Boob-No-More
Why you no hire big man coach?
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I'll start with a disclaimer: I am well aware that PER isn't a perfect one-size-fits-all stat. I am aware of it's limitations and weaknesses. That said, if you understand it's limitations, it can be useful. Hollinger's PER formula is an "all-in-one basketball rating, which attempts to boil down all of a player's contributions into one number".
It incorporates all the major stats, uses a weighted formula, adjusts for pace and normalizes for minutes played. The formula yields a PER for the league average player of 15.0. Since the formula includes all of shooting percentages, points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers, if you do at least one thing above average and don't totally suck at everything else, you should have a PER of at least 10. Hollinger readily admits the formula is largely a measure of a players offensive contributions and "that PER is not a reliable measure of a player's defensive acumen".
So, unless you're an elite lock down defender (Bruce Bowen, Tony Allen, etc.), if you have a single digit PER and are part of your team's regular rotation, your performance is hurting your team.
Last season we only had one player (Noah Vonleh) in our top 10 (in minutes played) with a single digit PER. For the entire 82 game schedule, that was 1174 minutes played, by players in our top 10, with single digit PERs.
Right now, through 15 games, we currently have 1150 minutes played, by players in our top 10, with single digit PERs.
If you have a couple guys in your rotation that aren't pulling their weight, you can survive it. It's no big deal. Most teams, even the good ones, have a couple guys in their top 10 with single digit PERs. No other team in the entire league had 5 guys in their top 10 with single digit PERs. Right now, the bottom half of our rotation is the worst in the entire league and it's not even really close. Forget earning their pay, these guys don't even deserve playing time. Of course the problem is, you have to give those minutes to somebody and ALL the guys who are getting those minutes suck, both collectively and individually.
Here are the culprits:
Evan Turner:
Minutes Played = 363
PER = 9.5
Ed Davis:
Minutes Played = 225
PER = 7.2
Al-Farouq Aminu:
Minutes Played = 209
PER = 8.3
Meyers Leonard:
Minutes Played = 202
PER = 8.6
Noah Vonleh:
Minutes Played = 151
PER = 7.6
No other team in the league has more than 4 players in their top 10 with single digit PERs.
The good news is none of these guys are old enough to be past their primes and none are in the kind of physical decline that would prevent them from regressing to their career norms. In fact, Turner, Davis and Leonard (along with Crabbe) have all increased their PER based on their most recent play. They are already heading in the right direction. While there is no guarantee that all five players will get back to their career average PER by the end of the season, the majority of then should at least be headed in that direction.
Here's how their current PER compares to their career averages and last two seasons:
Evan Turner:
Current PER = 9.5
Career PER = 12.4
2014-15 PER = 12.8
2015-15 PER = 13.6
Ed Davis:
Current PER = 7.2
Career PER = 17.0
2014-15 PER = 20.0
2015-15 PER = 18.7
Al-Farouq Aminu:
Current PER = 8.3
Career PER = 12.4
2014-15 PER = 14.4
2015-15 PER = 12.7
Meyers Leonard:
Current PER = 8.6
Career PER = 12.0
2014-15 PER = 14.8
2015-15 PER = 11.3
Noah Vonleh:
Current PER = 7.6
Career PER = 9.3
2014-15 PER = 13.2
2015-15 PER = 8.6
You can see that all five players aren't only performing below their career averages, they are also currently less productive than they have been in any recent season. It would be highly unusual for all five players, given their relatively young ages, to all fall off this dramatically in the same year.
We don't need, nor should we expect, them all to turn their seasons around, but if we can get two or three of them back close to their recent performance, it will help this team turn their season around. It will also increase their trade value.
BNM
It incorporates all the major stats, uses a weighted formula, adjusts for pace and normalizes for minutes played. The formula yields a PER for the league average player of 15.0. Since the formula includes all of shooting percentages, points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers, if you do at least one thing above average and don't totally suck at everything else, you should have a PER of at least 10. Hollinger readily admits the formula is largely a measure of a players offensive contributions and "that PER is not a reliable measure of a player's defensive acumen".
So, unless you're an elite lock down defender (Bruce Bowen, Tony Allen, etc.), if you have a single digit PER and are part of your team's regular rotation, your performance is hurting your team.
Last season we only had one player (Noah Vonleh) in our top 10 (in minutes played) with a single digit PER. For the entire 82 game schedule, that was 1174 minutes played, by players in our top 10, with single digit PERs.
Right now, through 15 games, we currently have 1150 minutes played, by players in our top 10, with single digit PERs.
If you have a couple guys in your rotation that aren't pulling their weight, you can survive it. It's no big deal. Most teams, even the good ones, have a couple guys in their top 10 with single digit PERs. No other team in the entire league had 5 guys in their top 10 with single digit PERs. Right now, the bottom half of our rotation is the worst in the entire league and it's not even really close. Forget earning their pay, these guys don't even deserve playing time. Of course the problem is, you have to give those minutes to somebody and ALL the guys who are getting those minutes suck, both collectively and individually.
Here are the culprits:
Evan Turner:
Minutes Played = 363
PER = 9.5
Ed Davis:
Minutes Played = 225
PER = 7.2
Al-Farouq Aminu:
Minutes Played = 209
PER = 8.3
Meyers Leonard:
Minutes Played = 202
PER = 8.6
Noah Vonleh:
Minutes Played = 151
PER = 7.6
No other team in the league has more than 4 players in their top 10 with single digit PERs.
The good news is none of these guys are old enough to be past their primes and none are in the kind of physical decline that would prevent them from regressing to their career norms. In fact, Turner, Davis and Leonard (along with Crabbe) have all increased their PER based on their most recent play. They are already heading in the right direction. While there is no guarantee that all five players will get back to their career average PER by the end of the season, the majority of then should at least be headed in that direction.
Here's how their current PER compares to their career averages and last two seasons:
Evan Turner:
Current PER = 9.5
Career PER = 12.4
2014-15 PER = 12.8
2015-15 PER = 13.6
Ed Davis:
Current PER = 7.2
Career PER = 17.0
2014-15 PER = 20.0
2015-15 PER = 18.7
Al-Farouq Aminu:
Current PER = 8.3
Career PER = 12.4
2014-15 PER = 14.4
2015-15 PER = 12.7
Meyers Leonard:
Current PER = 8.6
Career PER = 12.0
2014-15 PER = 14.8
2015-15 PER = 11.3
Noah Vonleh:
Current PER = 7.6
Career PER = 9.3
2014-15 PER = 13.2
2015-15 PER = 8.6
You can see that all five players aren't only performing below their career averages, they are also currently less productive than they have been in any recent season. It would be highly unusual for all five players, given their relatively young ages, to all fall off this dramatically in the same year.
We don't need, nor should we expect, them all to turn their seasons around, but if we can get two or three of them back close to their recent performance, it will help this team turn their season around. It will also increase their trade value.
BNM
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