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Visual: Another case for Harden's greatness (take that for data)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by napalm06, Jan 19, 2019.

  1. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    This is a quick and dirty visual I put together on how much each NBA player is contributing to their team offensively.

    The axis (X) is total points + assists (assuming all assists were worth 2 points. I didn't have data on that.)

    Gives you a lot of quick insight into the dynamics of each team, and how each team is built and balanced. Notice the super-massive GULF between Harden and the next Rocket. Thanks, injuries.

    Sorry the names got messy with overlap. I couldn't mess with the density, rotation, or staggering so it was all or nothing.

    Title is also bad, I ended up removing the proportion and just including the actual offensive value. Sue me.


    #MVP

    Click to zoom.

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    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Great graph. Most of the best teams have tandems or troikas of contributors. The Rockets have a Harden.
     
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    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    It's also interesting to count just how few Rockets are even on this cut off. I cut it off at 250 combined points and assists×2.
     
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    Props to Harden but cleaverly disguised we need House thread...
     
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    The gap is even greater because Harden probably has more 3-point assists than anyone.
     
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    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Yeah, that's probably true!
    Kind of. But mostly we just need warm bodies of any kind.



    On another note it's really funny to compare this to the all-star balloting..
     
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