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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:18 am    Post subject: 2010 Finals : Celtics vs Lakers 	Reply with quote
The series features 10 players from each team who have known playoff histories of at least 213 minutes coming into this season. I haven't used this year's minutes in their career playoff / regular-season productivity (T) ratio : po/rs.
Playoff overachievers and underachievers tend to carry that particular trait throughout their career. Individual playoff series may vary widely, as do whole postseasons. But it's still better to know a player's po/rs history than to not know it.
So I've grabbed that vital statistic, along with this year's T rate and eWins/480 rate; projected minutes per game for each player; regressed to the mean their po/rs, according to career playoff minutes; further diminished their expectations due to the competition (summing to 1.00 eW per game).
I've also given the Lakers a boost relative to the Celtics, due to their season's stats being accrued in a tougher environment (the West).
Code:
 Celtics        poMin  po/rs adjP/R   T    e480    T2      e2   mpg  eW/G
Rasheed Wallace  5407   .92   .91   24.7   1.06   22.4    .79   20   .033
Michael Finley   3751   .88   .88   19.8    .61   17.4    .27    3   .002
Paul Pierce      3096   .95   .93   29.8   1.53   27.6   1.30   38   .103
Ray Allen        3045   .93   .91   24.5   1.04   22.2    .78   38   .062
Kevin Garnett    2990   .90   .89   33.0   1.84   29.5   1.47   34   .104
Rajon Rondo      1403  1.04   .98   28.5   1.42   28.1   1.37   38   .108
Kendrick Perkins 1165   .99   .95   27.3   1.31   26.0   1.16   28   .067
Glen Davis        640  1.16  1.07   21.0    .72   22.5    .91   24   .045
Marquis Daniels   571   .88   .88   16.8    .32   14.8   -.16    3  -.001
Tony Allen        213   .58   .72   23.3    .93   16.7    .15   14   .004
                                                      totals   240   .527
                             
 Lakers         poMin  po/rs adjP/R   T    e480    T2      e2   mpg  eW/G
Kobe Bryant      6823   .94   .93   34.4   1.96   31.8   1.70   40   .141
Derek Fisher     4716   .99   .96   16.3    .27   15.6    .06   36   .004
Lamar Odom       2512  1.01   .98   27.1   1.28   26.5   1.22   32   .081
Pau Gasol        2180   .91   .91   34.3   1.96   31.3   1.65   40   .137
Ron Artest       1683   .95   .94   19.6    .59   18.4    .42   34   .030
Luke Walton      1172   .98   .95   17.1    .36   16.3    .19    2   .001
Sasha Vujacic     867   .73   .80   18.4    .48   14.7   -.11    2   .000
Jordan Farmar     724   .90   .90   19.8    .61   17.9    .34   14   .010
Andrew Bynum      443   .80   .85   31.5   1.69   26.6   1.18   20   .049
Shannon Brown     261   .97   .95   20.0    .63   19.0    .49   20   .020
                                                      totals   240   .473
An eWin differential of .527-.473 is equivalent to a pythagorean of .554-.446.
This first pass therefore favors Boston by 1.6 PPG; but the Lakes have a home court advantage.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:14 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
As seen in other threads, series by series performances by the Finalists --
Celtics:
Code:
   Allen,Ray                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Mia   .140   35   .678   26.9   3.0   3.6   1.0   1.9   .0   1.92   19   31.9
Cle   .056   39   .537   15.2   3.6   2.0    .9   1.3   .3    .70   12   19.7
Orl   .084   41   .570   15.7   4.6   2.9    .9   1.0   .1    .99   13   23.5
   Allen,Tony                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .021   17   .525   14.1   3.1    .8   3.1   1.6   1.2    .61   0   20.0
Cle   .045   20   .610   16.3   6.0   1.5   2.2   1.9   1.1   1.08   0   23.1
Orl  -.007   14   .529    8.0   3.5   2.3    .8   2.8    .8   -.23   0   10.9
   Davis,Glen                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .058   22   .557   15.9   8.3   1.2   1.8   1.2    .0   1.26   0   25.9
Cle   .010   16   .500   13.1   6.7    .6   1.0   2.4    .7    .31   0   16.3
Orl   .042   22   .588   13.4   8.3    .2   1.0   1.0   1.0    .90   0   22.5
   Garnett,Kevin                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .117   28   .600   20.2   10.2   2.6   1.8   2.1   .5   2.01   0   32.7
Cle   .143   34   .551   21.2    9.7   2.1    .5   1.4   .9   2.00   0   31.4
Orl   .075   33   .405   10.5    9.9   2.5   1.1    .8   .8   1.11   0   24.6
   Perkins,Kendrick                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk  e480   3s   T
Mia   .008   28   .468    8.0   11.1   1.6    .3   4.1   2.9   .14   0   15.8
Cle   .050   26   .606   10.3   11.0    .8    .2   1.4   3.2   .92   0   21.7
Orl   .011   23   .450    7.3    8.2   1.5   1.6   3.5   1.9   .23   0   15.7
   Pierce,Paul                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Mia   .129   39   .576   22.5   6.0   3.1    .6   2.5   .8   1.61   11   29.1
Cle   .044   35   .433   13.1   5.6   3.5   1.2   2.6   .2    .61    8   19.0
Orl   .203   42   .652   27.0   8.0   3.2   1.3   2.6   .4   2.33   13   37.1
   Rondo,Rajon                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .155   42   .493   14.3   6.1   9.0   2.1   2.6   .2   1.78   3   30.7
Cle   .208   42   .579   20.9   6.3   9.4   1.6   3.2   .0   2.39   3   34.8
Orl   .093   40   .455   13.3   3.5   6.9   1.8   2.4   .0   1.10   1   24.5
   Wallace,Rasheed                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .001   13   .487    9.6   5.4   1.0    .5    .5    .5    .05   0   15.0
Cle   .013   17   .597   12.2   5.1    .3   1.3    .6   1.0    .37   5   16.8
Orl   .039   16   .574   19.3   5.7    .0    .7   1.0   1.7   1.14   9   24.9
Lakers:
Code:
   Artest,Ron                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Okl  -.003   37   .395    6.2   3.0   2.4   1.6    .7   .8   -.04    6   14.0
Uta   .033   35   .490   11.3   3.6   2.5   1.3    .8   .3    .46    6   18.7
Phx   .045   38   .544   12.2   5.0   1.6   1.6   1.1   .3    .56   11   19.9
                                   
   Brown,Shannon                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk  e480   3s   T
Okl   .014   15   .514   14.2   2.9   2.3   1.4   1.8    .4   .43   3   18.3
Uta   .010   19   .439   10.8   3.7   1.1   1.8   1.8    .9   .27   3   16.6
Phx   .006   13   .413    9.5   3.5   2.4    .9   1.8   1.3   .22   3   15.9
                                   
   Bryant,Kobe                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Okl   .138   37   .498   25.6   4.1   3.9   1.3   3.5   .3   1.81   12   30.7
Uta   .187   41   .598   32.1   3.5   4.4    .7   3.6   .7   2.19    3   37.4
Phx   .220   42   .631   30.0   7.0   5.6    .7   2.2  1.0   2.53   19   43.3
                                   
   Bynum,Andrew                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast  Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .105   30   .576   15.8   11.3   1.1  .4   1.4   2.7   1.70   0   29.7
Uta   .074   25   .564   10.8   13.4   1.6  .7    .7   2.6   1.44   0   29.3
Phx   .043   18   .614   14.1   13.1    .3  .3   2.0   2.4   1.14   0   26.8
                                   
   Farmar,Jordan                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .017   14   .559   14.3   4.3   2.8    .8   1.9   .0    .59   5   19.7
Uta  -.004   10   .471    9.8    .8   1.3    .8    .8   .0   -.18   4   11.8
Phx   .025   15   .700   14.9   3.1   4.8   2.3   2.3   .0    .81   9   22.9
                                   
   Fisher,Derek                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .021   32   .570   13.2   2.7   3.5   1.1   2.7   .2   .32   14   17.3
Uta   .025   37   .577   11.2   2.8   2.6   2.0   1.5   .0   .32    5   17.2
Phx   .025   34   .592   12.4   2.5   2.5   1.5   1.3   .0   .35    6   17.4
                                   
   Gasol,Pau                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .183   36   .571   20.8   12.5   3.4   .2   1.9   1.4   2.43   0   36.3
Uta   .216   40   .662   25.1   13.9   2.2   .5   2.5   2.5   2.61   0   42.1
Phx   .102   41   .596   17.0    7.2   2.5   .1   1.3   1.6   1.20   0   27.5
                                   
   Odom,Lamar                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast  Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .043   26   .456    9.4    9.1   2.2   .9   1.3   1.7    .79   4   21.5
Uta   .070   28   .603   11.6   12.6   1.8   .0    .9   1.8   1.20   3   26.7
Phx   .096   34   .503   12.8   13.7   2.5  1.2   1.5    .5   1.34   2   29.2
                                   
Rates are per-36, adjusted for opponent scoring and rebounding, for % of minutes played vs starters, for % of points unassisted, % of teammates' FG assisted, etc.
Eff% = Pts/(FGA*2 + FTA)
At this moment, there are 5 poll votes for Bos, 4 for LA.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:46 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
LA 1 , Bos 0
102 - 89 : Pyth .86 - .14 , eWins .68 - .32
Code:
 eW    per36 rates      tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast    PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.25   Bryant,Kobe       LA   39   .556   33.7   8.7   5.6   3.8    .9   3.8   .9   3.09
.24   Gasol,Pau         LA   47   .605   21.3  14.3   2.3   3.1    .8   2.3  2.3   2.43
.15   Pierce,Paul      Bos   46   .615   20.1   7.7   3.0   3.9    .0   2.4  1.6   1.54
.10   Artest,Ron        LA   33   .682   18.3   5.9   1.1   4.5   2.2    .0  1.1   1.52
.07   Rondo,Rajon      Bos   40   .406   10.5   5.9   7.0   1.8    .0   1.8   .0    .87
.07   Garnett,Kevin    Bos   35   .471   14.9   4.6   1.0   3.2   2.1   1.1  1.1    .93
.06   Fisher,Derek      LA   28   .474   12.4   5.2   3.9   4.0   1.3    .0   .0    .99
.05   Bynum,Andrew      LA   28   .625   14.9  10.5    .0   4.0    .0   1.3   .0    .85
.04   Wallace,Rasheed  Bos   18   .900   19.1   8.0    .0   5.5    .0   1.8  1.8   1.16
.04   Perkins,Kendrick Bos   24   .889   15.1   5.0   1.5   4.6   1.5   1.5   .0    .71
.02   Farmar,Jordan     LA   13   .500   11.3   6.6   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.5   .0    .68
.01   Robinson,Nate    Bos   13   .000     .0   5.4   9.7   5.0    .0    .0   .0    .34
.00   Vujacic,Sasha     LA    8   .000     .0   5.3   7.9   4.0    .0    .0   .0    .13
.00   Odom,Lamar        LA   21   .357    7.7   8.5   1.6   8.0    .0   3.2  1.6    .03
-.01  Davis,Glen       Bos   19   .375    4.5   5.7   1.7   1.8   1.8   1.8   .0   -.13
-.02  Allen,Ray        Bos   27   .545   16.2    .0    .0   6.9    .0   2.7   .0   -.30
-.03  Allen,Tony       Bos   17   .400    7.0    .0    .0   7.8   2.0   3.9  2.0   -.80
-.04  Brown,Shannon     LA   17   .600     .0   2.6    .0    .0    .0    .0   .0  -1.01
LA owned the boards, 42-31.
Poll reads LA 7 , Bos 6
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:12 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
The Beta SPM evaluation of this game:
Code:
Boston Celtics   Adjust   0.13                                             
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Paul Pierce           -1.09   1.11   0.23  -2.21   0.61   2.76   1.70   3.24   95.1%   3.08
Rajon Rondo            1.56  -0.77   3.77  -2.21  -0.80  -4.41   1.01  -1.72   82.3%  -1.41
Kevin Garnett          0.42  -0.67  -1.30   3.32   0.12  -0.80   0.47   1.69   72.5%   1.22
Ray Allen             -1.09  -1.41  -2.26  -2.21  -0.80  -0.58  -0.37  -8.59   56.9%  -4.89
Kendrick Perkins      -0.01  -0.37  -1.21   1.76  -0.80   4.36  -0.70   3.16   50.9%   1.61
Reserves                                         
Glen Davis             0.32  -0.04  -0.94   2.97  -0.80  -4.52  -1.36  -4.24   38.8%  -1.64
Rasheed Wallace       -1.09   1.39  -2.26  -2.21   0.96   7.14  -1.40   2.67   37.9%   1.01
Tony Allen            -1.09  -1.41  -2.26   3.66   1.13  -7.91  -1.59  -9.33   34.5%  -3.22
Nate Robinson         -1.09   0.56   4.59  -2.21  -0.80  -9.86  -1.99 -10.67   27.1%  -2.89
Michael Finley        -1.09  -1.41  -2.26  -2.21  -0.80  -0.76  -3.24 -11.63    4.0%  -0.47
LA Lakers   Adjust  -0.13                       
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Pau Gasol              3.41   0.24  -0.25  -0.14   1.27   2.04   1.81   8.23   97.0%   7.99
Kobe Bryant           -0.41   0.57   3.75   0.21   0.03   1.18   0.92   6.13   80.7%   4.95
Ron Artest            -0.30  -0.24  -1.36   3.66   0.17   6.73   0.26   8.78   68.5%   6.01
Andrew Bynum          -1.09   1.31  -2.26  -2.21  -0.80   2.21  -0.28  -3.24   58.6%  -1.90
Derek Fisher          -1.09  -0.05   0.62   1.25  -0.80   0.56  -0.28   0.08   58.6%   0.04
Reserves                                         
Lamar Odom             0.13   0.39  -1.02  -2.21   0.69  -7.79  -1.05 -10.99   44.3%  -4.87
Shannon Brown         -1.09  -0.67  -2.26  -2.21  -0.80   3.42  -1.49  -5.22   36.4%  -1.90
Jordan Farmar          0.88  -0.45  -0.03   5.04  -0.80  -3.28  -1.96  -0.73   27.7%  -0.20
Sasha Vujacic         -1.09   0.14   3.12  -2.21  -0.80  -5.58  -2.53  -9.08   17.2%  -1.56
Luke Walton           -1.09  -1.41   2.00  -2.21   5.31  -8.35  -2.87  -8.74   10.9%  -0.95
It is interesting to compare the differences between eWins and the beta SPM. Particularly the Scoring/Turnover portion. Ron Artest and Rasheed Wallace got the most credit in this beta SPM for their scoring because they were very efficient and didn't turn the ball over much.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:01 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
It would be more interesting if you were posting cumulative numbers. Single games are kind of momentary. Maybe it's personal preference, but I can hardly wait until players like Ray Allen are out of the negative. It's inconceivable that his contributions are actually less than nothing.
His -.30 eWins/480 Min suggest he was 130% less effective than the average player. This is hard for me to get my head around. Players don't have to be a negative version of themselves to lose by 13 points. Being 80-90% of normal will do that.
After 2 games, about half as many guys will be negative. For a whole series, it's pretty rare to net minus eWins. Orlando (vs Bos) only had Ryan Anderson (11 minutes) below zero.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:16 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
It would be more interesting if you were posting cumulative numbers. Single games are kind of momentary. Maybe it's personal preference, but I can hardly wait until players like Ray Allen are out of the negative. It's inconceivable that his contributions are actually less than nothing.
His -.30 eWins/480 Min suggest he was 130% less effective than the average player. This is hard for me to get my head around. Players don't have to be a negative version of themselves to lose by 13 points. Being 80-90% of normal will do that.
After 2 games, about half as many guys will be negative. For a whole series, it's pretty rare to net minus eWins. Orlando (vs Bos) only had Ryan Anderson (11 minutes) below zero.
On SPM, by definition at the end of a series the sum will be 0 (as it is for each game). The winning team's total SPM will equal half of the efficiency margin, the lowing team's total SPM will equal minus half of the efficiency margin. Each player is measured against the other players in the game, with the average player in the game/series/league equaling 0.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:15 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
So it is. Average is zero, in Plusminusland.
And what is the frame of reference of a player that's, say, half as good as average? As good as 2 avg players? To answer this, we would have a SPM value equivalent to the 'replacement player', no?
Of 9 Celts playing over 2 minutes, 3 were <0 eW; and 3 were < -4.24 SPM -- these 3 were also < -8.5 , so maybe the RP SPM is in that range?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:34 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
So it is. Average is zero, in Plusminusland.
And what is the frame of reference of a player that's, say, half as good as average? As good as 2 avg players? To answer this, we would have a SPM value equivalent to the 'replacement player', no?
Of 9 Celts playing over 2 minutes, 3 were <0 eW; and 3 were < -4.24 SPM -- these 3 were also < -8.5 , so maybe the RP SPM is in that range?
I generally see replacement level as -3, though in one game (as you noted) the spread is obviously wider.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:37 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Better late than never, the playoff rates for these Finalists (thru round 3) --
Code:
                                             per36 rates
 eW    eW/G      LAKERS       mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
2.90   .181   Bryant,Kobe     40   .581   29.0   5.1   4.7    .9   3.0   .7   2.19
2.57   .161   Gasol,Pau       39   .608   20.4  10.8   2.7    .2   1.8  1.8   1.99
1.19   .074   Bynum,Andrew    24   .584   14.0  12.3   1.0    .5   1.4  2.6   1.47
1.12   .070   Odom,Lamar      30   .514   11.4  11.9   2.2    .8   1.3  1.2   1.13
 .38   .024   Artest,Ron      37   .398    9.7   3.9   2.1   1.6    .9   .5    .31
 .37   .023   Fisher,Derek    34   .580   12.3   2.7   2.9   1.5   1.8   .1    .33
 .24   .015   Farmar,Jordan   13   .611   13.7   3.1   3.3   1.4   1.9   .0    .53
 .16   .010   Brown,Shannon   15   .467   11.7   3.3   2.0   1.4   1.8   .8    .32
-.01  -.001   Walton,Luke      6   .427    6.6   3.3   4.4    .5   1.1   .0   -.09
-.01  -.002   Vujacic,Sasha    4   .714   14.1   1.6    .0    .0   2.8   .0   -.24
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 eW    eW/G      CELTICS       mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
2.58   .152   Rondo,Rajon      41   .522   16.3   5.3   8.4   1.8   2.8   .1   1.76
2.13   .125   Pierce,Paul      38   .585   21.2   6.6   3.2   1.1   2.6   .4   1.56
1.90   .112   Garnett,Kevin    32   .534   17.1   9.9   2.4   1.1   1.3   .7   1.68
1.54   .090   Allen,Ray        38   .603   18.5   3.8   2.8   1.0   1.3   .2   1.14
 .60   .035   Davis,Glen       20   .554   14.1   7.8    .7   1.3   1.5   .6    .85
 .41   .024   Perkins,Kendrick 26   .523    8.6  10.2   1.3    .7   2.9  2.7    .45
 .33   .020   Allen,Tony       17   .569   13.2   4.4   1.5   2.1   2.1  1.0    .55
 .32   .019   Wallace,Rasheed  16   .567   14.2   5.4    .4    .9    .7  1.1    .57
 .12   .020   Robinson,Nate     5   .475   22.3   3.8   3.3   2.3    .0  1.1   1.97
-.06  -.003   Finley,Michael    6   .514    4.5   3.7   1.1   1.2    .0   .0   -.27
MPG and eW/G are a bit inconsistent for lesser players who did not appear in certain series.
Eff% are 'reconstituted' from the Eff% of 3 series, not from total pts/attempts. They could be off a bit.
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LA 1 , Bos 1
98.0 - 96.0 (LA) : Pyth 1.14 - .86 , eWins 1.07 - .93
Code:
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.40   Gasol,Pau        LA   45   .676   23.7  10.2   2.4   2.8   .8   1.6  3.7   2.18
.33   Bryant,Kobe      LA   37   .526   27.4   6.9   5.9   4.5  2.5   4.5   .5   2.18
.25   Rondo,Rajon     Bos   41   .438   13.2   8.9   7.7   1.8   .9   2.2   .4   1.46
.17   Bynum,Andrew     LA   34   .646   19.5   7.5    .0   4.4   .0   1.6  3.8   1.23
.16   Allen,Ray       Bos   36   .688   26.4   1.7   1.0   4.1   .0   2.1   .0   1.07
.15   Pierce,Paul     Bos   43   .507   14.4   6.1   3.2   3.4   .4   2.1  1.3    .85
.12   Garnett,Kevin   Bos   30   .478   13.1   5.6   4.2   5.0  1.2    .6   .6   1.00
.10   Wallace,Rasheed Bos   18   .800   19.3  11.7    .9   6.7   .0   1.9  1.0   1.37
.10  Perkins,Kendrick Bos   28   .690   16.0   6.6   2.5   4.6   .7   2.0   .0    .86
.07   Fisher,Derek     LA   32   .405    7.6   6.7   4.0   3.5   .6    .6   .0    .51
.05   Davis,Glen      Bos   19   .314    7.6  10.4   1.8   4.7  1.9   1.9   .9    .63
.04   Robinson,Nate   Bos   10   .583   13.7   4.0   6.9   3.6   .0    .0   .0   1.10
.04   Artest,Ron       LA   37   .420    9.1   5.1   1.0   4.9  2.0   1.5   .5    .24
.03   Farmar,Jordan    LA   13   .500   14.9   3.0   2.6   2.6  2.6   3.9   .0    .51
.02   Vujacic,Sasha    LA    8   .750    8.6   5.1   6.7   2.2   .0    .0   .0    .77
 .01  Odom,Lamar       LA   18   .381    6.5   9.8   1.9   9.6   .0   2.9  1.0    .10
 .00  Brown,Shannon    LA   16   .500    7.9   3.7   1.1   1.1   .0    .0  1.1    .07
-.02  Allen,Tony      Bos   15   .375    5.9    .0   1.1   7.1  3.5   2.4  1.2   -.32
Lakers shooting .536 to Celts' .527, also leading by 3 Reb/G.
Poll reads LA 10, Bos 8. (It was 8-7 starting last night's game.)
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:18 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
SPM evaluation of game 2:
Code:
Boston Celtics   Adjust   1.28                       
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Ray Allen             -0.60  -0.86  -0.91  -2.65  -1.52   9.84   1.23   5.81   90.6%   5.27
Rajon Rondo            1.12   0.71   3.58   1.67  -0.51  -2.36   1.06   6.55   87.4%   5.73
Paul Pierce           -0.53  -0.54  -0.22  -0.40  -0.47  -4.33   0.84  -4.39   83.4%  -3.66
Kendrick Perkins      -0.39   0.35  -0.12  -2.65  -1.52   1.01  -0.09  -2.14   66.2%  -1.41
Kevin Garnett         -1.14   0.47   2.96  -2.65  -1.52   1.31  -1.01  -0.29   49.4%  -0.14
Reserves                                         
Glen Davis             5.39  -0.16  -0.75   2.36   0.85 -10.81  -1.63  -3.47   37.8%  -1.31
Rasheed Wallace        0.17   2.25  -0.88  -2.65  -1.52   2.62  -1.64  -0.38   37.7%  -0.14
Tony Allen            -1.14  -1.36  -0.71  11.85  -1.52  -1.79  -2.28   4.33   26.0%   1.13
Nate Robinson         -1.14  -1.36  -2.15  -2.65  -1.52  29.42  -3.01  18.87   12.6%   2.37
Shelden Williams      -1.14   1.23  -2.15  -2.65  -1.52 -25.02  -3.21 -33.18    8.8%  -2.92
LA Lakers   Adjust  -1.28                       
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Pau Gasol              0.56  -0.07  -0.49  -0.40   4.63   9.15   1.06  13.16   87.4%  11.51
Ron Artest             0.02  -0.55  -1.69   1.84  -1.52  -8.91   0.89 -11.20   84.4%  -9.45
Andrew Bynum           0.69  -0.52  -2.15  -2.65   6.22   4.85   0.72   5.88   81.3%   4.78
Derek Fisher          -0.45   0.53   0.10  -2.65  -1.52  -3.44   0.23  -8.48   72.2%  -6.13
Kobe Bryant           -1.14   0.23   2.41   7.88  -1.52  -4.62   0.19   2.16   71.5%   1.54
Reserves                                         
Shannon Brown         -1.14   0.08  -0.96  -2.65   1.34  -1.51  -1.98  -8.10   31.4%  -2.54
Lamar Odom            -1.14   2.36  -0.80  -2.65  -1.52  -3.38  -2.03 -10.44   30.5%  -3.18
Jordan Farmar         -1.14  -1.36  -0.13   4.43  -1.52  -5.10  -2.23  -8.33   26.8%  -2.23
Sasha Vujacic          2.26  -1.36   1.03  -2.65  -1.52  11.95  -2.90   5.53   14.5%   0.81
Gasol and Bynum dominated, but Artest and Fisher were awful. For Boston, Allen and Rondo did very well (though in different ways).
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:06 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
LA 1 , Bos 1
98.0 - 96.0 (LA) : Pyth 1.14 - .86 , eWins 1.07 - .93
Code:
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.40   Gasol,Pau        LA   45   .676   23.7  10.2   2.4   2.8   .8   1.6  3.7   2.18
.33   Bryant,Kobe      LA   37   .526   27.4   6.9   5.9   4.5  2.5   4.5   .5   2.18
.25   Rondo,Rajon     Bos   41   .438   13.2   8.9   7.7   1.8   .9   2.2   .4   1.46
.17   Bynum,Andrew     LA   34   .646   19.5   7.5    .0   4.4   .0   1.6  3.8   1.23
.16   Allen,Ray       Bos   36   .688   26.4   1.7   1.0   4.1   .0   2.1   .0   1.07
.15   Pierce,Paul     Bos   43   .507   14.4   6.1   3.2   3.4   .4   2.1  1.3    .85
.12   Garnett,Kevin   Bos   30   .478   13.1   5.6   4.2   5.0  1.2    .6   .6   1.00
.10   Wallace,Rasheed Bos   18   .800   19.3  11.7    .9   6.7   .0   1.9  1.0   1.37
.10  Perkins,Kendrick Bos   28   .690   16.0   6.6   2.5   4.6   .7   2.0   .0    .86
.07   Fisher,Derek     LA   32   .405    7.6   6.7   4.0   3.5   .6    .6   .0    .51
.05   Davis,Glen      Bos   19   .314    7.6  10.4   1.8   4.7  1.9   1.9   .9    .63
.04   Robinson,Nate   Bos   10   .583   13.7   4.0   6.9   3.6   .0    .0   .0   1.10
.04   Artest,Ron       LA   37   .420    9.1   5.1   1.0   4.9  2.0   1.5   .5    .24
.03   Farmar,Jordan    LA   13   .500   14.9   3.0   2.6   2.6  2.6   3.9   .0    .51
.02   Vujacic,Sasha    LA    8   .750    8.6   5.1   6.7   2.2   .0    .0   .0    .77
 .01  Odom,Lamar       LA   18   .381    6.5   9.8   1.9   9.6   .0   2.9  1.0    .10
 .00  Brown,Shannon    LA   16   .500    7.9   3.7   1.1   1.1   .0    .0  1.1    .07
-.02  Allen,Tony      Bos   15   .375    5.9    .0   1.1   7.1  3.5   2.4  1.2   -.32
Lakers shooting .536 to Celts' .527, also leading by 3 Reb/G.
Poll reads LA 10, Bos 8. (It was 8-7 starting last night's game.)
Do you think that the presence 8 Celtics in the top 12 has neutralized the dominance of Gasol and Bryant who are at the top of the eWin heap?
Clearly the Celtics bench has been outplaying the Lakers . . .
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:07 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Not quite. Top 2 Celts, Rondo and Ray, are barely = Gasol.
Their next 4, Pierce, KG, Sheed, and Perk (total .47) are not quite = Kobe + Bynum (.50) .
Pierce and Garnett are clearly due to check in. Who for the Lakers is overdue? -- Odom, of course.
Pretty sure Artest will not do anything splendid.
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LA 2 , Bos 1
95.7 - 92.0 : Pyth 1.88 - 1.12 , eWins 1.69 - 1.31
Code:
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.59   Bryant,Kobe      LA   39   .491   26.8   6.8   5.0   3.4  2.2   3.1  1.2   2.43
.57   Gasol,Pau        LA   43   .616   20.2  10.5   2.8   2.5   .6   1.4  3.1   2.13
.36   Rondo,Rajon     Bos   41   .443   12.2   6.8   7.2   2.3  1.2   1.5   .3   1.38
.31   Garnett,Kevin   Bos   30   .573   20.8   6.2   3.8   5.2   .8   1.6   .8   1.61
.25   Bynum,Andrew     LA   32   .580   16.6   9.7    .0   3.8   .0   1.5  3.1   1.26
.22   Pierce,Paul     Bos   40   .521   15.3   5.0   2.9   3.9   .3   1.5   .9    .87
.15  Perkins,Kendrick Bos   26   .610   13.5  10.4   2.2   4.3   .5   2.4   .0    .92
.13   Wallace,Rasheed Bos   18   .600   12.1  10.4   2.4   6.9  1.3   1.3  1.3   1.14
.10   Fisher,Derek     LA   35   .477   10.8   5.3   2.8   3.9   .4   1.1   .0    .45
.08   Davis,Glen      Bos   20   .460   12.9   8.1   1.1   4.5  1.1   2.8   .6    .60
.07   Odom,Lamar       LA   21   .625   12.5   8.8   1.6   7.6   .0   2.2   .5    .55
.07   Robinson,Nate   Bos    8   .600   17.9   3.0   5.2   4.1   .0    .0   .0   1.27
.05   Farmar,Jordan    LA   11   .500   14.9   4.8   3.1   2.1  2.1   4.1   .0    .66
.04   Vujacic,Sasha    LA    5   .833   14.4   4.9   6.3   2.1   .0    .0   .0   1.30
.04   Allen,Ray       Bos   38   .500   14.4   2.5   1.2   3.2   .0   1.9   .0    .16
 .02  Artest,Ron       LA   32   .397    7.8   5.2   1.1   4.5  1.5   1.5   .8    .11
 .00  Allen,Tony      Bos   16   .500    9.2   1.5   1.3   4.9  2.1   1.4   .7    .02
 .00  Walton,Luke      LA    6   1.00    5.7   4.4   3.8   5.7   .0   1.9  1.9    .00
-.00  Brown,Shannon    LA   16   .545    7.9   3.3    .7   1.4   .0    .0   .7   -.03
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:20 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Beta SPM single game analysis:
Code:
Boston Celtics   Adjust  -0.31                       
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Rajon Rondo           -0.99  -0.62   2.79   3.40  -0.65   0.51   1.20   5.34   88.5%   4.73
Ray Allen             -0.40  -0.61  -0.86  -1.26  -0.65 -13.42   1.16 -16.35   87.8% -14.36
Paul Pierce           -0.99  -0.76  -0.30  -1.26  -0.65   4.27   0.24   0.24   70.7%   0.17
Kevin Garnett          0.59   0.04   2.15  -1.26   0.45   7.41  -0.01   9.06   66.1%   5.99
Kendrick Perkins       4.74   1.81  -0.82  -1.26  -0.65  -5.40  -1.15  -3.05   45.2%  -1.38
Reserves                                         
Glen Davis            -0.99   0.05  -1.82  -1.26  -0.65   2.23  -0.92  -3.67   49.4%  -1.81
Tony Allen            -0.99  -0.26  -0.51  -1.26  -0.65   6.09  -1.35   0.75   41.5%   0.31
Rasheed Wallace       -0.99   1.08   1.70   9.61   1.20  -6.13  -1.49   4.67   38.9%   1.82
Nate Robinson         -0.99  -1.44  -1.82  -1.26  -0.65  11.81  -2.96   2.39   11.9%   0.28
LA Lakers   Adjust   0.31                       
Starters               ORB    DRB    AST    STL    BLK   Sco/TO  MPG    SPM    %Min   Contrib
Kobe Bryant            0.16  -0.10   0.98   3.40   1.73  -1.01   1.36   6.81   91.4%   6.22
Derek Fisher          -0.99  -0.58  -1.19  -1.26  -0.65   1.27   1.01  -2.07   85.0%  -1.76
Pau Gasol              0.30   0.97   0.75  -1.26   1.11  -0.44   0.80   2.54   81.2%   2.06
Andrew Bynum           3.29   0.57  -1.82  -1.26   0.54  -2.20  -0.30  -0.89   60.8%  -0.54
Ron Artest             0.07  -0.44  -0.89  -1.26   0.85  -5.32  -0.96  -7.65   48.6%  -3.72
Reserves                                         
Lamar Odom            -0.09   0.24  -0.82  -1.26  -0.65   9.04  -0.45   6.31   58.0%   3.66
Shannon Brown         -0.99  -0.69  -1.82  -1.26  -0.65   3.84  -1.85  -3.11   32.3%  -1.00
Luke Walton           -0.99   0.35  -0.08  -1.26  -0.65   3.71  -2.12  -0.73   27.3%  -0.20
Jordan Farmar         -0.99   1.90   1.82  -1.26  -0.65  -6.74  -2.81  -8.41   14.7%  -1.23
Sasha Vujacic         -0.99  -1.44  -1.82  -1.26  -0.65 125.43  -3.57 116.01    0.7%   0.77
Kobe was good, Ray Allen was very bad. That about sums up this game! Odom played well, also. KG and Rondo did well, but couldn't make up for Ray.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:33 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
I was kind of surprised to see Kobe taking a large lead in eWins, after a 10-29 shooting performance. But this SPM indicates the same, that his contribution was tops for the game.
He had 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, just 1 TO, and 3 blocks. I thought they were amazing blocks, though that doesn't count extra in any of our computations.
Rondo, with all of his versatility, still has shooting issues. Last night it was FT (1-4). In 3 games, effectively shooting .443.
How does Davis look so badly (-3.7) in SPM? He really got the Celts back in the game.
Lakers 2-15 from the arc. Including that banker from Odom.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:58 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
I was kind of surprised to see Kobe taking a large lead in eWins, after a 10-29 shooting performance. But this SPM indicates the same, that his contribution was tops for the game.
He had 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, just 1 TO, and 3 blocks. I thought they were amazing blocks, though that doesn't count extra in any of our computations.
Rondo, with all of his versatility, still has shooting issues. Last night it was FT (1-4). In 3 games, effectively shooting .443.
How does Davis look so badly (-3.7) in SPM? He really got the Celts back in the game.
Lakers 2-15 from the arc. Including that banker from Odom.
Glen Davis: No ORBs, no assists, no steals, no blocks. Together, that made up for his good scoring performance (+2.23).
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Mike G wrote:
How does Davis look so badly (-3.7) in SPM? He really got the Celts back in the game.
I think he had two offensive fouls and one turnover where Artest made the ball bounce out of bounds off Davis' hand, most or all of it in the 4th quarter too.
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back2newbelf wrote:
Mike G wrote:
How does Davis look so badly (-3.7) in SPM? He really got the Celts back in the game.
I think he had two offensive fouls and one turnover where Artest made the ball bounce out of bounds off Davis' hand, most or all of it in the 4th quarter too.
The Offensive fouls aren't accounted for in SPM except as turnovers... but the turnovers do hurt.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:31 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
LA 2 , Bos 2
Avg score 94-93 (LA) : Pyth 2.14 - 1.86 , eWins 2.07 - 1.93
Code:
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast    PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.77   Bryant,Kobe      LA   40   .526   28.6   6.5   4.0   3.6   2.0   3.9   .9   2.30
.69   Gasol,Pau        LA   43   .607   20.1   9.2   2.7   2.7    .4   1.9  2.7   1.92
.43   Rondo,Rajon     Bos   39   .411   11.8   7.0   6.5   1.9   1.6   1.4   .2   1.34
.42   Garnett,Kevin   Bos   30   .541   20.4   7.1   3.8   5.0   1.2   1.9   .9   1.72
.35   Pierce,Paul     Bos   39   .544   17.4   5.6   3.3   3.7    .5   2.3   .7   1.07
.26   Bynum,Andrew     LA   27   .575   15.5   9.8    .0   3.7    .0   1.7  2.7   1.17
.23   Davis,Glen      Bos   21   .554   18.8   8.6    .8   3.4   1.7   2.1   .4   1.34
.19  Perkins,Kendrick Bos   26   .608   12.6  11.0   1.7   3.9    .4   1.8   .0    .89
.15   Robinson,Nate   Bos   11   .632   23.0   3.7   4.6   4.1    .8    .8   .0   1.73
.11   Wallace,Rasheed Bos   19   .525    9.6   8.8   1.7   7.2   1.4   1.4   .9    .66
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast    PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.09   Odom,Lamar       LA   26   .566   11.0   8.2   1.3   6.5    .3   1.7   .3    .44
.08   Fisher,Derek     LA   34   .474    9.9   4.3   2.7   4.1    .5   1.1   .0    .27
.07   Farmar,Jordan    LA   11   .533   14.1   5.4   3.1   2.3   3.1   3.9   .0    .81
.07   Allen,Ray       Bos   39   .492   13.2   3.2   1.1   3.1    .2   1.4   .0    .22
.07   Artest,Ron       LA   35   .405    7.5   5.7   1.6   3.7   1.0   1.0   .8    .23
.04   Vujacic,Sasha    LA    6   .625    8.6   6.8   5.8   1.5    .0    .0   .0    .89
.01   Allen,Tony      Bos   17   .457    8.2   3.0   1.5   5.2   2.1   2.1  1.0    .04
.00   Walton,Luke      LA    5   1.00    5.7   4.4   3.7   5.7    .0   1.9  1.9    .06
.00   Brown,Shannon    LA   15   .515    8.7   2.7    .6   1.8    .0    .0   .6   -.03
Eff% - LA .533, Bos .515
Reb/G : 39.3 - 37.5 , LA
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After 4 games of the Finals, players' series-by-series stats:
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Celtics:
   Allen,Ray                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Mia   .140   35   .678   26.9   3.0   3.6   1.0   1.9   .0   1.92   19   31.9
Cle   .056   39   .537   15.2   3.6   2.0    .9   1.3   .3    .70   12   19.7
Orl   .084   41   .570   15.7   4.6   2.9    .9   1.0   .1    .99   13   23.5
LA    .018   39   .492   13.2   3.2   1.1    .2   1.4   .0    .22    8   15.4
   Allen,Tony                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .021   17   .525   14.1   3.1    .8   3.1   1.6   1.2    .61   0   20.0
Cle   .045   20   .610   16.3   6.0   1.5   2.2   1.9   1.1   1.08   0   23.1
Orl  -.007   14   .529    8.0   3.5   2.3    .8   2.8    .8   -.23   0   10.9
LA    .001   17   .457    8.2   3.0   1.5   2.1   2.1   1.0    .04   0   13.4
   Davis,Glen                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .058   22   .557   15.9   8.3   1.2   1.8   1.2    .0   1.26   0   25.9
Cle   .010   16   .500   13.1   6.7    .6   1.0   2.4    .7    .31   0   16.3
Orl   .042   22   .588   13.4   8.3    .2   1.0   1.0   1.0    .90   0   22.5
LA    .058   21   .544   18.8   8.6    .8   1.7   2.1    .4   1.34   0   27.6
   Garnett,Kevin                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .117   28   .600   20.2   10.2   2.6   1.8   2.1   .5   2.01   0   32.7
Cle   .143   34   .551   21.2    9.7   2.1    .5   1.4   .9   2.00   0   31.4
Orl   .075   33   .405   10.5    9.9   2.5   1.1    .8   .8   1.11   0   24.6
LA    .106   30   .541   20.4    7.1   3.8   1.2   1.9   .9   1.72   0   31.8
   Perkins,Kendrick                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk  e480   3s   T
Mia   .008   28   .468    8.0   11.1   1.6    .3   4.1   2.9   .14   0   15.8
Cle   .050   26   .606   10.3   11.0    .8    .2   1.4   3.2   .92   0   21.7
Orl   .011   23   .450    7.3    8.2   1.5   1.6   3.5   1.9   .23   0   15.7
LA    .048   26   .608   12.6   11.0   1.7    .4   1.8    .0   .89   0   22.4
   Pierce,Paul                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Mia   .129   39   .576   22.5   6.0   3.1    .6   2.5   .8   1.61   11   29.1
Cle   .044   35   .433   13.1   5.6   3.5   1.2   2.6   .2    .61    8   19.0
Orl   .203   42   .652   27.0   8.0   3.2   1.3   2.6   .4   2.33   13   37.1
LA    .087   39   .544   17.4   5.6   3.3    .5   2.3   .7   1.07    3   24.8
   Rondo,Rajon                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .155   42   .493   14.3   6.1   9.0   2.1   2.6   .2   1.78   3   30.7
Cle   .208   42   .579   20.9   6.3   9.4   1.6   3.2   .0   2.39   3   34.8
Orl   .093   40   .455   13.3   3.5   6.9   1.8   2.4   .0   1.10   1   24.5
LA    .108   39   .411   11.8   7.0   6.5   1.6   1.4   .2   1.34   1   27.7
   Wallace,Rasheed                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Mia   .001   13   .487    9.6   5.4   1.0    .5    .5    .5    .05   0   15.0
Cle   .013   17   .597   12.2   5.1    .3   1.3    .6   1.0    .37   5   16.8
Orl   .039   16   .574   19.3   5.7    .0    .7   1.0   1.7   1.14   9   24.9
LA    .026   19   .525    9.6   8.8   1.7   1.4   1.4    .9    .66   3   20.2
Lakers:
   Artest,Ron                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Okl  -.003   37   .395    6.2   3.0   2.4   1.6    .7   .8   -.04    6   14.0
Uta   .033   35   .490   11.3   3.6   2.5   1.3    .8   .3    .46    6   18.7
Phx   .045   38   .544   12.2   5.0   1.6   1.6   1.1   .3    .56   11   19.9
Bos   .017   35   .405    7.5   5.7   1.6   1.0   1.0   .8    .23    4   15.5
                                   
   Brown,Shannon                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl    TO   Blk  e480   3s   T
Okl   .014   15   .514   14.2   2.9   2.3   1.4   1.8    .4   .43   3   18.3
Uta   .010   19   .439   10.8   3.7   1.1   1.8   1.8    .9   .27   3   16.6
Phx   .006   13   .413    9.5   3.5   2.4    .9   1.8   1.3   .22   3   15.9
Bos  -.001   15   .515    8.7   2.7    .6    .0    .0    .6  -.03   0   12.6
                                   
   Bryant,Kobe                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s    T
Okl   .138   37   .498   25.6   4.1   3.9   1.3   3.5   .3   1.81   12   30.7
Uta   .187   41   .598   32.1   3.5   4.4    .7   3.6   .7   2.19    3   37.4
Phx   .220   42   .631   30.0   7.0   5.6    .7   2.2  1.0   2.53   19   43.3
Bos   .192   40   .526   28.6   6.5   4.0   2.0   3.9   .9   2.30   10   38.2
                                   
   Bynum,Andrew                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast  Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .105   30   .576   15.8   11.3   1.1  .4   1.4   2.7   1.70   0   29.7
Uta   .074   25   .564   10.8   13.4   1.6  .7    .7   2.6   1.44   0   29.3
Phx   .043   18   .614   14.1   13.1    .3  .3   2.0   2.4   1.14   0   26.8
Bos   .066   27   .575   15.5    9.8    .0  .0   1.7   2.7    .81   0   25.9
                                   
   Farmar,Jordan                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .017   14   .559   14.3   4.3   2.8    .8   1.9   .0    .59   5   19.7
Uta  -.004   10   .471    9.8    .8   1.3    .8    .8   .0   -.18   4   11.8
Phx   .025   15   .700   14.9   3.1   4.8   2.3   2.3   .0    .81   9   22.9
Bos   .019   11   .533   14.1   5.4   3.1   3.1   3.9   .0    .81   2   21.9
                                   
   Fisher,Derek                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .021   32   .570   13.2   2.7   3.5   1.1   2.7   .2   .32   14   17.3
Uta   .025   37   .577   11.2   2.8   2.6   2.0   1.5   .0   .32    5   17.2
Phx   .025   34   .592   12.4   2.5   2.5   1.5   1.3   .0   .35    6   17.4
Bos   .019   34   .474    9.9   4.3   2.7    .5   1.1   .0   .27    0   15.9
                                   
   Gasol,Pau                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast   Stl   TO   Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .183   36   .571   20.8   12.5   3.4   .2   1.9   1.4   2.43   0   36.3
Uta   .216   40   .662   25.1   13.9   2.2   .5   2.5   2.5   2.61   0   42.1
Phx   .102   41   .596   17.0    7.2   2.5   .1   1.3   1.6   1.20   0   27.5
Bos   .172   43   .607   20.1    9.2   2.7   .4   1.9   2.7   1.92   0   34.0
                                   
   Odom,Lamar                                 
 vs   eW/G   mpg   Eff%   Sco    Reb   Ast  Stl   TO    Blk   e480   3s   T
Okl   .043   26   .456    9.4    9.1   2.2   .9   1.3   1.7    .79   4   21.5
Uta   .070   28   .603   11.6   12.6   1.8   .0    .9   1.8   1.20   3   26.7
Phx   .096   34   .503   12.8   13.7   2.5  1.2   1.5    .5   1.34   2   29.2
Bos   .024   26   .566   11.0    8.2   1.3   .3   1.7    .3    .44   1   17.8
Ray hasn't hit a 3 other than that one game.
Fisher hasn't hit one at all (0-7).
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Bos 3 , LA 2
92.8 - 92.4 : Pyth 2.57 - 2.43 , eWins 2.54 - 2.46
Code:
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast    PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
1.06  Bryant,Kobe      LA   41   .543   30.5   6.3   3.8   3.7   1.8   3.7   .9   2.49
.81   Gasol,Pau        LA   42   .580   18.4  10.2   2.2   2.9    .7   1.7  2.2   1.84
.66   Garnett,Kevin   Bos   31   .557   21.3   8.2   3.5   4.7   2.1   2.1  1.2   2.05
.56   Rondo,Rajon     Bos   39   .464   13.8   6.7   6.5   1.7   1.5   2.4   .4   1.39
.53   Pierce,Paul     Bos   40   .562   19.5   4.8   2.9   3.6    .5   1.8   .9   1.28
.23   Davis,Glen      Bos   19   .539   16.2   8.8   1.0   3.6   1.5   1.8   .4   1.16
.22   Bynum,Andrew     LA   28   .558   13.2   8.1    .0   3.7    .0   1.6  2.1    .75
.19   Robinson,Nate   Bos   10   .609   22.7   3.1   6.1   4.0    .7   1.3   .0   1.78
.19  Perkins,Kendrick Bos   27   .614   11.1  10.7   1.5   4.1    .3   1.9   .0    .67
.17   Odom,Lamar       LA   26   .567   11.5   9.4   1.6   5.7    .8   2.2   .3    .63
 eW    per36 rates     tm   mpg   Eff%   Sco   Reb   Ast    PF   Stl   TO   Blk   e480
.14   Wallace,Rasheed Bos   18   .542   10.0   9.2   1.4   6.1   1.1   1.1  1.1    .76
.07   Fisher,Derek     LA   34   .455    9.5   4.6   2.5   3.9    .6   1.3   .0    .21
.07   Allen,Ray       Bos   39   .500   12.9   3.2   1.2   3.4    .4   1.5   .0    .18
.07   Vujacic,Sasha    LA    7   .556   11.1   6.1   4.1   2.1   1.0    .0   .0    .99
.06   Farmar,Jordan    LA   12   .425   10.0   4.9   2.9   1.8   3.0   3.0   .0    .48
 .03  Artest,Ron       LA   35   .386    6.9   5.2   1.7   3.8   1.1   1.1   .6    .10
-.01  Brown,Shannon    LA   12   .515    8.9   2.7    .6   1.7    .0    .0   .6   -.05
-.01  Allen,Tony      Bos   16   .426    8.3   3.0   1.2   5.2   1.7   2.2  1.3   -.04
-.02  Walton,Luke      LA    5   1.00    4.5   3.3   4.0   4.1    .0   2.7  1.4   -.32
Can Kobe be mvp if LA doesn't win?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:36 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Assuming the C's pull this out . . . it's a definite possibility for Kobe to still win, but I'd like to review the only other time a player from a losing team won the Finals MVP - Jerry West. Just how dominating was West in that series?
Everyone is thinking if Pierce has another effort like last night, the MVP would be his. Otherwise Rondo. But I'm thinking that Garnett now has to be in the conversation according to MikeG's table above . . . he's limited LA's 2nd option (Gasol) to a large extent, that is for sure, and has seemed to have woken up after a slow start in the series.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:33 am    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
Note Pierce, Rondo, and Ray are all playing 39-41 mpg, Garnett just 31.
In eWins/480, it's KG 2.05, Rondo 1.39, Pierce 1.28, Allen 0.18 .
Garnett's been the model of consistency, relative to these others. Both game-to-game and each series. Dip vs Orl.
Still, Kobe's got an advantage of some 60% (eW) over anyone for Bos.
This is a greater advantage perhaps than West in '69.
Code:
Gm   West   LA  Bos   WiltFT  LA-Bos   notes
 1    53   120  118    3- 9    1-0   West also had 10 assists
 2    41   118  112    2- 4    2-0   Baylor w last 12 LA points
 3    24   105  111    4-11    2-1   West/Baylor 1-14 in 4th
 4    40    88   89    2-11    2-2   50 turnovers
 5    39   117  104    3- 8    3-2   Wilt outrebounds Russ 31-7
 6    26    90   99    6-10    3-3   Wilt's FT not to blame!
 7    42   106  108    4-13    3-4   Wilt 24-66 FT for the series.
Not many stats survive, but the top scorers were:
PPG
37.9 - West, LA
28.3 - Havlicek, Bos
18.7 - S Jones, Bos
18.0 - Baylor, LA
Giving the MVP to a loser seems to be out of the question. As early as 1974, when Boston beat Milwaukee 4-3, Kareem averaged 33-12-5-2, and he didn't cop.
If eWins had been around then, he'd have had about 58% more than Havlicek or Cowens in that Finals.
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You're a man of few words, Manchvegasbob. Wink
I know Kobe wasn't getting a ton of help from his supporting cast, but wow he takes some horrific shots. And to think Kobe once mocked Arenas's shot selection (after Arenas went for 60 in LA).
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Depending on how Game 6 and possibly Game 7 pan out, if Kobe goes bonkers in one or two games and the Lakers lose, it'd be disappointing from a purely statistical perspective if he didn't win Finals MVP. He's clearly been the best player on the floor, but the Celtics have done an excellent job of bottling up his supporting cast.
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With a clear intent to promote thread drift, let me begin by congratulating myself on my perspicacity. Prior to the 2007-08 season, I publicly claimed (and perhaps such remarks are conveniently absent from this forum) that the Cs could expect to win 1.75 championships in the KG/Big Three era. Neglecting next year of course, until game time tomorrow, this seems like a remarkable estimate. 0.5 expected championships tomorrow, and 0.25 the day after, and congratulations to Mike Z for these! (Can one hoist 0.75 of a banner in the Garden?)
This aside, I am hoping that this year's Celtics playoff run induces some serious reflection, both in the analytic and journalistic community, about fundamentals and player and team performance value. Though it was an exceptional year in this regard, there was a gross disregard for the capabilities of the Celtics in the playoffs, predicated on the most recent in-season performance, but completely neglecting their fundamental strength. Health (relative, anyway) turned out to be everything (with the possible exception of Rasheed Wallace's on/off switch). That pre-playoff predictions pooh-poohed the Cs chances is understandable - they were old and injured - but the pre-finals prediction bias (and within finals analysis) in favor of the Lakers cannot be redeemed.
The simple fact of the matter is that, when healthy (a big when), the Cs have been the class of the league since this group was formed. Period. No question. But injuries matter. They matter a lot.
And what is the diversionary point?
It might be too much to ask (primarily of the data) but wouldn't it be nice to see estimates of player/team value be expressed two-fold? First in terms of potential (some injury-normed baseline) and second in terms of actual expectation. This is actually very easy from a journalistic standpoint. More difficult from the analytic standpoint....but still.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:49 pm    Post subject: 	Reply with quote
erivera7 wrote:
Depending on how Game 6 and possibly Game 7 pan out, if Kobe goes bonkers in one or two games and the Lakers lose, it'd be disappointing from a purely statistical perspective if he didn't win Finals MVP. He's clearly been the best player on the floor, but the Celtics have done an excellent job of bottling up his supporting cast.
I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
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schtevie wrote:
It might be too much to ask (primarily of the data) but wouldn't it be nice to see estimates of player/team value be expressed two-fold? First in terms of potential (some injury-normed baseline) and second in terms of actual expectation. This is actually very easy from a journalistic standpoint. More difficult from the analytic standpoint....but still.
That's tough, but is what I attempted to do from a SPM perspective. All I could do, though, was adjust the minutes played according to health. There is no good way to cull out "healthy" data from "unhealthy".
			
			
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schtevie wrote:
The simple fact of the matter is that, when healthy (a big when), the Cs have been the class of the league since this group was formed. Period. No question. But injuries matter. They matter a lot.
I'd love to hear more about these injuries the Celtics suffered in March and April.
I'd also respectfully note it's awfully dangerous to declare "I told you so" when the Lakers still have home-court advantage in the series.
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Is it still called 'home court advantage' when they have to win both games?
If their home odds are 60/40, then the chance of winning both is just 36%.
If they're over 70% at home, they would be favored to win both.
11 of 19 APBRmetrics voters expected it to end tonight :]
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Kevin Pelton wrote:
schtevie wrote:
The simple fact of the matter is that, when healthy (a big when), the Cs have been the class of the league since this group was formed. Period. No question. But injuries matter. They matter a lot.
I'd love to hear more about these injuries the Celtics suffered in March and April.
I'd also respectfully note it's awfully dangerous to declare "I told you so" when the Lakers still have home-court advantage in the series.
Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
As for the injury thing, let me be a bit more precise - echoing previous comments made on the same subject. As suggested, it may be a quixotic goal - it being perhaps too much to ask of the data - but it sure would be nice to have estimates of "potential" player (then team) value, reflecting (agreed upon?) norms for aging and expected injuries.
Aging (from late 20s on, say) and injury, of course, are two different, but functionally related, things - differing measures of physical decrepitude. The older you are, all else equal, the more susceptible you are to injury. So, were the Celtics injured in March and April? Yes and no. The players I have in mind, KG and PP, had gotten injured (dinged up) previously, took minor time out from them, but ended up essentially playing through their conditions, with diminished capacity. This was no secret, having been discussed in the media. Similarly, in the championship year, KG had a mid-season groin injury (I think that was it), played some anyway, to clearly diminished capability, sat out some, and came back, never returning to early-season form, I think.
But the larger point is not to reformulate things just to explain the "unanticipated" Celtics' success this post-season. The point is that there are fundamentals and deviations from them. The valuation concepts that are employed should take into account all fundamentals, and injury and aging are decidedly fundamental. Admittedly, it is rarely the case that three future, aging HOFers play on the same team, and that the deviation between the team's potential vs. actual strength is an outlier. But still. The fact of the matter is that between 4 and 8, say, points per 100 possession were borrowed by other players/teams in the league this year, and the Cs took them back in the post-season.
If statistical constructs were improved to recognize such realities/conditionalities, the quality of commentary this post-season would (one can hope) have been much improved.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:43 am Post subject: Reply with quote
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It might be too much to ask (primarily of the data) but wouldn't it be nice to see estimates of player/team value be expressed two-fold? First in terms of potential (some injury-normed baseline) and second in terms of actual expectation. This is actually very easy from a journalistic standpoint. More difficult from the analytic standpoint....but still.
Go Cs.
Well said. Almost something to be said of a "championship caliber team" vs simply "maxed out potential". (As in, people refer to a team's ceiling as "only good enough to make it out of 1 round" etc.)
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:48 am Post subject: Reply with quote
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... between 4 and 8, say, points per 100 possession were borrowed by other players/teams in the league this year, and the Cs took them back in the post-season.
If statistical constructs were improved to recognize such realities/conditionalities, the quality of commentary this post-season would (one can hope) have been much improved.
Commenters have since the beginning of time felt free to say stuff like, "If the Big 3 are past their infirmities and can return in the playoffs to a semblance of their former selves, then the Celtics are formidable, perhaps unbeatable.
The if/then in the comment is only proven as time passes. Any or all injuries can return at any moment. You may recall that as the 2007-08 season commenced, and the Celts were steamrolling competition, the huge minutes being played by The3 were called into scrutiny.
By necessity and experience, their minutes have been reduced. It took most of 3 years to comprehend, but Doc Rivers appears to have played his cards right in year 3.
Statistics won't ever predict the return of injuries. First hand knowledge of each case will always be more relevant. Every year, someone will emerge from the East (and the West), and in general they will have made good decisions and had good luck. Hard to say which is more important.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:47 am Post subject: Reply with quote
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Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
Only if you assume the two teams are of equal quality in L.A. Granted, the Celtics are 2-1 against the Lakers there this season ... .
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So, were the Celtics injured in March and April? Yes and no. The players I have in mind, KG and PP, had gotten injured (dinged up) previously, took minor time out from them, but ended up essentially playing through their conditions, with diminished capacity. This was no secret, having been discussed in the media.
Of course, and I'm being facetious. (I also find the "injury card" the media keeps playing to be an annoying oversimplification.)
The question here is what should have told us in mid-April that those nagging injuries would suddenly cease to be an issue come the postseason? Now obviously, the motivation is higher and there is more time off, which works to their advantage. However, you could have made the same arguments about San Antonio in mid-April, right? You can't turn one team's run into some grand overarching theory unless it also applies to other teams. If it doesn't, then Boston is simply a glorious outlier.
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I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
I wish we could hang fractional banners! We would have one from the start of last year! Smile (Or would we have been required to slowly cut it down, piece by piece, as the year progressed?)
Hopefully we won't have to settle for one of those this year.
Go Celts!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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DSMok1 wrote:
I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
The first 3 games are earlier in this thread. When I get a chance I'll do the last 2.
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Here are the SPM analyses of games 4 and 5:
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Game 4
Boston Celtics Adjust -0.57
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ray Allen -1.19 0.19 -0.79 -1.24 -0.43 0.97 1.06 -2.01 86.4% -1.73
Paul Pierce -0.52 0.43 1.94 -0.90 -0.43 -0.82 0.47 -0.40 75.6% -0.30
Rajon Rondo 0.33 -0.15 0.82 5.66 -0.43 -6.41 -0.07 -0.82 65.5% -0.54
Kevin Garnett 1.49 0.10 1.33 3.76 1.15 -2.90 -0.63 3.73 55.2% 2.06
Kendrick Perkins 1.70 0.76 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 2.85 -0.84 -1.47 51.4% -0.76
Reserves
Glen Davis 3.02 -0.84 -1.28 4.97 -0.43 14.22 -1.09 18.02 46.8% 8.44
Rasheed Wallace -1.19 -0.19 -1.28 0.83 -0.43 -4.52 -1.17 -8.52 45.3% -3.86
Tony Allen 1.39 -0.70 -0.25 1.69 1.81 -6.81 -1.54 -4.99 38.4% -1.92
Nate Robinson 0.22 -0.64 1.72 2.21 -0.43 7.15 -1.72 7.94 35.1% 2.79
Marquis Daniels -1.19 -1.44 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 0.17 -3.62 -12.00 0.2% -0.03
LA Lakers Adjust 0.57
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Pau Gasol -0.65 0.10 0.16 -3.66 1.46 0.62 1.37 -0.04 92.0% -0.03
Kobe Bryant -1.19 0.45 -0.12 0.83 -0.43 1.38 1.24 2.73 89.7% 2.45
Ron Artest 1.07 -0.47 0.15 -3.66 0.54 0.01 1.11 -0.68 87.3% -0.59
Derek Fisher -1.19 -0.99 0.03 -0.55 -0.43 -0.98 -0.18 -3.72 63.6% -2.37
Andrew Bynum -1.19 1.90 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 -3.18 -2.25 -9.52 25.3% -2.41
Reserves
Lamar Odom -0.58 0.64 -0.74 -1.24 -0.43 -0.22 0.79 -1.22 81.4% -1.00
Shannon Brown -1.19 -1.44 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 1.01 -2.35 -8.76 23.6% -2.07
Jordan Farmar -1.19 1.07 0.57 14.46 -0.43 -0.46 -2.41 12.18 22.5% 2.74
Sasha Vujacic 5.59 -1.44 1.21 -3.66 -0.43 -4.97 -2.84 -5.96 14.6% -0.87
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Game 5
Boston Celtics Adjust -0.55
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Paul Pierce -1.91 -0.50 -0.29 -1.11 1.07 9.02 1.14 6.87 88.9% 6.11
Ray Allen -1.91 -0.22 -0.49 -1.11 -0.60 0.40 0.86 -3.62 83.7% -3.03
Rajon Rondo -0.87 0.09 3.25 -0.94 0.33 -2.41 0.66 -0.46 80.0% -0.37
Kevin Garnett -0.81 1.56 0.24 10.27 1.38 2.61 0.40 15.10 75.3% 11.38
Kendrick Perkins 3.13 -0.01 -0.88 -3.53 -0.60 -1.38 -0.11 -3.93 65.9% -2.59
Reserves
Rasheed Wallace -1.91 1.78 -1.43 -3.53 1.82 5.21 -2.02 -0.63 30.7% -0.19
Tony Allen -1.91 -0.20 -1.43 -3.53 2.13 -7.97 -2.20 -15.66 27.4% -4.29
Glen Davis 1.12 0.57 -0.21 -3.53 -0.60 -2.57 -2.20 -7.97 27.4% -2.18
Nate Robinson -1.91 -0.97 7.16 -3.53 -0.60 -3.00 -2.56 -5.96 20.7% -1.23
LA Lakers Adjust 0.55
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Kobe Bryant -0.08 -0.28 0.86 -1.29 0.24 6.46 1.28 7.74 91.4% 7.08
Pau Gasol 5.41 0.36 -1.43 1.65 -0.60 -0.60 0.62 5.97 79.3% 4.73
Ron Artest -0.75 -0.68 -0.42 -0.60 -0.60 -4.34 0.19 -6.64 71.4% -4.74
Derek Fisher 0.41 -0.38 -0.42 -0.60 -0.60 -3.81 0.18 -4.65 71.3% -3.31
Andrew Bynum -0.64 -0.97 -1.43 -3.53 -0.60 -0.75 -0.11 -7.48 65.9% -4.93
Reserves
Lamar Odom 2.63 0.96 0.08 4.06 -0.60 -2.92 -0.71 4.06 54.8% 2.22
Jordan Farmar -1.91 -0.24 -0.26 3.72 -0.60 -10.60 -2.13 -11.46 28.7% -3.29
Sasha Vujacic -1.91 0.00 -1.43 6.13 -0.60 3.27 -2.51 3.51 21.6% 0.76
Luke Walton -1.91 -0.97 0.82 -3.53 -0.60 -5.18 -2.87 -13.70 15.0% -2.05
Shannon Brown -1.91 -0.97 -1.43 -3.53 -0.60 0.51 -3.65 -11.02 0.7% -0.07
KG's 5 steals (8% steal rate) really skew the SPM totals a bit. This SPM, like most, overvalues steals as a sort of proxy for defensive play in the game.
Big Baby really did dominate in game 4!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:40 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
DSM, can you refresh us as to what the 'Adjust' number is?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
erivera7 wrote:
DSMok1 wrote:
I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
Here are the totals so far, in terms of points added (total) and the minutes and average SPM totals:
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Starters Total Contrib %Min SPM
Pau Gasol 26.3 87% 6.0
Kobe Bryant 22.2 85% 5.2
Kevin Garnett 20.5 64% 6.4
Rajon Rondo 8.1 81% 2.0
Paul Pierce 5.4 83% 1.3
Glen Davis 1.5 40% 0.7
Nate Robinson 1.3 21% 1.2
Marquis Daniels 0.0 0% -15.0
Sasha Vujacic -0.1 14% -0.1
Michael Finley -0.5 1% -11.8
Rasheed Wallace -1.4 38% -0.7
Shelden Williams -2.9 2% -33.2
Lamar Odom -3.2 54% -1.2
Luke Walton -3.2 11% -6.0
Jordan Farmar -4.2 24% -3.5
Kendrick Perkins -4.5 56% -1.6
Andrew Bynum -5.0 58% -1.7
Shannon Brown -7.6 25% -6.1
Tony Allen -8.0 34% -4.8
Ron Artest -12.5 72% -3.5
Derek Fisher -13.5 70% -3.9
Ray Allen -18.7 81% -4.6
Gasol has been really good in his best games and hasn't hurt the team in his lesser games. Garnett is surprising--most of that total came from game 5's +11.4 performance, though again that is inflated a bit by steals.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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DSM, can you refresh us as to what the 'Adjust' number is?
Just enforcing that the team totals add up to the efficiency differential in the game.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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I wish we could hang fractional banners! We would have one from the start of last year! Smile
That would be awesome. If the fractions were calculated from the beginning of the playoffs, I think the Raptors would almost have half a complete banner by now.
mikez wrote:
Hopefully we won't have to settle for one of those this year.
I think you'll be able to settle for a different title this year.
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LA 3 , Bos 3
Avg score 91.8 - 88.5 (LA) : Pyth 3.72 - 2.28 , eWins 3.36 - 2.64
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eW per36 rates tm mpg Eff% Sco Reb Ast PF Stl TO Blk e480
1.44 Bryant,Kobe LA 41 .548 31.5 7.0 3.8 3.4 2.1 3.4 .7 2.83
1.13 Gasol,Pau LA 42 .566 19.0 10.5 3.3 2.8 .7 1.7 2.3 2.17
.75 Garnett,Kevin Bos 31 .536 19.9 7.9 3.5 4.6 2.0 1.8 1.0 1.94
.62 Rondo,Rajon Bos 38 .438 13.0 6.4 6.4 1.6 1.6 2.6 .3 1.31
.56 Pierce,Paul Bos 39 .548 19.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 .6 2.4 .8 1.15
.25 Bynum,Andrew LA 26 .532 12.6 8.1 .0 3.5 .2 1.4 2.1 .77
.24 Odom,Lamar LA 26 .529 11.1 9.8 1.6 5.0 .9 2.0 .7 .74
.21 Davis,Glen Bos 21 .488 11.3 9.1 .8 3.6 1.4 1.4 .8 .81
.20 Robinson,Nate Bos 11 .540 18.6 4.2 5.7 2.9 .5 1.9 .0 1.40
.17 Allen,Ray Bos 38 .520 14.3 3.0 1.5 3.2 .3 1.3 .0 .35
.15 Perkins,Kendrick Bos 24 .593 10.5 10.0 1.4 4.1 .3 2.1 .0 .51
.11 Vujacic,Sasha LA 8 .594 15.3 4.6 3.4 2.0 1.3 .7 .0 1.15
.11 Artest,Ron LA 34 .439 9.1 5.5 1.5 3.8 .9 1.3 .7 .26
.09 Fisher,Derek LA 31 .476 10.4 4.6 2.4 4.4 1.0 1.8 .0 .23
.06 Wallace,Rasheed Bos 18 .419 6.8 8.1 1.1 6.1 .9 .9 .9 .25
.05 Farmar,Jordan LA 13 .404 9.0 4.0 2.6 1.3 3.5 3.0 .0 .33
-.01 Brown,Shannon LA 13 .512 8.3 2.8 1.3 1.7 .0 .0 .4 -.05
-.01 Allen,Tony Bos 16 .400 6.8 2.6 .9 5.1 2.4 1.7 1.7 -.07
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Game 6 Beta SPM evaluation:
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Boston Celtics Adjust 0.97
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ray Allen 0.15 -1.58 0.61 -4.16 -0.88 9.27 1.02 5.40 75.1% 4.06
Paul Pierce -0.37 -0.60 -0.34 -1.40 -0.88 -3.81 0.82 -5.61 71.4% -4.01
Rajon Rondo -0.35 -0.23 3.36 1.54 -0.88 -6.46 0.70 -1.36 69.1% -0.94
Kevin Garnett -0.93 0.58 1.07 -1.05 -0.88 2.39 0.45 2.61 64.6% 1.68
Kendrick Perkins -0.93 0.14 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -8.62 -2.32 -18.06 13.5% -2.45
Reserves
Glen Davis 1.95 0.48 -2.26 -0.71 1.72 -2.53 0.00 -0.37 56.3% -0.21
Rasheed Wallace -0.93 0.35 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -12.18 -1.09 -20.18 36.2% -7.30
Tony Allen 0.19 -1.58 -2.26 12.41 3.17 -0.91 -1.10 10.89 36.0% 3.92
Nate Robinson 0.31 0.56 3.40 -4.16 -0.88 -7.18 -1.29 -8.26 32.6% -2.69
Shelden Williams -0.93 0.79 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -5.14 -1.46 -13.06 29.4% -3.84
Marquis Daniels 3.67 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 12.48 -2.58 5.67 8.8% 0.50
Michael Finley -0.93 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -8.31 -2.68 -19.82 7.0% -1.38
LA Lakers Adjust -0.97
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Pau Gasol 1.43 0.58 4.42 -1.91 1.67 2.69 1.62 9.52 86.0% 8.19
Kobe Bryant 0.54 0.67 0.60 5.51 -0.88 7.07 1.43 13.97 82.5% 11.53
Ron Artest -0.93 0.50 -2.26 -4.16 0.22 6.22 0.57 -0.81 66.8% -0.54
Andrew Bynum 2.76 -0.87 -2.26 1.88 1.32 -1.25 -1.26 -0.65 33.1% -0.22
Derek Fisher -0.93 -0.12 -2.26 8.27 -0.88 -4.29 -1.32 -2.51 31.9% -0.80
Reserves
Lamar Odom -0.25 1.96 -1.27 -0.88 1.59 0.05 0.16 0.38 59.2% 0.23
Shannon Brown -0.93 -0.43 0.63 -4.16 -0.88 3.84 -0.86 -3.76 40.4% -1.52
Jordan Farmar -0.93 -0.94 -0.62 12.24 -0.88 -5.71 -1.08 1.10 36.4% 0.40
Sasha Vujacic -0.93 -0.80 0.24 2.40 -0.88 7.52 -1.43 5.14 29.9% 1.54
Josh Powell -0.93 -0.13 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -6.88 -2.19 -18.40 16.0% -2.95
Luke Walton -0.93 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 5.24 -10.12 -2.40 -17.20 12.0% -2.07
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -0.93 2.55 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -11.00 -2.75 -20.39 5.6% -1.15
And here are the 6 Game Series Totals:
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Player Contrib %Min SPM
Pau Gasol 34.49 86.8% 6.62
Kobe Bryant 33.73 84.6% 6.65
Kevin Garnett 22.18 64.1% 5.77
Rajon Rondo 7.16 79.0% 1.51
Sasha Vujacic 1.44 16.6% 1.44
Paul Pierce 1.39 81.1% 0.29
Glen Davis 1.29 42.7% 0.50
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.5% 5.67
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.9% -20.39
Nate Robinson -1.39 22.9% -1.01
Michael Finley -1.88 2.0% -15.72
Josh Powell -2.95 2.7% -18.40
Lamar Odom -2.97 54.9% -0.90
Jordan Farmar -3.80 26.1% -2.43
Tony Allen -4.08 34.3% -1.98
Andrew Bynum -5.22 53.8% -1.61
Luke Walton -5.27 11.2% -7.86
Shelden Williams -6.74 6.6% -17.11
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 48.9% -2.37
Rasheed Wallace -8.70 37.7% -3.85
Shannon Brown -9.12 27.6% -5.51
Ron Artest -13.04 71.1% -3.06
Derek Fisher -14.30 63.7% -3.74
Ray Allen -14.64 80.0% -3.05
It's amazing how much Pau and Kobe have separated themselves from the rest of their team. Nobody else is above average for the series (well, except Sasha Vujacic, and he doesn't count, does he?). And the Lakers have 3 of the 4 most negative major contributors in the series. Wow. It shows how shallow they are!
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Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series. Obviously, the VORP concept is fuzzy in basketball; this is just to get a rough feel for the contributors. It pushes the guys who did nicely but in only a couple of minutes down to the bottom of the list.
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Player Contrib %Min SPM VORP
Pau Gasol 34.49 86.80% 6.62 8.35
Kobe Bryant 33.73 84.60% 6.65 8.16
Kevin Garnett 22.18 64.10% 5.77 5.62
Rajon Rondo 7.16 79.00% 1.51 3.56
Paul Pierce 1.39 81.10% 0.29 2.67
Glen Davis 1.29 42.70% 0.50 1.49
Lamar Odom -2.97 54.90% -0.90 1.15
Andrew Bynum -5.22 53.80% -1.61 0.75
Sasha Vujacic 1.44 16.60% 1.44 0.74
Nate Robinson -1.39 22.90% -1.01 0.46
Tony Allen -4.08 34.30% -1.98 0.35
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 48.90% -2.37 0.31
Jordan Farmar -3.80 26.10% -2.43 0.15
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.50% 5.67 0.13
Ray Allen -14.64 80.00% -3.05 -0.04
Ron Artest -13.04 71.10% -3.06 -0.04
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.90% -20.39 -0.16
Michael Finley -1.88 2.00% -15.72 -0.25
Rasheed Wallace -8.70 37.70% -3.85 -0.32
Josh Powell -2.95 2.70% -18.40 -0.42
Derek Fisher -14.30 63.70% -3.74 -0.47
Luke Walton -5.27 11.20% -7.86 -0.54
Shannon Brown -9.12 27.60% -5.51 -0.69
Shelden Williams -6.74 6.60% -17.11 -0.93
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Deducing the Game 6 team total eWins, simply by subtracting what I posted after G5; also the difference from G5 to G6 in Pythagorean.
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tm eW PW eW PW eW PW
LA 3.36 3.72 2.46 2.43 .90 1.29
Bos 2.64 2.28 2.54 2.57 .10 -.29
Boston scored 67/(67+89) = 43% of the points, resulting in 10% of the eWins allotment.
If the worst possible NBA beatdown is a 2/1 scoring margin, then an absolute zero in competitiveness = .333 of the points scored.
The Celts .43 is .097 better than that. Same as their eWins for the game.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:42 am Post subject: Reply with quote
DSMok1 wrote:
Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series...
Yes, it looks a lot more like mine now
If -3 SPM is about right in the regular season, shouldn't a battle between the 2 best teams accept value at a lower level?
Like -4 or even lower?
I've got Ray, Rasheed, Fisher, and Artest all at .23 to .35 of average value, and I think that is harsh.
(Could be said: they're 23% to 35% better than replacement level.)
This SPM+3 has them making negative contributions for 6 games.
How is the average fan supposed to interpret that?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:01 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
DSMok1 wrote:
Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series...
Yes, it looks a lot more like mine now Smile
If -3 SPM is about right in the regular season, shouldn't a battle between the 2 best teams accept value at a lower level?
Like -4 or even lower?
I've got Ray, Rasheed, Fisher, and Artest all at .23 to .35 of average value, and I think that is harsh.
(Could be said: they're 23% to 35% better than replacement level.)
This SPM+3 has them making negative contributions for 6 games.
How is the average fan supposed to interpret that?
That they made negative contributions over 6 games. I think most average fans would accept that!
Be aware: the -3 SPM is relative to the environment these were calculated in, which is the Laker/Celtics finals. A -3 level in this context is still above LEAGUE replacement level. If these teams average a +10 efficiency differential, then a -3 player in this series would be a -1 player in the league at large. So VORP in a LEAGUE context would be looking at a -5 player in this series as the replacement level.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
But a "Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series"
is suggesting only 7 of 10 starters are contributing positively. Phil might replace Fisher and Artest, with Vujacic and Odom, but he then has no bench that contributes anything positive. Replace Ray with Nate or Tony?
If our stats are already insufficient to quantify the contributions in denying the opponent from scoring, then it seems we compound the misery by saying these guys' minutes are entirely replaceable; or that just not playing them at all would yield better results.
It doesn't seem possible that only 5 Lakers are contributing, except in the negative. I realize the numbers say this to you, but I don't think there's a person in the franchise or the fanbase who could find this believable.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
But a "Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series"
is suggesting only 7 of 10 starters are contributing positively. Phil might replace Fisher and Artest, with Vujacic and Odom, but he then has no bench that contributes anything positive. Replace Ray with Nate or Tony?
If our stats are already insufficient to quantify the contributions in denying the opponent from scoring, then it seems we compound the misery by saying these guys' minutes are entirely replaceable; or that just not playing them at all would yield better results.
It doesn't seem possible that only 5 Lakers are contributing, except in the negative. I realize the numbers say this to you, but I don't think there's a person in the franchise or the fanbase who could find this believable.
On the contrary, I think a lot of fans would agree with that!
That said, maybe -3 isn't right for a small sample size, where the scatter is bigger?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:24 am Post subject: Reply with quote
LA 4 , Bos 3
Avg score 90.6 - 87.1
Pythagorean wins 4.38 - 2.62
eWins 3.94 - 3.06
Code:
eW per36 rates tm mpg Eff% Sco Reb Ast PF Stl TO Blk e480
1.60 Bryant,Kobe LA 41 .518 29.3 8.1 3.6 3.4 1.9 3.4 .6 2.65
1.37 Gasol,Pau LA 42 .539 18.7 11.5 3.4 2.6 .6 1.6 2.2 2.25
.85 Garnett,Kevin Bos 32 .549 20.0 6.7 3.2 4.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.83
.75 Rondo,Rajon Bos 39 .446 13.2 6.2 6.7 1.6 1.5 2.6 .3 1.32
.66 Pierce,Paul Bos 40 .541 18.5 5.1 2.6 3.3 .7 2.4 .8 1.13
.29 Odom,Lamar LA 27 .505 10.4 9.5 1.7 4.2 .7 1.8 .7 .71
.25 Davis,Glen Bos 21 .500 11.6 9.6 .7 4.0 1.4 1.7 .7 .84
.25 Bynum,Andrew LA 25 .500 11.3 8.7 .0 3.6 .2 1.3 1.9 .69
.23 Artest,Ron LA 36 .451 10.8 5.3 1.4 3.5 1.5 1.6 .6 .43
.19 Robinson,Nate Bos 10 .523 17.7 3.8 5.5 2.7 .5 1.8 .0 1.27
.16 Allen,Ray Bos 39 .498 13.8 2.6 1.5 3.1 .7 1.6 .0 .29
.16 Fisher,Derek LA 31 .513 11.3 4.1 2.5 4.3 1.0 1.5 .0 .35
.14 Perkins,Kendrick Bos 20 .593 10.6 9.5 1.5 4.1 .3 2.1 .0 .48
.13 Wallace,Rasheed Bos 21 .440 7.9 8.0 1.3 6.2 .7 .7 1.2 .44
.12 Vujacic,Sasha LA 7 .553 15.0 5.0 3.3 3.1 1.2 .6 .0 1.11
.01 Farmar,Jordan LA 13 .362 7.6 3.5 2.4 1.9 3.0 3.0 .0 .03
-.02 Brown,Shannon LA 12 .488 7.8 2.7 1.2 2.0 .0 .0 .4 -.11
-.02 Allen,Tony Bos 15 .400 6.7 2.4 .9 5.2 2.3 1.6 1.6 -.10
-.04 Walton,Luke LA 4 .333 1.9 2.4 3.3 3.1 .0 2.1 2.1 -.55
-.07 Williams,Shelden Bos 3 .000 .0 7.6 .0 7.3 .0 7.3 .0 -1.86
LA won the boards by 4.5 per game.
Shooting dropped to .502 - .500 , Bos.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:14 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Game 7 Beta SPM:
Code:
Boston Celtics Adjust -1.32
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Paul Pierce -1.11 0.55 -0.53 -0.47 0.05 1.12 0.93 -0.78 95.0% -0.74
Ray Allen -1.69 -0.69 -0.62 3.85 -0.70 -4.09 0.90 -4.37 94.3% -4.12
Rajon Rondo 0.65 -0.32 4.65 -0.47 -0.70 0.37 0.85 3.70 93.5% 3.46
Kevin Garnett -1.69 -0.41 0.06 -2.71 2.82 5.45 0.09 2.28 79.4% 1.81
Rasheed Wallace -0.22 0.32 -0.10 -2.71 1.19 4.12 -0.20 1.08 74.2% 0.80
Reserves
Glen Davis -0.43 2.07 -1.73 2.12 -0.70 0.30 -1.87 -1.55 43.4% -0.67
Tony Allen -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -3.62 -10.46 11.1% -1.16
Nate Robinson -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -9.19 -3.82 -22.22 7.4% -1.64
Brian Scalabrine -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -4.13 -10.97 1.7% -0.19
LA Lakers Adjust 1.32
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ron Artest 0.01 -0.70 -1.08 8.16 -0.70 -0.34 0.98 7.66 95.9% 7.34
Kobe Bryant 0.65 0.94 -0.45 -0.47 -0.70 -6.45 0.85 -4.30 93.4% -4.02
Pau Gasol 3.88 0.68 1.03 -2.71 0.88 0.95 0.55 6.59 87.9% 5.79
Derek Fisher -1.69 -0.78 0.14 0.57 -0.70 9.60 -0.78 7.68 63.4% 4.87
Andrew Bynum 3.95 -0.17 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -3.67 -2.13 -5.84 38.6% -2.26
Reserves
Lamar Odom 0.59 -0.11 -0.22 -2.71 0.27 -0.28 -0.32 -1.46 71.9% -1.05
Jordan Farmar -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -10.54 -2.78 -19.88 26.5% -5.27
Shannon Brown -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -5.24 -3.61 -15.41 11.3% -1.74
Sasha Vujacic -1.69 0.68 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -2.93 -3.69 -11.45 9.8% -1.12
Josh Powell -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -4.16 -8.36 1.2% -0.10
Artest, Gasol, and Fisher won the game last night for the Lakers. The shooting guard position lost it for the Celtics.
Totals for the series:
Code:
Player Contrib %Min SPM VORP
Pau Gasol 40.29 87.0% 7.72 9.32
Kobe Bryant 29.71 85.9% 5.77 7.53
Kevin Garnett 24.00 66.3% 6.03 5.99
Rajon Rondo 10.62 81.1% 2.18 4.20
Paul Pierce 0.65 83.1% 0.13 2.60
Glen Davis 0.62 42.8% 0.24 1.39
Ron Artest -5.70 74.7% -1.27 1.29
Lamar Odom -4.03 57.3% -1.17 1.05
Sasha Vujacic 0.32 15.7% 0.34 0.52
Derek Fisher -9.43 63.6% -2.47 0.34
Andrew Bynum -7.47 51.7% -2.41 0.30
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.3% 6.61 0.12
Nate Robinson -3.03 20.7% -2.44 0.12
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 41.9% -2.76 0.10
Tony Allen -5.24 31.0% -2.81 0.06
Rasheed Wallace -7.90 42.9% -3.07 -0.03
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.8% -23.79 -0.17
Michael Finley -1.88 1.7% -18.34 -0.26
Josh Powell -3.04 2.5% -20.66 -0.43
Luke Walton -5.27 9.6% -9.17 -0.59
Ray Allen -18.76 82.1% -3.81 -0.67
Jordan Farmar -9.07 26.1% -5.79 -0.73
Shelden Williams -6.74 5.6% -19.96 -0.95
Shannon Brown -10.86 25.2% -7.17 -1.05
Gasol is the clear MVP from an SPM perspective.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:25 am Post subject: Reply with quote
B-R.com's Win Shares seems to concur.
It happens that I kept a copy of the numbers at the end of the conference finals. Subtracting those from the current (final) ones:
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Lakers Min WS WS/48 Min WS WS/48 Min WS WS/48
Kobe 923 3.65 .190 634 2.51 .190 289 1.14 .190
Gasol 913 4.26 .224 620 2.74 .212 293 1.52 .249
Now, if b-r.com would drop the leading zero in WS/48 and add another decimal place to the WS column (as seen here), we'd have more info in the same space.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:11 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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The simple fact of the matter is that, when healthy (a big when), the Cs have been the class of the league since this group was formed. Period. No question. But injuries matter. They matter a lot.
I'd love to hear more about these injuries the Celtics suffered in March and April.
I'd also respectfully note it's awfully dangerous to declare "I told you so" when the Lakers still have home-court advantage in the series.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Is it still called 'home court advantage' when they have to win both games?
If their home odds are 60/40, then the chance of winning both is just 36%.
If they're over 70% at home, they would be favored to win both.
11 of 19 APBRmetrics voters expected it to end tonight :]
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:18 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Kevin Pelton wrote:
schtevie wrote:
The simple fact of the matter is that, when healthy (a big when), the Cs have been the class of the league since this group was formed. Period. No question. But injuries matter. They matter a lot.
I'd love to hear more about these injuries the Celtics suffered in March and April.
I'd also respectfully note it's awfully dangerous to declare "I told you so" when the Lakers still have home-court advantage in the series.
Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
As for the injury thing, let me be a bit more precise - echoing previous comments made on the same subject. As suggested, it may be a quixotic goal - it being perhaps too much to ask of the data - but it sure would be nice to have estimates of "potential" player (then team) value, reflecting (agreed upon?) norms for aging and expected injuries.
Aging (from late 20s on, say) and injury, of course, are two different, but functionally related, things - differing measures of physical decrepitude. The older you are, all else equal, the more susceptible you are to injury. So, were the Celtics injured in March and April? Yes and no. The players I have in mind, KG and PP, had gotten injured (dinged up) previously, took minor time out from them, but ended up essentially playing through their conditions, with diminished capacity. This was no secret, having been discussed in the media. Similarly, in the championship year, KG had a mid-season groin injury (I think that was it), played some anyway, to clearly diminished capability, sat out some, and came back, never returning to early-season form, I think.
But the larger point is not to reformulate things just to explain the "unanticipated" Celtics' success this post-season. The point is that there are fundamentals and deviations from them. The valuation concepts that are employed should take into account all fundamentals, and injury and aging are decidedly fundamental. Admittedly, it is rarely the case that three future, aging HOFers play on the same team, and that the deviation between the team's potential vs. actual strength is an outlier. But still. The fact of the matter is that between 4 and 8, say, points per 100 possession were borrowed by other players/teams in the league this year, and the Cs took them back in the post-season.
If statistical constructs were improved to recognize such realities/conditionalities, the quality of commentary this post-season would (one can hope) have been much improved.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:43 am Post subject: Reply with quote
schtevie wrote:
It might be too much to ask (primarily of the data) but wouldn't it be nice to see estimates of player/team value be expressed two-fold? First in terms of potential (some injury-normed baseline) and second in terms of actual expectation. This is actually very easy from a journalistic standpoint. More difficult from the analytic standpoint....but still.
Go Cs.
Well said. Almost something to be said of a "championship caliber team" vs simply "maxed out potential". (As in, people refer to a team's ceiling as "only good enough to make it out of 1 round" etc.)
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:48 am Post subject: Reply with quote
schtevie wrote:
... between 4 and 8, say, points per 100 possession were borrowed by other players/teams in the league this year, and the Cs took them back in the post-season.
If statistical constructs were improved to recognize such realities/conditionalities, the quality of commentary this post-season would (one can hope) have been much improved.
Commenters have since the beginning of time felt free to say stuff like, "If the Big 3 are past their infirmities and can return in the playoffs to a semblance of their former selves, then the Celtics are formidable, perhaps unbeatable.
The if/then in the comment is only proven as time passes. Any or all injuries can return at any moment. You may recall that as the 2007-08 season commenced, and the Celts were steamrolling competition, the huge minutes being played by The3 were called into scrutiny.
By necessity and experience, their minutes have been reduced. It took most of 3 years to comprehend, but Doc Rivers appears to have played his cards right in year 3.
Statistics won't ever predict the return of injuries. First hand knowledge of each case will always be more relevant. Every year, someone will emerge from the East (and the West), and in general they will have made good decisions and had good luck. Hard to say which is more important.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:47 am Post subject: Reply with quote
schtevie wrote:
Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
Only if you assume the two teams are of equal quality in L.A. Granted, the Celtics are 2-1 against the Lakers there this season ... .
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So, were the Celtics injured in March and April? Yes and no. The players I have in mind, KG and PP, had gotten injured (dinged up) previously, took minor time out from them, but ended up essentially playing through their conditions, with diminished capacity. This was no secret, having been discussed in the media.
Of course, and I'm being facetious. (I also find the "injury card" the media keeps playing to be an annoying oversimplification.)
The question here is what should have told us in mid-April that those nagging injuries would suddenly cease to be an issue come the postseason? Now obviously, the motivation is higher and there is more time off, which works to their advantage. However, you could have made the same arguments about San Antonio in mid-April, right? You can't turn one team's run into some grand overarching theory unless it also applies to other teams. If it doesn't, then Boston is simply a glorious outlier.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:20 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
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schtevie wrote:
Kevin, I state with brash confidence that, until tip-off today, the Celtics have won (roughly) 0.75 of the title this year.
I wish we could hang fractional banners! We would have one from the start of last year! Smile (Or would we have been required to slowly cut it down, piece by piece, as the year progressed?)
Hopefully we won't have to settle for one of those this year.
Go Celts!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
erivera7 wrote:
DSMok1 wrote:
I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
The first 3 games are earlier in this thread. When I get a chance I'll do the last 2.
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Here are the SPM analyses of games 4 and 5:
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Game 4
Boston Celtics Adjust -0.57
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ray Allen -1.19 0.19 -0.79 -1.24 -0.43 0.97 1.06 -2.01 86.4% -1.73
Paul Pierce -0.52 0.43 1.94 -0.90 -0.43 -0.82 0.47 -0.40 75.6% -0.30
Rajon Rondo 0.33 -0.15 0.82 5.66 -0.43 -6.41 -0.07 -0.82 65.5% -0.54
Kevin Garnett 1.49 0.10 1.33 3.76 1.15 -2.90 -0.63 3.73 55.2% 2.06
Kendrick Perkins 1.70 0.76 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 2.85 -0.84 -1.47 51.4% -0.76
Reserves
Glen Davis 3.02 -0.84 -1.28 4.97 -0.43 14.22 -1.09 18.02 46.8% 8.44
Rasheed Wallace -1.19 -0.19 -1.28 0.83 -0.43 -4.52 -1.17 -8.52 45.3% -3.86
Tony Allen 1.39 -0.70 -0.25 1.69 1.81 -6.81 -1.54 -4.99 38.4% -1.92
Nate Robinson 0.22 -0.64 1.72 2.21 -0.43 7.15 -1.72 7.94 35.1% 2.79
Marquis Daniels -1.19 -1.44 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 0.17 -3.62 -12.00 0.2% -0.03
LA Lakers Adjust 0.57
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Pau Gasol -0.65 0.10 0.16 -3.66 1.46 0.62 1.37 -0.04 92.0% -0.03
Kobe Bryant -1.19 0.45 -0.12 0.83 -0.43 1.38 1.24 2.73 89.7% 2.45
Ron Artest 1.07 -0.47 0.15 -3.66 0.54 0.01 1.11 -0.68 87.3% -0.59
Derek Fisher -1.19 -0.99 0.03 -0.55 -0.43 -0.98 -0.18 -3.72 63.6% -2.37
Andrew Bynum -1.19 1.90 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 -3.18 -2.25 -9.52 25.3% -2.41
Reserves
Lamar Odom -0.58 0.64 -0.74 -1.24 -0.43 -0.22 0.79 -1.22 81.4% -1.00
Shannon Brown -1.19 -1.44 -1.28 -3.66 -0.43 1.01 -2.35 -8.76 23.6% -2.07
Jordan Farmar -1.19 1.07 0.57 14.46 -0.43 -0.46 -2.41 12.18 22.5% 2.74
Sasha Vujacic 5.59 -1.44 1.21 -3.66 -0.43 -4.97 -2.84 -5.96 14.6% -0.87
Code:
Game 5
Boston Celtics Adjust -0.55
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Paul Pierce -1.91 -0.50 -0.29 -1.11 1.07 9.02 1.14 6.87 88.9% 6.11
Ray Allen -1.91 -0.22 -0.49 -1.11 -0.60 0.40 0.86 -3.62 83.7% -3.03
Rajon Rondo -0.87 0.09 3.25 -0.94 0.33 -2.41 0.66 -0.46 80.0% -0.37
Kevin Garnett -0.81 1.56 0.24 10.27 1.38 2.61 0.40 15.10 75.3% 11.38
Kendrick Perkins 3.13 -0.01 -0.88 -3.53 -0.60 -1.38 -0.11 -3.93 65.9% -2.59
Reserves
Rasheed Wallace -1.91 1.78 -1.43 -3.53 1.82 5.21 -2.02 -0.63 30.7% -0.19
Tony Allen -1.91 -0.20 -1.43 -3.53 2.13 -7.97 -2.20 -15.66 27.4% -4.29
Glen Davis 1.12 0.57 -0.21 -3.53 -0.60 -2.57 -2.20 -7.97 27.4% -2.18
Nate Robinson -1.91 -0.97 7.16 -3.53 -0.60 -3.00 -2.56 -5.96 20.7% -1.23
LA Lakers Adjust 0.55
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Kobe Bryant -0.08 -0.28 0.86 -1.29 0.24 6.46 1.28 7.74 91.4% 7.08
Pau Gasol 5.41 0.36 -1.43 1.65 -0.60 -0.60 0.62 5.97 79.3% 4.73
Ron Artest -0.75 -0.68 -0.42 -0.60 -0.60 -4.34 0.19 -6.64 71.4% -4.74
Derek Fisher 0.41 -0.38 -0.42 -0.60 -0.60 -3.81 0.18 -4.65 71.3% -3.31
Andrew Bynum -0.64 -0.97 -1.43 -3.53 -0.60 -0.75 -0.11 -7.48 65.9% -4.93
Reserves
Lamar Odom 2.63 0.96 0.08 4.06 -0.60 -2.92 -0.71 4.06 54.8% 2.22
Jordan Farmar -1.91 -0.24 -0.26 3.72 -0.60 -10.60 -2.13 -11.46 28.7% -3.29
Sasha Vujacic -1.91 0.00 -1.43 6.13 -0.60 3.27 -2.51 3.51 21.6% 0.76
Luke Walton -1.91 -0.97 0.82 -3.53 -0.60 -5.18 -2.87 -13.70 15.0% -2.05
Shannon Brown -1.91 -0.97 -1.43 -3.53 -0.60 0.51 -3.65 -11.02 0.7% -0.07
KG's 5 steals (8% steal rate) really skew the SPM totals a bit. This SPM, like most, overvalues steals as a sort of proxy for defensive play in the game.
Big Baby really did dominate in game 4!
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DSM, can you refresh us as to what the 'Adjust' number is?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
erivera7 wrote:
DSMok1 wrote:
I'm going to look at that further from a SPM perspective, but I'm inclined to dispute that. I think Rondo has been close to his equal.
Would you mind crunching the SPM numbers? I'd like to see them.
Thanks!
Here are the totals so far, in terms of points added (total) and the minutes and average SPM totals:
Code:
Starters Total Contrib %Min SPM
Pau Gasol 26.3 87% 6.0
Kobe Bryant 22.2 85% 5.2
Kevin Garnett 20.5 64% 6.4
Rajon Rondo 8.1 81% 2.0
Paul Pierce 5.4 83% 1.3
Glen Davis 1.5 40% 0.7
Nate Robinson 1.3 21% 1.2
Marquis Daniels 0.0 0% -15.0
Sasha Vujacic -0.1 14% -0.1
Michael Finley -0.5 1% -11.8
Rasheed Wallace -1.4 38% -0.7
Shelden Williams -2.9 2% -33.2
Lamar Odom -3.2 54% -1.2
Luke Walton -3.2 11% -6.0
Jordan Farmar -4.2 24% -3.5
Kendrick Perkins -4.5 56% -1.6
Andrew Bynum -5.0 58% -1.7
Shannon Brown -7.6 25% -6.1
Tony Allen -8.0 34% -4.8
Ron Artest -12.5 72% -3.5
Derek Fisher -13.5 70% -3.9
Ray Allen -18.7 81% -4.6
Gasol has been really good in his best games and hasn't hurt the team in his lesser games. Garnett is surprising--most of that total came from game 5's +11.4 performance, though again that is inflated a bit by steals.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
DSM, can you refresh us as to what the 'Adjust' number is?
Just enforcing that the team totals add up to the efficiency differential in the game.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
mikez wrote:
I wish we could hang fractional banners! We would have one from the start of last year! Smile
That would be awesome. If the fractions were calculated from the beginning of the playoffs, I think the Raptors would almost have half a complete banner by now.
mikez wrote:
Hopefully we won't have to settle for one of those this year.
I think you'll be able to settle for a different title this year.
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LA 3 , Bos 3
Avg score 91.8 - 88.5 (LA) : Pyth 3.72 - 2.28 , eWins 3.36 - 2.64
Code:
eW per36 rates tm mpg Eff% Sco Reb Ast PF Stl TO Blk e480
1.44 Bryant,Kobe LA 41 .548 31.5 7.0 3.8 3.4 2.1 3.4 .7 2.83
1.13 Gasol,Pau LA 42 .566 19.0 10.5 3.3 2.8 .7 1.7 2.3 2.17
.75 Garnett,Kevin Bos 31 .536 19.9 7.9 3.5 4.6 2.0 1.8 1.0 1.94
.62 Rondo,Rajon Bos 38 .438 13.0 6.4 6.4 1.6 1.6 2.6 .3 1.31
.56 Pierce,Paul Bos 39 .548 19.0 4.7 2.7 3.3 .6 2.4 .8 1.15
.25 Bynum,Andrew LA 26 .532 12.6 8.1 .0 3.5 .2 1.4 2.1 .77
.24 Odom,Lamar LA 26 .529 11.1 9.8 1.6 5.0 .9 2.0 .7 .74
.21 Davis,Glen Bos 21 .488 11.3 9.1 .8 3.6 1.4 1.4 .8 .81
.20 Robinson,Nate Bos 11 .540 18.6 4.2 5.7 2.9 .5 1.9 .0 1.40
.17 Allen,Ray Bos 38 .520 14.3 3.0 1.5 3.2 .3 1.3 .0 .35
.15 Perkins,Kendrick Bos 24 .593 10.5 10.0 1.4 4.1 .3 2.1 .0 .51
.11 Vujacic,Sasha LA 8 .594 15.3 4.6 3.4 2.0 1.3 .7 .0 1.15
.11 Artest,Ron LA 34 .439 9.1 5.5 1.5 3.8 .9 1.3 .7 .26
.09 Fisher,Derek LA 31 .476 10.4 4.6 2.4 4.4 1.0 1.8 .0 .23
.06 Wallace,Rasheed Bos 18 .419 6.8 8.1 1.1 6.1 .9 .9 .9 .25
.05 Farmar,Jordan LA 13 .404 9.0 4.0 2.6 1.3 3.5 3.0 .0 .33
-.01 Brown,Shannon LA 13 .512 8.3 2.8 1.3 1.7 .0 .0 .4 -.05
-.01 Allen,Tony Bos 16 .400 6.8 2.6 .9 5.1 2.4 1.7 1.7 -.07
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Game 6 Beta SPM evaluation:
Code:
Boston Celtics Adjust 0.97
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ray Allen 0.15 -1.58 0.61 -4.16 -0.88 9.27 1.02 5.40 75.1% 4.06
Paul Pierce -0.37 -0.60 -0.34 -1.40 -0.88 -3.81 0.82 -5.61 71.4% -4.01
Rajon Rondo -0.35 -0.23 3.36 1.54 -0.88 -6.46 0.70 -1.36 69.1% -0.94
Kevin Garnett -0.93 0.58 1.07 -1.05 -0.88 2.39 0.45 2.61 64.6% 1.68
Kendrick Perkins -0.93 0.14 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -8.62 -2.32 -18.06 13.5% -2.45
Reserves
Glen Davis 1.95 0.48 -2.26 -0.71 1.72 -2.53 0.00 -0.37 56.3% -0.21
Rasheed Wallace -0.93 0.35 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -12.18 -1.09 -20.18 36.2% -7.30
Tony Allen 0.19 -1.58 -2.26 12.41 3.17 -0.91 -1.10 10.89 36.0% 3.92
Nate Robinson 0.31 0.56 3.40 -4.16 -0.88 -7.18 -1.29 -8.26 32.6% -2.69
Shelden Williams -0.93 0.79 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -5.14 -1.46 -13.06 29.4% -3.84
Marquis Daniels 3.67 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 12.48 -2.58 5.67 8.8% 0.50
Michael Finley -0.93 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -8.31 -2.68 -19.82 7.0% -1.38
LA Lakers Adjust -0.97
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Pau Gasol 1.43 0.58 4.42 -1.91 1.67 2.69 1.62 9.52 86.0% 8.19
Kobe Bryant 0.54 0.67 0.60 5.51 -0.88 7.07 1.43 13.97 82.5% 11.53
Ron Artest -0.93 0.50 -2.26 -4.16 0.22 6.22 0.57 -0.81 66.8% -0.54
Andrew Bynum 2.76 -0.87 -2.26 1.88 1.32 -1.25 -1.26 -0.65 33.1% -0.22
Derek Fisher -0.93 -0.12 -2.26 8.27 -0.88 -4.29 -1.32 -2.51 31.9% -0.80
Reserves
Lamar Odom -0.25 1.96 -1.27 -0.88 1.59 0.05 0.16 0.38 59.2% 0.23
Shannon Brown -0.93 -0.43 0.63 -4.16 -0.88 3.84 -0.86 -3.76 40.4% -1.52
Jordan Farmar -0.93 -0.94 -0.62 12.24 -0.88 -5.71 -1.08 1.10 36.4% 0.40
Sasha Vujacic -0.93 -0.80 0.24 2.40 -0.88 7.52 -1.43 5.14 29.9% 1.54
Josh Powell -0.93 -0.13 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -6.88 -2.19 -18.40 16.0% -2.95
Luke Walton -0.93 -1.58 -2.26 -4.16 5.24 -10.12 -2.40 -17.20 12.0% -2.07
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -0.93 2.55 -2.26 -4.16 -0.88 -11.00 -2.75 -20.39 5.6% -1.15
And here are the 6 Game Series Totals:
Code:
Player Contrib %Min SPM
Pau Gasol 34.49 86.8% 6.62
Kobe Bryant 33.73 84.6% 6.65
Kevin Garnett 22.18 64.1% 5.77
Rajon Rondo 7.16 79.0% 1.51
Sasha Vujacic 1.44 16.6% 1.44
Paul Pierce 1.39 81.1% 0.29
Glen Davis 1.29 42.7% 0.50
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.5% 5.67
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.9% -20.39
Nate Robinson -1.39 22.9% -1.01
Michael Finley -1.88 2.0% -15.72
Josh Powell -2.95 2.7% -18.40
Lamar Odom -2.97 54.9% -0.90
Jordan Farmar -3.80 26.1% -2.43
Tony Allen -4.08 34.3% -1.98
Andrew Bynum -5.22 53.8% -1.61
Luke Walton -5.27 11.2% -7.86
Shelden Williams -6.74 6.6% -17.11
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 48.9% -2.37
Rasheed Wallace -8.70 37.7% -3.85
Shannon Brown -9.12 27.6% -5.51
Ron Artest -13.04 71.1% -3.06
Derek Fisher -14.30 63.7% -3.74
Ray Allen -14.64 80.0% -3.05
It's amazing how much Pau and Kobe have separated themselves from the rest of their team. Nobody else is above average for the series (well, except Sasha Vujacic, and he doesn't count, does he?). And the Lakers have 3 of the 4 most negative major contributors in the series. Wow. It shows how shallow they are!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series. Obviously, the VORP concept is fuzzy in basketball; this is just to get a rough feel for the contributors. It pushes the guys who did nicely but in only a couple of minutes down to the bottom of the list.
Code:
Player Contrib %Min SPM VORP
Pau Gasol 34.49 86.80% 6.62 8.35
Kobe Bryant 33.73 84.60% 6.65 8.16
Kevin Garnett 22.18 64.10% 5.77 5.62
Rajon Rondo 7.16 79.00% 1.51 3.56
Paul Pierce 1.39 81.10% 0.29 2.67
Glen Davis 1.29 42.70% 0.50 1.49
Lamar Odom -2.97 54.90% -0.90 1.15
Andrew Bynum -5.22 53.80% -1.61 0.75
Sasha Vujacic 1.44 16.60% 1.44 0.74
Nate Robinson -1.39 22.90% -1.01 0.46
Tony Allen -4.08 34.30% -1.98 0.35
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 48.90% -2.37 0.31
Jordan Farmar -3.80 26.10% -2.43 0.15
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.50% 5.67 0.13
Ray Allen -14.64 80.00% -3.05 -0.04
Ron Artest -13.04 71.10% -3.06 -0.04
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.90% -20.39 -0.16
Michael Finley -1.88 2.00% -15.72 -0.25
Rasheed Wallace -8.70 37.70% -3.85 -0.32
Josh Powell -2.95 2.70% -18.40 -0.42
Derek Fisher -14.30 63.70% -3.74 -0.47
Luke Walton -5.27 11.20% -7.86 -0.54
Shannon Brown -9.12 27.60% -5.51 -0.69
Shelden Williams -6.74 6.60% -17.11 -0.93
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:30 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Deducing the Game 6 team total eWins, simply by subtracting what I posted after G5; also the difference from G5 to G6 in Pythagorean.
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tm eW PW eW PW eW PW
LA 3.36 3.72 2.46 2.43 .90 1.29
Bos 2.64 2.28 2.54 2.57 .10 -.29
Boston scored 67/(67+89) = 43% of the points, resulting in 10% of the eWins allotment.
If the worst possible NBA beatdown is a 2/1 scoring margin, then an absolute zero in competitiveness = .333 of the points scored.
The Celts .43 is .097 better than that. Same as their eWins for the game.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:42 am Post subject: Reply with quote
DSMok1 wrote:
Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series...
Yes, it looks a lot more like mine now
If -3 SPM is about right in the regular season, shouldn't a battle between the 2 best teams accept value at a lower level?
Like -4 or even lower?
I've got Ray, Rasheed, Fisher, and Artest all at .23 to .35 of average value, and I think that is harsh.
(Could be said: they're 23% to 35% better than replacement level.)
This SPM+3 has them making negative contributions for 6 games.
How is the average fan supposed to interpret that?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:01 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
DSMok1 wrote:
Perhaps a better way of looking at who helped the most would be a rough VORP calculation. I used a Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series...
Yes, it looks a lot more like mine now Smile
If -3 SPM is about right in the regular season, shouldn't a battle between the 2 best teams accept value at a lower level?
Like -4 or even lower?
I've got Ray, Rasheed, Fisher, and Artest all at .23 to .35 of average value, and I think that is harsh.
(Could be said: they're 23% to 35% better than replacement level.)
This SPM+3 has them making negative contributions for 6 games.
How is the average fan supposed to interpret that?
That they made negative contributions over 6 games. I think most average fans would accept that!
Be aware: the -3 SPM is relative to the environment these were calculated in, which is the Laker/Celtics finals. A -3 level in this context is still above LEAGUE replacement level. If these teams average a +10 efficiency differential, then a -3 player in this series would be a -1 player in the league at large. So VORP in a LEAGUE context would be looking at a -5 player in this series as the replacement level.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
But a "Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series"
is suggesting only 7 of 10 starters are contributing positively. Phil might replace Fisher and Artest, with Vujacic and Odom, but he then has no bench that contributes anything positive. Replace Ray with Nate or Tony?
If our stats are already insufficient to quantify the contributions in denying the opponent from scoring, then it seems we compound the misery by saying these guys' minutes are entirely replaceable; or that just not playing them at all would yield better results.
It doesn't seem possible that only 5 Lakers are contributing, except in the negative. I realize the numbers say this to you, but I don't think there's a person in the franchise or the fanbase who could find this believable.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike G wrote:
But a "Replacement level of -3 SPM, which looks about right for this series"
is suggesting only 7 of 10 starters are contributing positively. Phil might replace Fisher and Artest, with Vujacic and Odom, but he then has no bench that contributes anything positive. Replace Ray with Nate or Tony?
If our stats are already insufficient to quantify the contributions in denying the opponent from scoring, then it seems we compound the misery by saying these guys' minutes are entirely replaceable; or that just not playing them at all would yield better results.
It doesn't seem possible that only 5 Lakers are contributing, except in the negative. I realize the numbers say this to you, but I don't think there's a person in the franchise or the fanbase who could find this believable.
On the contrary, I think a lot of fans would agree with that!
That said, maybe -3 isn't right for a small sample size, where the scatter is bigger?
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LA 4 , Bos 3
Avg score 90.6 - 87.1
Pythagorean wins 4.38 - 2.62
eWins 3.94 - 3.06
Code:
eW per36 rates tm mpg Eff% Sco Reb Ast PF Stl TO Blk e480
1.60 Bryant,Kobe LA 41 .518 29.3 8.1 3.6 3.4 1.9 3.4 .6 2.65
1.37 Gasol,Pau LA 42 .539 18.7 11.5 3.4 2.6 .6 1.6 2.2 2.25
.85 Garnett,Kevin Bos 32 .549 20.0 6.7 3.2 4.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.83
.75 Rondo,Rajon Bos 39 .446 13.2 6.2 6.7 1.6 1.5 2.6 .3 1.32
.66 Pierce,Paul Bos 40 .541 18.5 5.1 2.6 3.3 .7 2.4 .8 1.13
.29 Odom,Lamar LA 27 .505 10.4 9.5 1.7 4.2 .7 1.8 .7 .71
.25 Davis,Glen Bos 21 .500 11.6 9.6 .7 4.0 1.4 1.7 .7 .84
.25 Bynum,Andrew LA 25 .500 11.3 8.7 .0 3.6 .2 1.3 1.9 .69
.23 Artest,Ron LA 36 .451 10.8 5.3 1.4 3.5 1.5 1.6 .6 .43
.19 Robinson,Nate Bos 10 .523 17.7 3.8 5.5 2.7 .5 1.8 .0 1.27
.16 Allen,Ray Bos 39 .498 13.8 2.6 1.5 3.1 .7 1.6 .0 .29
.16 Fisher,Derek LA 31 .513 11.3 4.1 2.5 4.3 1.0 1.5 .0 .35
.14 Perkins,Kendrick Bos 20 .593 10.6 9.5 1.5 4.1 .3 2.1 .0 .48
.13 Wallace,Rasheed Bos 21 .440 7.9 8.0 1.3 6.2 .7 .7 1.2 .44
.12 Vujacic,Sasha LA 7 .553 15.0 5.0 3.3 3.1 1.2 .6 .0 1.11
.01 Farmar,Jordan LA 13 .362 7.6 3.5 2.4 1.9 3.0 3.0 .0 .03
-.02 Brown,Shannon LA 12 .488 7.8 2.7 1.2 2.0 .0 .0 .4 -.11
-.02 Allen,Tony Bos 15 .400 6.7 2.4 .9 5.2 2.3 1.6 1.6 -.10
-.04 Walton,Luke LA 4 .333 1.9 2.4 3.3 3.1 .0 2.1 2.1 -.55
-.07 Williams,Shelden Bos 3 .000 .0 7.6 .0 7.3 .0 7.3 .0 -1.86
LA won the boards by 4.5 per game.
Shooting dropped to .502 - .500 , Bos.
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Game 7 Beta SPM:
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Boston Celtics Adjust -1.32
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Paul Pierce -1.11 0.55 -0.53 -0.47 0.05 1.12 0.93 -0.78 95.0% -0.74
Ray Allen -1.69 -0.69 -0.62 3.85 -0.70 -4.09 0.90 -4.37 94.3% -4.12
Rajon Rondo 0.65 -0.32 4.65 -0.47 -0.70 0.37 0.85 3.70 93.5% 3.46
Kevin Garnett -1.69 -0.41 0.06 -2.71 2.82 5.45 0.09 2.28 79.4% 1.81
Rasheed Wallace -0.22 0.32 -0.10 -2.71 1.19 4.12 -0.20 1.08 74.2% 0.80
Reserves
Glen Davis -0.43 2.07 -1.73 2.12 -0.70 0.30 -1.87 -1.55 43.4% -0.67
Tony Allen -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -3.62 -10.46 11.1% -1.16
Nate Robinson -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -9.19 -3.82 -22.22 7.4% -1.64
Brian Scalabrine -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -4.13 -10.97 1.7% -0.19
LA Lakers Adjust 1.32
Starters ORB DRB AST STL BLK Sco/TO MPG SPM %Min Contrib
Ron Artest 0.01 -0.70 -1.08 8.16 -0.70 -0.34 0.98 7.66 95.9% 7.34
Kobe Bryant 0.65 0.94 -0.45 -0.47 -0.70 -6.45 0.85 -4.30 93.4% -4.02
Pau Gasol 3.88 0.68 1.03 -2.71 0.88 0.95 0.55 6.59 87.9% 5.79
Derek Fisher -1.69 -0.78 0.14 0.57 -0.70 9.60 -0.78 7.68 63.4% 4.87
Andrew Bynum 3.95 -0.17 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -3.67 -2.13 -5.84 38.6% -2.26
Reserves
Lamar Odom 0.59 -0.11 -0.22 -2.71 0.27 -0.28 -0.32 -1.46 71.9% -1.05
Jordan Farmar -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -10.54 -2.78 -19.88 26.5% -5.27
Shannon Brown -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -5.24 -3.61 -15.41 11.3% -1.74
Sasha Vujacic -1.69 0.68 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 -2.93 -3.69 -11.45 9.8% -1.12
Josh Powell -1.69 -1.05 -1.73 -2.71 -0.70 2.36 -4.16 -8.36 1.2% -0.10
Artest, Gasol, and Fisher won the game last night for the Lakers. The shooting guard position lost it for the Celtics.
Totals for the series:
Code:
Player Contrib %Min SPM VORP
Pau Gasol 40.29 87.0% 7.72 9.32
Kobe Bryant 29.71 85.9% 5.77 7.53
Kevin Garnett 24.00 66.3% 6.03 5.99
Rajon Rondo 10.62 81.1% 2.18 4.20
Paul Pierce 0.65 83.1% 0.13 2.60
Glen Davis 0.62 42.8% 0.24 1.39
Ron Artest -5.70 74.7% -1.27 1.29
Lamar Odom -4.03 57.3% -1.17 1.05
Sasha Vujacic 0.32 15.7% 0.34 0.52
Derek Fisher -9.43 63.6% -2.47 0.34
Andrew Bynum -7.47 51.7% -2.41 0.30
Marquis Daniels 0.50 1.3% 6.61 0.12
Nate Robinson -3.03 20.7% -2.44 0.12
Kendrick Perkins -6.95 41.9% -2.76 0.10
Tony Allen -5.24 31.0% -2.81 0.06
Rasheed Wallace -7.90 42.9% -3.07 -0.03
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga -1.15 0.8% -23.79 -0.17
Michael Finley -1.88 1.7% -18.34 -0.26
Josh Powell -3.04 2.5% -20.66 -0.43
Luke Walton -5.27 9.6% -9.17 -0.59
Ray Allen -18.76 82.1% -3.81 -0.67
Jordan Farmar -9.07 26.1% -5.79 -0.73
Shelden Williams -6.74 5.6% -19.96 -0.95
Shannon Brown -10.86 25.2% -7.17 -1.05
Gasol is the clear MVP from an SPM perspective.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:25 am Post subject: Reply with quote
B-R.com's Win Shares seems to concur.
It happens that I kept a copy of the numbers at the end of the conference finals. Subtracting those from the current (final) ones:
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Lakers Min WS WS/48 Min WS WS/48 Min WS WS/48
Kobe 923 3.65 .190 634 2.51 .190 289 1.14 .190
Gasol 913 4.26 .224 620 2.74 .212 293 1.52 .249
Now, if b-r.com would drop the leading zero in WS/48 and add another decimal place to the WS column (as seen here), we'd have more info in the same space.
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