SMH at Kobe

[ex carrabba fan]

Rank Player Usg% Season Tm
1. Kobe Bryant 38.74 2005-06 LAL
2. Michael Jordan* 38.29 1986-87 CHI
3. Allen Iverson 37.78 2001-02 PHI
4. Dwyane Wade 36.22 2008-09 MIA
5. Michael Jordan* 36.00 2001-02 WAS
6. Allen Iverson 35.92 2000-01 PHI
7. Allen Iverson 35.78 2005-06 PHI
8. Kobe Bryant 35.34 2010-11 LAL
9. Allen Iverson 35.34 2003-04 PHI

Notice how all of those other teams had garbage around them...... and that player usually took a zillion shots/dominated the basketball.

[TheMatrix31]

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What does USG% mean?

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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I think it's usage rate, basically the % of possessions that end with him shooting or turning it over or something like that.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Hoopdata tracks it..

It's percentage of offensive possessions used by a player during his time on the floor

It's a formula that combines a bunch of different stats..

To me it pretty much tells you which players dominate the ball and the possession on a consistent basis

The leaders this year:
1. Kobe
2. Melo
3. Wade
4. Durant
5. James
6. Westbrook
7. Amare
8. Rose

I mean Kobe should be in the top 10 I suppose, but when you look at how his number stacks up historically, it's truly mind boggling.

The guy has the deepest team the league has seen in years. Use them for christ sake.

I've been saying for years he could have made things a lot easier on himself had he actually used his teammates correctly.

God knows what LeBron or Wade would do with that Laker team.

[st0rmb11]

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Kobe knows he should win with that team. but him winning BECAUSE of his team is beneath him. he wants to win, don't get me wrong. but he wants to do it on his own terms, and doesn't want anyone or the entire team to take away from his star.

(coming from a die hard Jordan fan...so my opinion may be biased...)

[ex carrabba fan]

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There is no doubt in my mind that he will change his ways and adjust in due time. Phil will make him.

Still, it's crazy how much of the workload this guy is putting on himself, for no reason at all.

[TheMatrix31]

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So those are all-time rankings in the original post? That's pretty intense.

[Rocky]

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Kobe this year is a shock but what is up with MJ at #5?

[Kashanova]

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There is no doubt in my mind that he will change his ways and adjust in due time. Phil will make him.

Still, it's crazy how much of the workload this guy is putting on himself, for no reason at all.

change his ways? he's been in the league for 15 years already.... That's just the player he is..

[Kashanova]

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Kobe this year is a shock but what is up with MJ at #5?

that wizards team only had jordan and like 2 other players....

[The15thunter]

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what's with the asterisks by jordan, though?

[st0rmb11]

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what's with the asterisks by jordan, though?

I'm thinking the OP got this from basketball-reference.com
in which case, the * by both Michael Jordan listings would signify Hall of Famer.


EDIT - the OP stopped after 9, but check this out...

10. Tracy McGrady 35.24% 2002-03 ORL
11. Jerry Stackhouse 35.16% 2000-01 DET
12. Dominique Wilkins* 35.16% 1987-88 ATL
13. Bernard King 35.07% 1984-85 NYK
14. George Gervin* 35.01% 1981-82 SAS
15. Tracy McGrady 34.98% 2006-07 HOU

which one of those names stands out?

[lebronmvp09]

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Yeah This Thread proves Kobe is a Ballhog

[JB32]

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I'm thinking the OP got this from basketball-reference.com
in which case, the * by both Michael Jordan listings would signify Hall of Famer.


EDIT - the OP stopped after 9, but check this out...

10. Tracy McGrady 35.24% 2002-03 ORL
11. Jerry Stackhouse 35.16% 2000-01 DET
12. Dominique Wilkins* 35.16% 1987-88 ATL
13. Bernard King 35.07% 1984-85 NYK
14. George Gervin* 35.01% 1981-82 SAS
15. Tracy McGrady 34.98% 2006-07 HOU

which one of those names stands out?

I'm guessing you mean Stack? Thats the one I'm most surprised by.

[The15thunter]

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Yeah This Thread proves Kobe is a Ballhog

i don't think even the staunchest kobe defenders, including myself, would disagree with that premise even before this thread.