Worst team in the NBA?

[Mainstreet]

Me too. In almost every sentence I was provoked to think, "What in the hell does that mean?"

Jibikao came the closest to answering my question(s) in a previous post (see below):

Have you looked at the team point differential since Nash's arrival with the Suns? It would be interesting to see how the Suns rate over this period as it relates to other teams.

Anyone know how to pull up this team information since Nash's arrival in Phoenix?

It's always easier to tear things apart than add to the conversation. You're good with math, perhaps you could enlighten us by answering these questions.

No need to be snarky. I would really like to know.

 

[AzStevenCal]

People used to say Luc Longley serves no purpose on team and when I was young, I thought the same thing too but his body size allows Rodman to grab many rebounds because Rodman is quick.

Rodman was a great rebounder his entire career. The minutes he played alongside Longley would represent just a very small fraction of the total minutes he played. I'll say it again, Longley had nothing to do with Rodman's numbers. You could make the case that a big, unaware, unmoving center like Longley does more harm than good when it comes to rebounding. I'm not sure that's actually true of Luc but it sure looked that way to me when he was in Phoenix.

Steve

 

[jibikao]

Rodman was a great rebounder his entire career. The minutes he played alongside Longley would represent just a very small fraction of the total minutes he played. I'll say it again, Longley had nothing to do with Rodman's numbers. You could make the case that a big, unaware, unmoving center like Longley does more harm than good when it comes to rebounding. I'm not sure that's actually true of Luc but it sure looked that way to me when he was in Phoenix.

Steve

I'll leave the Luc Longley part alone because I was trying to say that Amare's inconsistent rebounding isn't just his fault and having a big body boxing out is beneficial to rebounding.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I'll leave the Luc Longley part alone because I was trying to say that Amare's inconsistent rebounding isn't just his fault and having a big body boxing out is beneficial to rebounding.

And on that we agree. Especially if the "big body" is aware of what's going on, which, IMO Luc Longley rarely was. Our team rebounding numbers went up quite a bit when Robin was added to the lineup next to Amare and right now, neither of those players are available (Amare or the Lopez of last year).

Steve

 

[elindholm]

Jibikao came the closest to answering my question(s) in a previous post (see below):

Fair enough.

You're good with math, perhaps you could enlighten us by answering these questions.

Nope, I'll admit I don't know. I think it's pretty clear that Nash has made the Suns a better team, but I wouldn't know how to compile those particular statistics.