Redd and JR smith are "comparable" too you know.... excel that you dick!!!
Let's see if this assertion is credible:
JRSC MR0708 JRS0708
GP 268 72 72
MPG 21.4 37.5 37.50
PPG 10.9 22.7 20.51
FTA 566 490 384.00
FTM 424 402 287.66
FT% 0.75 0.82 0.75
FGA 2432 1243.00 1243.00
FGM 1034 550.00 528.48
FG% 0.43 0.44 0.43
3PA 1193 359 359.00
3PM 439 130 132.10
3P% 0.37 0.36 0.37
RPG 2.1 3.1 3.68
RPM 0.10 0.08 0.10
APG 1.60 3.4 2.80
APM 0.07 0.09 0.07
It's clear that, no, they are not comparable players. For starters, Michael Redd was injured last season, and his knees are kind of shot. He's not the Michael Redd of old. JR Smith would score about two points less in the same time. Furthermore, there is a flaw in this model. This assumes a linear relationship between the independent variables. I promise, I will work out the kinks and report back to you at the most opportune time.
I pointed the above out because as we all know, rates aren't completely stagnant. In the case of Jamal Crawford and Tim Thomas, they were both playing 30+ minutes a night, so the relationship is closer to linear. In this model, we're assuming JR Smith will perform at the same level in 21 minutes a night as Redd will do in 37, which is less believable.
Solid input. Thanks for helping my model out!
5/6/2008 12:32 PM