NAME POS GP MIN WP48 PoP48 WINS PTS REB AST TO BLK STL PF
Carlos Arroyo SG 17 96 .064 -1.1 0.13 15.0 6.0 10.5 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.0
Michael Bradley PF 26 117 .068 -1.0 0.16 12.3 9.8 1.2 2.5 2.5 0.0 4.1
Vince Carter SG 60 2385 .105 0.2 5.20 29.9 6.3 4.8 3.1 0.9 1.9 3.8
Chris Childs PG 69 1576 .061 -1.2 2.02 8.7 4.7 10.7 3.7 0.2 1.7 5.4
Keon Clark C 81 2185 .076 -0.7 3.48 20.1 13.2 1.9 3.1 2.7 1.3 5.7
Dell Curry SG 56 886 .039 -1.9 0.72 19.5 4.4 3.3 2.2 0.3 1.2 2.7
Antonio Davis PF 77 2977 .089 -0.3 5.53 17.9 11.9 2.5 2.6 1.3 0.9 3.6
Derrick Dial SG 7 50 .132 1.0 0.14 26.9 10.6 3.8 2.9 0.0 1.9 1.0
Jermaine Jackson SG 24 280 .206 3.3 1.20 9.8 4.6 9.8 2.4 0.2 1.5 4.1
Eric Montross C 49 656 -.063 -5.0 -0.86 8.5 10.2 1.2 1.8 1.7 0.9 6.7
Tracy Murray SF 40 473 .023 -2.4 0.23 23.0 5.4 1.9 2.5 0.8 1.1 3.9
Mamadou N'diaye C 5 46 .265 5.2 0.25 20.9 11.5 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.0 6.3
Hakeem Olajuwon C 61 1378 .083 -0.5 2.40 15.2 12.7 2.3 3.4 3.1 2.6 5.1
Morris Peterson SF 63 1989 .090 -0.3 3.73 21.3 5.4 3.7 2.1 0.3 1.8 4.2
Michael Stewart C 11 93 -.032 -4.1 -0.06 11.4 12.9 1.5 2.1 1.5 2.1 11.4
Jerome Williams SF 68 1641 .270 5.3 9.22 15.2 11.3 2.2 2.0 0.7 2.3 4.5
Alvin Williams PG 82 2927 .098 -0.0 5.99 15.9 4.6 7.7 2.5 0.4 2.2 3.1
Name FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
Carlos Arroyo 44.8% 44.8% 0.0% 66.7% 44.8% 47.4% 14.5 0.0 3.0
Michael Bradley 52.0% 56.5% 0.0% 50.0% 52.0% 52.6% 10.3 0.8 3.3
Vince Carter 42.8% 44.1% 38.7% 79.8% 47.4% 51.5% 26.3 6.3 6.2
Chris Childs 32.8% 36.4% 27.5% 81.7% 38.3% 43.5% 9.0 3.7 2.2
Keon Clark 49.0% 49.4% 0.0% 67.4% 49.0% 52.2% 17.0 0.1 5.1
Dell Curry 40.6% 44.4% 34.4% 89.2% 47.1% 49.5% 18.8 7.1 2.0
Antonio Davis 42.6% 42.6% 0.0% 81.8% 42.6% 49.7% 15.5 0.0 5.8
Derrick Dial 42.3% 45.5% 25.0% 83.3% 44.2% 48.9% 25.0 3.8 5.8
Jermaine Jackson 47.6% 47.5% 50.0% 66.7% 48.8% 54.2% 7.2 0.3 4.1
Eric Montross 40.2% 40.5% 0.0% 32.3% 40.2% 39.8% 9.7 0.1 2.3
Tracy Murray 41.1% 43.7% 38.5% 81.0% 50.7% 52.5% 21.0 10.6 2.1
Mamadou N'diaye 60.0% 60.0% 0.0% 80.0% 60.0% 69.4% 10.4 0.0 10.4
Hakeem Olajuwon 46.4% 46.6% 0.0% 56.0% 46.4% 47.8% 14.6 0.1 2.9
Morris Peterson 43.8% 46.9% 36.4% 75.1% 49.2% 52.4% 18.5 5.6 4.1
Michael Stewart 34.8% 34.8% 0.0% 54.5% 34.8% 39.5% 11.9 0.0 5.7
Jerome Williams 49.0% 49.0% 0.0% 67.6% 49.0% 54.2% 11.3 0.0 6.0
Alvin Williams 41.5% 43.8% 32.1% 73.6% 44.7% 47.0% 15.9 3.2 2.3
  WP48 WINS PTS DRB ORB TRB AST TO BLK STL PF
TOR 0.035 39.5 91.4 28.5 13.6 42.1 21.7 14.3 5.5 8.4 21.6
AVG 0.500 41.0 95.5 30.2 12.2 42.4 21.9 14.5 5.2 7.8 21.2
OPP 0.965 42.5 91.8 29.7 12.1 41.9 19.9 15.2 4.8 7.7 19.7
AVGOPP 0.500 41.0 95.5 30.2 12.2 42.4 21.9 14.5 5.2 7.8 21.2
  FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
TOR 43.4% 45.1% 34.9% 73.9% 46.3% 50.1% 82.0 13.5 20.9
AVG 44.5% 46.5% 35.4% 75.2% 47.7% 52.0% 81.3 14.7 23.8

Wins Produced
Expected* Actual Forecast**
39.5-42.5 42-40 n/a

* The win-loss record that wins produced would have predicted based on players' WP48 so far (ignores previous seasons).

** future games only -- takes current record as given


Articles featuring the Toronto Raptors

Trade Machine Economics

So, yesterday a trade happened. I'm not going to talk a whole lot about the #BasketballReasons of the trade (other, than, perhaps to take a 5-minute break laughing myself silly at those of you who actually thought Toronto got better here) because I think Ben Gulker and Devin Digham both do a good job of that here and here. I just want to briefly talk about the economics.

The NBA Geek's Amnesty Guesses, Part 2

As with part 1 (which you can read here), I'm calling them guesses, not predictions, because this way if I'm completely wrong, I won't look as stupid.  Will I do something as crazy as amnestying Kobe freaking Bryant again today?

Post-Lockout Podcast with FillingTheLanes

The folks from the Filling The Lanes podcast were nice enough to invite me back on for their latest podcast, to talk about post-lockout madness.  You can listen below, or download the podcast here.  This time I get my time in the spotlight in the beginning of the podcast.