These Portland games are so fun!
Ya, Denver lost that one. The trade that is. I don't have a photographic memory.
The band is back together but is it too late?
Nuggets vs : Tonight's piece will be out late as I have my Monday night class to attend from 7:30-9:30
When last these two teams faced off, Denver enjoyed double digit TPM performances from
Personal note: I've decided that the two remaining games will be data only, as I've simply got too much going on and with the Nuggets deftly snatching playoff defeat from the jaws of victory, I need to dedicate more time to certain other endeavors. The data will continue to be tracked, as an entire season's worth of data is infinitely more valuable than an incomplete season's equivalent.
All apologies to all that read it for the analysis. Creative writing is the primary reason I do this to begin with & quite enjoy but it's simply not my priority at this time.
I know it's a bit of an eyesore but I'm leaving the analysis template in tact so as to have a seamless transition into next season.
Prediction: Denver -
Go Nuggets!
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And now what none of you come here for; how about some basketball nerdery?!?!
(After these messages... Er Nicknames)
Portland Trail Blazers Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | AGE | HT | WT | COLLEGE | 2017-2018 SALARY |
| 8 | Al-Farouq "The Chief" (Why mess with a good thing?) Aminu | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 220 | Wake Forest | $7,319,035 |
| 2 | Wade "The 4th Baldwin Brother" Baldwin IV | PG | 21 | 6-4 | 202 | Vanderbilt | Baldwin Bucks |
| 33 | Zach "Zag" Collins | C | 20 | 7-0 | 230 | Gonzaga | $3,057,240 |
| 5 | Pat "...But I Can Jump" Connaughton | SG | 24 | 6-5 | 210 | Notre Dame | $1,471,382 |
| 17 | "Street Cred" Ed Davis | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 245 | North Carolina | $6,352,531 |
| 4 | Maurice "The Space Cowboy" Harkless | SF | 24 | 6-9 | 220 | St. John's | $10,162,922 |
| 10 | Jake "The Term Limit" Layman | SF | 23 | 6-9 | 210 | Maryland | $1,312,611 |
| 11 | Meyers "Gargantuan Bieber" Leonard | C | 25 | 7-1 | 255 | Illinois | $9,904,495 |
| 0 | Damian "Dam' Good" Lillard | PG | 27 | 6-3 | 195 | Weber State | $26,153,057 |
| 3 | CJ "Slap Some Specs & Suspenders On Him & You've Gotta Admit, He's Urkel" McCollum | SG | 26 | 6-3 | 190 | Lehigh | $23,962,573 |
| 6 | Shabazz "Mataz II" Napier | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 175 | Connecticut | $2,361,360 |
| 27 | Jusuf "The Bosnian Beast" Nurkic | C | 23 | 7-0 | 280 | Bosnia |
$2,947,305 |
| 50 | Caleb "Not Only Can I Swan, I'll" Swanigan | PF | 20 | 6-8 | 250 | Purdue | $1,465,920 |
| 1 | "7-11" Evan Turner | SG | 29 | 6-7 | 220 | Ohio State | $17,131,148 |
| 21 | Noah "Hands A' Plenty" Vonleh | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 245 | Indiana | $3,505,233 |
| 23 | "The Other" CJ Wilcox | SG | 26 | 6-5 | 195 | Washington | Peanuts |
Denver Nuggets Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS |
AGE |
HT |
Wt |
COLLEGE | 2017-2018 SALARY |
| 00 | Darrell "Darth" Arthur | PF | 29 | 6-9 | 235 | Kansas | $7,464,912 |
| 5 | Will "The People's Champion" Barton | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 190 | Memphis | $3,533,333 |
| 25 | Malik "The Beas Knees" Beasley | SG | 21 | 6-5 | 196 | Florida State | $1,700,640 |
| 21 | Wilson "Ill-Will" Chandler | SF | 30 | 6-9 | 225 | DePaul | $12,016,854 |
| 3 | Torrey "FUCKING" Craig | SG | 27 | 6-6 | 215 | USC Upstate | |
| 35 | Kenneth "Half Manimal Half Pedestrian" Faried | PF | 28 | 6-8 | 228 | Morehead State | $12,921,348 |
| 14 | "Gary Harris" | SG | 23 | 6-4 | 210 | Michigan State | $2,550,055 |
| 41 | Juancho "Ironically, No Room For A Nickname" Hernangomez | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 230 | Espana |
$2,076,840 |
| 22 | Richard "The Dragon Slayer" Jefferson | SF | 37 | 6-7 | 233 | Arizona | $1,454,756 |
| 15 |
Nikola "Big Honey" Jokic |
C | 22 | 6-10 | 250 | Serbia |
$1,471,382 |
| 20 | Tyler "Not just Anunobody" Lydon | PF | 21 | 6-9 | 220 | Syracuse | $1,579,440 |
| 7 | Trey "Apparently He's K.D. Now" Lyles | PF | 22 | 6-10 | 234 | Kentucky | $2,441,400 |
| 4 | Paul "The Anchorman" Millsap | PF | 32 | 6-8 | 246 | Louisiana Tech | $31,269,231 |
| 11 | Monte "G-League Money" Morris | PG | 22 | 6-3 | 175 | Iowa State | |
| 27 | Jamal "The Blue Arrow" Murray | PG | 20 | 6-4 | 207 | Kentucky | $3,355,320 |
| 24 | Mason "Plumdog Millionaire" Plumlee | C | 27 | 6-11 | 255 | Duke | $14,041,096 |
Coach: Michael "Mr Imagination" Malone
Update: Lydon is out for the year after tearing up his knee in the G-League & "Gary Harris" is out with a mild sprain of the left knee for Denver. As for
Data: Open this link in a new tab for the definition of TPM™
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TPM™ Game 81 PDX
Jamal Murray: +9
Devin Harris: +7
Monte Morris: N/A
Gary Harris: +10
Will Barton: +14
Malik Beasley: N/A
Torrey Craig: +0
Wilson Chandler: +10
Juancho Hernangomez:: N/A
Richard Jefferson: N/A
Paul Millsap: +7
Kenneth Faried: N/A
Trey Lyles: -2
Darrell Arthur: N/A
Tyler Lydon: N/A
Nikola Jokic: +16
Mason Plumlee: +10
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Total TPM™ starting Game 1 vs. Uta
Jamal Murray: 80 Games +957
(RIP) Emmanuel Mudiay: 42 Games +396
Devin Harris: 26 Games +147
Monte Morris: 3 Game +20
Gary Harris: 66 Games +958
Will Barton: 80 Games +921
Malik Beasley: 62 Games +100
Torrey Craig: 38 Games -39
Wilson Chandler: 73 Games +533
Juancho Hernangomez: 25 Games -23
Richard Jefferson: 20 Games +2
Paul Millsap: 37 Games +389
Kenneth Faried: 32 Games +25
Trey Lyles: 73 Games +472
Darrell Arthur: 19 Games +4
Tyler Lydon: 1 Games -3
Nikola Jokic: 74 Games +1210
Mason Plumlee: 73 Games +288
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Avg. TPM™ Per Game
Jamal Murray: +11.96
(RIP) Emmanuel Mudiay: +9.43
Devin Harris: +5.65
Monte Morris: +6.67
Gary Harris: +14.52
Will Barton: +11.51
Malik Beasley: +1.61
Torrey Craig: -1.03
Wilson Chandler: +7.30
Juancho Hernangomez: -0.92
Richard Jefferson: +0.10
Paul Millsap: +10.51
Kenneth Faried: +0.78
Trey Lyles: +6.47
Darrell Arthur: +0.21
Tyler Lydon: -3.00
Nikola Jokic: +16.35
Mason Plumlee: +3.95
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TPM™ Per-Minute Splits Through Game 79:
*Credit DomP on the Spreadsheet. It's as if my (nerdy) baby (TPM™) learned to speak
Analysis:
Qtr1- The Nuggets roll out The Blue Arrow, "Gary Harris", Ill-Wil, The Anchorman & Big Honey. The counter with a starting five consisting of
No players for either squad are in any serious, individual foul trouble. Denver is paced in TPM by and lead after one.
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Qtr2- The
No players for either squad are in any serious, individual foul trouble. Denver is paced in TPM by and lead at the half.
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Halftime: Smoke break? Stupid question, stupid section.
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Qtr3- The
No players for either squad are in any serious, individual foul trouble. Denver is paced in TPM by and lead after three.
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Qtr4- The
Denver is paced in TPM by and they win it,
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Final Thoughts: The
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The Nuggets Win!
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