Wages of Wins: most overrated of 08-09

[dcash4]

http://dberri.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/ ... n-2008-09/

almost a month old, so if its already been posted, let me know.


Most overrated scorers


Most overrated in nba efficiency


Most overrated in PER


The overall most overrated:

The Most Overrated

Although Beasley tops the PER list, he is not the most overrated if we consider all three rankings. If we add together the differences from each comparison the most overrated player in the NBA for 2008-09 is….. yes, Al Harrington. Here are the 15 most overrated players if we consider all three perspectives.

1. Al Harrington
2. Rudy Gay
3. Stephen Jackson
4. Andrea Bargnani
5. Danny Granger
6. David West
7. Mehmet Okur
8. Richard Jefferson
9. Jamal Crawford
10. Jermaine O’Neal
11. Charlie Villanueva
12. Jeff Green
13. Richard Hamilton
14. Thaddeus Young
15. Michael Beasley
16. O.J. Mayo
17. LaMarcus Aldridge
18. Carmelo Anthony
19. Ben Gordon
20. Wilson Chandler

[Apollo33]

I don't get it... they're basing on some stats to see who's overrated and who's not? What's the deal here?

[wone]

So they're overrated cuz they play on bad teams? Why not just throw in Durant while at it?

[dcash4]

I don't get it... they're basing on some stats to see who's overrated and who's not? What's the deal here?

first ranking is ppg vs. wins produced
second is nba efficiency vs. wins produced
third is PEE vs. wins produced

wins produced is to david berri what PER is to hollinger. the higher your stats in the 1st number vs. the lower your wins produced number, the more overrated you are.

So they're overrated cuz they play on bad teams? Why not just throw in Durant while at it?

9 of the top 20 players listed (i just added the 16-20 since the author added it later in the article, i had missed it) played on playoff teams.

[Devilzsidewalk]

do they have an underrated list too? I'd like to see that

edit : ah, nevermind, just changed the word "over" to "under" in the URL

[Kayjay]

How does Wins Produced work? Is it still just taking boxscore stats and applying a weighting formula or what? Because if that's the case, this whole thing is totally worthless.

[thebirdman]

The list makes sense. All jump shooting chuckers...

[dcash4]

How does Wins Produced work? Is it still just taking boxscore stats and applying a weighting formula or what? Because if that's the case, this whole thing is totally worthless.

if u have time to read it, here's the explanation.
http://www.wagesofwins.com/CalculatingWinsProduced.html

[shaqfan1]

This list is dumb. How overrated a player is can't be based on stats. Its based on the fan's perception of the player. For example, no one thinks much of player's like Al Harrington, Charlie Villanueva, or Jamal Crawford. How can Al Harrington be the most overrated player in the NBA when most fans of the NBA think he is a chucker who is taking advantage of the Knicks system to get his stats? All this list tells me is what players put up the most empty stats, not what players are the most overrated.

[5DOM]

LOL at Harrington being the most overrated

[TheOUTLAW]

Only person that I'm surprised to see on there is Carmelo.

[Eleqtrique]

Al Harrington most overrated?! No way! These rankings are sheet!

[Minge]

Only person that I'm surprised to see on there is Carmelo.

Agreed. Voted All-NBA Third Team by the Coaches, in 08-09.

[Vindicater]

Wow... more stats that are useless...

urrrghhhh

[Ito]

The list makes sense. All jump shooting chuckers...