Post by Funkytown on Jun 1, 2017 20:06:55 GMT -6
Good stuff about an old friend ... (and it ties into football).
Plenty more at the link: fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-can-the-cavs-can-beat-the-warriors-at-basketball-by-playing-football/
Love’s ability to find open receivers streaking down the court makes him the NBA’s answer to an NFL quarterback. In fact, when it comes to connecting on long passes, he was better than several actual NFL quarterbacks this season. Love’s 17 “completions” that traveled 20 or more yards in the air were more than five NFL teams across a 16-game season (the sad-sack Cleveland Browns across town were not in this group — barely).
Kevin Love completed more 20-yard throws than some NFL teams
TEAM/PLAYER COMPLETIONS THAT TRAVELED 20 YARDS
Kevin Love 17
Los Angeles Rams 17
Denver Broncos 16
Baltimore Ravens 13
Jacksonville Jaguars 13
San Francisco 49ers 13
Houston Texans 12
Includes passes that traveled 20 yards in the air before being caught during 2016-17 NFL and NBA regular seasons. Doesn’t include plays on which a receiver’s run after the catch helped push it past the 20-yard mark.
SOURCES: STATS SPORTVU, ESPN STATS & INFO
Plenty more at the link: fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-can-the-cavs-can-beat-the-warriors-at-basketball-by-playing-football/