Okay, so I got curious the other day about how Gradey Dick was playing, specifically wanted to check out his numbers over the last 10 games or so. Felt like checking in on the rookie’s progress.
Starting the Hunt
First thing I did was just hop on my computer. Opened up a browser window, you know the drill. Went straight to my go-to search engine. Typed in something simple, probably like “Gradey Dick stats” or “Gradey Dick recent games”. Didn’t need anything fancy.
Got a bunch of results back, obviously. Lots of news articles, highlights, stuff like that. But I needed the hard numbers, game by game. Had to sift through those results a bit. Some sites are just cluttered, full of junk, you know? I was looking for one of those proper sports stats sites.
Finding the Goods
Found a couple that looked promising. Clicked into one, usually one of the big sports network sites or the official league site does the trick. Once I was on the site, I had to find the player section. Usually there’s a search bar, or you can go through teams. Found the Toronto Raptors, then looked for his name on the roster list. Clicked on his profile.
Okay, so now I’m on his player page. Lots of info here – season averages, career highs, biographical stuff. But I wanted the recent game-by-game breakdown. Most player pages have a section called “Game Log” or something similar. That’s the gold mine.
Getting the Last 10
Found that game log section. It lists out every game he’s played, usually starting with the most recent one. This is exactly what I needed. Then it was just a matter of focusing on the last 10 entries.
I basically just scanned down the list, counting back 10 games from the top. For each game, I looked at the key stats I cared about:
- Points (PTS) – Obvious one, how much he scored.
- Rebounds (REB) – How many boards he grabbed.
- Assists (AST) – Did he dish out any helpers?
- Field Goal Percentage (FG%) – How efficiently he was shooting overall.
- 3-Point Percentage (3P%) – Especially important for a shooter like him.
- Minutes Played (MIN) – Gotta see how much opportunity he got on the court.
Didn’t need a fancy spreadsheet or anything. Just kinda mentally noted the numbers or scribbled them down quick on a piece of paper if I wanted to really compare game to game. Looked for trends, like was he shooting better recently, getting more minutes, that kind of thing.
And that was pretty much it. Found the site, navigated to his player page, found the game log, and checked the stats for those last 10 contests. Took a few minutes, but got the info I was looking for. Simple process, really, once you know where to click.
