brothers, it's in our vernon maxwell hearts to get angry when we see something that insults clutch city . I posted that article that said that Ralph Sampson was the most despised Rocket. that article was so garbage. It reflects a disturbing trend of misinformation . You say false information about the Rockets long enough people believe it. Jordan never playing when the Rockets won a championship. Dream ranked below Dwight? Come on.
Don't know what's the harm. The formula isn't perfect but it shows pretty good who the the best/ most dominating regular seasons player were and 20th since 55 is impressive
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Y'all are missing the point of the article, which is valid: unless you have superstars, you probably aren't winning championships. Right now we have Harden - who has a really good shot at making silver status, and Dwight - who could potentially still play at gold level. According to this dude, the Rockets therefore have an excellent chance at winning the championship. Stop hating. The one thing he could have mentioned is that while Hakeem didn't make platinum because of the years at the end of his career, he definitely played at a platinum level the two championship years. That makes the dude's case even stronger.
That ranking system is cool but it factors Hakeem's last 4-5 years of mediocrity while Durant has been productive his entire you g career....someone calculate Hakeem numbers up to 1997
I think your the one missing the point. What good is his statistical model if it doesn't pass anyone's eye test of what we know to be true? Who cares if it bodes well for the Rockets as a concept when the methods are clearly not up to the task? As mentioned earlier it overrates offense or underrates defense(take your pick), it hurts players who managed longer careers at the expense of their ability, etc. Besides, what's the value in something that the author won't even stand behind with his real name? You can't brag about how awesome your methods are and how you addressed all your criticisms and not even honor the work with your name.
