Kluv on basketball prospectus

[miltk]

"After a slow start, Love seems to be figuring it out and has--as projected based on his college stats--become the most valuable rookie by WARP. Granting that the numbers fail to appropriately account for his defensive issues, Love has been brilliant as a rebounder and is finishing better in the paint. The difference in shot-blocking and length between the NCAA and the NBA is often one of the biggest adjustments for rookies, especially players like Love who rely on positioning. All of that makes it somewhat challenging to read much into the fact that the lone players who score as similar to Love are athletic freaks Amar'e Stoudemire and Dwight Howard. The results are similar, the methods very different."

http://basketballprospectus.com/article ... icleid=522

[Dandy]

Nice prospectus!!