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John Wall, Derrick Rose, and the State of the Wizards
May 31, 2010
Note: This is a joint post by me (DJ) and Robbie O’Malley. The first part is from me and the last part comes from Robbie.
A couple of weeks ago I asked the question: Is John Wall the Obvious Number One Pick for the Wizards? In response to this question – and my discussion – I have seen at least two prominent answers. The first comes from The Big Lead. On Saturday this website offered the following quick post:
Because Somebody Had to Come Up With a John-Wall-Doesn’t-Go-First Scenario
Brace yourselves, people. “There is, though, a link between what we see in college and what we will see in the future.
And that link – which we will illustrate with PAWS40 [Position Adjusted Win Score per 40 minutes] – suggests the following order: 1. DeMarcus Cousins: 15.61, 2. Evan Turner: 14.37, 3. Wesley Johnson: 13.40, 4. Derrick Favors: 11.20, 5. John Wall: 9.97.”
A nice effort, but this is a reach of epic proportions. As is the Derrick Rose assertion late in the link.
And then on Monday, David Aldridge at NBA.com stated the following:
I like the Wages of Wins guys; they do strong work and can make compelling arguments. But in this case we will have to agree to disagree. Numbers in a vacuum, without any context (the Wizards, coming off of their disastrous, star-player-is-indicted season, cannot afford to take any kind of gamble with the first pick) are as meaningless as “gut feelings” without any empirical data (bolded words in the original).
Okay, I guess my post didn’t resonate well with everyone. In response, I wish to do the following:
1. Review my original argument.
2. Review the early career of Derrick Rose
May 31, 2010
Note: This is a joint post by me (DJ) and Robbie O’Malley. The first part is from me and the last part comes from Robbie.
A couple of weeks ago I asked the question: Is John Wall the Obvious Number One Pick for the Wizards? In response to this question – and my discussion – I have seen at least two prominent answers. The first comes from The Big Lead. On Saturday this website offered the following quick post:
Because Somebody Had to Come Up With a John-Wall-Doesn’t-Go-First Scenario
Brace yourselves, people. “There is, though, a link between what we see in college and what we will see in the future.
And that link – which we will illustrate with PAWS40 [Position Adjusted Win Score per 40 minutes] – suggests the following order: 1. DeMarcus Cousins: 15.61, 2. Evan Turner: 14.37, 3. Wesley Johnson: 13.40, 4. Derrick Favors: 11.20, 5. John Wall: 9.97.”
A nice effort, but this is a reach of epic proportions. As is the Derrick Rose assertion late in the link.
And then on Monday, David Aldridge at NBA.com stated the following:
I like the Wages of Wins guys; they do strong work and can make compelling arguments. But in this case we will have to agree to disagree. Numbers in a vacuum, without any context (the Wizards, coming off of their disastrous, star-player-is-indicted season, cannot afford to take any kind of gamble with the first pick) are as meaningless as “gut feelings” without any empirical data (bolded words in the original).
Okay, I guess my post didn’t resonate well with everyone. In response, I wish to do the following:
1. Review my original argument.
2. Review the early career of Derrick Rose
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