ESPN - future 'Big 3' teams

[Section 101]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8157519/nba-projecting-emerging-big-three-combinations

Interesting.

Notable

Sacramento Kings (24.8 Big 3 WAR)

Projected core: DeMarcus Cousins (11.6) | Isaiah Thomas | Thomas Robinson
This age-based method of production is probably too optimistic for Thomas, but the Kings have plenty of time to find a perimeter stud to go with a promising pair of big men. The Kings thought Tyreke Evans was that guy, but perhaps trading him could net them that perimeter threat.

 

[hrdboild]

So Thomas Robinson hasn't played a single NBA game yet and he's part of a potential big 3 while Tyreke Evans won the rookie of the year award and now he might net us a potential perimeter threat in a trade? Got to love sports journalism. Top notch analysis there.

 

[Bricklayer]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8157519/nba-projecting-emerging-big-three-combinations

Interesting.

One way of putting it:

Author: Bradford Doolittle (I did not make up the last name)
Method: Using a basic aging pattern table, I forecast the playing time and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for every player who will play or might play in the league this season.
Translation: I am full of crap and have no idea what I am talking about, but need a statistical model to get chosen to do this story and have money to pay my rent.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

So Thomas Robinson hasn't played a single NBA game yet and he's part of a potential big 3 while Tyreke Evans won the rookie of the year award and now he might net us a potential perimeter threat in a trade? Got to love sports journalism. Top notch analysis there.

While you are 100% correct, it's no different that what the media and selection committee is doing with Anthony Davis. He also hasn't played a single game yet is being mentioned as part of a big three in NO and was selected over several established veteran big men for Team USA.

 

[Section 101]

One way of putting it:

Author: Bradford Doolittle (I did not make up the last name)
Method: Using a basic aging pattern table, I forecast the playing time and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for every player who will play or might play in the league this season.
Translation: I am full of crap and have no idea what I am talking about, but need a statistical model to get chosen to do this story and have money to pay my rent.

Oh he's a complete idiot. I don't know how he makes any money writing articles. He was the one Chad Ford RTed on that trade.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

One way of putting it:

Author: Bradford Doolittle (I did not make up the last name)
Method: Using a basic aging pattern table, I forecast the playing time and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for every player who will play or might play in the league this season.
Translation: I am full of crap and have no idea what I am talking about, but need a statistical model to get chosen to do this story and have money to pay my rent.

Again with the knee-jerk dismissal of a numerical analysis. The problem here isn't (necessarily) that he did a numerical analysis - the problem is that he bought into the media hype that our front office has given up on Tyreke.

 

[hrdboild]

While you are 100% correct, it's no different that what the media and selection committee is doing with Anthony Davis. He also hasn't played a single game yet is being mentioned as part of a big three in NO and was selected over several established veteran big men for Team USA.

While I think Anthony Davis' selection to the Olympic team is a bit of a joke (honestly, I think it was just a publicity stunt -- they never thought he would make the team and he wouldn't have if the intended front line wasn't decimated by injuries) but I wouldn't quibble with someone projecting him as a possible big 3 candidate. That goes with the #1 pick territory. I don't really have a problem with Thomas Robinson getting that treatment either, though it's premature. But including Isaiah Thomas and not Tyreke Evans on the logic that "Jonathon Givony and a few others claim the team wants him traded" doesn't even make logical sense. Even if we do trade him, doesn't he immediately become a big 3 candidate somewhere else? Is Kyrie Irving going to be yesterday's news in two years as well? If the bar is going to be set so high that Evans doesn't make the cut, than neither does anyone else on our team not named Cousins.

 

[bajaden]

One way of putting it:

Author: Bradford Doolittle (I did not make up the last name)
Method: Using a basic aging pattern table, I forecast the playing time and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for every player who will play or might play in the league this season.
Translation: I am full of crap and have no idea what I am talking about, but need a statistical model to get chosen to do this story and have money to pay my rent.

Hey, thats no way to talk about Jimmy's brother!

 

[bajaden]

While I think Anthony Davis' selection to the Olympic team is a bit of a joke (honestly, I think it was just a publicity stunt -- they never thought he would make the team and he wouldn't have if the intended front line wasn't decimated by injuries) but I wouldn't quibble with someone projecting him as a possible big 3 candidate. That goes with the #1 pick territory. I don't really have a problem with Thomas Robinson getting that treatment either, though it's premature. But including Isaiah Thomas and not Tyreke Evans on the logic that "Jonathon Givony and a few others claim the team wants him traded" doesn't even make logical sense. Even if we do trade him, doesn't he immediately become a big 3 candidate somewhere else? Is Kyrie Irving going to be yesterday's news in two years as well? If the bar is going to be set so high that Evans doesn't make the cut, than neither does anyone else on our team not named Cousins.

Yes! No! Yes! and, wait I forgot where I was. Oh just forget it!...

 

[hrdboild]

Yes! No! Yes! and, wait I forgot where I was. Oh just forget it!...

I have the same problem -- only it's much worse in my head. I'm always hoping that what I write at least sortof makes sense.

 

[DesertFox]

Tyreke is clearly the team's 2nd best talent, but efficiency wise IT outlplayed him last year, and the national media is under the impressions Reke is on his way out.

If anything, the team has a trio of great pieces in MT, IT, and JT to surround the most talented 3.

A defensive SF who can shoot and a shotblocker, role players, so simple and yet so difficult to come by.

 

[Kingster]

Hopefully, Tyreke gets this story. Anybody have his email address?

It couldn't hurt to get a chip on his shoulder to fire him up for this coming season.

 

[uolj]

Hopefully, Tyreke gets this story. Anybody have his email address?

It couldn't hurt to get a chip on his shoulder to fire him up for this coming season.

If he's the kind of guy who gets motivated by a chip on his shoulder, I'm guessing/hoping he's got plenty of them already up there.

 

[Circa_1985_Fan]

If he's the kind of guy who gets motivated by a chip on his shoulder, I'm guessing/hoping he's got plenty of them already up there.

As we've seen in his first couple years, he isn't that kind of player...not.sure what would really motivate him to get out of bed, let alone pumped up for a game. He's pretty emotionless.