Comments on: Layups: The ‘Black Hole Atlas’ http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: Darren http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43878 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:55:18 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43878 Really, really interesting. I had never heard the phrase "black hole" used in this way when it comes to basketball and basketball players who never shoot. I imagine they're called "black hole players" because once the ball gets sucked into their vicinity, the ball never comes back out? I love the expression.... and the stats you provided certainly are revealing.

]]> By: Snyde http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43798 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:25:01 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43798 Where's Jameer?

]]> By: Skipper http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43634 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:55:59 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43634 Love how USC's two most recent first round draft pick's are nos. 1 and 2. No question that it's an illustrative stat.

]]> By: kevin http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43581 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:09:58 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43581 My vote goes to Elvin Hayes. He didn't care if he was triple-teamed. He was jackin' it up.

]]> By: phil http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43574 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:55:42 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43574 where the hell is JR Smith?

I swear he probably belongs at the top somewhere.

]]> By: anon x 2 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43549 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:02:13 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43549 Silver SnR has a nice article on Kobe's black hole rating.

http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2011/2/11/1987878/where-black-holes-meet-geometry-kobe-bryant-and-the-next-evolution-of

]]> By: Unabashed Rose lover http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43517 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:42:30 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43517 #11

It looks to me like the original graphic is using assists per game and usg% as the axes in order to highlight Kobe and Rondo. Which is really pretty deceptive.

]]> By: Nick http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43516 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43516 One thing to consider is some of these guys are assisters and some of them are assistees. There's no real problem with taking the shot that was set up for you. "Black Holeyness" is more what you think of when a player takes a lot of unassisted non-transition shots, I think.

]]> By: AYC http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43473 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:00:22 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43473 Moses has the worst assist % of anybody in the HOF at 6.0%, on 25.6% usage. Mchale is fourth worst, at 8.1 ast%, with 22.4% usage.

]]> By: Baseballhead http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827&cpage=1#comment-43470 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:47:43 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8827#comment-43470 Tom Chambers! Gotta be on the list. They actually called him The White Hole when he was playing.

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