So defence stopped being a thing in 2007.

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May 16, 2019
9:46:40am

bluedad All-American

So defence stopped being a thing in 2007.

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bluedad

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A cool visualization of the all-time NBA steals leaderboard.

5/16/19 8:53am

John Freaking Stockton.

macdizzle

5/16/19 8:58am

Incredible. His assists and steals records will likely never fall.

TailgateU

5/17/19 11:27am

Didn't realize Karl Malone made it into the Top 10 for a bit.

kccougar

5/16/19 8:58am

Are offenses more efficient? Is that why no one in the last 20 years other than

Manti

5/16/19 9:02am

Wonder if there are less steals recently due to the game being more 3 pt focused

ColtsCoug

5/16/19 9:08am

Definitely could be part of it. Just like way fewer blocked shots.

Manti

5/16/19 9:14am

Fouls are also called more, and guys just don't have the longevity of Stockton

TailgateU

5/17/19 11:28am

Seems appropriate that Larry Steele had the lead for a while.

BGRTHNUMEGO

5/16/19 9:03am

never heard of that don buse character who had the lead for so long.

smokymountainrain

5/16/19 9:12am

Brings up an interesting idea, have defenses become more conservative in the NBA

BoiseBlue

5/16/19 9:12am

offenses are smarter, more efficient with everything they do. Also, and this is

smokymountainrain

5/16/19 9:17am

WARNING - HARD CORE STATS NERDERY INSIDE

BoiseBlue

5/16/19 10:54am

My guess is less post play is biggest reason. So many steals taking it

BGRTHNUMEGO

5/16/19 9:18am

even forcing passes into the post. seems stockton got a lot of steals that way.

smokymountainrain

5/16/19 9:19am

Players are allowed to carry the ball when they dribble and offenses are much

Ash

5/16/19 9:26am

Rules/refs don't allow them to play the same physical defense

Remigius

5/16/19 9:41am

Average steals per game for a team is down about 0.58 from 1997, but...

j20

5/16/19 11:12am

that Michael Ray Richards guy must have got injured or something because he came

Avery

5/16/19 9:23am

major issues with drugs, cocaine.

smokymountainrain

5/16/19 9:25am

Yeah - funny to see some of those climb so dang fast, then stop.

Eddie

5/16/19 9:33am

I guess I don’t remember Jason Kidd being that great on D. I remember him as a

NWCoug

5/16/19 9:39am

A lot of steals come from being out of position on defense.

Left Shark Coug

5/16/19 9:48am

So defence stopped being a thing in 2007.

bluedad

5/16/19 9:46am

Could be, but this is the wrong stat to prove that. Pts per possession is a

Left Shark Coug

5/16/19 9:50am

Never knew Dr. J was so high on that list. And I grew up a huge Dr. J fan.

Mojojojo

5/17/19 12:49pm

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