| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Jared Dudley, Pho | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Durant, OKC | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Saturday, December 31, 2011
NBA Cycles for Dec 31
NBA Cycles for Dec 31
Friday, December 30, 2011
NBA Cycles for Dec 30
NBA Cycles for Dec 30
| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Alonzo Gee, Cle | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Granger, Ind | 37 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Millsap, Uta | 35 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
One NBA Cycle on Dec 29
| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Nicolas Batum, Por | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Thursday, December 29, 2011
NBA Cycles for Dec 28
Danny Granger is the first player to have 2 NBA Cycles this season.
NBA Cycles for Dec 28, 2011:
NBA Cycles for Dec 28, 2011:
| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Danny Granger, Ind | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Andrea Bargnani, Tor | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Marvin Williams, Atl | 30 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Trevor Ariza, NO | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dorell Wright, GS | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Rush, GS | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Rudy Gay only player who averaged an NBA Cycle/game last year
Only player who averaged an NBA Cycle per game (1.0 or better in all the NBA Cycle stats) was Rudy Gay:
7.6 FGM, 1.1 3PM, 3.6 FTM, 1.5 Oreb, 4.7 Dreb, 2.8 Ast, 1.7 Stl, 1.1 Blk
7.6 FGM, 1.1 3PM, 3.6 FTM, 1.5 Oreb, 4.7 Dreb, 2.8 Ast, 1.7 Stl, 1.1 Blk
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
2011-2012 Cycles
This blog post will constantly be updated to have the full leaders list for cycles for the season:
| Player, Team | Cycles |
| Danny Granger, Ind | 4 |
| Luol Deng, Chi | 3 |
| Antawn Jamison, Cle | 3 |
| Josh Smith, Atl | 3 |
| Kemba Walker, Cha | 3 |
| Carmelo Anthony, NY | 2 |
| Trevor Ariza, NO | 2 |
| Andrea Bargnani, Tor | 2 |
| Mario Chalmers, Mia | 2 |
| Alonzo Gee, Cle | 2 |
| Daniel Green, SA | 2 |
| George Hill, Ind | 2 |
| LeBron James, Mia | 2 |
| James Johnson, Tor | 2 |
| Rashard Lewis, Was | 2 |
| Kevin Love, Min | 2 |
| Kyle Lowry, Hou | 2 |
| O.J. Mayo, Mem | 2 |
| Paul Millsap, Uta | 2 |
| Markieff Morris, Pho | 2 |
| Paul Pierce, Bos | 2 |
| Derrick Rose, Chi | 2 |
| Gerald Wallace, Por | 2 |
| Dorell Wright, GS | 2 |
| Matt Barnes, LAL | 1 |
| Nicolas Batum, Por | 1 |
| Michael Beasley, Min | 1 |
| Andray Blatche, Was | 1 |
| Chris Bosh, Mia | 1 |
| MarShon Brooks, NJ | 1 |
| Kobe Bryant, LAL | 1 |
| Carlos Delfino, Mil | 1 |
| Goran Dragic, Hou | 1 |
| Chris Duhon, Orl | 1 |
| Jared Dudley, Pho | 1 |
| Kevin Durant, OKC | 1 |
| Wayne Ellington, Min | 1 |
| Monta Ellis, GS | 1 |
| Landry Fields, NYC | 1 |
| Randy Foye, LAC | 1 |
| Danilo Gallinari, Den | 1 |
| Rudy Gay, Mem | 1 |
| Manu Ginobili, SA | 1 |
| Drew Gooden, Mil | 1 |
| Eric Gordon, Phi | 1 |
| Blake Griffin, LAC | 1 |
| Jrue Holiday, Phi | 1 |
| Serge Ibaka, OKC | 1 |
| Jarrett Jack, NO | 1 |
| Jonas Jerebko, Det | 1 |
| Joe Johnson, Atl | 1 |
| Brandon Knight, Det | 1 |
| Tracy McGrady, Atl | 1 |
| Andre Miller, Den | 1 |
| Anthony Morrow, NJ | 1 |
| Chris Paul, LAC | 1 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic, Atl | 1 |
| Luke Ridnour, Min | 1 |
| Brandon Rush, GS | 1 |
| Thabo Sefolosha, OKC | 1 |
| Amare Stoudemire, NYK | 1 |
| Jeff Teague, Atl | 1 |
| Hedo Turkoglu, Orl | 1 |
| Von Wafer, Orl | 1 |
| Deron Williams, NJ | 1 |
| Marvin Williams, Atl | 1 |
| Nick Young, Was | 1 |
Cycles for Dec 26
NBA Cycles for 12/26/2011:
| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Danny Granger, Ind | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle Lowry, Hou | 36 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Danilo Gallinari, Den | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Miller, Den | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Manu Ginobili, SA | 31 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Markieff Morris, Pho | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Cycles for Dec 25
NBA Cycles for 12/25/2011:
| Player, Team | Min | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | OReb | DReb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| Luol Deng, Chi | 38 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Carmelo Anthony, NY | 34 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Welcome to coverage of "NBA Cycles"
Welcome to my blog that will update every day with who scored "NBA Cycles" the night before.
What is an NBA Cycle you might ask? It was something I came up with when I was working with a sports stats company in the 90s. Thinking about "hitting for the cycle" in baseball (which, really, isn't much more than a "cute" stat... I mean, really, wouldn't you rather have a HR, Triple and 2 Doubles?), I thought about a "similar" stat for basketball, and came up with the "NBA Cycle". The thing with the "NBA Cycle" though is that getting one thing in the cycle isn't really any "worse" than getting another thing (ie, getting a steal isn't worse than getting an assist).
To score a "cycle", a player must get at least one of every "positive" stat collected on a player in a game:
* 2-pt Field Goal Made
* 3-pt Field Goal Made
* Free throw made
* Offensive Rebound
* Defensive Rebound
* Assist
* Blocked shot
* Steal
A player can get a "double cycle" for getting 2 in every category, "triple" for 3, etc. Obviously, the doubles are pretty rare, and the triple's, I believe only 3-4 people have done that since the 70s.
What does getting a cycle mean really? Well, for one particular game, probably not a whole lot... I mean, yes, a player scoring 35 points and not getting a steal obviously still had a better game than someone with 9 points who had a "cycle". But, IMO, the leaders in "cycles" at the end of the year will generally showcase players who have very good "all around" games and contribute over the course of the year in all phases of the game. As well, I think it is a pretty good stat for Fantasy Basketball players to look at, as it shows a player that can help in many categories (especially if your league is more "roto" than flat stat based).
So, tomorrow I'll post up the first "cycles" of the 2011-12 season from the Xmas day games.
What is an NBA Cycle you might ask? It was something I came up with when I was working with a sports stats company in the 90s. Thinking about "hitting for the cycle" in baseball (which, really, isn't much more than a "cute" stat... I mean, really, wouldn't you rather have a HR, Triple and 2 Doubles?), I thought about a "similar" stat for basketball, and came up with the "NBA Cycle". The thing with the "NBA Cycle" though is that getting one thing in the cycle isn't really any "worse" than getting another thing (ie, getting a steal isn't worse than getting an assist).
To score a "cycle", a player must get at least one of every "positive" stat collected on a player in a game:
* 2-pt Field Goal Made
* 3-pt Field Goal Made
* Free throw made
* Offensive Rebound
* Defensive Rebound
* Assist
* Blocked shot
* Steal
A player can get a "double cycle" for getting 2 in every category, "triple" for 3, etc. Obviously, the doubles are pretty rare, and the triple's, I believe only 3-4 people have done that since the 70s.
What does getting a cycle mean really? Well, for one particular game, probably not a whole lot... I mean, yes, a player scoring 35 points and not getting a steal obviously still had a better game than someone with 9 points who had a "cycle". But, IMO, the leaders in "cycles" at the end of the year will generally showcase players who have very good "all around" games and contribute over the course of the year in all phases of the game. As well, I think it is a pretty good stat for Fantasy Basketball players to look at, as it shows a player that can help in many categories (especially if your league is more "roto" than flat stat based).
So, tomorrow I'll post up the first "cycles" of the 2011-12 season from the Xmas day games.
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