The Official NBA Week 10 Thread #gohome

[fidstar]

Isnt the stat presented just averages? It's not misleading, it serves to give a purpose - that is an idea on average how his shooting %s were.

I agree, 43/37 id take that!

It's misleading because of sample size and other factors I mentioned above.

And, yes, 43/37 is good. To put it in perspective Harden has shot 44/37 since joining Houston.

 

[peternorth]

It's misleading because of sample size and other factors I mentioned above.

And, yes, 43/37 is good. To put it in perspective Harden has shot 44/37 since joining Houston.

yep the way the cookie crumbles in the world of maths.

id take 37/37

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Among "relevant" players (qualifying for the minutes per game leaderboard, averaging 24+ minutes per game), Clint Capela is #4 in PER (behind LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis), and #3 in Win Shares Per 48 Minutes (behind James Harden and Steph Curry).

Is Capela really that good/important? And is he better than Dwight Howard (a similar type of player) was at the same age (circa 2009-10)?

No, and no.

 

[fidstar]

Is Capela a top 5ish player in the league? No

Is he leading a team to the NBA Finals like Howard? Ummm of course not.

Is he having a good year and important for the Rockets? Yes.

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Capela has his role on that Rockets team, but he's really not the defensive fulcrum that his athletic talent suggests he could be.

Houston is a far better defensive team when Nene is on the court. They were last season too, as evidenced by how much they struggled without him in the playoffs. If Capela is behind Nene, there's no way he can be compared with prime Dwight.

PER is very generous with big men, particularly those who shoot a high percentage (ie dunk a lot) and accumulate quantifiable stats.

 

[nufan]

Capela has his role on that Rockets team, but he's really not the defensive fulcrum that his athletic talent suggests he could be.

Houston is a far better defensive team when Nene is on the court. They were last season too, as evidenced by how much they struggled without him in the playoffs. If Capela is behind Nene, there's no way he can be compared with prime Dwight.

PER is very generous with big men, particularly those who shoot a high percentage (ie dunk a lot) and accumulate quantifiable stats.

Yeah, this is absolutely not Davis' best year yet his PER is massive. Shooting % is a massive part of PER