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Raptors' True MVP?

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:01 pm
by juucer
Interesting article today on TSN.ca for all the stat-monkeys:

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In their book The Wages of Wins, economists David Berri, Martin Schmidt and Stacey Brook have attempted to make it easier to determine what it means to be valuable. The trio has established a formula that attempts to determine a player's true value to his team... So in order to measure a player's performance, Berri and his tream created the following simplified formula:

Win Score = Points + Rebounds + Steals +

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:04 pm
by Rapcity_11
I'm sorry but any stat that says calderon is more valuable than bosh is a joke. Watch the games...Bosh is our MVP.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:06 pm
by mintsa
CB4 is the MVP, hands down, case closed.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:07 pm
by galeon110
TJ was our MVP. If he didn't get injured, he'd most likely still be the MVP

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:17 pm
by gcsw
galeon110 wrote:TJ was our MVP. If he didn't get injured, he'd most likely still be the MVP


If you are talking about TJ our MVP in costing us close games, then definitely yes, he is the most valuable player to make a team lose.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:18 pm
by Mascot
its because we have one point guard right now is the reason

bring tj back and then combine both of them and then forderon is our mvp

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:23 pm
by The_Hater
They're definitely 1A and 1B. With TJ going down, Jose has pretty much saved our season. Replace him with average PG play backed up by Dixon and we would currently be well below .500.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:30 pm
by MentalPowerHouse
How can you say TJ was our MVP when we are fine without him. Not bashing him, we need him, our bench is terrible without a legit PG but we are stilling winning games.

To me its pretty clear, if Bosh went down for an extended amount of time we'd be in serious trouble.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:32 pm
by Champipple
Does everything here have to turn into a TJ versus Jose arguement? :roll:

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:32 pm
by wade2bosh
Calderon produces more wins than Bosh. MVP - NO.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:38 pm
by 3inakey
We are a high point-guard usage team. Last year, Bosh went down for a while and TJ or Forderon kept us at .500. This year Bosh is healthy at the right time. I'm of the opinion that with our roster, a healthy Bosh and TJ without Calderon for whatever reason, we'd be about where we are. We only really start to realize our potential when Forderon AND Bosh are at full power. IMO of course.

Teams that can close the talent gap at our two best positions are tough matchups for us. At that point, we need Bargs to step up, which is when we can really make some noise.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:39 pm
by The_Hater
galeon110 wrote:TJ was our MVP. If he didn't get injured, he'd most likely still be the MVP


We all get it. You prefer TJ. It has absolutely nothing to do with this thread but that doesn't seem to matter to you.

Now do you have anything else to add on any other subject... ever?

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:39 pm
by Shaazzam
Our offence is primarily based on two things. Top notch PG play in which Forderon make almost all of the decisions, and a bonafide goto guy in CB4. Considering that somebody has to get the ball to Chris, it's not surprising to me that when you quantify stats that the PG's get listed as the real reasons for "winning."

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:40 pm
by Raptorman_ca
Take Bosh out, and we suck.

Take Jose off, and we suck...but not as much.

Bosh gets the edge.

Its a question of perspective

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:46 pm
by Life-aigo
We all see things differently based on our own perspective. Essentially, we could all agree that if Bosh was absent for any period of time the team would struggle but the same could be said for Calderon...especially with TJ's absence.
Ultimately, I think we're all missing the point. Both players think team first so this dicsussion about who is more important to the team is irrelevant. Furthermore, if the players ever though this way the team would be in big trouble.

Re: Its a question of perspective

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:51 pm
by The_Hater
Life-aigo wrote:We all see things differently based on our own perspective. Essentially, we could all agree that if Bosh was absent for any period of time the team would struggle but the same could be said for Calderon...especially with TJ's absence.
Ultimately, I think we're all missing the point. Both players think team first so this dicsussion about who is more important to the team is irrelevant. Furthermore, if the players ever though this way the team would be in big trouble.


Your kind of level-headed, well thought out, reasonable posts aren't welcome around here mister....

Re: Its a question of perspective

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:54 pm
by Raptors90102
Life-aigo wrote:We all see things differently based on our own perspective. Essentially, we could all agree that if Bosh was absent for any period of time the team would struggle but the same could be said for Calderon...especially with TJ's absence.
Ultimately, I think we're all missing the point. Both players think team first so this dicsussion about who is more important to the team is irrelevant. Furthermore, if the players ever though this way the team would be in big trouble.


Get your gahbage outta here.. We don't like reasonable thinkers on this board.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:56 pm
by cdel00
Calderon is valuable no doubt. Bosh is the MVP of the team though. What stats don't show is the little things - like double teams drawn, like number of times opposing starter is forced into foul trouble, like altered shots, like and1 fouls (I hate seeing the Raps give an and1 foul), etc


Bosh is MVP


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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:56 pm
by Life-aigo
Yeah, which is why I read the board less and less and almost never post (as proved by my scout status :-))

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:01 pm
by CreaM
Stupid stat. Bosh is this teams MVP by a mile.