Defensive Charting Through 50 Games

by Schuyler Davis
The Bulls are looking like a playoff team as the NBA regular season winds down, but their defense is not one of the reasons for that. I can say that with a pretty fair degree of certainty after charting their individual defense for 50 games. The method is almost as subjective […]

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 […]

Comparing Rose’s Rookie Season to Four Elite Point Guards

This is the second part of a series I have been doing with Christopher Reina of RealGM.com.
“In a new series with Jon Nichols of Basketball-Statistics.com, I pose a question that has been on my mind and he examines the statistical evidence.
CR: After a disappointing summer league in which he was eventually shutdown with tendinitis in […]

Bulls 25 Game Defensive Totals

Schuyler Davis returns with an update on his defensive charting effort on the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls have fallen off a little bit, dropping to (16-20) on the season after starting out at a respectable (5-5). Part of the problem has been injuries to Kirk Hinrich, Luol […]

Rookie Report Part I

For the first part of this series, I’ll take a look at picks 1-6 from last year’s draft using my Composite Score numbers:
The Numbers (Player Name – Composite Score Percentile):
Derrick Rose: 55.11%
Michael Beasley: 17.65%
O.J. Mayo: 42.72%
Russell Westbrook: 81.73%
Kevin Love: 33.44%
Danilo Gallinari: Did not qualify
The Analysis
Derrick Rose has been widely praised for his play so […]