Comments on: Carrying the burden http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/ Anything but arbitrary. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:22:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Justin http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-321 Justin Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:29:07 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-321 Interesting stuff! Is it just me, or are Odom and Kobe a lot more scattered than Pierce and Allen? I'm sure there's a statistical measure of how variable the plot is... any luck on that? Not sure what it would mean, though. Interesting stuff! Is it just me, or are Odom and Kobe a lot more scattered than Pierce and Allen? I’m sure there’s a statistical measure of how variable the plot is… any luck on that? Not sure what it would mean, though.

]]> By: rapidadverbssuck http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-318 rapidadverbssuck Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:18:32 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-318 Thanks Nathan! But I can't claim responsibility for the drawing of the lines--they're locally weighted scatterplot smoothing lines, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_regression" rel="nofollow">Loess curves</a>. Thanks Nathan! But I can’t claim responsibility for the drawing of the lines–they’re locally weighted scatterplot smoothing lines, or Loess curves.

]]> By: Nathan http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-317 Nathan Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:43:54 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-317 Nice "trend lines". I actually bust out laughing when I saw how you drew those things through randomly scattered dots. Nice “trend lines”. I actually bust out laughing when I saw how you drew those things through randomly scattered dots.

]]> By: Rhett http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-316 Rhett Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:59:42 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-316 Kobe and KG, it seems to be, are not volume shooters. They excel when they are allowed to pick their spots and use their talents to decided advantages - which may just be facilitating the offense, getting folks involved, and having less of a "statistical" impact on the game. Paul Pierce, on the other hand, is a volume shooter. That's his job - and its a limited responsibility. Score points. Kobe and KG have more responsibilities that dictate overall success. If they score too much, too often, they aren't getting their job done. Kobe and KG, it seems to be, are not volume shooters. They excel when they are allowed to pick their spots and use their talents to decided advantages – which may just be facilitating the offense, getting folks involved, and having less of a “statistical” impact on the game.
Paul Pierce, on the other hand, is a volume shooter. That’s his job – and its a limited responsibility. Score points.
Kobe and KG have more responsibilities that dictate overall success. If they score too much, too often, they aren’t getting their job done.

]]> By: BearsNecessity http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-313 BearsNecessity Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:49:56 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-313 David, Jordan's statistically great playoff games generally had more to do with team performance and execution in the triangle (working in the low post, working his way to the foul line shot, the occasional explosion to the basket). I recall only a few instances (the Flu Game and the Byron Russell Game) where he had to impose his will because Pippen was struggling and the rest of the team couldn't find its shot. But generally when Michael struggled and missed a lot of jumpers AND his teammates couldn't make the jumpers they were given, the Bulls lost. David,

Jordan’s statistically great playoff games generally had more to do with team performance and execution in the triangle (working in the low post, working his way to the foul line shot, the occasional explosion to the basket).

I recall only a few instances (the Flu Game and the Byron Russell Game) where he had to impose his will because Pippen was struggling and the rest of the team couldn’t find its shot. But generally when Michael struggled and missed a lot of jumpers AND his teammates couldn’t make the jumpers they were given, the Bulls lost.

]]> By: rapidadverbssuck http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-307 rapidadverbssuck Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:42:07 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-307 Serhat: Thanks, and yes, this includes all games through the end of the Conference Finals. Serhat: Thanks, and yes, this includes all games through the end of the Conference Finals.

]]> By: Serhat http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/carrying-the-burden/#comment-306 Serhat Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:40:26 +0000 http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-306 David excellent stuff as always. Are these playoffs'2008 data? David excellent stuff as always. Are these playoffs’2008 data?

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