re: At the Hive Mid-Season Player Grades

PER

PER explanation

ETA: No my link is best I promise.

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The wiki article was the first link that came up on lmgtfy. I win. I got you the info first in the most smartass way

Problems with PER from the Wiki link:

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PER largely measures offensive performance. Hollinger freely admits that two of the defensive statistics it incorporates -- blocks and steals -- can produce a distorted picture of a player's value and that PER is not a reliable measure of a player's defensive acumen. For example, Bruce Bowen, widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the NBA (at least through the 2006-07 season), has routinely posted single-digit PERs.

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The same goes for Def Rating. It puts way too much emphasis on individual stats (blocks, steals) that can often come at the expense of overall team defense.

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In addition, some have argued that PER gives undue weight to a player's contribution in limited minutes, or against a team's second unit, and it undervalues players who have enough diversity in their game to play starter's minutes.

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Looking at you, Eric Bledsoe.

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Lastly, PER rewards inefficient shooting. To quote Dave Berri, the author of The Wages of Wins:

"Hollinger argues that each two point field goal made is worth about 1.65 points. A three point field goal made is worth 2.65 points. A missed field goal, though, costs a team 0.72 points. Given these values, with a bit of math we can show that a player will break even on his two point field goal attempts if he hits on 30.4% of these shots. On three pointers the break-even point is 21.4%. If a player exceeds these thresholds, and virtually every NBA player does so with respect to two-point shots, the more he shoots the higher his value in PERs. So a player can be an inefficient scorer and simply inflate his value by taking a large number of shots."

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Proof, in my opinion, that PER is a faulty stat. It's supposed to indicate a player's efficiency, but completely ignores his shooting efficiency.

it has its limitations...but it's a hell of a lot better than just looking at PPG and RPG

Oh my, you guys are hurt. I hope it gets better for y'all. I said David is a c. Would mean he is about what everyone thought he would be. the per, nice.