EPISODE 31: In this episode, the Scout and the GM discuss a shift in the climate of the NBA – the shift from the league (and the media) celebrating point guards who focus on passing first to celebrating point guards who focus much more on scoring. They explore the hows and whys of this new phenomenon. Plus, they talk briefly about the Lakers upset of the Warriors and more. Enjoy!

Sources & Notes

NBA Player Scoring Per Game Stats: http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/scoring-per-game

Point Guards that are Top 10 scorers: Steph Curry (1), Damian Lillard (5), Russell Westbrook (7)

Point Guards that are Top 20 scorers: Isaiah Thomas (13), Kyle Lowry (14), Kemba Walker (16)

Point Guards that are Top 30 scorers: John Wall (22), Chris Paul (23), Reggie Jackson (26)

Point Guards that are in the Top 10 of players who attempt the most field goals throughout this season: Russell Westbrook (2), Steph Curry (4), Damian Lillard (5), John Wall (8), Isaiah Thomas (10) 

Point Guards that are in the Top 20 of players who attempt the most field goals throughout this season: Kemba Walker (14), Reggie Jackson (19)

Point Guards that are in the Top 10 of players who attempt the most field goals per game: Steph Curry (2A), Damian Lillard (2B), Russell Westbrook (7)

Point Guards that are in the Top 20 of players who attempt the most field goals per game: John Wall (14), Brandon Knight (15), Kemba Walker (17), Isaiah Thomas (18)

Lakers upset Warriors: http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400828818

Summary of the history of the three-point field goal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_field_goal

For contextual NBA stats: basketball-reference.com