The Pluses and Minuses of +/-

The validity of plus/minus has been debated frequently here at Raptors Republic with several misconceptions around both “basic/raw” and “adjusted” measures. The NBA posts raw +/- scores here. A few days ago, it was noted the DeMar DeRozan had the worst plus/minus in the league – what does this mean?. And how is it that…

Statophile, Volume 7 – The “Team Edition”

Happy Holidays! All I wanted for Christmas was more playing time for Julian Wright. I received it, but unfortunately it was due to injuries and a bone head ejection. The end of the calendar year, is a pretty useless milestone for the NBA season (after 41 games, or during all-star break is certainly more natural),…

Statophile, Volume 6

[Editor’s note: defintions for these metrics can be found here.] The Wright Move “…intensity becomes infectious…You’ve got to play at both ends of the floor if you’re going to be successful” – Jay Triano Our wings have potential to score in bunches, but consistency has been an issue. Sonny Weems and Linas Kleiza broke out…

The defensive stopper is overrated

Injecting one good-to-great defensive player as a remedy for a poor defensive unit sounds like a bad strategy, and one the Raptors have been guilty of too often.