Statophile, Volume 2
Has DeRozan's shooting improved? Who should start? Jack or Calderon? Has Johnson broken out of his slump? Guess who's ranked two and three in the league for rebounding?
Stats
Statophile, Volume 1
Welcome to a new idea here at RR. The goal of Statophile is to produce a weekly summary of advanced metrics - to analyse beyond what's beyond the basic boxscore. We will also address a few perceptions from readers each week and look to confirm or bust them.
Wins per million and a Kleiza/Bargnani switch
Apologies all around for yesterday's mess, but let's move on and talk about which Raptor most deserved the millions he got paid last year.
Fun with FT rate
The good news: training camp is 16 days away. The bad news: you have to suffer through this post.
Bargnani unlikely to benefit from Bosh’s exit
We examine a wild theory that has picked up some steam over the last few weeks.
Striving for equitable shot-distribution
The 16.5 shot attempts freed up by Bosh's departure will need to be accounted for, who should get them? Should they go towards solidifying Bargnani as the "main man", or would they be better served for YGZ®.
Win Probability Added
Yesterday's ESPN Insider article previewed WPA. If I divulge the whole article here, the EIP (ESPN Insider Police) will break down my front door and take custody of my child, so I'll only give out the definition.
Why a completely “free market” NBA won’t work
How much freedom should the players have? And what impact could that have on compensation?
Summer League – Yes, We Can Learn Something
We attended 3 days and 2 Raptors games live. I think there is too much criticism that summer league is "a waste of time" and "you cannot learn anything". Why? You can observe, among other things.
Analysis of Turkoglu vs Barbosa and Diaw
We obviously have three players that have different skill sets, but its still an interesting comparison. The analysis is about what assets we are obtaining versus the asset we are "losing".
Ed Davis – By The Numbers
There is a fair bit of commentary about Davis' poor second season. So, how does Davis compare to the rest of the draft class and other two bigs we mentioned? His numbers stack up quite well against the two: Mr. Davis gets to the line more often, rebounds well and has the best block-to-PF ratio…
The (geek-infused) Big Board
The team at Raptors Republic has done a great job at breaking down our possible selections on the RR - so much so that it seems other popular mock drafts are copying phdsteve's selection of Avery Bradley in the 13th slot. However, the stats guy has a different selection at #13...