Layups: HoopsAnalyst’s Award Picks
Posted by Neil Paine on April 10, 2009
In the latest post over at HoopsAnalyst, Harlan Schreiber lays out his picks for the 2008-09 NBA awards. But that's not really why I linked -- instead, I like the table he has under his Rookie of the Year pick, which compares the RoYs since 1979-80 to which player from that rookie class had the best career. You may not agree with all of his "best career" selections, but it's still a pretty fascinating list.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
One thing I miss from the old B-R Labs is the ability to look at cumulative stats for players in a given draft class.
April 14th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Anytime this kind of work done it thought provoking courageous. Im sure he finds more people disagreeing with him than agreeing with him. I just applaud the effort and thoroughness.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:55 am
What this list prooves beyond a doubt is that some drafts suck.
I am not sure some of the recent drafts where the 'best' player has proved to be a high schooler are a valid comparison. Kobe sucked in his rookie season, Dwight and others were soooo not NBA ready when drafted...