After putting together the Layman metric I posted the top 100 current players based on career averages. I also spouted off some R^2 numbers that didn't necessarily mean a lot without being able to visualize the data. Google (of course) has come up with just about the niftiest free tool I've ever run across. Within their version of Excel in Google Docs there is a chart option called a Motion Chart that gives you an interactive scatter plot. These charts can be published and displayed on NBA blogs such as this allowing couch potato nerds to world over to interactively display their data.
After the break, I have posted a smart chart with cumulative stats for current players such as OWS, OBPM, USG%, TS%, and a couple of my custom metrics. Unfortunately, I do not believe there is a way to display trend lines and R^2 values with this chart, but visuals can tell us more than enough in many instances.
***I have no clue why this chart defaults the the color scale and sizing scale that it does. I recommend switching to unique colors and Same Size. If I knew how to keep it from defaulting I would. Sorry guys.
Several things become readily apparent when looking at the data. The best scorers find their way to the top of any offensive metric, and a few of these guys are just head and shoulders above the rest (Lebron, KD, Carmelo, Kobe, and Wade) . The Layman's metric loves these 5 players. There are several players that other metrics love that don't get the same respect from my metrics. Guys that John Hollinger love (PER)
I don't think any of these names mentioned will surprise anyone. I've listed off several players that we know to be great that my rankings would apparently undervalue. The more I think about it however, it seems more than likely my rankings simply over value Kobe, Wade and Melo. Lebron and KD are clearly deserving of their place at the top right of any offensively focused scatter plot. I'd like to hear any thoughts or surprises that you might see when playing with the motion chart. |
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