• Stephen Curry is on pace for 277 personal fouls, the most by a point guard in over twenty years. Keep slappin', buddy!
• Monta Ellis is on pace for 346 turnovers, the most by an NBA player since 1986, and the fourth-most in the three-point era. Monta at one point had a shot at Artis Gilmore's all-time record of 366 (the stat's only been kept since 1977), but has probably cost himself that shot with a couple weeks of (slightly) more disciplined play.
• With his four-for-five performance last night, Anthony Morrow has again nudged his career three-point percentage (.458) ahead of the all-time leader, Steve Kerr (.454). You need 250 makes to qualify historically; Morrow's at 152. If he keeps this up, sometime next season, he will officially become the best three-point shooter in the history of basketball.
• Andris Biedrins also remains on pace to break an efficiency record. The profilic Artis Gilmore also holds the record for career field-goal percentage with a .599 mark; Andris stands at .604. You need 2000 makes to qualify here, and Andris only has 1152, so he'll need to stay sharp and healthy at least through the end of the '11-'12 season to set the mark. Still, when you hear a Warriors fan complain about how Andris Biedrins doesn't know how to score, kindly remind them that they have poo-poo in their head. If current trends hold, the dude will be the most efficient field-goal scorer in NBA history.
• Each game, Corey Maggette inches closer to his goal of becoming the all-time leading scorer from Melrose Park, Illinois. The man he's chasing, Michael Finley, is still extending his record, as he endures on the Spur's bench at age 36... Finley is slowing now, though, having only tacked on 88 points so far this season. The count currently stands at 17,192 for Finley and 11,127 for Maggette. Corey will need to average 20 points a game for 304 contests to catch up, even if Finley never scores again... health will be key here. Can Corey Maggette do it? Will he someday be celebrated at The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, or receive the recognition from Melrose Park mayor Ronald M. Serpico he so deeply desires? Stay tuned.
• Finally, the Golden State Warriors have grabbed 44.64% of the rebounds in their games so far this season... if maintained, this would be the lowest percentage in NBA history, breaking the 44.66% mark set by the '89-'90 Warriors. Don Nelson is not only battling Lenny Wilkens for the all-time wins record, he's battling himself for the all-time rebounding futility record. No wonder he looks so tired!!!
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Can't help but feel that the lack of emphasis on defense and star accountability from the coaching staff is partially responsible for the first 2 'milestones.'
What odds are we giving that Biedrins is still wearing a GSW jersey if and when he gets his record?
> Can't help but feel that the lack of emphasis on
> defense and star accountability from the coaching
> staff is partially responsible for the first 2
> 'milestones.'
No doubt... neither thing would be happening on another team.
> What odds are we giving that Biedrins is still
> wearing a GSW jersey if and when he gets his
> record?
Most people would say less, but I'll call it an even coin flip... once Nellie's gone, we may well find a coach that appreciates his contributions more. And if we can't use Biedrins in a Bosh/Amare package this deadline (and we can't), I don't know that we could use him to land a premier big anytime soon. But impossibly to say with this damn team.
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