How reliable is the DWS stat from NBA.com's database?

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How reliable is the DWS stat from NBA.com's database? 

Post#1 » by BASKETBALLNERDZ » Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:42 pm

DWS = Defensive Win Shares
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Re: How reliable is the DWS stat from NBA.com's database? 

Post#2 » by Cavsfansince84 » Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:53 pm

Reliable in what way? Its ok but not great because rebounding is a bit part of it from what I recall.
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Re: How reliable is the DWS stat from NBA.com's database? 

Post#3 » by euroleague » Fri Jun 1, 2018 9:56 pm

Not a good indicator of defensive impact
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Re: How reliable is the DWS stat from NBA.com's database? 

Post#4 » by dice » Fri Jun 8, 2018 5:36 pm

BASKETBALLNERDZ wrote:DWS = Defensive Win Shares

only mainstream advanced defensive stat that's worth a damn:

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/DRPM

and you really need 2 full seasons of healthy starter data to produce a reliable sample size (5000 minutes)
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