Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Statistical Analysis via 82games

82games.com does an awesome job with analyzing the numerical data from the NBA. They have a section that ranks team outputs by positions. Below are some of the highlights, but the full set of data can be found here

Good:
  • Detroit PG, SG, SF positions all rank in top 10 (out of the 30 teams) in points
  • For FG%, Detroit SG ranked at 4, Detroit PF ranked at 6
  • SG and SF both ranked at 4 in assists
  • SF, PF, and C all ranked in top 10 in T/O
  • SG and SF ranked in top 10 in PER Difference

Bad:

  • PF ranked at 29 in points
  • PG ranked at 27 in FG%
  • No position listed in top 14 in rebounding. Only team with equally consistent bad rebounding is Golden State
  • SG ranked at 29 in T/O
  • PF and C ranked at 24 and 27, respectively, in FTA

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