Okay, guys, so I was looking into Jaden McDaniels’ recent games, specifically his 3-point shooting, because, you know, that’s something I like to track for fun. It’s like my own little sports analytics hobby. I started by jotting down the last 5 games he played. It was simple enough, I just went game by game and started marking down his 3-point attempts and makes.
First, I pulled up the game logs. I just looked up each game one by one, nothing fancy. Then, I opened a new spreadsheet on my computer – I love using spreadsheets for this kind of thing, it’s so neat and organized.
For each game, I noted down the date, the opponent, and then the important part: how many 3-pointers he attempted and how many he made. It was like, “Okay, in this game against the Lakers, he shot 1 for 4 from beyond the arc.” I just kept adding rows for each game, filling in those details.
Here’s what I did to keep it clear:
- Date: Made sure to write down the date of each game.
- Opponent: Noted the team they played against.
- 3-Pointers Made: Marked how many 3s he sunk.
- 3-Pointers Attempted: Recorded how many times he shot from downtown.
After I had all five games logged, I started playing with the numbers. I summed up the total 3-pointers made and the total attempted. You see, in these last five games, he took a few shots but didn’t always make them. It was interesting to see how varied it was from game to game. Sometimes, he’d only make 1 out of 4, other times he’d miss all his attempts. It is quite a normal thing for players.
So, I calculated his overall 3-point percentage for these games by dividing the total made by the total attempted. I found it’s kind of low, but that’s how it goes sometimes, right? Even the best players have those stretches. I mean, I recall reading somewhere that McDaniels isn’t exactly known for being a consistent 3-point shooter, but it’s still cool to track his progress. Maybe he’ll surprise us, who knows?
I compared these numbers to his overall season stats, just out of curiosity. It was just a quick look, but I saw his overall percentage was a bit higher than what I calculated for the last five games. Makes sense, you have your ups and downs throughout the season. I didn’t dive too deep into this comparison, though. I was mostly interested in seeing how his 3-point shooting varied over this short period.
I kept all this data in my spreadsheet, and I even added some color coding because, why not? Green for makes, red for misses. It just made it easier to see the patterns at a glance. It is easy to check with these colors. But I realized that this small analysis doesn’t tell the whole story about McDaniels as a player. There’s a lot more to his game than just 3-pointers, but I just wanted to focus on this one aspect for now.
Honestly, I ended up spending a good part of my morning on this. My wife kept asking what I was so engrossed in, and I just told her, “Oh, you know, just nerding out on some basketball stats!” It’s a fun little project, and it’s always cool to see what the numbers show.
So yeah, that’s what I did. Nothing groundbreaking, but I enjoyed it. Maybe I’ll do this again sometime, track another player or look at a different stat. It’s just a fun way to engage with the game, you know? Plus, it gives me a good excuse to use my beloved spreadsheets!
