A new add-in will be included in this update of statistics. It's an article talking about stats off the box score that are very important. Section 3 talks about true shooting percentage. http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/beyond_the_box_score_an_intro_2010_03_11.html 3.) TRUE SHOOTING PERCENTAGE If Rockets fans weren’t familiar with this term before the trade deadline, they probably are now. That’s because the newly-acquired Kevin Martin is Captain True Shooting Percentage, having posted a TS% over 60 percent in each of the past four seasons. So what is true shooting percentage and what makes it so meaningful? It really comes down to the fact that the traditional barometer of a player’s shooting ability (field goal percentage) weighs 2-pointers and 3-pointers the same (which clearly they are not, given the fact made 3s are worth 50% more than shots made inside the arc) and ignores free throws entirely. TS% takes all three into account (the formula, for those interested, is PTS / (2 * (FGA + 0.44 * FTA)) and therefore does a much better job of assessing who makes the most of the shots at their disposal. It should come as no surprise then that Martin shines in this area. Though his .448 career field goal percentage might appear underwhelming to casual observers, his accuracy from deep and incredible ability to get to the line – and sparkling conversion rate once he arrives there – are what make him such a special player. Again, the key word here is efficiency with the goal being to find out who maximizes the value of their team’s possessions. And when it comes to analyzing high-usage, perimeter players over the past five years, few come close to occupying the same rarified air of Martin in terms of efficient scoring. Now, it's time for the latest stats. Jordan Hill took a giant leap forward with the increase in playing time. TS% Kevin Martin-.569 Jordan Hill-.549 Luis Scola-.549 Aaron Brooks-.546 Shane Battier-.540 Kyle Lowry-.540 Chase Budinger-.526 David Andersen-.495 Jared Jeffries-.488 Jermaine Taylor-.476 Trevor Ariza-.474 Chuck Hayes-.465 Brian Cook-.403 Will Conroy-.276 Hilton Armstrong-.200 PER Kevin Martin- 18.3 Luis Scola- 17.1 Jordan Hill- 16.8 Aaron Brooks- 16.0 Kyle Lowry- 15.6 Chase Budinger- 13.2 Trevor Ariza- 12.5 David Andersen- 12.3 Chuck Hayes- 11.6 Shane Battier- 11.2 Jared Jeffries- 11.0 Jermaine Taylor- 10.2 Brian Cook- 2.5 Will Conroy- -2.3 Hilton Armstrong- -6.4 The way that Jordan Hill is developing sure looks promising for our future. Hopefully, he can take on Carl's role with maybe 20 to 25 minutes per game backing up Luis. Anyway, that's the latest update, look for another one to come in about a week or so.
Yea but it's a shame that once he put on a rockets jersey the refs swallow the whistle when he draws perfect fouls. Will someone investigate this nonsense?
wheres jcdenton to tell us that according to his "statistics" that the rockets lost out because no ones TS% is above .600??!
I think assists and turnovers should be factored in. A guy who makes the pass to a guy for an easy dunk...that dunk raises the fg% of the dunker but leads to a misinterpretation...that you want to put the ball in their hands more. In that situation, you wouldn't...you'd want to put it into the hands of the guy who passed him the ball. Who would you rather give the ball to? Player A: eFG% 60. Assists 0. Turnovers 5 Player B: eFG% 40. Assists 10. Turnovers 1. That's a dramatic case and of course you have to factor in the shots per game taken as well. A guy who takes 20 shots per game and gets 5 assists is a lot different from a guy who takes 10 shots a game and gets 5 assists. It's a good guide though...Brooks obviously is getting more assists...but more TO's too. I do think he is our most effective offensive player.
