Archive for February, 2009
One More Stat: Composite Score Wins
To make Composite Score simpler to understand, I’ve developed a statistic called Composite Score Wins. The number reflects the amount of wins a player produces over the course of an 82-game season.
It is computed by first measuring the total Composite Score production for each team. Basically, that’s each player’s minutes played […]
New Stat: Value Rating
If you go to the updated Composite Score numbers I posted a few days ago (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pLY8lHD0dnavv7o39ZkGTDA), you’ll see that they now have one more column. The heading of the column is “Value Rating %” and the explanation is below.
Value Rating is a new statistic I have created that measures the relative value of a […]
Sortable Composite Score w/ PAC
As promised, the new Composite Score data is out. You can find the link here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pLY8lHD0dnavv7o39ZkGTDA
As a reminder, it includes these changes:
• Besides the usual data, every player will also have his PAC classification listed. From now on, every time Composite Score is updated, PAC will be, too.
• All players traded before the trade deadline […]
Coming Monday: Composite Score
The newest installment of my Composite Score statistic will be released on Monday. There will be three things to look out for:
• Besides the usual data, every player will also have his PAC classification listed. From now on, every time Composite Score is updated, PAC will be, too.
• All players traded before the trade deadline […]
A Sign of the Times in the NBA
As I’ve been reading the great trade deadline analysis by John Hollinger of ESPN.com and Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus (check their work out, it’s extremely well done), I’ve been struck by how many of the deadline deals were motivated purely by financial reasons. Those two writers clearly understand the intricacies of the cap […]
Trade Deadline Thoughts
• Just before the deadline, a deal was agreed to that sent Rafer Alston to the Magic, Kyle Lowry and pieces to the Rockets, and a first round pick to the Grizzlies. This deal shows that Orlando is serious about being a championship contender this season. Clearly Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue were not […]
Observations about PAC, Continued
Today I’m going to list some more things I’ve noticed as I’ve gone through my PAC data…
(To see my PAC system in action, go to http://basketball-statistics.com/cs.html)
• A look at some of the players in the recent Toronto-Miami trade (something I talked about seemingly an eternity ago): Jermaine O’Neal is listed as an outside shooter, a […]
Who’s a Black Hole in the NBA?
Carlos Chalhoub returns with another interesting advanced stat…
We hear the expression “He’s a black hole on offense” often among fans and media types, but nobody so far has tried to quantify it. In layman’s terms, I’d say that a “black hole” is a player who shoots the ball almost every time he touches it. He […]
Observations About PAC
Today I’m just going to discuss a few things I’ve noticed as I’ve gone through the PAC data…
(As a reminder, go to http://basketball-statistics.com/cs.html to see PAC)
• As I mentioned in the explanation of PAC, only one player qualifies as an All-Around player: Kobe Bryant. I expected more when I first came up with the categories, […]
Sortable PAC
I’ve uploaded my PAC data onto Google Docs. It includes filters to help you find what you’re looking for. Click the link below to access it.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pLY8lHD0dnasFo5S78TIHeg