Iverson was a horrible defender by almost every advanced statistical analysis

Mar 31, 2014
12:15:46pm

kimdaddy35

Guessing and going for a steal every possession does not represent good defense, yet it will bring you a much higher level of steals.

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An interesting statistical model applied to the team this year

getemcougs24

3/31/14 9:18am

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing it.

dilbert

3/31/14 9:30am

I was on board until it showed Jimmer not the best player BYU

The Old Y

3/31/14 9:41am

I agree. It certainly doesn't tell the whole story.

getemcougs24

3/31/14 10:00am

It's because there are no statistics that can measure the impact of Jimmer range

ldssdl

3/31/14 10:11am

This is interesting. I can't figure out why the steals

Thrill

3/31/14 11:18am

Yeah. My thinking is that someone who is getting steals must be affecting the

getemcougs24

3/31/14 12:40pm

It seems clear that # of steals is picking up the effects of

couldge

3/31/14 12:49pm

awesome post, thanks for the work and insight

Michael Skarn

3/31/14 12:01pm

Seems like an absolutely ridiculous analysis

kimdaddy35

3/31/14 12:07pm

interesting take

Michael Skarn

3/31/14 12:09pm

Iverson was a horrible defender by almost every advanced statistical analysis

kimdaddy35

3/31/14 12:15pm

You are looking at this wrong. This is not just about one person,

Thrill

3/31/14 12:58pm

I'm a stats guy, and I agree with you.

yakkamole

3/31/14 1:31pm

The top steals team in the NBA is.... The Philadelphia 76ers

kimdaddy35

3/31/14 4:43pm

it's also not about one individual stat

Michael Skarn

3/31/14 4:54pm

For various reasons, you can't just substitute college for NBA in this analysis

Linescratcher

3/31/14 1:57pm

I agree in principle. I think the values don't translate directly

getemcougs24

3/31/14 5:13pm

RE: An interesting statistical model applied to the team this year

tibbyss09

3/31/14 3:50pm

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