NBA Thread

[dineke]

Of course Ross has a higher TS%.

 

Ross:

 

TS: 53.2%

USG: 18.2%

2Pt %Assisted: 54.0%

3Pt %Assisted: 29.5%

 

DeRozan

 

TS: 52.9%

USG%: 29.8

2Pt %Assisted: 25.2%

3Pt %Assisted: 42.4%

 

 

Demar carries a significantly higher burden of offense and has a lot less help creating it (at least on the 2 point side of things), it's a lot harder to be efficient in that role than it is in Ross' role. This certainly isn't defending Derozan, but it's not fair to say, Ross had a TS of 53%, so did Carmelo Anthony, therefore Ross is better than Carmelo Anthony offensively, you know what I mean?

 

ross does provide spacing and isn't a black hole though

[dineke]

btw carroll has been a disaster, should have never signed him coming off knee issues. Hopefully masai works some magic and gets rid of him this off season but I doubt it.

[GD]

ross does provide spacing and isn't a black hole though

 

Also he's not ugly as fuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Frag]

Also he's not ugly as fuuuuuuuuuuuck

 

Early work, but your previous comment got me interested in determining whether a significant correlation exists between change in TS% and change in Usage between seasons (between the 2013-14 & 2014-15 seasons [n = 384], and between the 2014-15 & 2015-16 seasons[n = 333]). TS% and Usage, obviously, had high and significant correlations between seasons with themselves (very similar results in two separate models), but I found that change in TS% did not significantly correlate with change in Usage between seasons (p > 0.20).

 

 

Now, this may be due to the fact that players on the tails of the distributions don't see major shifts in their usage/TS% further away from the median. Quality of teammates likely factors in a bit, too. Nonetheless, it's an interesting start. My knowledge in basketball is not as strong as it is with baseball and hockey, so it's possible I missed some important confounding variables to account for in the model.

Edited April 20, 2016 by Frag

[Frag]

Also, Basketball Reference is annoying.

[burlingtonbandit]

btw carroll has been a disaster, should have never signed him coming off knee issues. Hopefully masai works some magic and gets rid of him this off season but I doubt it.

 

Yeah people talk about Ross's contract but Carroll's blows it out of the water. Even when he was "healthy" he didn't look good. Given his knee issues I"m pretty scared about his future.

 

Too bad because he seems like a guy with a tremendous work ethic and a great teammate

[GD]

Also, Basketball Reference is annoying.

 

I haaaaaaaaate basketball reference.

 

So what question were you studying? Whether or not efficient scoring would provide an uptick in usage?

[Frag]

I haaaaaaaaate basketball reference.

 

So what question were you studying? Whether or not efficient scoring would provide an uptick in usage?

 

Or increased usage results in decreased efficiency. May have to look at it game-by-game.

 

Also, based on the sample I used, I did not find a significant change in usage with efficient scoring. Age played more of a role in the change in usage, which doesn't surprise me.

Edited April 20, 2016 by Frag

[burlingtonbandit]

http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1007818

 

Wow. Wizards offered $30 Million to try to lure Durant to Washington, I mean Scott Brooks to coach the team.

 

He's pretty average as far as HC go.

[GD]

Pretty sure thy f***ed up the anthem lol

[TRM]

Predict DeRozans line!

 

11/24 FGS, 6/7 FTS 29 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal

[jays_fever]

The lifetime raptor fan who sits behind the net is down in Indiana, sitting court side tonight lol

[GD]

Predict DeRozans line!

 

11/24 FGS, 6/7 FTS 29 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal

 

7/19, 5/7 FT, 8 boards, 2 assists

[TRM]

Scola suxxxx so bad

[GD]

Carroll looking ferocious out there

[KingKat]

Carroll looking ferocious out there

 

It's about time. Might have to watch this instead of the stupid Orioles.

[TRM]

very good start (outside of Paul George making everyone else on the floor look like boys)

[jays_fever]

DeRozan decided to show up

[GD]

That was a pretty spin move

[TRM]

JV with two already f***

[jays_fever]

JV taken out of the game by the refs again after he's mauled and pushed lmao

[TRM]

JV consistently gets f***ed by the refs

[GD]

Holy f*** Lowry

[TRM]

George was giving the official the business all the way down the court.

He deserved that T

[TRM]

TRoss looks good today

[jays_fever]

Because he's jumping really high for uncontested rebounds?

[TRM]

Because he's jumping really high for uncontested rebounds?

 

He's passed well, made some shots

[jays_fever]

He made two shots, made the passes a NBA player should and just fouled a three point shooter. He's still getting undeserved minutes and needs to go away

[TRM]

I mean would I rather have Norman getting some burn, sure. With that said, he's been solid and they're winning by 20 points so I'm not gonna be salty about it.

[Orgfiller]

Is it safe to say that Lowry and DD have officially checked in this series?