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

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:42 pm
by BASKETBALLNERDZ
DWS = Defensive Win Shares

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

Posted: Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:53 pm
by Cavsfansince84
Reliable in what way? Its ok but not great because rebounding is a bit part of it from what I recall.

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

Posted: Fri Jun 1, 2018 9:56 pm
by euroleague
Not a good indicator of defensive impact

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

Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2018 5:36 pm
by dice
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)