A Look at the Statistical Leaders of the Travis Ford Era

Here’s a quick look at the top 5 players in several categories during the Ford era. The figures only include seasons in which these players were coached by Ford.

Minutes Played

Keiton Page – 4,322
Markel Brown – 4,088
Le’Bryan Nash – 3,893
Phil Forte – 2,966
Mike Cobbins – 2,669

Points

Le’Bryan Nash – 1,839
Markel Brown – 1,655
Keiton Page – 1,651
James Anderson – 1,373
Phil Forte – 1,307

Rebounds

Marshall Moses – 703
Le’Bryan Nash – 639
Mike Cobbins – 588
Markel Brown – 580
Obi Muonelo – 418

Assists

Markel Brown – 308
Marcus Smart – 287
Keiton Page – 265
Le’Bryan Nash 217
Byron Eaton – 199

Steals

Marcus Smart – 188
Keiton Page – 144
Markel Brown – 136
Phil Forte – 127
James Anderson – 86

3-Point % (min 100 attempts)

Obi Muonelo – 41.1%
Anthony Hickey – 40.0%[1. If you had Anthony Hickey before Phil Forte, as Jim Traber would say I bow down to you.]
Phil Forte – 38.9%
Terrel Harris – 37.7%
James Anderson – 37.4%

Points / 40 minutes (min 400 min)

James Anderson – 23.9
Marcus Smart – 20.1
Chris Olivier – 19.2[1. Olivier was the team’s 4th leading scorer despite playing only 518 minutes, which was 8th-most on this year’s team.]
Le’Bryan Nash – 18.9
Byron Eaton – 18.1

Team Offensive and Defensive Efficiency

And finally, a look at how each team performed in offensive and defensive efficiency measures (points / 100 possessions). You want to be at the top right of this chart.