Alright, so today I’m gonna walk you through how I dug into Darius Garland’s stats. I mean, I was just curious, you know? Seeing him play, I was like, “Okay, let’s see what the numbers actually say.”
First thing I did, pretty basic, was head straight to the official NBA website. Just typed in “Darius Garland stats” in Google, and boom, the NBA site was the first link. Clicked on that. It’s usually got the most comprehensive and up-to-date info, right?
Okay, so once I was on the NBA site, I started digging around. The main stats page gives you the usual – points, rebounds, assists, all that jazz. But I wanted more. I wanted to see how he was doing in different situations, like his shooting percentages from different spots on the court.
That’s where I started using the filters on the site. Most of these sports stats sites have filters where you can narrow down the data. I messed around with filtering by season, by home/away games, even by specific opponents. Really tried to see if there were any patterns.
Next up, I checked out some other sports stats websites. ESPN’s got a decent stats section, and sites like Basketball-Reference are goldmines. Basketball-Reference, in particular, has tons of historical data and advanced stats. Things like Player Efficiency Rating (PER) and True Shooting Percentage (TS%) – stuff that goes beyond just the basic box score numbers.
- Basketball-Reference: Definitely recommend checking this out for deeper dives.
- ESPN: Good for a quick overview and game logs.
Now, the tricky part was comparing the data from different sites. Sometimes the numbers don’t line up perfectly, probably because of slightly different calculation methods or data sources. So, I tried to stick to the official NBA site as much as possible for the core stats, and then used the other sites for supplemental info.
I even tried scraping some data using Python. I’m no coding whiz, but I managed to grab some basic stats tables from a couple of websites. It’s a bit of a pain, cleaning up the data and getting it into a usable format, but it can be worth it if you want to do some custom analysis.
After gathering all this info, I threw it into a spreadsheet. Nothing fancy, just a basic Google Sheets doc. I wanted to see how his stats have changed over the years, identify any trends, and compare him to other point guards in the league. This is where things got interesting.
I mean, it’s one thing to see the raw numbers, but it’s another thing to visualize them. I created some simple charts and graphs in the spreadsheet – line graphs to track his scoring over time, bar graphs to compare his assist numbers to other players, that kind of thing.
Finally, I looked at advanced metrics like usage rate and win shares. These stats try to quantify a player’s overall impact on the game. It’s not a perfect science, but it gives you a better sense of how valuable a player is beyond just the points they score.
So, yeah, that’s pretty much how I went about digging into Darius Garland’s stats. It’s a rabbit hole, for sure, but it’s fun if you’re a basketball nerd like me. And honestly, seeing the numbers behind the player just makes watching the games even more interesting.
