Calderon
Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 12:20 am
We've talked alot about Jose Calderon lately and although actually acquiring him in the off season may be a pipe dream (especially if we give okafor 12 mil per year), I think all of us that have been watching him play as of late agree that he is phenomenal.
It looks like the secret is out and I'm sure the fans of every other team in the NBA in need of a heady point guard will all be having the same off season wet-dreams about signing this guy.
For anyone who missed it, a small excerpt on Calderon from Hollinger's all-star slection article:
"His PER has gone up since Ford went out and now is as high as it's been all season. In his 20 games as a starter, he's averaging 13.5 points, 9.9 assists, and shooting 50.0 percent from the field. The other overlooked part is that he's making only 1.5 turnovers per game.
Let me repeat that for emphasis: 9.9 assists. 1.5 turnovers.
That's amazing. To show you how amazing, let's look at a stat I keep called "pure point rating." I created it to replace assist-turnover ratio, which tends to reward point guards who never penetrate. Pure point rating produces more valid ratings of a player's ability as a distributor by rewarding production instead of just making a ratio. (If you're curious, the formula is: Pure Point = (100* ((Assists * 2/3) - Turnovers))/Minutes.)
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It looks like the secret is out and I'm sure the fans of every other team in the NBA in need of a heady point guard will all be having the same off season wet-dreams about signing this guy.
For anyone who missed it, a small excerpt on Calderon from Hollinger's all-star slection article:
"His PER has gone up since Ford went out and now is as high as it's been all season. In his 20 games as a starter, he's averaging 13.5 points, 9.9 assists, and shooting 50.0 percent from the field. The other overlooked part is that he's making only 1.5 turnovers per game.
Let me repeat that for emphasis: 9.9 assists. 1.5 turnovers.
That's amazing. To show you how amazing, let's look at a stat I keep called "pure point rating." I created it to replace assist-turnover ratio, which tends to reward point guards who never penetrate. Pure point rating produces more valid ratings of a player's ability as a distributor by rewarding production instead of just making a ratio. (If you're curious, the formula is: Pure Point = (100* ((Assists * 2/3) - Turnovers))/Minutes.)
So