February 9, 2009

Joe Schaller

The Big Homewrecker; So Shaquille O'Neal comes to Phoenix, performs horribly, the Suns struggle, Steve Nash's career crashes, Amare Stoudemire goes from MVP contender to borderline allstar, Shawn Marion becomes irrelevant and then Shaq rebounds to become a contributor (115 TPR) while the rest of the team remains in shambles and somehow we're supposed to accept him as an allstar?.. And the only outrage is over guys like Mo Williams and Carmelo Anthony? You gotta be kidding!

Once again TPR will set the record straight on some things;
***Al Jefferson, Nene Hilario, Marcus Camby, Andrew Bynum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Paul Millsap are all far more worthy of allstar status than Shaq-- add teammate Leandro Barbosa to that list also.
***Both David West and Carmelo Anthony have been big disappointments this season. West used to be underrated and is now overrated. Carmelo has always been overrated.
***Tony Parker is the third wheel on the Spurs, not Manu. Ginobili excells in all areas of the game, a rarity, and is far more deserving of hall of fame status than washed up hacks like Iverson.
***Where is the outrage over Jason Terry's exclusion? It's time JET got the recognition he deserved.
***Kobe's career best TPR is 176. How can that possibly be?- he misses a lot of shots, makes a lot of mistakes and does not dedicate himself to the rest of the game. He has never come close to the kind of seasons Chris Paul and Lebron James are currently having.
***Kevin Durant has arrived. He is even playing good defense.

TPR scale: 180+ MVP, 140+ superstar, 110+ allstar, 85+ starter, 65+ bench

'08-'09 season____TPR_"bonus_score

• G Chris Paul NO______191.5_12.5__204
  
• G Kobe Bryant LAL____167___13___180
  
• G Brandon Roy Por____149.5_10.5_160
  
• C Tim Duncan SA_____145.5_10.5_156
  
• F Dirk Nowitzki Dal___152___13___165
  
  
• G Manu Ginobili SA___154.5__-5__149.5
  
• G Jason Terry Dal____133___10___143
  
• C Yao Ming Hou______138___7____145
  
• F Pau Gasol LAL______134.5_11.5_146
  
• F Kevin Durant OKC___128__15.5__143.5
  
  
• C Al Jefferson Min____131.5__13__144.5
  
• G Chauncey Billups Den_134_7.5__141.5
  
• F Amare Stoudemire Pho_123_13.5_136.5
  
• C Nene Hilario Den____128__8.5___136.5
  
  notables
  
• G Tony Parker SA____124__2.5___126.5
  
• F David West NO_____108.5_10.5_119
  
• C Shaquille O'Neal___115___2___117
  
• F Carmelo Anthony___115__-.5___114.5

My 2009 Allstar Game Western Allstars; '07-'08 season as well as current season are considered.

West Allstars______score

• G Chris Paul NO______404
  
• G Kobe Bryant LAL____363.5
  
• C Tim Duncan SA_____317.5
  
• F Dirk Nowitzki Dal____323
  
• F Amare Stoudemire Pho_309.5
  
  
• G Manu Ginobili SA____325.5
  
• G Chauncey Billups Den_314.5
  
• G Brandon Roy Por____294
  
• C Yao Ming Hou_______293
  
• F Pau Gasol LAL______307.5
  
  
• C Al Jefferson Min____285.5
  
• G Deron Williams Uta__273
  
• G Jason Terry Dal_____270.5
  
• C Andrew Bynum LAL__268

Total Performance Ratings-- since 1996

1. Scoring
   
2. Scoring Efficiency
   
3. Ballhandling
   
4. Rebounding
   
5. Disruptive Defense
   
6. One on one Defense
   
7. Team Defense
   
8. Team Game Pace
   
9. Schedule Strength
   
10. Projected Improvement or Decline
    
11. Teams Wins Adjustment

Ratings indicate productivity per minute played. See my feature "The TPR Formula" for more information.

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