’t too far away from the promised land. I expect a regression in that 3pt%, but I think the 50% FG is attainable. Shoot I’ll gladly take 47/40/85. Those are still great offensive numbers from a guy who went undrafted.

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by kenntoe on Oct 1, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

50% shooting for a guard is pretty high itself, especially one like Morrow who’s going to take a high proportion of 3’s to overall FG’s…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I suspect that because he is such a good 3 pt. shooter, he will continue to shoot as many 3’s as 2’s, and that he’ll continue to try to spread the floor with long 2’s as well. Without layups, he’s going to be hard pressed to get 50% FG.

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by Naticus2 on Oct 1, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

As long as we’re measuring offensive numbers, it should probably be noted that our “shooting triple crown” totally ignores the rather important offensive ability to get to the FT line. Just for fun: Kevin Martin is coming off two straight seasons with a 3FG% of better than 40, a FT% of better than 86, and a TS% of better than 60 — this last figure thanks in large part to his rather freakish ability to draw fouls. JAE, can you re-sort the spreadsheet to tell us how many NBAers have accomplished this? A quick look at Bird shows he did it twice. Ray Allen, also twice (including last season). Magic came really close but never quite got the 3FG that high (though his TS numbers over his career were spectacularly good — he broke 60% ten times). Jordan and Kobe: zero times combined. Who am I missing?

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Oct 1, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Duh, oh yeah. ;-) And Nash, of course. In ‘06/07 he hit 53% from the field, 46% from three, and 90% from the line … a total TS% of .654. Oh yeah, and 11.9 assists per 36 minutes. Honestly, at that point I almost don’t care how crappy your D is: you’re a totally deserving NBA MVP. (Even if Nowitzki, who also met the “Kevin Martin benchmark,” got it that year).

I guess I was underestimating how easy it is to get your TS% over 60 when you nail 40% of your threes (and take enough of them). Which is to say, there’s a bit of redundancy in built into the silly Kevin Martin benchmark…

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Oct 2, 2009 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

There have been 58 occurrences of players breaking the Martin-Barrier (40-3pt%/60-ts%/86-ft%, limitation of enough 3’s to qualify for the title). Reggie Miller accounts for 9 of them, Nash for another 8.

Mostly it’s a list of very good shooters. There are some peculiar ones there though, guys you wouldn’t think of, some freak occurrences. Brian Cardinal, for example, his lone year with the Warriors. Dana Barros also accomplished it once.

by jae on Oct 2, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Additionally, if you remove the FT% restriction, there are 95 player-seasons of above 40/60. More than half the times that someone has done that, they’ve also nailed their FTs. All but 10 had FT% above 80 with the lowest being Bryon Russell at 70.1% along with 40.9% from behind the arc for an even 60TS%.

by jae on Oct 2, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hah!

So now everyone is on the Morrow bandwagon! I was the first to declare that he was going to be the most valuable asset for the Dubs this upcoming season!

by bojangles408 on Oct 1, 2009 4:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Remember this Barry?

come on!

We’re way better than what most people on this blog think. If our team was keeping up with elite teams with our second/third stringers last season then how do you think we’ll do when we actually have a solid rotation? Mark my words!!! Morrow will take us to the playoffs!!!

by bojangles408 on Aug 3, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"Morrow will take us to the playoffs!!!"

Of all the possibilities for what could happen next year, this has to rank near the bottom of the list. Morrow might have a solid season and be a useful player for us, but if we make the playoffs, it will be because Monta has a huge year, or Randolph breaks out in the way we all hope…it’s not going to be because of Morrow. At best he plays a minor role in something like this…

by Missing Barry on Aug 3, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok whatever you heard it from me first then =)

by bojangles408 on Aug 3, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it happens, I’ll give you full credit for your prediction.

by Missing Barry on Aug 3, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

by bojangles408 on Oct 1, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah we’ll see what happens. Others jumping on your bandwagon doesn’t mean anything has actually happened on the court yet…

by Missing Barry on Oct 1, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

yea you sound like Aunt Cleo. Especially in a space DEDICATED to pimping AMMO.

Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.

The Awesomeness That Is Captain Jack -

Jackson on wanting to be on a winner: "I’m made for the playoffs and the championships. I’m Big Shot Jack. That’s what I do."

Jackson on wanting out after extension: "Who’s going to turn down that money? I didn’t go to college, but I’ve got a lot of common sense."

by kenntoe on Oct 1, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Morrow vs. Buike

Love Atma’s analysis: he’s right on about Morrow’s weaknesses. On offense, putting the ball on the floor and getting to the hoop, and seeing the floor and hitting the open man. On defense, he’s got them slow feet for which there is no cure. I think he’s going to have a tougher time than Mullin hiding this weakness, because Mully played the small forward. In fact, Nellie usually played Mullin at POWER forward for 10-15 minutes a game to compensate for his lack of quickness. At 6’5", there will be no such hiding for Anthony Morrow. He’s going to have to prove that he can hang with the best athletes in the world at the 2. A tall order.

On my blog, I predicted that Buike, who’s a terrific all-around player, and nearly as good a 3 point shooter as Morrow, would be the starter at the 2. Recent reports from training camp, however, indicate that Nellie is looking at Morrow with the starting unit. I can see how this might make sense for a couple of reasons. First, by pairing Morrow with Jackson at the wings, Nellie can put Jack on the best player, and let Morrow guard the worst, regardless of size. Second, since Azubuike is the far better runner, putting him on the second (small) unit might make sense.

Nellie has a lot of pieces this year, and watching him put them together will be fascinating. One thing I definitely don’t agree with Atma about: if this team miraculously stays together all season, this is a playoff team.

by Feltbot on Oct 1, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Anthony "The Cremator" Morrow.

His shot is so hot that it’ll just burn you alive. =]

by Precise Films Productions on Oct 1, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

the stat record poll

i likd the overview of choco rain n the preview n shit but idk if hes got the RECORD for most points scored by ALL ROOKIES EVER in his first game lik the article said lol i no he has it for UNDRAFTED freshmen but ithink its a stretch to think that 37s the most ever by 1

by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions  

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