It's finally, thankfully, over. The NBA's preseason wrapped up over the weekend, and not a moment too soon. It's pretty safe to say that your humble narrator is what we'd call a pretty ardent NBA follower, but it's hard to shake the feeling of "just doesn't matter" while taking these games in. While hoping that nobody steps on someone else's foot.

We shouldn't completely dismiss the preseason, though. I mean, it's still pro basketball players going up against other pros, utilizing more or less the same rotations we'll see from these teams as the season moves along.

So why not try to glean a bit from what the stat ledgers told us during this glorious exhibition season.

Today? The Western Conference. We're all out of conferences.

Dallas Mavericks

He only played in three games, but over the course of 68 minutes and 31 shots, Shawn Marion(notes) shot a sparkling percentage. 77.4 percent, in fact, making 24 looks from the floor and only taking one three-pointer (a miss).

Marion and Dirk Nowitzki(notes) both shot exceedingly well (Dirk over 55 percent), but the Mavericks forwards (long both exemplary rebounders, though Nowitzki has fallen off recently) combined for only 9.3 rebounds per game in 47.6 minutes per contest.

Denver Nuggets

Perhaps one for the fantasy types.

J.R. Smith(notes) is a notoriously slow starter, and if this year's preseason is anything to bank on, that regular season trend will continue. 34.9 percent shooting for Smith in the exhibition turn, who only made a third of his two-point attempts.

Anthony Carter(notes), who inexplicably got 20.5 minutes per game in the preseason, missed 18 of 23 shots, a 21.7 percent run. Rookie Ty Lawson(notes) played three fewer minutes per game, but shot 56 percent. Wakey-wakey, George Karl.

Golden State Warriors

It's been bandied about before ‘round these parts, but Anthony Morrow(notes) had a preseason for the ages.

I know that's akin to having "a diet soda for the ages," or a "Wings episode for the ages," but you can't ignore Morrow's 51.9 percent shooting from long range, his 96 percent shooting touch from the free throw line, and his 57.9 percent mark overall.

Stephen Jackson(notes), meanwhile, made six of 27 shots (22 percent) from inside the three-point arc.

Houston Rockets

Shane Battier(notes) also was white hot from behind the arc, but he didn't get up nearly the amount of shots that Morrow did, finishing with 12.4 points per game. Morrow had over 22 per outing.

A case of usage versus efficiency, right?

Or does it boil down to the fact that Rick Adelman isn't stone cold crazy, y'know?

Morrow took twice as many shots as Battier, but he also played five more minutes per game, including a 48-minute outing in Golden State's final preseason game. Adelman declined to run Battier that much, or run the offense through him.

We noticed Trevor Ariza(notes) had some issues finishing off the dribble once the Orlando Magic chased him off the three-point line in last year's Finals. While Ariza's three-point touch has sustained (40.7 percent), he shot just 35.8 percent on two-point shots during the exhibition season.

Los Angeles Clippers

Baron Davis(notes) has long fancied himself a three-point threat, even though it's become increasingly obvious that he isn't one. NBA players usually hit for a 35 percent average on the long range bomb, and while Davis has hit for only 32.3 percent on his career, that hasn't stopped him from chucking 5.3 a game.

And, honestly, when you look at some of his worst seasons, those averages seem surprisingly low. Especially when you watched him chuck six threes a game at 31.5 percent in 2005-06, or five threes at 30.2 percent last year. Hopeless, ignorant, numbers.

The habit? It's not getting any better. He made just six of 24 attempts in the preseason, spread out over seven games.

Los Angeles Lakers

Andrew Bynum(notes) managed 20.3 points per game and 7.7 rebounds a contest in only 30 minutes a night. So, there's that.

Ron Artest(notes) also managed a nice Baron Davis impression, making six three-pointers in 24 attempts. How this tug of war plays out over the regular season could decide whether or not the Lakers win over 65 games.

Memphis Grizzlies

Is O.J. Mayo(notes) continuing to slide, or is this just a bum eight game sample size, spread out over games that don't count?

Mayo got off to a ultra-efficient start as a rookie last year, but watched as his shooting percentages slid as the year went on. He still managed a solid 43.8 percent mark from the field, including a 38.4 percent turn from long range.

During the preseason, however, Mayo could only make 24.2 percent of his threes, and 35.3 percent overall.

Minnesota Timberwolves

After two years spent proving that he didn't deserve to take up an NBDL player's roster spot on an NBA team (an 8.7 PER, over 94 games), Corey Brewer(notes) roared back to put up a team-leading 15 points per game during the preseason. The Florida product hit for 40 percent of his three-pointers, as well.

Before injuring his hand, Kevin Love(notes) averaged 11.5 rebounds in only 21.8 minutes per game. That's nuts. David Lee(notes) was third in the NBA last year with 11.7 rebounds per game, but he needed 35 minutes per game and a super quick pace to rack those totals up.

New Orleans Hornets

In the 2006 and 2008 offseasons, the Hornets tossed 89 million dollars worth of contracts to James Posey(notes) and Peja Stojakovic(notes).

And though it's early ... drat. Major drat.

The two combined to score 12.2 points per game in the preseason in 41.7 minutes per game, on 31 percent shooting from the floor.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Chill out, James Harden(notes).

The rookie missed 20 of 27 three-point attempts in six games. And yet, he was still better than the backcourt he's trying to worm his way into.

Last season's starting guard combination of Russell Westbrook(notes) and Thabo Sefolosha(notes) managed just 29.8 percent shooting in the preseason, missing 14 of 16 attempts from long range.

Phoenix Suns

The obvious, Channing Frye(notes)-gets-his-stuff-together angle in Phoenix appears to be playing out.

12.2 points per game in 26.6 minutes for Frye, who hit 43 percent of his three-pointers, taking almost four a game. He also hit for about four rebounds a contest, which is quite bad.

Portland Trail Blazers

Greg Oden(notes) averaged 13.6 points and 9.3 rebounds, with 1.6 blocks, in only 22 minutes a contest.

Yay, basketball.

LaMarcus Aldridge(notes) pulled in fewer than half as many rebounds in one more minute per contest.

Sacramento Kings

Desmond Mason(notes) shot 21.4 percent, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that has seen him play consistently over the last five years.

Rookie Omri Cassipi managed 11.7 points in just 20 minutes a game, making over 52 percent of his three-pointers and 55 percent of his overall attempts.

San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs played only six preseason games, most other teams played eight. Even their interesting stats are dull.

Worryingly, Manu Ginobili(notes) shot just 27 percent in 19 minutes a game, spread out over four contests.

Utah Jazz

Deron Williams(notes) made half of his two-point attempts.

Carlos Boozer(notes) made 60 percent of his two-point attempts.

Rookies Wes Matthews and Eric Maynor(notes) averaged about nine points a game.

Also, the regular season needs to start. Now.