Data analysis: What is Caruso s current level, whose nickname has changed from "Bald Mamba" to "bath scrubber"?

When I was doing Dort's data analysis the day before yesterday, it caused huge controversy. Everyone thought that the reason why Dort seemed to have strong defensive ability was because the referees' dictator's slap marks, and there was also a player Caruso who was very similar to him in the Thunder. Caruso has many defensive moves on his hands, but the referees rarely played. Therefore, since the playoffs this season, his nickname library has added a "bath scrubber" (describing the frequent pushing of people with hands). In order to let everyone have a more comprehensive understanding of Caruso, today's star test brought Caruso's data analysis.

Caruso's reputation among Chinese fans began to reverse this year's playoffs. Previously, at least in the Lakers fan camp, his reputation was very good. Everyone regretted that Pelinka chose Tucker to give him up. However, as the playoffs progressed, his ratings began to decline. However, the American media, which is inversely proportional to the evaluation of Chinese fans, is the American media in the United States. Among the 100 NBA 2024-25 stars updated before the finals on June 4, Caruso rose from 79th place at the beginning of the season to 63th place, ranking 4th among the Thunder (2nd in the Alexander League, 20th in the Jewish League, and 27th in the Chet Holmegren League). The website's evaluation is as follows:

Caruso missed a large number of games this season (he often encountered this situation), and his jump shot performance was also extremely struggling (sometimes encountered this situation). However, he undoubtedly should appear on the top 100 rosters - the reason is simple, Caruso's defensive efficiency is unmatched. No matter what you look at it, he is destroying his opponent's tactics, fighting fiercely for rebounds, or forcing his opponent to make mistakes. There are many outside defense players who work very hard and can have an impact on the game, but only a few can change the game as soon as Caruso comes on.

The opponent knows this well, so he will try to "squeeze" Caruso on the offensive end - when he waits for an opportunity to ambush outside the three-point line, the opponent will deliberately let him go until he proves that he can hit the shot at critical moments, but Caruso can always find a solution. When other role players are still in the binary mode of "in-shot or missed shots", Caruso will break this inherent mode by cutting or assisting. Team space is sometimes not ideal, but winning is much more than just standing at the bottom corner waiting to shoot. Caruso knows how to find his position in the game, especially in unexpected ways and positions of his opponents.

Update the following before the finals on June 4th

Voice, if you can successfully withstand Nikola Jokic's attack in the playoffs, your ranking will naturally rise in the list. And what if you are a defender who can do this? Then you have made a leap - it is worth everyone's bow and tribute to you. Caruso in the playoffs is almost impeccable: the defense is top-notch (level A1), jump shots are online, and those multiple fights that are enough to change the game are enough to make people dazzle. Every team needs a player like Caruso, but when he is in a "swarm" defensive system like the Thunder, his tenacious fighting spirit will strengthen and amplify everyone and things around him.

Through the comprehensive evaluation of both positive and negative sides, Caruso's biggest characteristic is his defensive ability, so let's look at his defensive data first.

The Thunders have very high defensive efficiency. This season, their defensive efficiency ranks first in the league in 107.5 points lost per 100 rounds. Any player will benefit from this strong defensive system.

Caruso averaged 19.3 minutes of play in the regular season, averaged 1,190 meters of defensive running per game, and his opponents averaged 8.9 shots in front of him, ranking 9th among the Thunder (Harten 14.9 times, Chet 14.8 times, Alexander 12.5 times, Carson Wallace 11.9 times, Dort 10.6 times, Wiggins 10.4 times, Jaylen Williams 9.8 times, and Jaylin Williams 9.6 times). The opponent hit 3.5 goals under Caruso's defense, with a shooting percentage of 39.3%, reducing the opponent's shooting percentage by as much as 7.4 percentage points, making it the highest rate of reduction among the main players in the team.

In the playoffs, Caruso's playing time and defensive tasks began to increase, averaging 23 minutes per game, averaging defensive running per game to 1,416 meters, and his opponents averaged 10.2 shots in front of him, rising to fifth place in the Thunder (15.5 times Chett, 13.2 times Alexander, 11.6 times Harten, and 11 times Dort). The opponent hit 4.6 goals under Caruso's defense, with a shooting percentage of 44.8%, reducing the opponent's shooting percentage by 3.4 percentage points on average. It can be seen that as the opponent's strength in the playoffs increases, Caruso's reserve requirement ratio reduction rate is not as exaggerated as the regular season, but it is still very outstanding.

put its defensive data against three positions in the playoffs.

The defensive back player has 423 rounds in 86 minutes, accounting for 50% of the defensive time, and the defender player hits 40.6% under his defense.

Defensive forward players have 264 rounds in 51 minutes, accounting for 30% of the total defensive time. The forward players hit 48% under their defense.

Defensive center players have 160 rounds in 33 minutes, accounting for 20% of the total defensive time, and center players hit 55.6% under their defense.

It can be seen that Caruso's defensive defender is very suppressive and can also play a guest defensive center.

will add his main counterattack star data in the playoffs.

Defense against Westbrook 18 minutes 26 seconds 83 rounds, Westbrook hit 36.4% from 4 of 11 shots.

against defense Reed in 12 minutes, 47 seconds and 56 rounds, Reed made 8 of 11 shots and shot a percentage of 72.7%.

Defense against Jokic 12 minutes, 44 seconds and 65 rounds, Jokic shot 33.3% from 4 of 12 shots. His excellent defense against Jokic is the most critical contribution he provides to the Thunder in the playoffs..

Defense against Jaren Jackson Jr., 11 minutes, 35 seconds and 54 rounds, Jackson Jr. made 5 of 11 shots and hit a 45.5% shooting percentage.

Defense against Jamal Murray in 10 minutes 18 seconds 49, and Murray made 10 of 19 shots and shot a percentage of 52.2%.

Defense against Randall in 9 minutes, 32 seconds and 50 rounds, Randall made 6 of 7 shots and shot 86% from 86%.

Defense against Alon Gordon in 8 minutes, 31 seconds and 46 rounds, Gordon made 7 of 15 shots and shot a 46.7% shooting percentage.

Defense against Bain, 6 minutes, 34 seconds and 33 rounds, Bain made 1 of 7 shots and shot 14.3%.

Defense against Edwards 6 minutes 13 seconds 36 rounds, Edwards made 7 of 14 shots and hit a 50% shooting percentage.

From the counter-star data, it can be seen that Caruso is not afraid of power-type stars at all. What he cannot defend against is a projector with a height and wingspan. It can also be seen through the data of Jokic and Jaren Jackson Jr. that he can defend the center. The basic method for a small player to defend the center is to use his hands to push the opponent and prevent the opponent from getting closer to the basket. Therefore, Caruso often has a picture of scrubbing the opponent. According to online data, Caruso's 84-kg bench press can reach more than 10 times. You should know that tough guys like Bosh, Gobert, Green, and Jordan Jr. have not had more than 10 bench presses in joint trial training. It can be seen that Caruso's upper limbs have excellent strength. In other words, he pushes against the heavy center.

As the ringer said, the biggest difference between Caruso and other 3D players on the offensive end is that in addition to receiving and shooting from the outside, he can also break through and assist teammates. To put it simply, he can break through and shoot, break through and pass, which will make the opponent unable to defend.

Inside scores account for 40%, outside the three-point line score accounts for 60%, assisted scores account for 88%, and independent scores account for 12%.

Caruso, as a veteran who has won the championship, has the most valuable asset of this young Thunder team. For example, in the playoffs, several outside firepower points of the Thunder team were significantly downshifted at higher levels of defensive intensity.

Dolte, the first scorer in the regular season team, received the ball, made 353 three-pointers and hit 149 goals, and the shooting percentage dropped to 34.6% by 36 of 104 shots in the playoffs.

The second-hand scorer Isaiah Giovanni received the ball, made 337 three-pointers and made 153 goals, and his shooting percentage was 45.4%. He made 13 of 35 shots in the playoffs and his shooting percentage was 37.1%. He also lost the rotation opportunity due to poor defensive performance.

Third Alon Wiggins received the ball and made 279 three-pointers and made 109 shots with a shooting percentage of 39.1%, and his shooting percentage dropped to 35.4% from 17 of 48 shots in the playoffs.

Fourth Jaylen Williams received the ball and made 223 three-pointers and hit 88 goals with a shooting percentage of 39.5%, and his shooting percentage was only 30% from 20 of 67 shots in the playoffs.

When it comes to Caruso, he received 3-pointers in the regular season and shot 146 goals and made 55 goals with a shooting percentage of 37.7%, and in the playoffs, he made 29 of 68 shots and shots and rose to 42.6%.

Speaking of the playoffs, Caruso became the most stable contact point on the Thunder's outside. He was the real gold of the fire, and he really showed what he had eaten and seen.

5 years ago, in the closed Orlando Bubble Park, Caruso followed the Los Angeles Lakers to win the championship. Whenever the team was in trouble, James and Rondo would stand off the court and in the locker room to deliver morale-boosting speeches. Now it is Caruso's turn to play this role. Today, the Thunder were defeated by the Indiana Pacers in the third game of the finals. The team was in a huge dilemma again. I believe Caruso will definitely stand up to boost morale immediately after the game. He has the ability to help this young army regain confidence.

As he said after the G2 game: "Entering the finals is not easy. No one can get it for nothing, and no one will be given special treatment. Every game must be done with all his strength to come to the finals. Being able to stand on the finals stage is an achievement, but! Winning the championship is the real peak!"

Caruso, continue to lead his teammates to the top!