Rockets Players' Advanced Statistics: You'll be surprised...

Howard a no-show?

 

This is why I hate advanced statistics. It means nothing most of the time.

 

this kind of data makes me not like stats anymore.... lol.

 

This just proves that Asik is a top 3 defensive C and better than Dwight in that department Even though he is surrounded with minus defenders.

 

Just wait for a lecture by Torocan later in the day

 

I think if you give Dwight a defensive coach he does better than Asik in regards to impact, but without one, and we're telling them to use whatever principles they've learnt-- Asik is ahead.

His 1 on 1 defense is excellent, his positional defense is great, and his defensive rebounding is top tier. But in regards to changing shots, not letting people in the paint, and being just a dominant shadow in the paint..Dwight wins.

Ultimatley though, when we face the Blazers and we need 1 on Aldridge and 1 down low(same applies to dirk & the Mavs), the Pacers(with West & Hibbert), the Heat(to absolutely shut down the paint), the spurs(keep 2 paint shadows would be great for their beautifully executed offense), the Thunder(with their size), and Grizzlies(with their size)-- we need both players there.

We won't beat those teams in a 7-game series, unless Terrence puts on about 10lbs and learns how to positionally defend these players, or Omer suddenly is happy about his role.

Those teams are the teams we need to worry about and why having Omer is so important.

 

It only means something when the OP has the knowledge and understanding to present it correctly. For instance in order to do such an analysis correctly you have to understand if the players involved are playing against other teams starters. You also have to understand exactly what teammates are on the floor with them. And you have to understand which lineups have a statistically significant number of minutes. The only quick way that I know how to do this is in the spoiler below. At this point in the season I would not consider any lineup with less than 30 minutes.

Spoiler

 

Take with a grain of salt. It doesn't take in to account total mins played. Often times the bench unit does play at a faster pace because there is do Dwight or ISO ball. The ball is shared which just shows that our bench can out score anyone else's. The defensive rating is because we play superior transition bball.

 

Casspi currently shows up in 9 out of the 10 top 3-man combinations (in terms of point-differential per possession) which have appeared in at least 10 games.

I think this is a reflection of the fact that we've been at our best (had our biggest runs) with a "4-out" lineup. But it can be a liability against some physical teams that are able to defend the 3 well (like Indiana). It thought we were at our best yesterday with Smith and Howard in the front court.

 

Small
Sample
Size

 

That's what I saw too.

 

Yeah, this just doesn't actually do that.

 

casspi had those stats offensively, against Detroit.

13 points shooting 5-9 + 7 assists and 6 rebounds(only 1 TO)

and was still getting by far the most hate in the game thread.

I just don't get it.

he's +- this year is great
he's shooting percentage are good
he give you effort, energy and hustle from the bench every game.
and...

he's getting paid the vet minimum, next year also

+

it appears that his defensive rating are not so bad also.

what else do you except from him??

 

Casspi for mvp!!!

 

You still don't get it, do you?

NetRtg, DefRtg, and OffRtg are all RAW data. The real story is that Casspi is a below average defender and has been riding on the coattails of Harden and Dwight. Those ratings do not reflect the player Casspi is. Here are more data and questions for you to explain.

Here are Norris Cole ratings:
http://stats.nba.com/teamPlayers.html?TeamID=1610612748&MeasureType=Advanced&PerMode=PerGame
He leads Heat in NetRtg. Does that mean he is the best player on a championship team? And no one should say he is a bad defender by his DefRtg when in fact he is one of the worst defenders on the team.

Mario Chalmer led NetRtg and had one of the best DefRtg for Miami last season:
http://stats.nba.com/teamPlayers.ht...eType=Advanced&PerMode=PerGame&Season=2012-13

Now you have a whole season of ratings for Chalmer, does that mean he was on the same level as LeBron???

I am very interested in listening to your explanations.

 

With particular focus on how Lin is actually better than Beverley.