Monday, February 07, 2005
APPLES AND ORANGES
This is kind of silly, but who cares, I think it's interesting. I calculated what every PL players' Approximate Value would be if they played an entire NBA season the way they've played in the 9 games thus far. Why? Because then we can get a feel for how each players' season compares to seasons NBA players have had. Dean Oliver uses this metric to decide how valuable a players' season has been with AV:
Here's how it looks for the league, if players continued at 82 games the way they play now, with the additional 8 minutes in each NBA game factored in as well:
Dan Gentile doesn't belong on this list, but he's played well in the few minutes he's had. He hasn't played in a while, though, and probably wouldn't be on this list if he had played more.
Now does this mean that Douglas, Hamilton, Simmons, Ingram, and Monserez are all having MVP years? Maybe not. But it's definitely fun to think about. Note that despite his complete inability to hit the side of a barn in the last month, Joe Knight is ranked high for his other contributions. @ 4:59 PM
This is kind of silly, but who cares, I think it's interesting. I calculated what every PL players' Approximate Value would be if they played an entire NBA season the way they've played in the 9 games thus far. Why? Because then we can get a feel for how each players' season compares to seasons NBA players have had. Dean Oliver uses this metric to decide how valuable a players' season has been with AV:
A score of about twenty indicates an exceptional MVP season.
A score of seventeen or eighteen indicates a strong MVP candidate or an ordinary MVP season.
A score of sixteen indicates an MVP candidate.
A score of fifteen indicates a definite All-Star who is a marginal MVP candidate.
A score of fourteen indicates a probable All-Star.
A score of thirteen indicates a marginal All-Star.
A score of twelve indicates a very fine season; an All-Star candidate.
A score of eleven indicates an above average regular; an excellent player playing about 1800 minutes.
A score of ten indicates an average regular or a very good sixth man.
A score of nine indicates an average regular or a good sixth man.
A score of eight indicates a fair regular or an average sixth man.
A score of six or seven indicates an average bench player or a good player playing under 1500 minutes.
A score of four or five indicates a player who plays about 1000 minutes and who doesn't deserve many more.
Scores of three or less usually indicate players who are unimpressive in limited playing time.
Here's how it looks for the league, if players continued at 82 games the way they play now, with the additional 8 minutes in each NBA game factored in as well:
Dan Gentile doesn't belong on this list, but he's played well in the few minutes he's had. He hasn't played in a while, though, and probably wouldn't be on this list if he had played more.
Now does this mean that Douglas, Hamilton, Simmons, Ingram, and Monserez are all having MVP years? Maybe not. But it's definitely fun to think about. Note that despite his complete inability to hit the side of a barn in the last month, Joe Knight is ranked high for his other contributions. @ 4:59 PM
