Comments on: Big Baby Davis Cries Celtic Green http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/12/09/big-baby-davis-cries-celtic-green/ A blog with delusions of grandeur Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: APik http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/12/09/big-baby-davis-cries-celtic-green/comment-page-1/#comment-106388 APik Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:56:59 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=2031#comment-106388 Through your post on Big Baby I was inspired to do some research. Eventually I was led to a couple quotes about Corey Maggette (apparently KG said "Way to get your numbers" after the C's beat the Warriors). I was curious to know just how selfish he is (in relative terms) to other players around the league. This season, his FGA-to-assist ratio is: 7.78 to 1. For perspective, some other notable players' ratios for the year to date: Kevin Garnett: 5.88 Kevin Durant: 9.77 Rajon Rondo: 0.98 (more assist than shot attempts!) Paul Pierce: 3.73 I figure Pierce is a comparable player, although his team is better so it's maybe unfair. Over their careers (both 10 years thus far): Maggette: 5.05 Pierce: 4.34 So he's selfish, but not Durant selfish. He's being more selfish now that he got signed for a 5-year, $50million deal with the Warriors. I'd be interested to look at the win-share data (I think that Hollinger guy has this stat) for these guys over their careers. The side-effect of this side-effect research is that I'm curious to see if Rondo is the only player in the league with more assists than shot attempts. It turns out that Deron Williams, Jose Calderon, Jason Kidd, and Rondo are the only players with this distinction thus far. Nerd ahoy! Through your post on Big Baby I was inspired to do some research. Eventually I was led to a couple quotes about Corey Maggette (apparently KG said “Way to get your numbers” after the C’s beat the Warriors). I was curious to know just how selfish he is (in relative terms) to other players around the league.

This season, his FGA-to-assist ratio is: 7.78 to 1. For perspective, some other notable players’ ratios for the year to date:

Kevin Garnett: 5.88
Kevin Durant: 9.77
Rajon Rondo: 0.98 (more assist than shot attempts!)
Paul Pierce: 3.73

I figure Pierce is a comparable player, although his team is better so it’s maybe unfair. Over their careers (both 10 years thus far):
Maggette: 5.05
Pierce: 4.34

So he’s selfish, but not Durant selfish. He’s being more selfish now that he got signed for a 5-year, $50million deal with the Warriors. I’d be interested to look at the win-share data (I think that Hollinger guy has this stat) for these guys over their careers.

The side-effect of this side-effect research is that I’m curious to see if Rondo is the only player in the league with more assists than shot attempts. It turns out that Deron Williams, Jose Calderon, Jason Kidd, and Rondo are the only players with this distinction thus far.

Nerd ahoy!

]]> By: APik http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/12/09/big-baby-davis-cries-celtic-green/comment-page-1/#comment-106385 APik Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:58:09 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=2031#comment-106385 Any idea why he was crying? I saw this and couldn't find an explanation. Any idea why he was crying? I saw this and couldn’t find an explanation.

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