Comments on: Boston’s Bench Boost

By: Ghosts of Ehlo

Ghosts of Ehlo — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:44:04 +0000

*thursday

By: Ghosts of Ehlo

Ghosts of Ehlo — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:43:32 +0000

Love to see a list of the worst performances by a team in the finals. Hate to see that beloved Jazz team at the top.

Is there a way to weight these bench performances to give more credit for the competitive games? What stood out about Boston's bench on Friday was that they took, extended and held a fourth quarter lead against LA's starters.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:37:06 +0000

The Bulls' whole team had something like 2.2 WS for the entire game -- which seemingly makes no sense, except for the fact that the Jazz had the negative of that, so it still added up to zero for the game... It's tough to put into words just how horrifyingly bad the Jazz were in that game.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:41:13 +0000

In that 96-54 blowout by the Bulls over the Jazz, reserves scored just 30 of the 96, and somehow registerd .73 Win Shares?
How many WS does the Bulls' whole team get in one game?

In Game 4 this year, Boston subs scored 36 of 96, and in fewer total minutes.

By: Bradley Campbell

Bradley Campbell — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:47:36 +0000

I think this argument has to be revisited for a few "WinShare Boosts" cases. Four of the top 5 were blowouts. I'd expect a higher contribution from the bench as their minutes are increased.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:07:21 +0000

That Bulls / Jazz game up at the top is misleading. Those were not valuable contributions. That was the worst playoff blowout I've seen. MJ, Dennis, and especially Scottie (who would pull his back out in the next game) put a defensive hex on the Jazz in the first quarter, and that was the end of it. Burrell and the Bulls whitewash bench players looked like they were playing against practice cones.