Anonymous
Years ago
Boti's 36ers vs Breakers review:
The 59 points was Adelaide's all-time second lowest, only 57 against Brisbane in 1983 worse.
Isaac
Years ago
Also, Cairns and Townsville both had 58 this round, and both were at home. Sixers actually had the second highest losing score of the round! ;)
How many minutes did they play in 1983??
Are we comparing apples with apples or apples with oranges?
Gordon Liddy
Years ago
Just for interest, that's 68.4 points per-48 minutes.
POP
Years ago
Anyone see a link between the level of physicality and often illegal defensive contact now accepted as 'part of the game' and the low scoring?
Looks to me like direct cause and effect to me.
From my perspective, requiring officials to call games so defenders have to play legal defence would go a long way towards addressing the low scoring issue.
Isaac
Years ago
Yes, I think that's part of it and records being broken (as well as the change to 40 minutes) is an inevitability.
Watched the Crocs game and saw how few clear shots at the basket they got. Many times they were hammered with hard fouls or uncalled contact we're used to now in the league. I think they made four field goals in the second half? It'll happen in a grind or when one team is inferior and rattled.
(Not as though the Crocs couldn't have applied the same pressure and denied Perth open looks.)
paul
Years ago
I think the refereeing this season has been pretty close to what you see in FIBA tournaments. Some slip-ups obviously but much better than last season to date.
If you actually look at the (approx) stats you see why we have had lower scores in the first two rounds:
2011/12 average possessions = 79.5
average score = 80.5
2012/13 average possessions = 73
average score = 74
PeterJohn
Years ago
I love how in modern, professional sports commentators talk about "physicality" and how "X is a 'physical' player". When I grew up, it was "X is a rough player".
But "rough" makes it sound wrong and brutish, while "physicality" makes it sound clever and tactical.
Didnt Al Green score a ridonkulous amount in a 40 min game? Clealry they need to shoot more or stop turning oveer the ball as much.
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