—“Take That for Data: The NBA’s Most and Least Consistent Stars
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander really likes to score 31 points. He averaged 31 per game last season, and he’s on track for 31 per game again this season. It’s not just his averages, either—he’s scored *exactly* 31 points 13 times this season, shattering the previous high for this niche record. (Oscar Robertson and Charles Barkley each scored 31 points eight times in a season.)”
—“SGA indeed takes the top spot—and he does so by a massive margin, retaining 68.4 percent of his best production in his worst games while nobody else is higher than 60.6 percent. Even on a list populated by stars (and Moe Wagner), the Oklahoma City guard is head and shoulders above the competition. (A more mathematically rigorous measure of consistency—comparing the standard deviation of each player’s individual game scores to the average—yields the same result. We’ll stick to the best vs. worst method for ease of comprehension.)”
—“SGA doesn’t have the highest single-game ceiling among the stars on this list, as his best-game average is below those of Luka, Giannis, Jokic, and Embiid. In a league full of 50- and 60- and 70-point performances, Gilgeous-Alexander has never reached even 45 points in a game.
But SGA has the highest *floor* of any player except Embiid, who had a much smaller sample before undergoing knee surgery. Gilgeous-Alexander probably won’t win the MVP award, for which Jokic is now a considerable favorite—but this consistency should serve him well as he leads his potentially top-seeded Thunder into the playoffs.”
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The Spurs rank 23rd in defensive rating. Wemby is an unbelievable individual defender, but no
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Wemby, chet, and Sga should all be considered for dpoy. Wemby should win, his presence and abilities are out of this world. If he didn’t exist the other 2 would have a strong case. Anyone putting golbert ahead of these 3 is insane.
Golbert is a tall guy who does tall guy things. If he isn’t in the paint he is useless on defence. The other three defend the whole floor and do it at a high level.
Look at just the main defensive raw stats of Stocks. (Combined steals and blocks)
Luka’s low average is less than half a point lower then Shai and his high average is 4 points higher. That is more impressive then the retention percentage.
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SGA is Mr. Consistent, TTFU!
—“Take That for Data: The NBA’s Most and Least Consistent Stars
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander really likes to score 31 points. He averaged 31 per game last season, and he’s on track for 31 per game again this season. It’s not just his averages, either—he’s scored *exactly* 31 points 13 times this season, shattering the previous high for this niche record. (Oscar Robertson and Charles Barkley each scored 31 points eight times in a season.)”
—“SGA indeed takes the top spot—and he does so by a massive margin, retaining 68.4 percent of his best production in his worst games while nobody else is higher than 60.6 percent. Even on a list populated by stars (and Moe Wagner), the Oklahoma City guard is head and shoulders above the competition. (A more mathematically rigorous measure of consistency—comparing the standard deviation of each player’s individual game scores to the average—yields the same result. We’ll stick to the best vs. worst method for ease of comprehension.)”
—“SGA doesn’t have the highest single-game ceiling among the stars on this list, as his best-game average is below those of Luka, Giannis, Jokic, and Embiid. In a league full of 50- and 60- and 70-point performances, Gilgeous-Alexander has never reached even 45 points in a game.
But SGA has the highest *floor* of any player except Embiid, who had a much smaller sample before undergoing knee surgery. Gilgeous-Alexander probably won’t win the MVP award, for which Jokic is now a considerable favorite—but this consistency should serve him well as he leads his potentially top-seeded Thunder into the playoffs.”
The Spurs rank 23rd in defensive rating. Wemby is an unbelievable individual defender, but no
Wemby, chet, and Sga should all be considered for dpoy. Wemby should win, his presence and abilities are out of this world. If he didn’t exist the other 2 would have a strong case. Anyone putting golbert ahead of these 3 is insane.
Golbert is a tall guy who does tall guy things. If he isn’t in the paint he is useless on defence. The other three defend the whole floor and do it at a high level.
Look at just the main defensive raw stats of Stocks. (Combined steals and blocks)
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/steals-plus-blocks?rate=season-totals
Golbert isn’t even a top 5 guy in these stats.
Luka’s low average is less than half a point lower then Shai and his high average is 4 points higher. That is more impressive then the retention percentage.