Science Meet "DRAYMOND"--the new defensive metric

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    2 of the top 6?

    PLAYER
    POSSESSIONS PLAYED DRAYMOND RATING
    Derrick Favors 4,036 +3.74
    Mitchell Robinson 2,882 +3.32
    Derrick Jones Jr. 2,389 +3.10
    Jusuf Nurkic 4,212 +3.03
    Maxi Kleber 3,168 +2.94
    Hassan Whiteside 3,490 +2.89
     
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    What no Kevin Love on that list?
     
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    It claims CJ was our 2nd best defender.

    Fake news, or worst stat ever?
     
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    Interesting...thanks for posting.

    The author isn't really claiming this new metric is "better" than drpm or dbpm, but they do state it is not redundant or not perfectly correlated, thus adding more information.

    If that's true, then it seems a logical next step would be to develop a fitted model combining both DRAYMOND and drpm regressed against RAPM.

    Of course, for that to make sense, RAPM needs to be agreed upon as the "right" and "accurate" metric of a players value.
     
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    Is it too much trouble to just watch the games?
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    This new stat is a real kick in the pants!

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