April 26, 2009

Joe Schaller

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

****TPR were calculated for all players with over 500 minutes playing time for the season.

****Top team TPR; Cleveland 119.4
Low team TPR; Sacramento 66.0

****Chicago had eight players between 90 and 120 TPR. Brad Miller was high at 117.5.

****Denver had six players between 110 and 130 TPR. Chauncey and Nene topped with 126.

****Rip Hamilton had Detroit's high TPR at 110. Their top seven for minutes played were all over 90.

****Golden State's top TPR and only over 100 was Brandon Wright's 106. He played only 688 minutes.

****Lebron James 220.5 TPR was followed by Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 121.5 however the largest discrepancy between one and two on a team was Dwyane Wade's 195.5 followed by Michael Beasley's 92.

****Memphis was the only team with no players over 100 TPR.

****Largest positive adjustment for team defense; Orlando +8.5
Largest negative adjustment for team defense; Washington -7.5

****Largest positive adjustment for team game pace; Portland +5.8
Largest negative adjustment for team game pace; Golden State -7.2

****Sixth men with highest TPR on team; Manu Ginobili 160.5, Leandro Barbosa 141, Nate Robinson 123.5

****Lowest TPR; Donte Greene Sac 10.5

****Before-After
Brad Miller 80/117.5
John Salmons 92.5/107.5
Rafer Alston 93/117
Kyle Lowry 75.5/103
Jermaine O'Neal 78.5/85.5
Jamario Moon 101.5/83
Shawn Marion 98/99
Thabo Sefolosha 86.5/86

****My last calculation for TPR is the team adjustment for point differential. There is an expected team TPR for each point differential. Most teams fall within three points of the expected TPR however there are always a few teams with a large variation. This year it was the Dallas Mavericks with a whopping 10.1 point subtraction to move their team TPR from 110.7 to the expected 100.6 for a club with a +2.0 point differential over opponents. This moved Jason Terry from third on my sixth man list to fourth with a 124 TPR.

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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