NAME POS GP MIN WP48 PoP48 WINS PTS REB AST TO BLK STL PF
Rafer Alston PG 47 980 .055 -1.4 1.12 17.9 5.2 9.4 4.2 0.7 1.9 5.9
Maceo Baston PF 16 106 .201 3.2 0.44 18.1 10.4 0.0 2.7 5.0 1.8 7.2
Michael Bradley PF 67 1314 .152 1.6 4.16 12.3 14.9 2.4 2.8 1.2 0.6 4.6
Damone Brown SF 5 115 -.206 -9.5 -0.49 11.7 6.3 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.4 5.8
Vince Carter SG 43 1471 .135 1.1 4.14 28.8 6.1 4.7 2.4 1.3 1.6 3.9
Antonio Davis C 53 1894 -.012 -3.5 -0.48 18.7 11.1 3.3 3.0 1.6 0.6 3.8
Greg Foster C 29 539 -.152 -7.8 -1.70 10.8 9.1 1.2 2.7 0.8 0.1 7.3
Zendon Hamilton PF 3 12 .079 -0.6 0.02 24.0 16.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 8.0
Nate Huffman C 7 76 -.020 -3.7 -0.03 14.5 14.5 3.2 1.9 1.9 0.6 8.2
Lindsey Hunter PG 29 673 -.117 -6.7 -1.64 20.0 4.2 5.1 4.1 0.4 2.5 3.6
Jermaine Jackson SG 24 286 .012 -2.7 0.07 11.1 4.2 6.5 3.2 0.5 1.5 4.0
Chris Jefferies SF 51 666 -.069 -5.2 -0.96 14.2 4.3 1.6 3.2 1.2 1.4 4.0
Voshon Lenard SG 63 1929 .035 -2.0 1.41 22.3 5.3 3.6 2.6 0.5 1.5 3.9
Art Long PF 7 80 -.186 -8.9 -0.31 12.0 12.0 2.4 6.6 1.8 1.8 7.8
Jelani McCoy C 67 1367 .007 -2.9 0.21 16.0 12.5 1.5 3.4 2.1 1.0 5.7
Mamadou N'diaye C 22 364 .032 -2.1 0.24 15.8 10.8 0.9 2.8 4.2 1.1 7.6
Morris Peterson SF 82 2949 .027 -2.2 1.65 18.8 5.9 3.1 2.1 0.5 1.4 3.8
Alvin Williams PG 78 2638 .121 0.7 6.64 18.7 4.5 7.6 2.3 0.4 2.0 3.1
Jerome Williams PF 71 2346 .201 3.2 9.82 14.1 13.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 2.4 4.0
Name FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
Rafer Alston 41.5% 42.9% 39.2% 68.5% 49.1% 51.0% 16.4 6.4 2.6
Maceo Baston 60.0% 60.0% 0.0% 83.3% 60.0% 66.1% 11.3 0.0 5.4
Michael Bradley 48.1% 48.7% 16.7% 52.2% 48.2% 49.2% 11.5 0.2 2.4
Damone Brown 31.4% 33.3% 0.0% 75.0% 31.4% 36.3% 14.6 0.8 3.3
Vince Carter 46.7% 49.3% 34.4% 80.6% 49.7% 53.2% 24.8 4.3 5.2
Antonio Davis 40.7% 40.7% 0.0% 77.1% 40.7% 48.3% 16.2 0.0 7.1
Greg Foster 38.5% 39.0% 25.0% 81.2% 38.9% 44.5% 10.9 0.4 2.8
Zendon Hamilton 40.0% 40.0% 0.0% 100.0% 40.0% 51.0% 20.0 0.0 8.0
Nate Huffman 36.0% 36.0% 0.0% 62.5% 36.0% 40.3% 15.8 0.0 5.1
Lindsey Hunter 35.1% 36.9% 31.8% 72.3% 40.7% 43.4% 21.5 7.6 3.4
Jermaine Jackson 30.9% 33.9% 11.1% 85.2% 31.6% 41.3% 11.4 1.5 4.5
Chris Jefferies 38.7% 40.7% 33.3% 67.4% 43.3% 46.3% 14.0 3.9 3.1
Voshon Lenard 40.2% 41.8% 36.5% 80.4% 45.9% 50.2% 20.1 6.3 4.8
Art Long 36.0% 34.8% 50.0% 20.0% 38.0% 36.8% 15.0 1.2 3.0
Jelani McCoy 49.1% 49.1% 0.0% 54.8% 49.1% 50.7% 13.9 0.0 4.4
Mamadou N'diaye 44.8% 44.8% 0.0% 72.3% 44.8% 51.4% 12.7 0.0 6.2
Morris Peterson 39.2% 41.8% 33.7% 78.9% 44.6% 48.8% 17.5 5.6 4.0
Alvin Williams 43.8% 45.8% 32.9% 78.2% 46.4% 50.8% 16.5 2.7 4.3
Jerome Williams 49.9% 50.3% 16.7% 55.5% 50.0% 52.5% 10.9 0.1 5.7
  WP48 WINS PTS DRB ORB TRB AST TO BLK STL PF
TOR -0.063 24.3 90.9 28.7 12.5 41.2 19.3 14.4 4.8 7.4 21.5
AVG 0.500 41.0 95.1 30.3 12.0 42.3 21.5 14.9 5.0 7.9 21.8
OPP 1.063 57.7 96.8 31.7 11.9 43.6 21.1 13.7 5.0 7.4 20.8
AVGOPP 0.500 41.0 95.1 30.3 12.0 42.3 21.5 14.9 5.0 7.9 21.8
  FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
TOR 42.7% 44.6% 34.3% 71.8% 45.8% 49.7% 81.3 14.5 22.9
AVG 44.2% 46.3% 34.9% 75.8% 47.4% 51.9% 80.8 14.7 24.4

Wins Produced
Expected* Actual Forecast**
24.3-57.7 24-58 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


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The NBA Geek's Amnesty Guesses, Part 2

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