NAME POS GP MIN WP48 PoP48 WINS PTS REB AST TO BLK STL PF
Robert Archibald C 30 246 -.011 -3.4 -0.06 5.7 9.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 2.5 9.6
Mengke Bateer C 7 40 .000 -3.1 0.00 9.6 9.6 1.2 2.4 0.0 1.2 12.0
Lonny Baxter PF 36 487 .099 -0.0 1.00 14.8 11.9 1.0 2.2 1.8 1.4 6.8
Corie Blount C 16 294 .036 -2.0 0.22 6.2 11.3 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.8 8.0
Chris Bosh C 75 2510 .091 -0.3 4.74 16.5 10.7 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.1 4.1
Michael Bradley C 5 38 -.041 -4.4 -0.03 3.8 13.9 1.3 3.8 0.0 1.3 7.6
Rick Brunson PG 3 10 .102 0.1 0.02 19.2 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vince Carter SG 73 2785 .079 -0.6 4.58 28.4 6.0 6.0 3.8 1.1 1.5 3.7
Michael Curry SF 70 1229 -.021 -3.7 -0.53 8.0 3.4 2.1 1.9 0.2 0.9 6.0
Antonio Davis C 15 538 .071 -0.9 0.80 11.5 12.8 1.2 1.9 0.7 0.7 4.0
Dion Glover SG 14 178 .001 -3.0 0.00 17.3 7.8 4.0 5.1 0.5 2.7 4.6
Chris Jefferies SF 2 8 .172 2.3 0.03 48.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Donyell Marshall PF 66 2580 .232 4.1 12.47 19.8 13.2 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.5 3.7
Roger Mason PG 23 285 -.008 -3.3 -0.05 15.7 4.7 3.9 3.0 1.0 1.7 5.2
Jerome Moiso C 35 417 .131 1.0 1.14 11.7 13.0 0.9 2.9 1.4 2.0 4.8
Lamond Murray PF 33 518 -.140 -7.4 -1.51 18.3 8.3 2.6 3.5 0.6 1.4 4.4
Milt Palacio PG 59 1211 -.016 -3.6 -0.41 10.2 4.0 7.3 3.4 0.4 1.6 3.6
Jannero Pargo PG 5 71 -.201 -9.3 -0.30 12.2 2.7 8.1 3.4 0.7 2.7 4.7
Morris Peterson SF 82 2148 .125 0.8 5.58 15.2 5.8 2.5 1.5 0.3 2.0 4.6
Jalen Rose SG 50 1968 .025 -2.3 1.03 19.8 4.9 6.7 4.2 0.4 1.0 3.4
Rod Strickland PG 15 282 .050 -1.5 0.29 12.1 6.3 10.0 3.1 0.7 1.4 2.9
Alvin Williams PG 56 1730 .060 -1.2 2.14 13.7 4.2 6.2 2.2 0.3 1.5 3.2
Jerome Williams PF 15 407 .253 4.8 2.14 9.1 15.1 1.3 2.7 0.4 2.2 3.5
Name FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
Robert Archibald 26.7% 26.7% 0.0% 48.1% 26.7% 34.6% 5.9 0.0 5.3
Mengke Bateer 57.1% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0% 57.1% 57.1% 8.4 0.0 0.0
Lonny Baxter 46.9% 47.2% 0.0% 53.6% 46.9% 49.1% 12.6 0.1 5.5
Corie Blount 38.3% 38.3% 0.0% 66.7% 38.3% 39.3% 7.7 0.0 0.5
Chris Bosh 45.9% 46.1% 35.7% 70.1% 46.3% 51.3% 13.6 0.3 5.5
Michael Bradley 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 50.0% 33.3% 38.7% 3.8 0.0 2.5
Rick Brunson 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 19.2 0.0 0.0
Vince Carter 41.7% 42.4% 38.3% 80.6% 44.9% 50.1% 25.1 4.2 7.2
Michael Curry 38.8% 40.3% 20.0% 84.5% 39.5% 46.0% 7.7 0.6 2.3
Antonio Davis 38.3% 38.3% 0.0% 75.5% 38.3% 45.6% 10.7 0.0 4.4
Dion Glover 38.5% 41.2% 28.6% 71.4% 41.5% 45.0% 17.5 3.8 3.8
Chris Jefferies 50.0% 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% 58.3% 62.1% 36.0 18.0 6.0
Donyell Marshall 46.7% 50.0% 40.3% 74.1% 53.5% 55.8% 16.4 5.5 3.0
Roger Mason 35.6% 35.2% 36.4% 86.4% 42.5% 48.1% 14.7 5.6 3.7
Jerome Moiso 47.6% 48.2% 0.0% 57.9% 47.6% 50.6% 9.7 0.1 4.4
Lamond Murray 35.3% 35.5% 35.0% 68.6% 40.2% 42.8% 19.9 5.6 3.2
Milt Palacio 34.9% 36.8% 15.4% 66.2% 35.6% 39.2% 11.8 1.0 2.7
Jannero Pargo 31.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 31.0% 31.0% 19.6 3.4 0.0
Morris Peterson 40.5% 45.3% 37.1% 80.9% 51.3% 53.9% 13.1 7.6 2.1
Jalen Rose 41.0% 43.4% 31.1% 82.2% 44.0% 48.7% 18.3 3.6 4.4
Rod Strickland 33.3% 34.6% 0.0% 68.2% 33.3% 37.9% 14.3 0.5 3.7
Alvin Williams 40.5% 43.0% 29.2% 77.6% 43.1% 46.3% 13.8 2.5 2.4
Jerome Williams 49.1% 50.0% 0.0% 72.4% 49.1% 55.2% 6.7 0.1 3.4
  WP48 WINS PTS DRB ORB TRB AST TO BLK STL PF
TOR 0.000 33.3 85.4 29.5 10.1 39.6 19.2 14.2 4.9 7.4 21.3
AVG 0.500 41.0 93.4 30.1 12.1 42.2 21.3 15.0 5.1 7.9 21.4
OPP 1.000 48.7 88.5 32.5 12.6 45.1 18.5 14.6 4.1 7.2 19.7
AVGOPP 0.500 41.0 93.4 30.1 12.1 42.2 21.3 15.0 5.1 7.9 21.4
  FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
TOR 41.8% 43.4% 35.6% 75.0% 45.4% 49.5% 77.4 15.8 20.1
AVG 43.9% 46.0% 34.7% 75.2% 47.1% 51.6% 79.8 14.9 24.2

Wins Produced
Expected* Actual Forecast**
33.3-48.7 33-49 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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Post-Lockout Podcast with FillingTheLanes

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