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Can Jose Calderon Possibly qualify for the 50-40-90 Club?

The 50-40-90 Club is one of the most exclusive ones in the NBA.

To become a member, a player needs to shoot, over the course of an NBA regular season, a minimum of 50% on field goals, 40% on three-pointers, and 90% on free throws.

It’s a difficult combination of targets to achieve. Small guys have trouble shooting 50% from the field because they tend to shoot from outside of the paint, and those shots are more difficult to hit; big guys have trouble shooting 40% from beyond the arc because it’s something they rarely practice, understandably; and players of all sizes have trouble shooting 90% from the line because it’s just very difficult to stop running, stand still, and be steady enough to hit 9 shots out of 10 for the duration of an entire season.

In fact, it is so difficult to do that only six players have ever shot 50-40-90 in an NBA season. Those players are Dirk Nowitzki, Reggie Miller, Kevin Durant, Mark Price, Larry Bird, who did it twice, and Steve Nash, who has done it four times.

There was actually one other 50-40-90 season that is not in the official record books, and it’s important to make a note of it. In 2007-08, Jose Calderon shot 50-40-90, but because he did not make the NBA required minimum number of free throws that year, he failed to qualify, and thus is not a member of the Club. What a coincidence.

Field Goals: Field Goals – Calderon is currently shooting 46.5% from the field, and while that’s below the 50% threshold, no one should have trouble imagining that Calderon can get that figure back up to 50%, especially with the elevated play of Thaddeus Young and Carmelo Anthony likely to lead to cleaner looks for Jose.

The lesser danger is that Calderon will not make the minimum 300 field goals to qualify, even though Melo and Young to take more of the Knicks shots. Jose has made 254 field goals so far this season, and so to reach 300 he would need to only average 0.9 field goals per game over his remaining 52 games of the NBA season. Can you say 100% certain?

3-Pointers: Calderon is currently shooting 52.2%% from beyond the arc, and so he has a significant room for error. Further, the NBA minimum is 55, and Jose has already hit 48. Given his current percentage and his proximity to reaching the minimum number of made shots, this is the one component of the three that Calderon is most likely to achieve.

Free Throws: Calderon is currently shooting 92.2% from the charity stripe, and so he does have a modest margin for error here as well.

However, the league minimum is 125, and so far this year Jose has hit only 83. To reach the minimum, he would need to make 0.8 free throws per game over his remaining 52 games. But then again, Calderon does not get to the line very often. If you take his total number of free throws (90) and subtract December 28th vs. the Toronto Raptors where Calderon had 17 free throw attempts, 2.5 a game. You might be saying, " Oh, 2.5 attempts is way more than 0.8. He'll reach it". Sure, 2.5 is much larger than 0.8, but then add 10 hypothetical games of 0 free throws (which he will most likely have), and you're down to 1.8. Consistency is key.

[JG80]

Quote: Originally Posted by DropxEm

Can Jose Calderon Possibly qualify for the 50-40-90 Club? The 50-40-90 Club is one of the most exclusive ones in the NBA. To become a member, a player needs to shoot, over the course of an NBA regular season, a minimum of 50% on field goals, 40% on three-pointers, and 90% on free throws. It’s a difficult combination of targets to achieve. Small guys have trouble shooting 50% from the field because they tend to shoot from outside of the paint, and those shots are more difficult to hit; big guys have trouble shooting 40% from beyond the arc because it’s something they rarely practice, understandably; and players of all sizes have trouble shooting 90% from the line because it’s just very difficult to stop running, stand still, and be steady enough to hit 9 shots out of 10 for the duration of an entire season. In fact, it is so difficult to do that only five players have ever shot 50-40-90 in an NBA season. Those players are Dirk Nowitzki, Reggie Miller, Kevin Durant, Mark Price, Larry Bird, who did it twice, and Steve Nash, who has done it four times. There was actually one other 50-40-90 season that is not in the official record books, and it’s important to make a note of it. In 2007-08, Jose Calderon shot 50-40-90, but because he did not make the NBA required minimum number of free throws that year, he failed to qualify, and thus is not a member of the Club. What a coincidence. Field Goals: Field Goals – Calderon is currently shooting 46.5% from the field, and while that’s below the 50% threshold, no one should have trouble imagining that Calderon can get that figure back up to 50%, especially with the elevated play of Thaddeus Young and Carmelo Anthony likely to lead to cleaner looks for Jose. The lesser danger is that Calderon will not make the minimum 300 field goals to qualify, even though Melo and Young to take more of the Knicks shots. Jose has made 254 field goals so far this season, and so to reach 300 he would need to only average 0.9 field goals per game over his remaining 52 games of the NBA season. Can you say 100% certain? 3-Pointers: Calderon is currently shooting 52.2%% from beyond the arc, and so he has a significant room for error. Further, the NBA minimum is 55, and Jose has already hit 48. Given his current percentage and his proximity to reaching the minimum number of made shots, this is the one component of the three that Calderon is most likely to achieve. Free Throws: Calderon is currently shooting 92.2% from the charity stripe, and so he does have a modest margin for error here as well. However, the league minimum is 125, and so far this year Jose has hit only 83. To reach the minimum, he would need to make 0.8 free throws per game over his remaining 52 games. But then again, Calderon does not get to the line very often. If you take his total number of free throws (90) and subtract December 28th vs. the Toronto Raptors where Calderon had 17 free throw attempts, 2.5 a game. You might be saying, " Oh, 2.5 attempts is way more than 0.8. He'll reach it". Sure, 2.5 is much larger than 0.8, but then add 10 hypothetical games of 0 free throws (which he will most likely have), and you're down to 1.8. Consistency is key.

I hope he gets it this time.


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Anthony's 26 lifts Knicks to win over Heat (Jan 9)

Miami Heat at New York Knicks
Jan 9, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami (27-9)	26	28	19	19	92
New York (16-19)	28	26	28	15	97

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Emeka Okafor	34	5/9	0/0	3/6	10	3	1	1	2	13
Luol Deng	37	4/9	1/3	3/4	8	6	2	0	0	12
TEAM TOTALS		31/65	6/13	24/33	45	20	6	9	18	92

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jose Calderon	34	2/4	1/2	4/4	8	7	2	0	1	9
Iman Shumpert	32	1/3	0/1	0/0	3	2	0	0	0	2
Carmelo Anthony	36	8/23	0/4	10/13	3	6	1	0	2	26
Thaddeus Young	33	10/16	0/0	3/10	4	3	4	0	2	23
Samuel Dalembert	25	3/5	0/0	0/0	11	1	0	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Amare Stoudemire	17	3/6	0/0	2/4	5	1	0	0	1	8
Tim Hardaway Jr.	16	0/2	0/2	0/0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Andray Blatche	14	3/6	0/0	1/1	4	1	1	0	2	7
Cleanthony Early	11	1/5	0/1	10/10	1	0	0	0	0	12
Shane Larkin	10	1/3	0/0	0/0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Tony Wrotenn	7	1/2	0/0	0/0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Jason Smith	5	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33/75	1/10	30/42	43	23	9	1	11	97

Player of the Game

Stats: 9 Points, 8 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals

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Knicks, Anthony look solid in 102-89 win over Clippers (Jan 17)

Los Angeles Clippers at New York Knicks
Jan 17, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles (25-16)	22	24	21	22	89
New York (20-20)	29	31	14	28	102

Los Angeles Clippers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Paul	40	6/14	2/7	8/8	6	6	1	0	3	22
TEAM TOTALS		26/73	7/24	30/37	45	16	6	4	15	89

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jose Calderon	33	3/7	1/2	1/2	2	8	3	0	3	8
Iman Shumpert	33	6/10	2/3	1/2	4	5	1	0	1	15
Carmelo Anthony	37	8/17	3/4	5/6	7	0	1	1	2	24
Thaddeus Young	31	7/10	0/0	7/10	9	2	2	0	1	21
Samuel Dalembert	26	2/7	0/0	2/2	4	0	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Amare Stoudemire	17	3/5	0/0	0/0	2	2	0	0	0	6
Tim Hardaway Jr.	16	0/0	0/0	2/2	4	2	1	0	1	2
Andray Blatche	13	2/5	0/0	0/0	6	0	0	0	0	4
Cleanthony Early	12	1/3	0/1	0/0	2	1	0	0	1	2
Shane Larkin	11	2/3	0/0	3/4	1	5	0	0	3	7
Tony Wroten	6	2/2	0/0	1/2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Jason Smith	5	1/3	0/0	0/0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		37/72	6/10	22/30	44	25	9	2	12	102

Player of the Game

Stats: 21 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals

[gsutiger]

way to get back to .500 halfway through the season

[ThatKidNamedTae]

Quote: Originally Posted by gsutiger

way to get back to .500 halfway through the season

Yeah, back of Nov 30th when we traded for Thad Young, we were 5-10. Since that trade we're 15-10. Something went right lol. Thanks for reading

[ThatKidNamedTae]

I have a really long (and somewhat heart breaking :'( ) update coming for you guys in about 30 mins

[ThatKidNamedTae]

Anthony goes down, Knicks notch 10th straight win 112-107 over Cavaliers (Jan 30)

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
Jan 30, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland (34-12)	19	32	24	32	107
New York (26-20)	29	35	23	25	112

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyrie Irving	42	10/25	2/8	4/6	3	4	0	0	3	26
TEAM TOTALS		34/75	5/14	34/51	38	24	9	2	8	107

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jose Calderon	35	5/7	1/2	0/0	5	6	1	0	1	11
Iman Shumpert	34	2/6	0/2	2/3	1	5	2	0	2	6
Carmelo Anthony	30	6/17	1/4	15/17	13	4	0	0	1	28
Thaddeus Young	34	10/19	0/0	1/4	7	2	2	1	4	21
Samuel Dalembert	27	3/5	0/0	0/0	11	0	0	2	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Amare Stoudemire	17	2/5	0/0	2/2	2	0	0	1	1	6
Tim Hardaway Jr.	16	6/6	4/4	0/0	5	2	0	0	2	16
Andray Blatche	13	3/6	0/0	0/0	3	0	0	1	1	6
Cleanthony Early	11	1/3	0/1	0/0	0	2	0	1	1	2
Shane Larkin	10	2/3	1/1	3/5	0	0	1	0	0	8
Tony Wroten	7	1/2	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Jason Smith	6	0/0	0/0	0/0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		41/79	7/14	23/31	53	22	6	7	14	112

Player of the Game

Stats: 28 Points, 13 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 15-17 FT%

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Carmelo Anthony tears MCL, out for remainder of 2014-2015 NBA season

NEW YORK-- New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony suffered a torn left MCL and lateral meniscus, an MRI revealed on Friday. He is expected to miss 6-8 months after surgery, according to the team.

Anthony suffered the injury at the end of the fourth quarter in the Knicks' 112-107 win over the Cavaliers on Friday.

After being constantly fouled and roughed up (evidenced by his 17 free throw attempts), Anthony went up to grab his 13th rebound of the contest. When Carmelo landed, his knee gave out and he clutched it immediately, falling to the ground.

Anthony was on the floor for several minutes surrounded by his teammates. Eventually, the forward was carried off the floor by fellow Knicks players Andray Blatche and Thaddeus Young. He went to a local hospital for the MRI. Surgery has not been scheduled but will take place in New York.

It hurts your spirits when you see your best player go down like that," Jose Calderon said. "We have a lot of people and hopefully someone can step up for him."

"My prayers are out for him," Amare Stoudemire said.

Carmelo Anthony averaged 24.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3 assists this season.

Reports have it that Cleanthony Early will be promoted to the starting line-up and that rookie Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who has been inactive for the entire season, will be activated and will be in the rotation.

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Knicks win as Shumpert scores season high 24 points (Feb 12)

Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks
Feb 12, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Sacramento (25-28)	13	19	22	23	77
New York (28-24)	25	27	40	27	119

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Demarcus Cousins	38	9/18	0/0	6/11	6	1	3	0	4	24
TEAM TOTALS		22/68	6/23	27/35	35	11	7	2	21	77

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jose Calderon	35	2/8	0/1	2/2	6	6	1	0	3	6
Iman Shumpert	33	7/10	6/8	4/4	6	6	0	1	2	24
Cleanthony Early	33	6/10	1/1	6/7	7	1	2	1	3	19
Thaddeus Young	33	8/12	0/0	5/8	8	1	3	0	2	21
Samuel Dalembert	25	1/3	0/0	2/2	11	2	1	4	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Amare Stoudemire	18	5/7	0/0	5/8	1	2	0	0	2	15
Tim Hardaway Jr.	16	1/3	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Andray Blatche	15	4/6	0/0	3/3	2	1	2	0	1	11
Shane Larkin	12	0/1	0/0	0/0	2	3	2	0	0	0
Tony Wroten	9	3/5	1/2	0/0	1	0	0	1	1	7
Jason Smith	6	5/6	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	1	0	10
Thanasis Antetokounmp	5	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carmelo Anthony	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		42/71	8/12	27/34	47	22	11	8	15	119

Player of the Game

Stats: 24 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 70 fg%, 75 3pt%

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Just How Good Has Cleanthony Early Been in Carmelo's Absence?

Carmelo Anthony, the New York Knicks star since 2011, went down with a torn MCL on January 30th. Since then, Knicks Head Coach Derek Fisher opted to start 23 year old rookie Cleanthony Early out of Wichita State at Small Forward.

We all know that in his first year with the Shockers, Early led them to a Final Four Appearance before being taken down by Louisville. Last year, Cleanthony's sophomore season, he led Wichita State to an undefeated 31-0 season , the first ever by a Division I team. Sadly, they were defeated by Kentucky in the Elite Eight despite Early's 31 points and 7 rebounds.

Cleanthony Early had a very successful college career, but scouts didn't see him translating to the NBA well. For starters, he's a tweener. The size of a SF/PF (6'8"), but the weight of a PG/SG (219 lbs). He has an impressive scoring prowess but he can't create his own shot. He's a poor rebounder for his size. He's a good on-ball defender, but he's laterally slow.

Regardless of all the negatives, Phil Jackson chose Early with his first ever Knick's draft pick at 34th overall.

Since entering the starting lineup, the Knicks have gone 2-4, which is understandable considering they lost their best player. Early on the other hand, has not been disappointing. The rookie is currently averaging 14 points and 5.5 rebounds albeit on poor shooting numbers.

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It's All Star Weekend!!!

2014-2015 All-Star Roster

14-15 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra		Head Coach: Steve Kerr
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Kyrie Irving (2nd Appearance)	G	Chris Paul (7th Appearance)
G	Dwayne Wade (10th Appearance)	G	Kobe Bryant (16th Appearance)
F	Lebron James (10th Appearance)	F	Kevin Durant (5th Appearance)
F	Carmelo Anthony (Replaced by Greg Monroe)	F	Kevin Love (3rd Appearance)
C	Paul Millsap (1st Appearance)	C	Dwight Howard (8th Appearance)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
G	Derrick Rose (4th Appearance)	G	Russell Westbrook (4th Appearance)
G	Andrew Wiggins (1st Appearance)	G	Monta Ellis (1st Appearance)
F	Josh Smith (1st Appearance)	F	Nicolas Batum (1st Appearance)
C	Brook Lopez (2nd Appearance)	F	LaMarcus Aldridge (3rd Appearance)
G	Kyle Lowry (1st Appearance)	C	DeMarcus Cousins (1st Appearance)
C	Nikola Vucevic (1st Appearance)	G	Stephen Curry (2nd Appearance
F	David West (3rd Appearance)	F	Dirk Nowitzki (12th Appearance)

All Star Weekend Rising Stars Game

14-15 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Patrick Ewing		Head Coach: Shaquille O'Neal
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Michael Carter-Williams (76ers)	G	Andrew Wiggins (Cavaliers)
G	Trey Burke (Jazz)	G	Victor Oladipo (Magic)
F	Nerlens Noel (76ers)	C	Pero Antic (76ers)
F	Aaron Gordon (Magic)	F	Luigi Datome (Pistons)
F	Jabari Parker (Bucks)	F	Noah Vonleh (Hornets)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
G	Isaiah Canaan (Rockets)	G	Marcus Smart (Celtics)
G	Dante Exum (Jazz)	G	Nik Stauskas (Kings)
F	Solomon Hill (Pacers)	F	K.J McDaniels (76ers)
C	Kelly Olynyk (Celtics)	F	Anthony Bennett (Cavaliers)
C	Mason Plumlee (Nets)	C	Joel Embiid (76ers)

All-Star Weekend Award Race Update

All-Star Weekend Award Race Update (Leaders)
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Lebron James	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers
Rookie of the Year	Joel Embiid	C	Philadelphia 76ers
Sixth Man of the Year	Luis Scola	PF	Indiana Pacers
Defensive Player of the Year	Dwight Howard	C	Houston Rockets
Most Improved Player	Enes Kanter	C	Utah Jazz
Coach of the Year	---	---	---

2014-2015 Knicks Stats at All-Star Break

Knicks Stats at All-Star Break Stats - 14-15
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	6	5.5	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3
Carmelo Anthony (Out for season)	46	35.0	24.6	6.6	3.0	0.5	0.5	2.2	2.8
Andray Blatche	32	13.6	6.5	3.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.1
Jose Calderon	52	34.5	10.8	3.9	6.1	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.7
Samuel Dalembert	52	27.5	6.8	8.6	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.1	2.8
Cleanthony Early	52	14.6	6.6	3.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.8
Tim Hardaway Jr.	52	18.1	5.4	2.3	1.5	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.8
Shane Larkin	52	10.6	4.4	0.9	1.7	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.5
Iman Shumpert	44	32.2	9.5	4.0	3.5	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.7
Jason Smith	52	6.4	3.3	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.9
Amare Stoudemire	52	17.4	7.6	3.8	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.2
Tony Wroten	53	10.7	5.4	1.6	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.7	1.6
Thaddeus Young	53	33.6	16.0	6.9	1.7	1.7	0.7	1.8	2.0

[JG80]

Wow...That would have broken me too. We'll now see how mentally tough this team really is.


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