Individual Stats Tracker 2025-26 Season

[FNG]

Really great information, Q! Where do you find this?

I agree that Naz's defensive EPM is the biggest surprise here. Conley sure comes out bad by this measure, doesn't he? The relatively very good numbers for our top 6 by this measure, and especially our top 3, tells me that we perhaps should be better than 10-6 right now. I wonder how many teams have two guys over 94%, or 6 guys over 61%.

[Q-is-here]

Really great information, Q! Where do you find this?

I agree that Naz's defensive EPM is the biggest surprise here. Conley sure comes out bad by this measure, doesn't he? The relatively very good numbers for our top 6 by this measure, and especially our top 3, tells me that we perhaps should be better than 10-6 right now. I wonder how many teams have two guys over 94%, or 6 guys over 61%.

It's dunksandthrees.com.

Conley doesn't come out great, but also not that bad for a backup PG. We need to start viewing him that way - as a backup PG versus a starting PG.

If you look at this it feels like Finch has the right starting group out there - literally our five best players based on this metric. Our bench is solid if not spectacular except for one glaring weakness and that's Dillingham. Right now his minutes are purely developmental, as we are getting zero on court value from him. He's literally one of the worst players in the NBA right now getting minutes. We desperately need him to improve and for Shannon to come back from injury ready to challenge others for minutes.

[AussieWolf3]

EPM is good one, thanks for pulling that out Q.

I think all of those metrics stack up, and it's really in accordance with my observation of the team right now- 4 of the starting 5 are playing really well and Ant is below expectations with the 23rd highest EMP. He needs to climb higher if this team is going to meet their team wide expectations.

https://3stepsbasket.com/nba/charts

Is another good analytical site, and I personally prefer it because it easier to read and navigate on my phone.

[Q-is-here]

EPM is good one, thanks for pulling that out Q.

I think all of those metrics stack up, and it's really in accordance with my observation of the team right now- 4 of the starting 5 are playing really well and Ant is below expectations with the 23rd highest EMP. He needs to climb higher if this team is going to meet their team wide expectations.

https://3stepsbasket.com/nba/charts

Is another good analytical site, and I personally prefer it because it easier to read and navigate on my phone.

Cool, very global too!

Ant needs to get better and the bench needs to get better. I don't think the bench is bad per se, but they aren't at the level needed to break through the WCF. The bar is very high and a "solid" bench isn't good enough unless Ant is playing at an MVP level, which I don't anticipate happening this season. Also, I suspect Julius will fall off a little as the competition gets tougher.

[AussieWolf3]

EPM is good one, thanks for pulling that out Q.

I think all of those metrics stack up, and it's really in accordance with my observation of the team right now- 4 of the starting 5 are playing really well and Ant is below expectations with the 23rd highest EMP. He needs to climb higher if this team is going to meet their team wide expectations.

https://3stepsbasket.com/nba/charts

Is another good analytical site, and I personally prefer it because it easier to read and navigate on my phone.

Cool, very global too!

Ant needs to get better and the bench needs to get better. I don't think the bench is bad per se, but they aren't at the level needed to break through the WCF. The bar is very high and a "solid" bench isn't good enough unless Ant is playing at an MVP level, which I don't anticipate happening this season. Also, I suspect Julius will fall off a little as the competition gets tougher.

I agree about the bench! I really hope Shannon can pick it up, and tbh I feel strangely comfortable with Conley as the back up PG, he's one of the better backups in the league imo.
I'm worried about Julius a little after the Phoenix game- and I was so before the collapse. But he now has a standard really high level going back to last season.

Why do you think Ant won't raise his play to that level? It's not a wildly controversial opinion to have, just curious on your reasoning

[Q-is-here]

EPM is good one, thanks for pulling that out Q.

I think all of those metrics stack up, and it's really in accordance with my observation of the team right now- 4 of the starting 5 are playing really well and Ant is below expectations with the 23rd highest EMP. He needs to climb higher if this team is going to meet their team wide expectations.

https://3stepsbasket.com/nba/charts

Is another good analytical site, and I personally prefer it because it easier to read and navigate on my phone.

Cool, very global too!

Ant needs to get better and the bench needs to get better. I don't think the bench is bad per se, but they aren't at the level needed to break through the WCF. The bar is very high and a "solid" bench isn't good enough unless Ant is playing at an MVP level, which I don't anticipate happening this season. Also, I suspect Julius will fall off a little as the competition gets tougher.

I agree about the bench! I really hope Shannon can pick it up, and tbh I feel strangely comfortable with Conley as the back up PG, he's one of the better backups in the league imo.
I'm worried about Julius a little after the Phoenix game- and I was so before the collapse. But he now has a standard really high level going back to last season.

Why do you think Ant won't raise his play to that level? It's not a wildly controversial opinion to have, just curious on your reasoning

Ant has to do one of two things to put himself into legitimate MVP contention. He either has to become an absolutely elite two-way player, meaning he defends at a high level nearly every minute of every game in addition to being one of the most dangerous/prolific scorers in the game. He has neither the focus or desire to do this.

The other is he becomes elite at deconstructing a defense. Think Luka or Jokic. Even SGA is really good at making the right read and quick decision nearly every single time. I don't think Ant has the innate skill to do this.

None of this prevents him from continuing to make incremental improvements to his game and being a top 6 or 7 type player, but I just don't see him reaching that top tier this year or any other for that matter.

[Coolbreeze44]

Cool, very global too!

Ant needs to get better and the bench needs to get better. I don't think the bench is bad per se, but they aren't at the level needed to break through the WCF. The bar is very high and a "solid" bench isn't good enough unless Ant is playing at an MVP level, which I don't anticipate happening this season. Also, I suspect Julius will fall off a little as the competition gets tougher.

I agree about the bench! I really hope Shannon can pick it up, and tbh I feel strangely comfortable with Conley as the back up PG, he's one of the better backups in the league imo.
I'm worried about Julius a little after the Phoenix game- and I was so before the collapse. But he now has a standard really high level going back to last season.

Why do you think Ant won't raise his play to that level? It's not a wildly controversial opinion to have, just curious on your reasoning

Ant has to do one of two things to put himself into legitimate MVP contention. He either has to become an absolutely elite two-way player, meaning he defends at a high level nearly every minute of every game in addition to being one of the most dangerous/prolific scorers in the game. He has neither the focus or desire to do this.

The other is he becomes elite at deconstructing a defense. Think Luka or Jokic. Even SGA is really good at making the right read and quick decision nearly every single time. I don't think Ant has the innate skill to do this.

None of this prevents him from continuing to make incremental improvements to his game and being a top 6 or 7 type player, but I just don't see him reaching that top tier this year or any other for that matter.

I think you've made a well constructed point here Q. His athleticism is the thing virtually no one else can match, but he's not getting 100% out of it because of what you mentioned. Well done.