Which NBA small sample size trends will continue?
By Keith Parish
Just over one week into the new NBA season and there seems to be just enough information to trick ourselves that we know what is going on. Individually, there have already been some historic performances from players such as Anthony Davis and even Wade Baldwin IV. Russell Westbrook and James Harden are compiling points and assists at rates that are barely believable. How long can these video game stats continue? On the team side, whose slow starts can still be overcome? Certainly only the most naive and bullish Bulls fan would think their team’s offensive rating would continue to be so good, but can they at least keep winning? Speaking of Chicago, which over/under gambling tickets should we go ahead and shred?
To parse through it all, Fastbreak Breakfast picks out their favorite early trends and stats and does their best to figure out which ones are due to regress and which ones are here to stay.
TIME STAMPS
- 2:00 Strategies for eating runny breakfasts with large facial hair
- 6:27 Breakfast in Bed Apologies- Asking for forgiveness from DeMar Derozan, Quin Snyder and the Chicago Bulls
- 11:00 Who won our FanEssentials prize pack?
- 17:05 Who is Tylon Johnsters and which team is he currently helping?
- 18:00 Meyers Leonard has been replaced as Portland’s cult hero
- 20:00 Compiling less than optimal stats from the Pelicans
- 22:30 Highlighting the slow starts of many of the big name players who switched teams during the offseason
- 25:55 GAME OF SCONES: Keith and Chuck struggle with Jon’s trivia’s challenge. Equally at fault are Keith and Chuck’s lack of knowledge, and Jon’s incorrect explanation of the game.
- 36:50 Checking in on the “Jacque Watch,” for which player hasn’t hit a shot yet
- 38:00 The first “International Stackhouse of Pancakes Award” of the season! #ISHOP
- 44:35 Grizzlies Epilogue: A deep dive into the sloppy yet serendipitous Memphis Grizzlies
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