DeMarcus Cousins USG% highest since 1977 for a Center

[Hey Yo]

Basketball Reference ‏@bball_ref 48 minutes ago
Boogie's 35.4% USG is the highest by a C since 1977, the 1st year we can calculate it


http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&shoot_hand=&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&birth_state=&college_id=&draft_year=&is_active=&debut_yr_nba_start=&debut_yr_nba_end=&debut_yr_aba_start=&debut_yr_aba_end=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&award=&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=mp_per_g_req&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=usg_pct

[riseagainst]

I'd imagine Wilt's was in the 40's or even 50's.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Marrese Speights has a top 20 usage rate of all time this season :applause:

[Levity]

they have the guy ball handling out on the perimeter. fcking weird :lol

[Young X]

35.4 USG% and only a 103 ORtg is terrible.

He needs to be more efficient. Cut down his turnovers, his fouls, stop taking those threes and get your big ass in the post, stop getting techs. Also play better defense.

He's a perfect example of why you can't just look at raw stats. 27/11 looks fantastic but he's using and wasting so many possessions to get those numbers. He's talented, but he'll never be truly great unless he cleans up his act.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

If you adjust the criteria to all positions, he's 11th overall.

[theaussieguy]

35.4 USG% and only a 103 ORtg is terrible.

He needs to be more efficient. Cut down his turnovers, his fouls, stop taking those threes and get your big ass in the post, stop getting techs. Also play better defense.

He's a perfect example of why you can't just look at raw stats. 27/11 looks fantastic but he's using and wasting so many possessions to get those numbers. He's talented, but he'll never be truly great unless he cleans his act.

this, the problem is this kind of thinking though. He is a cancer plain and simple, his negatives will ALWAYS outweigh his positives. He is a vet min player but some idiot team will always pay him max because of what he could be.

[Rooster]

The numbers still looking empty. Great bigs have their team into the playoff by that many season.

[bigkingsfan]

Need to trade him for peanuts already.

[tamaraw08]

Basketball Reference ‏@bball_ref 48 minutes ago
Boogie's 35.4% USG is the highest by a C since 1977, the 1st year we can calculate it


http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&shoot_hand=&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&birth_state=&college_id=&draft_year=&is_active=&debut_yr_nba_start=&debut_yr_nba_end=&debut_yr_aba_start=&debut_yr_aba_end=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&award=&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=mp_per_g_req&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=usg_pct
I usually like stats but when Speights got in there at 21th FOR THIS YEAR:
AND Tim Duncan's best year is only at 31st ..??rolleyes:
it means, this doesn't tell enough information IMO. BTW, they should also consider the win/loss record to the team they are playing for, how "effective" this player is he really.