DeanO, I happen to know, the more stats you post, the more potshots people can take at you. Having warned you, I will wade in and take my share. Is this...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:54 am
... #3? ... Garnett?... ... I ... looks ... today. Not a bad mood. I make no claims that these rate players. These are effective measurements of offensive...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 3, 2001 6:01 pm
... With respect to your own rating system, how do you evaluate rating systems? What do you hope to gain by looking at others? You're not just saying, "Well,...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:05 am
Just because Jerry Stackhouse had a big game, I figured I'd look at my former Tar Heel mate to show the difference between the Net Point calculations I make. ...
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msg_53@...
Apr 10, 2001 1:08 pm
Something I have noticed in the compiling of stats: the NBA experienced a sharp reduction in assisted field goals between the '56 and '57 seasons. My...
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msg_53@...
Apr 12, 2001 12:03 am
Deano: do rebounds count at all in your "points produced" (not "ratings")lists ? The reason I ask is, I tried like heck to reconcile your lists with mine, and...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 12, 2001 1:37 am
... '56 ... Well, I frankly looked and couldn't find an obvious rule change that year and I couldn't find anyone who knew of a scoring change. The NBA...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 12, 2001 1:53 am
... with ... higher ... yield ... No problem. I've only partially explained what the methods are and, given my current 70 hr/week schedule, that's all it's...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 14, 2001 6:09 pm
... Implicitly in what I do, players who contribute most directly to points scored and scores prevented are given more weight. In that way, Rodman really...
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NYFan@...
Apr 14, 2001 6:33 pm
I have a question... Simple common sense would say the exact opposite. If there are more rebounds, then a rebounding specialist will get overshadowed, because...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 14, 2001 7:31 pm
... opposite. If ... overshadowed, ... as he would ... rebounds, ... guys who ... ratio is ... *valuable* when ... You're referring to this statement: "At...
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bchaikin@...
Apr 14, 2001 10:25 pm
i agree wholeheartedly with ray, rodman was an extremely brilliant player. was he a flake? - sure. always needed to be the center of attention? - absolutely....
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 15, 2001 6:08 pm
First of all, I think Robert Bradley expressed my general opinion pretty well: "Now as for Dennis Rodman, I think he had the great fortune of playing for two...
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harlanzo@...
Apr 18, 2001 8:10 pm
The debate of the relative worth of Rodman is intriguing because in broader terms it asks whether the value of an ancillary player (boarder, defender) can...
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NYFan@...
Apr 18, 2001 11:00 pm
I would like for someone to tally the amount of a)Championship rings, b) playoff appearances, c) playoff wins these 6 players have, and compare that to 6...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 19, 2001 12:07 am
... My perception is that the designated scorer is most important, but not necessarily the most valuable. They can actually kill a team. Here is how I would...
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msg_53@...
Apr 19, 2001 12:13 pm
For "the player statistically closest to Rodman", I nominate Ben Wallace, who has grabbed 20 or more rebounds 9 times this year, 6 of those occasions scoring...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 20, 2001 1:36 am
... rings, b) playoff appearances, c) playoff wins these 6 players have, and compare that to 6 fairly one dimensional scorers (aka: not michael jordan since he...
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NYFan@...
Apr 20, 2001 7:40 pm
I totally agree. My point was really this. Nearly all teams have at least one 1D scorer, while usually only the better teams have a core of good role players. ...
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harlanzo@...
Apr 25, 2001 12:24 am
I would have posted this in the other group but it won't let me post. But here are some ACL injuries I remember: Starks (mid-way thru 93-94) Jason Williams...
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harlanzo@...
Apr 25, 2001 12:26 am
I would have posted this in the other group but it won't let me post. But here are some ACL injuries I remember: Starks (mid-way thru 93-94) Jason Williams...
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harlanzo@...
Apr 25, 2001 12:27 am
I would have posted this in the other group but it won't let me post. But here are some ACL injuries I remember: Starks (mid-way thru 93-94) Jason Williams...
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harlanzo@...
Apr 25, 2001 12:27 am
I would have posted this in the other group but it won't let me post. But here are some ACL injuries I remember: Starks (mid-way thru 93-94) Jayson Williams...
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Al Hoffman
alhoffman1@...
Apr 25, 2001 2:12 am
... That would be Jayson of course. Although some might like one of the other Jasons to go down. ... Didn't Mark blow out his as well? ... Yes, when he got...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 26, 2001 8:49 pm
... getting ... circa ... Then he did it again in an old-timers All-Star game that prompted the end of that All-Star weekend tradition. Dean Oliver Journal of...
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msg_53@...
Apr 26, 2001 9:21 pm
I seem to remember Norm Nixon blowing his knee in that same old- timers' game. And his, too, was a previous injury. ... the...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Apr 30, 2001 4:53 am
Since everyone is interested in whether Dantley really has the quals for the HOF, I'd like to look into it a bit more. I am not going to have time in the next...
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Ed Weiland
weiland1029@...
May 2, 2001 3:41 am
... Here's some stuff I dug up. I din't format anything, so I hope it all is at least semi-comprehensible. Buffalo: Records Before Dantley ('75-76): 46-36 With...
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msg_53@...
May 2, 2001 9:56 pm
Good work, Ed! Scanning the Dantley history line does show some things. For one, Dantley seems to raise the team shooting pct., which is not surprising, and...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
May 3, 2001 1:34 am
... Thanks, Ed. Exactly what I was curious about. It can be difficult to evaluate players this way because players who are traded often are traded for...
