Post#33 » by DarkKnight » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:41 pm
The "JO is grate just looks at out WINNINGZ" crowd is not interested in things like statistics and proof. They say that by "watching the game" they are sure they can tell the effect he is having. They also enjoy bringing up things that cannot be proven or quantified, or which have specious correlation/causation relationships.
The stats all point to JO being our worst regular player. Watching the beginning of every game this season, where the raps fall behind in the first half of the first quarter, show that this starting group is not in rhythm and JO is a big part of that. And the arguments about bosh being so much better because of JO have no proof behind them, 1) because bosh isn't better than he was the last couple years, he's just playing more minutes, and 2) because then bosh/bargs have been out there they've been better than the bosh/JO combo.
Edit: Some proof on the bosh thing: per 36 minutes, scoring the last 2 years and this year: 21.1, 22.2, 22.9. Rebounding per 36, 10.0, 8.7, 9.5. Assists, 2.4, 2.5, 2.2. TS% 57.7, 58.8, 60.7. So bosh has been playing more and shooting the ball fractionally better, and rebounding at about his average. I don't see this big JO-led improvement in his overall numbers. As for the team, points per 100 possensions when bosh is on the court - 113. Points given up per 100 possessions when bosh is on the court - 103. Bargs? 112 and 102. JO? 85 and 102.
"JJ is a fineness player." - knickerbocker2k2 (meaning to say "finesse", about James Johnson)