The BBS True Shooting Guards
Nov 29, 2012 14:39:08 GMT -5
Post by Long 2's on Nov 29, 2012 14:39:08 GMT -5
BBS TS% RANKINGS
The Best True Shooting Guards in BBS
Anyone who is familiar with stats beyond just the simple boxscore stats knows what true shooting is. It is generally accepted as a more effective way of evaluating a player's efficiency and ability to put the ball in the bottom of the hoop. The calculation takes into account normal field goals, 3 pointers and free throws. The calculation is as follows;
Basically, this article will be another way to evaluate the guards in BBS. I might do a big man one next, since there will probably be a lot more disparity among the numbers since big men tend to suck at shooting. But I chose SG's first, since I tend to associate this rating with shooting guards, whose oft-3 point shooting tendencies need to be accounted for.
As a reference point, the mean TS% was .556
Team Player PPG TS%
The Brutal
[/size]The Best True Shooting Guards in BBS
Anyone who is familiar with stats beyond just the simple boxscore stats knows what true shooting is. It is generally accepted as a more effective way of evaluating a player's efficiency and ability to put the ball in the bottom of the hoop. The calculation takes into account normal field goals, 3 pointers and free throws. The calculation is as follows;
Basically, this article will be another way to evaluate the guards in BBS. I might do a big man one next, since there will probably be a lot more disparity among the numbers since big men tend to suck at shooting. But I chose SG's first, since I tend to associate this rating with shooting guards, whose oft-3 point shooting tendencies need to be accounted for.
As a reference point, the mean TS% was .556
Team Player PPG TS%
The Brutal
New York Mo Peterson 7.8 0.490
Mo Pete gets his own category, for being just so bad. The guy is a huge reason why the Knicks are tanking their faces off, and the fact he is so far below the 28th placed, guy, smh.
The Well Below Average[/size]
Lakers Larry Hughes 19.1 0.503
Atlanta Rodney Stuckey 11.1 0.513
Detroit Danilo Gallinari 9.4 0.518
Golden State Corey Maggette 11.2 0.523
Firstly, I need to give credit to whoever made Larry Hughes on this file, for making the guy damn near perfectly. Hughes is a notoriously inefficient offensive player in real life, and he is the same player here. His player page is a bit outdated I just noticed, so his % might be a tiny bit off, but the point is still the same : those 19 points are hollow as hell.
The other guys on the list, as expected, are below average starters on mediocre or bad teams. FBB is pretty smart, limiting these guys' shot attempts, as they are pretty inefficient in terms of scoring. Not really much else to say, not really a surprising group here, save for maybe Larry Hughes who looks like a nice scorer on the surface.
Creeping Towards Average[/size]
Dallas OJ Mayo 15.1 0.529
Cleveland Rudy Fernandez 18.6 0.529
New Orleans Marvin Williams 13.6 0.530
Milwaukee Kelenna Azubuike 10.5 0.533
New Jersey Monta Ellis 27.5 0.546
As expected, these players typically are shooting more for their teams, and scoring more buckets than the players mentioned earlier. This can be a combination of both these guys being better players, as well as being on better teams (some of them).
OJ Mayo is pretty much expected as a rookie, seeing as he is a volume shooter on a pretty bad team. Similarly, Fernandez is on a brutal team, and when you consider he is giving you an unexpected 18.6 a night, you would probably expect some inefficiencies. The problem lies in guys like Buike and Marvin, who are role players on mediocre teams, that are trying to get into, or remain in the playoffs. These players are negatives offensively right now for their teams.
Monta is the first 'elite' scorer in terms of PPG to pop on the list, and true to form, he is below average in this rating. His TS% is slightly below average (mirroring his prime real life counterpart), but the near 30 a night on one of the best teams in the league, well I bet their GM isn't complaining.
The Averages[/size]
Phoenix Arron Affalo 6.7 0.554
Toronto Richard Hamilton 25.3 0.557
Affalo and Rip represent the two players on both sides of the mean. Affalo is almost irrelevant as he is hardly shooting, but the fact he is doing so at least at an average rate is pretty encouraging when he is giving you elite level defense. Rip, another volume scorer, is scoring at a very night rate, almost right on par with the mean average.
Slightly Above Average (aka the .560's)[/size]
Orlando Eric gordon 20.4 0.561
Miami Ben Gordon 22.7 0.561
Minnesota Nick Young 14.7 0.563
San Antonio Tracy McGrady 28.2 0.563
Boston Andre Iguodala 14.0 0.564
Washington Steve Francis (Based on DC) 20.9 0.565
Utah James Posey 7.3 0.566
If the decimal place was moved up one, it seems like the mode would be in the 56's (would probably be easy to check, but this has wasted enough time). Eric Gordon is beasting as a rookie and is going to make an amazing 1-2 punch with LeBron. Nick Young is actually efficient, and so is Ben Gordon - wtf? T-Mac is a stud still and Steve Francis is still relevant - also wtf? James Posey looks like an elite role player, considering most role players in FBB tend to suck ass. Andre Iguodala is also a stud, despite his limited role in Boston. These players aren't blowing anyone away, but they are above average, which for volume scorers like T-Mac is sick, and for role players even more sweet.
Moving towards elite[/size]
Houston Chauncey Billups 11.0 0.571
Denver Brandon Roy 27.5 0.573
Memphis Shawn Marion 27.7 0.578
Who here doesn't belong? From this point on we will be looking at almost exclusively elite, volume scorers. Chauncey Billups is playing like the perfect low/non-option guard you could ask for. Brandon Roy and Shawn Marion are also playing some sick ball at the 2, especially Marion who is playing out of position, but excelling. The fact he is giving you near elite offensive efficiency, and amazing defense/rebounding/passing at the 2, he is one of the most valuable players in the league.
The Elite[/size]
Seattle Allen Iverson 25.9 0.585
Portland Michael Redd 29.6 0.588
Indiana Vince Carter 27.4 0.593
Sacramento Lou Williams 22.4 0.593
Philadelphia JR Smith 12.8 0.596
Clippers Dwyane Wade 29.4 0.597
These players could also be pumped together as the non-Kobe's. aside from Lou Will and JR Smith, we are looking at the utmost elite scorers in the league at the 2 guard position. JR Smith is super efficient on a brutal team - its a wonder why he doesn't shoot more. He looks like a pretty sweet 5th starter or bench guard though, with that kind of efficiency. Similarly, Lou Will is scoring effectively without demanding a shit load of shots. He is the leading scorer on a team that will win just under 50 games or so, and is doing so as efficiently as you could really ask for. At his size you wonder if he can be a key piece as a 2 on a contender, but the way he scores, its hard to say no.
In terms of the other guys, there isn't much to say really. Its not really surprising since I am sure we expected all these guys to be at or near the top here.
Chicago Kobe Bryant 34.1 0.633
Unlike his real life counterpart, Kobe is incredibly efficient here, really MJ-like for sure. The fucking guy is giving you 34 a night on under 24 shots a game. There is a reason that he is in the title picture, the guy is a fucking stud. The crazy thing is that last season he was giving you 1.9 points per shot (1.43 this year, still incredible), and a TS% of .842 (I double checked this like 4 times, I still can't tell if excel is just fucking with me).
Bottom line: insane stats.
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