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Name: Trevor Smith
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Bio: Trevor Smith is a management consultant living in Toronto, Ontario. He currently writes for HoopsAddict.com, and previously worked for NBA Cares. He is a graduate of Queen's University.
North Americans everywhere watched last week as Hurricane Ike ripped through the city of Houston and much of coastal Texas; the category three tempest leveled nearly everything in its wake and left destruction in the city that will take billions of dollars to repair. Enter the Houston Rockets, an organization that reminds us all of the role a team can play in bringing a community back.
Los Angeles Lakers guard and reigning MVP Kobe Bryant had two priorities heading into this summer: win a gold medal and get healthy for the start of the Lakers season. The first goal was realized when the Redeem Team defeated Spain several weeks ago. The later objective, though, looks to be a false hope.
Thanks to “More Than A Game”, a new documentary by first-time director Kris Belman, the story of how LeBron became King James will indeed be told, but in his own words.
The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to repeat their surprising run to the NBA Finals this season. Incredibly, their fate lies not in the shooting hand of Kobe Bryant, the legs of Pau Gasol, or even the shoulder Lamar Odom. Instead, the Lakers’ destiny rests on the knee of Andrew Bynum.
To use Beijing as a springboard towards future triumphs and not a singular rally, the program will have to change and grow. The Redeem Team dominated, but it clearly had weaknesses and imperfections (i.e. outside shooting, half-court offensive execution). Their gold medal finish brought much rejoicing, but it also raises a number of questions regarding the future of the program.
Last week’s Advanced Stats 101 studied two key defensive APBRmetrics in hopes of understanding how advanced statistics can propel the way we collectively think of defense. This week’s piece aims to shed similar light on rebounding, an aspect of the game that seems very straightforward but which careful consideration shows to be anything but.
Most recently in this continuing space, Advanced Stats 101 has looked at APBRmetrics for Player Shooting as well as exploring Team and Player Offensive Ratings. Given the old adage that defense wins championship, it seems only appropriate to follow with a look at two key defensive stats and their application.
As the brilliantly executed “There Can Only Be One” ad campaign told us, winning an NBA title confers a player with many perks, including respect from their peers, admiration from fans, and an affirmed sense of validity. It would seem for at least one Boston Celtic, it promotes one more upshot: delusions of grandeur.
Last week’s Advanced Stats column furthered our examination of basic APBRmetrics and their application. Thus far we have considered new measures for team and player shooting statistics. This week we explore another important “dynamic statistic”: Offensive Rating.
In this space last week, we explored some basics regarding APBRmetrics and their application when considering team shooting. Let us now consider the same three metrics used to evaluate team performances and examine how they pertain to individual shooters.