John Hollinger of ESPN has posted some positional rankings for the upcoming season based on his PER stat. Here's how some of our guys pan out ...
PG
4. Gilbert Arenas (21.29)
13. Antonio Daniels (18.08)
SF
18. Caron Butler (15.77)
PF
21. Antawn Jamison (16.90)
C
13. Brendan Haywood (16.52)
And our team as a whole breaks down like ...
21.29 - Arenas
18.08 - Daniels
16.90 - Jamison
16.52 - Haywood
15.77 - Butler
13.39 - Atkins
12.92 - Etan
11.80 - Booth
11.16 - Jeffries
11.07 - Hayes
8.53 - Ruffin
7.94 - Ramos
For those unsure, PER is just sort of a single stat that wraps up all other stats to determine how good of a player you are. It places more emphasis on offense though, so top-flight defenders who don't get a ton of blocks/steals are going to get short-changed a bit. And guys like Ruffin, who don't put up stats but are beloved by coaches for hustle and effort, also don't get much love. A 15.00 is supposed to represent the absolute average player -- half the league is better, half is worse. Guys over 25 are MVP contenders, 20-25 are all-stars, 15-20 are quality secondary guys, 10-15 are weak secondary guys, under 10 are junk (note: these numbers are off the top of my head, it might be +/- 1 or 2 in either way).
There's a lot to question in the rankings it spits out, and I know plenty of people aren't impressed with these all-in-one type statistics, but I still figured it would be fun to post.
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