Comments on: Layups: Rondo’s D Gets Its Due

By: mehmet

mehmet — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:32:57 +0000

Thank you so much Neil!

My bad wording though,sorry;actually I meant from 96-97 season as a starter through 97-98 and 98-99.Hıs cumulative numbers could have been very much different..

Great site,keep up the excellent work!

Cheers.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:54:27 +0000

Well, we do have what's called the Simple Projection System, which predicts production based on stats from the previous three years. It can't predict playing time, but if we peg Kobe for 80 games at 40 MPG, that's 3200 MP instead of the 2447 he actually played. The SPS would predict this performance from him, then:

FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	3P%	FT%
773	1671	80	231	516	613	116	507	427	142	53	249	231	2133	26.7	6.3	5.3	0.463	0.346	0.838

By the way, how many times do I have to say that I like Kobe's game, and I think he's one of the greatest players of all-time? The only people I get upset with are the talking heads who say that he's the greatest, despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, because they have a pathological need for Kobe to be a clone of Michael Jordan. I never said I didn't like Kobe. I've always maintained that I think Kobe is a brilliant player. But this is another thing that's frustrating about his fans -- when you don't rank him as the greatest, you get labeled a "hater" for life. Only in their world does failing to bestow upon him top honors equate to "hating"... Never in a million years will I understand that mentality.

By: mehmet

mehmet — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:57:17 +0000

Dear Neil,

I am just trying my chances,don't get mad at me :)

I know you don't like Kobe but is it possible for you to make a nice reserved projection of statistical years if he had begun as a starter and had not gone through his infamous Colorado 'voyage'.

I am guessing he could have been around 28-29.000 points.

Really thanks!

By: JayOh

JayOh — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:08:35 +0000

He might the best on the ball defending PG in the league. As far as an overall player, though, I find him to be overrated. His assist #s look to be somewhat inflated from playing with 3 future HOFers. His 64% from the line for his career is scary as well.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:22:32 +0000

Nice tip, Mike. Thanks!

I actually only meant to compare Rondo to MJ on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively they're worlds apart.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:19:17 +0000

And check out that great "Tiny URL" feature in the Full Court.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/tiny.cgi?id=EZPq2

By: Mike G

Mike G — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:17:15 +0000

"He reminds me a lot of MJ without the size.."
Size, scoring ability, shotblocking, and turnover minimization?

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:37:30 +0000

(Celtics Homer Disclaimer - I bleed green) I had Rondo as the best defensive guard in the league last year actually (well unless you consider Battier a guard, which I don't). He reminds me a lot of MJ without the size. He causes havoc but can also lock into a guy. The only real weakness is his size doesn't allow him much versatility. He's defending point guards, or he's in trouble. He did lead all guard is defensive win share last year.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&is_playoffs=N&year_min=2009&year_max=2009&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&lg_id=&franch_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos=G&qual=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=dws