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Make sure to check out part 1 and part 2 first. We've seen teams are better off having a top player with more total win shares, and that having players with more total win shares tend to account for a higher percentage of their teams total wins. The final question is whether or not having … Continue reading Are “Balanced” Teams better than One-man-shows? (Part 3)
Make sure to check out part 1 first. Last time we saw that teams win more games in the regular season when their best player accounts for more total win shares, which should be expected. However, we also saw that while regular season wins were a very strong predictor of whether or not a team … Continue reading Are “Balanced” Teams better than One-man-shows? (Part 2)
Some NBA teams have reputations of being "balanced," in which several players share the load and contribute roughly equally. Others are viewed as having one player who "carries" the whole team, shouldering the whole load. An illustrative example of this is the 2018 NBA Finals, where LeBron James single-handedly led the Cleveland Cavaliers all the … Continue reading Are “Balanced” Teams better than One-man-shows? (Part 1)
Check out Part 1 first. 3.2: How Strong is the Correlation? The large variation lead to the question of if there is even a significant relationship between how much players get paid and how much they produce. Looking at the overall correlation and breaking it up into offensive and defensive win shares shows some interesting … Continue reading Ranking the Values of 2018-19 NBA Contracts (Part 2)
Section 1: Introduction NBA fans frequently discuss the values of players’ contracts, throwing around the terms “overpaid” and “underpaid” as they debate whose contracts are the best and worst. The purpose of this blog is to objectively rank NBA contracts for just the 2018-19 season, basing it off of how much money the players were … Continue reading Ranking the Values of 2018-19 NBA Contracts (Part 1)
Section 1: Introduction With NBA free agency essentially over, many fans are debating how teams performed and which were the “winners” and “losers”. This is meant to be a brief post just ranking all 30 teams based solely off of the stats. The ranking is quickly calculated using next season's projected wins above replacement (WAR) … Continue reading Ranking Every NBA Team’s 2019 Free Agency
Make sure to check out part 1 first. These are my preseason predictions this year, but I might revisit them midway through the season to give updates. Rookie of the Year: Zion Williamson Zion Williamson’s statistical production in the preseason has been unmatched by any other rookie. He has averaged 23.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 … Continue reading 2019-2020 NBA Awards Predictions (Part 2)
These are my predictions for who will win each award this upcoming NBA season. I will give my picks and discuss who I think are the some of the main other candidates for each award, but obviously I can't list every single possible winner. All stats are from basketball reference unless otherwise noted. Executive … Continue reading 2019-2020 NBA Awards Predictions (Part 1)
Make sure to check out part 1 and part 2 first. This part will cover seeds 1-5. 5. Utah Jazz Last season the Jazz won 50 games, and this offseason they made multiple key additions: Bojan Bogdanovic, Mike Conley, Ed Davis, and Emanuel Mudiay. The Jazz also lost Grayson Allen, Jay Crowder, Derrick Favors, … Continue reading 2019-2020 Western Conference Standings Predictions (Part 3)
Make sure to check out part 1 first. This part covers seeds 6-10. 10. Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder had a very interesting offseason, trading away their two All-NBA players, Paul George and Russell Westbrook, and acquiring a number of draft picks. At the same time it looks like they have enough … Continue reading 2019-2020 Western Conference Standings Predictions (Part 2)
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