NBA MVP Equals One Ring and NBA Hall of Fame Equals Two Rings

Effective immediately, a NBA Most Valuable Player designation equals one Ring and an NBA Hall of Fame designation equals two Rings.

The Quest for the Ring, the basketball project that is totally dedicated to explaining how and why those who win Rings win them, with about 1.4 million words toward this objective and counting, is announcing today that all NBA players who have won the annual Most Valuable Player award will be considered to have won the Quest for the Ring once. We also announce that all NBA players and all NBA head coaches admitted to the NBA Hall of Fame will be considered to have won the Quest twice.

Hall of Fame inductees who were not part of the NBA are not considered to have won a Ring. The Quest for the Ring is the Quest to win the Championship of the primary pro basketball League in the US since about 1950. That primary League is the National Basketball Association, or NBA.

In other words, being League MVP is at a minimum equal in importance and amount of accomplishment to winning the Ring. And being in the NBA Hall of Fame for basketball greatness across an entire career is at least equal in importance and amount of accomplishment to two Rings from winning Championships.

Actually, those two equivalencies are both very conservative approximations. MVP should actually be worth at least two rings and Hall of Fame should actually be worth about three Rings. But for now, we’ll leave the equivalencies very conservative as stated.

Anyone who disagrees can try to explain why being NBA MVP or winning that rare acceptance to the Basketball Hall of Fame is not AT LEAST as much of an honor and accomplishment as is winning a Championship. Good luck if you set out to do that, because I highly doubt you will succeed at showing that.

We will within the next six months be updating the Reports that came out last summer that showed the number of rings won by player.

Allen Iverson and other MVPs and Hall of Famers who never won a Championship finally have Rings at the place on the Internet that is totally dedicated to the Ring and how you win it: The Quest for the Ring.

Congratulations to Allen Iverson and to every other MVP and Hall of Fame player who somehow (due to bad coaches, for example) never won a Ring. You get what you clearly deserve at Quest for the Ring.

ONE RING FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
NBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

1955–56	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	Forward
1956–57	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	Guard
1957–58	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Center
1958–59	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	Forward
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	Center
1960–61	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Center
1961–62	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Center
1962–63	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Center
1963–64	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	Guard
1964–65	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Center
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	Center
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	Center
1967–68	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	Center
1968–69	Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	Center/Forward
1969–70	Willis Reed	New York Knicks	Center/Forward
1970–71	Lew Alcindor	Milwaukee Bucks	Center
1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	Center
1972–73	Dave Cowens	Boston Celtics	Center
1973–74	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	Center
1974–75	Bob McAdoo	Buffalo Braves	Forward/Center
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	Center
1976–77	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	Center
1977–78	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers	Center
1978–79	Moses Malone	Houston Rockets	Center/Forward
1979–80	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	Center
1980–81	Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers	Forward
1981–82	Moses Malone	Houston Rockets	Center/Forward
1982–83	Moses Malone	Philadelphia 76ers	Center/Forward
1983–84	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	Forward
1984–85	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	Forward
1985–86	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	Forward
1986–87	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	Guard
1987–88	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	Guard
1988–89	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	Guard
1989–90	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	Guard
1990–91	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	Guard
1991–92	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	Guard
1992–93	Charles Barkley	Phoenix Suns	Forward
1993–94	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	Center
1994–95	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	Center
1995–96	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	Guard
1996–97	Karl Malone	Utah Jazz	Forward
1997–98	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	Guard
1998–99	Karl Malone	Utah Jazz	Forward
1999–00	Shaquille O'Neal	Los Angeles Lakers	Center
2000–01	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	Guard
2001–02	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	Forward/Center
2002–03	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	Forward/Center
2003–04	Kevin Garnett	Minnesota Timberwolves	Forward
2004–05	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	Guard
2005–06	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	Guard
2006–07	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks	Forward
2007–08	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	Guard
2008–09	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers	Forward

TWO RINGS FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
NBA PLAYERS AND COACHES ADMITTED
TO THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
2009 Michael Jordan
2009 David Robinson
2009 Jerry Sloan
2009 John Stockton
2008 Adrian Dantley
2008 Patrick Ewing
2008 Hakeem Olajuwon
2008 Pat Riley
2007 Phil Jackson
2006 Charles Barkley
2006 Joe Dumars
2006 Dominique Wilkins
2004 Clyde Drexler
2004 Bill Sharman
2004 Maurice Stokes
2003 Robert Parish
2003 James Worthy
2002 Larry Brown
2002 Magic Johnson
2002 Drazen Petrovic
2001 Moses Malone
2000 Bob McAdoo
2000 Isiah Thomas
1999 Kevin McHale
1998 Larry Bird
1998 Alex Hannum
1998 Arnie Risen
1998 Lenny Wilkens
1997 Alex English
1997 Bailey Howell
1996 George Gervin
1996 Gail Goodrich
1996 David Thompson
1996 George Yardley
1995 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1995 John Kundla
1995 Vern Mikkelsen
1994 Chuck Daly
1994 Buddy Jeannette
1993 Walt Bellamy
1993 Julius Erving
1993 Dan Issel
1993 Dick McGuire
1993 Calvin Murphy
1993 Bill Walton
1992 Connie Hawkins
1992 Bob Lanier
1992 Jack Ramsay
1991 Tiny Archibald
1991 Dave Cowens
1991 Harry Gallatin
1990 Dave Bing
1990 Elvin Hayes
1990 Neil Johnston
1990 Earl Monroe
1989 K.C. Jones
1989 Lenny Wilkens
1988 Clyde Lovellette
1988 Wes Unseld
1987 Rick Barry
1987 Walt Frazier
1987 Bob Houbregs
1987 Pete Maravich
1987 Bobby Wanzer
1986 Billy Cunningham
1986 Tom Heinsohn
1986 Red Holzman
1985 Al Cervi
1985 Nate Thurmond
1984 John Havlicek
1984 Sam Jones
1983 Bill Bradley
1983 Dave DeBusschere
1983 Jack Twyman
1982 Hal Greer
1982 Slater Martin
1982 Frank Ramsey
1982 Willis Reed
1980 Jerry Lucas
1980 Oscar Robertson
1980 Jerry West
1979 Wilt Chamberlain
1978 Paul Arizin
1978 Joe Fulks
1978 Cliff Hagan
1978 Jim Pollard
1977 Elgin Baylor
1977 Frank McGuire
1976 Tom Gola
1976 Bill Sharman
1975 Bill Russell
1973 Dolph Schayes
1971 Bob Cousy
1971 Bob Pettit
1970 Bob Davies
1969 Red Auerbach
1968 Alvin Julian
1964 Kenneth Loeffler
1961 Andy Phillip
1960 Ed Macauley
1959 George Mikan

There you go Allen Iverson, you can retire in peace now, you have a Ring already with two more on the way. Even playing the wrong position, hell, even playing two positions at once, in effect with one hand behind your back, you were a Champion.

How could any player win an ordinary Championship while playing the wrong position and/or while playing two positions at once due to bad coaching? That's most likely impossible. But Allen Iverson won everything he could win with the position and the very poor coaching he was given.

You will forever be basketball, Allen Iverson, and Quest thanks you more than we can say for giving us our faith in and love of basketball.

ALLEN IVERSON: NBA 2001 MVP AND WINNER OF ONE RING
WITH TWO MORE TO COME WHEN ALLEN ENTERS THE HALL OF FAME





















ALLEN IVERSON = BASKETBALL

FOREVER

Real Player Ratings for the 2009 West Final, Game 2: Nuggets 106 Lakers 103

Editorial Notice: Quest for the Ring will be between now and the end of 2009 providing a complete Real Player Rating Series Report, like the one below, for each and every 2009 West Final game, for each and every 2009 East Final game, and for each game in the 2009 NBA Final Series. The Mavericks-Nuggets West Semifinal series is also being covered this way in full.

Following the posting of the Real Player Ratings Series Reports, we will post the Real Game Ratings Reports for all of these games. Following these Real Game Ratings, which were just created in the spring of 2009 and which have hardly appeared on Quest at all yet, we will pick some games to focus on for full scale text Reports. In the text reports, we will of course as appropriate make use of and link back to the completed performance measure reports.

Quest for the Ring, as of spring 2009, has realistically and strategically decided to concentrate its advanced performance measurement, reporting, and analysis capabilities on the games that matter the most each year in the NBA: the conference final games and the NBA Championship games.

USER GUIDE
The Real Player Rating User Guide is a necessary reference for anyone who wants to truly understand the value of, the validity of, and the ways you can use the following measures. Moreover, you should become a regular visitor to Quest for the Ring if you want to get the full advantage of reading and using Real Player Ratings Series performance measures. The more you visit and check out ratings, the more quickly and easily you will be able to evaluate what you are seeing.

WEST FINAL 2009 GAME TWO
MAY 21, 2009 IN LOS ANGELES, CA
DENVER NUGGETS 106 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 103
SERIES IS TIED 1-1

BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games.

NUGGETS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Linas Kleiza, SF 1.193
Carmelo Anthony, SF 0.725
Nene, C 0.640
Kenyon Martin, PF 0.629
Chauncey Billups, PG 0.591
Dahntay Jones, SG 0.402
Chris Andersen, FC 0.223
J.R. Smith, SG 0.108

LAKERS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Kobe Bryant, SG 0.910
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.894
Lamar Odom, PF 0.802
Pau Gasol, FC 0.751
Andrew Bynum, C 0.530
Luke Walton, SF 0.421
Shannon Brown, SG 0.366
Derek Fisher, PG -0.106


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Linas Kleiza, DEN SF 1.193
Kobe Bryant, LAL SG 0.910
Trevor Ariza, LAL SF 0.894
Lamar Odom, LAL PF 0.802
Pau Gasol, LAL FC 0.751
Carmelo Anthony, DEN SF 0.725
Nene, DEN C 0.640
Kenyon Martin, DEN PF 0.629
Chauncey Billups, DEN PG 0.591
Andrew Bynum, LAL C 0.530
Luke Walton, LAL SF 0.421
Dahntay Jones, DEN SG 0.402
Shannon Brown, LAL SG 0.366
Chris Andersen, DEN FC 0.223
J.R. Smith, DEN SG 0.108
Derek Fisher, LAL PG -0.106

EVALUATION SCALE FOR BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS FOR A SINGLE GAME
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.900 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.800 0.899
Very Good Player: A Solid Starter 0.700 0.799
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.600 0.699
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.500 0.599
Satisfactory Role Player 0.425 0.499
Marginal Role Player 0.350 0.424
Poor Player 0.275 0.349
Very Poor Player 0.200 0.274
Extremely Poor Player .199 and less

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REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Basic Real Player Production
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games

NUGGETS BASIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Carmelo Anthony, SF 30.46
Linas Kleiza, SF 26.24
Chauncey Billups, PG 25.98
Nene, C 22.39
Kenyon Martin, PF 22.03
Dahntay Jones, SG 5.23
Chris Andersen, FC 4.46
J.R. Smith, SG 2.70

LAKERS BASIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Kobe Bryant, SG 36.40
Pau Gasol, FC 33.05
Trevor Ariza, SF 29.50
Lamar Odom, PF 24.07
Andrew Bynum, C 9.55
Luke Walton, SF 7.99
Shannon Brown, SG 6.21
Derek Fisher, PG -2.96


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Kobe Bryant, LAL SG 36.40
Pau Gasol, LAL FC 33.05
Carmelo Anthony, DEN SF 30.46
Trevor Ariza, LAL SF 29.50
Linas Kleiza, DEN SF 26.24
Chauncey Billups, DEN PG 25.98
Lamar Odom, LAL PF 24.07
Nene, DEN C 22.39
Kenyon Martin, DEN PF 22.03
Andrew Bynum, LAL C 9.55
Luke Walton, LAL SF 7.99
Shannon Brown, LAL SG 6.21
Dahntay Jones, DEN SG 5.23
Chris Andersen, DEN FC 4.46
J.R. Smith, DEN SG 2.70
Derek Fisher, LAL PG -2.96

============== SUB RATINGS ==============
OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Offensive Plays

NUGGETS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Linas Kleiza, SF 0.986
Carmelo Anthony, SF 0.574
Chauncey Billups, PG 0.547
Kenyon Martin, PF 0.486
Nene, C 0.366
Dahntay Jones, SG 0.332
J.R. Smith, SG 0.039
Chris Andersen, FC -0.029

LAKERS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Kobe Bryant, SG 0.809
Lamar Odom, PF 0.598
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.557
Shannon Brown, SG 0.406
Pau Gasol, FC 0.403
Luke Walton, SF 0.267
Andrew Bynum, C 0.213
Derek Fisher, PG -0.056


COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Linas Kleiza, DEN SF 0.986
Kobe Bryant, LAL SG 0.809
Lamar Odom, LAL PF 0.598
Carmelo Anthony, DEN SF 0.574
Trevor Ariza, LAL SF 0.557
Chauncey Billups, DEN PG 0.547
Kenyon Martin, DEN PF 0.486
Shannon Brown, LAL SG 0.406
Pau Gasol, LAL FC 0.403
Nene, DEN C 0.366
Dahntay Jones, DEN SG 0.332
Luke Walton, LAL SF 0.267
Andrew Bynum, LAL C 0.213
J.R. Smith, DEN SG 0.039
Chris Andersen, DEN FC -0.029
Derek Fisher, LAL PG -0.056

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DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Defensive Plays
Does not include hidden defending because procedure is invalid at game level.

NUGGETS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Nene, C 0.274
Chris Andersen, FC 0.252
Linas Kleiza, SF 0.207
Carmelo Anthony, SF 0.151
Kenyon Martin, PF 0.143
Dahntay Jones, SG 0.070
J.R. Smith, SG 0.069
Chauncey Billups, PG 0.044

LAKERS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Pau Gasol, FC 0.348
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.337
Andrew Bynum, C 0.318
Lamar Odom, PF 0.205
Luke Walton, SF 0.154
Kobe Bryant, SG 0.101
Shannon Brown, SG -0.041
Derek Fisher, PG -0.050


COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Pau Gasol, LAL FC 0.348
Trevor Ariza, LAL SF 0.337
Andrew Bynum, LAL C 0.318
Nene, DEN C 0.274
Chris Andersen, DEN FC 0.252
Linas Kleiza, DEN SF 0.207
Lamar Odom, LAL PF 0.205
Luke Walton, LAL SF 0.154
Carmelo Anthony, DEN SF 0.151
Kenyon Martin, DEN PF 0.143
Kobe Bryant, LAL SG 0.101
Dahntay Jones, DEN SG 0.070
J.R. Smith, DEN SG 0.069
Chauncey Billups, DEN PG 0.044
Shannon Brown, LAL SG -0.041
Derek Fisher, LAL PG -0.050

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USER GUIDE
The Real Player Rating User Guide is a necessary reference for anyone who wants to truly understand the value of, the validity of, and the ways you can use the following measures. Moreover, you should become a regular visitor to Quest for the Ring if you want to get the full advantage of reading and using Real Player Ratings Series performance measures. The more you visit and check out ratings, the more quickly and easily you will be able to evaluate what you are seeing.

Dallas Mavericks are a Wild Card Contender: Marc Cuban Persists and Comes up with a Winner

How about those Mavericks, folks? Did I not try to warn you a while back about how they improved exactly what needed to be improved in the off-season?

A QUICK AND PARTIAL DALLAS MAVERICKS TIMELINE
June 2005: the Dallas Mavericks break the hearts of north Texas basketball fans and lose, in Dallas no less, to Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in the NBA Championship.

April-May 2007: the Dallas Mavericks embarrass the north Texas basketball fans by as the 1st seed in the West losing to the 8th seed Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.

May 2009: The Mavericks, in a series covered extensively on this site, are defeated by the Denver Nuggets in a West semifinal, 4-2. Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban, due to his crime of getting upset by the Nuggets playing fast and lose with the foul rules, is dragged through the mud by the Denver media, by fans in Denver, by Denver Power Forward Kenyon Martin, and by Denver Coach George Karl. (Hell, he was even dragged through the mud by a substantial number of Mavericks fans, which was especially uncalled for.)

June-September 2009: Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban helps retrofit the Mavericks in the off-season in a very smart way, apparently succeeding beyond expectations of building a truly dangerous team. Cuban and his managers beef up the defense, the toughness, and yes even the swagger without sacrificing a dime on the already powerful Dallas offense.

November 25, 2009: The Mavericks travel to Houston where with this new and improved roster they decimate the injury-damaged but supposed to be very tough at home Houston Rockets 130-99. That is not a typo, the Mavs actually scored 130 points.

November 25, 2009: Mavericks Shooting Guard Jason Terry scores one of the highest real player ratings for a game you will ever see, a 1.703, as the Mavericks annihilate the Rockets in Houston 130-99. Terry was an incredible 4-4 on threes, 6-7 on twos, 3-3 from the line, and he had 10 assists and zero turnovers. When we look for players who deserve rings, that's what we look for. Jason Terry should get a Ring sometime.

November 25, 2009: Dallas owner Marc Cuban knows he has succeeded at producing a real contender, and licks his chops as he thinks about what a hurting his new team might put on the hated Nuggets and possibly even the Lakers later this season.

November 25, 2009: Quest for the Ring changes it's West final projection from Lakers 4 Spurs 1 to Lakers 4 Mavericks 2, and promises to keep watching what it calls "a dangerous potential threat for the Lakers' assumption that they will represent the West again in 2010, especially given the recent Lakers' tendency to take their sweet time before pouring on their offensive jets, and given that the Mavericks have already defeated the Lakers in Los Angeles 94-80, on October 30, and they did it more with defense than offense to boot. (Technically, the projections were changed about 10 days earlier than this, but it was not reported out in a Report until now.)

JASON TERRY: J.R SMITH BUT WITHOUT THE OCCASIONAL DISASTER ON AND OFF THE COURT, AND WITHOUT THE BAD COACH WHO HAS J.R. EVEN MORE CONFUSED THAN HE USED TO BE ABOUT HOW TO PLAY






















Just how good are the Mavericks so far? The quickest way to gauge that is too look at offensive and defensive efficiency, the number of points scored and the number given up per 100 possessions. Dallas is the 8th best offensive team so far (108.5 points per 100) and is the 7th best defensive team so far (101.5 points per 100). The Mavericks' balance between offense and defense is as good as it gets; those high and balanced ranks instantly translate into their being a wild-card contender in the Quest for the Ring. (Wild-card contenders are, by Quest definition, the 4th through the 6th most likely teams to win the Quest.)

THE COMPLETE REVERSAL IN THE WEST WITH REGARD TO TEAM DEFENSES
Among possible West Conference contenders for the ring, bad starts on defense have been an epidemic so far this season. One abysmal defensive start was automatic, that of the Phoenix Suns. How terrible Phoenix is on defense is why Phoenix never was and is still NOT a team that Quest for the Ring can consider to be even a long shot contender. Keep in mind that when Phoenix actually did have a chance to win a Ring with a very heavy emphasis on offense, they were no where near as bad as they are so for this year on defense; they were 13th defensively in 2007, but an unqualified 27th at the moment.

Other bad defensive starts have been anything but expected. Despite the supposed upgrade of Emeka Okafor, the Hornets have been so miserable on defense so far that Byron Scott, their beginning of the season, Coach, is fired already. And with mega point guard star Chris Paul out for a month or more beginning in mid-November with a nasty ankle, the Hornets are in danger of dropping out of contention before 2009 is even over (although the Hornets did win a crucial game at home against the flavor the moment Atlanta Hawks the other night in New Orleans.)

Meanwhile, teams that were expected to be all about over weighting offense have started very surprisingly strong on defense so far. The Trailblazers were not at all solid defensively last year, but they are off to a very strong start this season. I do give Nate McMillan credit for that, but there are some things that McMillan is doing with his team that don't make any sense.

During the first 11 games of the season injury unavailability of Pau Gasol, the Lakers ramped up their already great defense to wring out some very tough victories. On the other hand, with no Gasol, the Lakers have been surprisingly bad offensively so far this year.

The Nuggets are chock loaded with raw talent on offense and decently loaded with defensive talent, but as you would really, really for sure know (laugh out loud) if you read Quest for the Ring, they are badly coached and they are off to a surprisingly slow start defensively so far. The Spurs too are off to what for them is a shockingly poor start defensively, although they are coming up somewhat now.

Finally, there are the Mavericks as we have discussed. Last year the Mavericks ended up as only the 17th best defensive team in the NBA, low enough to be vulnerable to losing to the Nuggets in the playoffs regardless of what half-baked strategy the Nuggets might employ. Whereas this year, as we have seen, the Mavericks are off to a very solid 7th best in the NBA defense, to go along with a very powerful offense that, given Rick Carlisle's excellent coaching track record, can probably only get better as the season goes along.

So in conclusion, continue to think that Dallas is not a real threat to challenge the Lakers for the West at your own risk. Because it appears at this early stage that they are a real, plausible threat to upset the Lakers in 2010.

The complete current breakdown:

CONTENDER BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2009
CURRENT MAJOR CONTENDERS
Los Angeles Lakers--Quest Specialization
Cleveland Cavaliers--Quest Specialization
Boston Celtics

CURRENT WILD CARD CONTENDERS
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks

CURRENT LONG SHOT CONTENDERS
Portland Trailblazers
Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs

Miami for sure and possibly also Orlando or Dallas should really be only long shots. Denver and/or Portland should really be Wild Cards. But simply put, Portland and especially Denver need new coaches to actually contend for the Ring.

Portland would also probably be a Wild Card Contender were it not for the suspect coaching of Nate MacMillan and his staff. (More on this in a later Report.)

Similarly, were it nor for substandard coaching, the Nuggets would be a Wild Card Contender this year as well, and possibly even a major contender, given Carmelo Anthony's strong superstar start and given a truly amazing amount of raw offensive talent that goes just deep enough on the roster to create a true monster of a team on paper, coupled with their decent up front starters and their potential second team surprise defensive superstars Chris Andersen and, were he ever allowed to play, Renaldo Balkman. Unfortunately though, George Karl virtually always underplays front court "reserve" players, in favor of (usually short) reserve point guards.

JASON TERRY ASKS: "DID YOU HEAR THAT, THE MAVERICKS ARE FOR REAL IN 2010!"

















USER GUIDE
The Real Player Rating User Guide is a necessary reference for anyone who wants to truly understand the value of, the validity of, and the ways you can use the following measures. Moreover, you should become a regular visitor to Quest for the Ring if you want to get the full advantage of reading and using Real Player Ratings Series performance measures. The more you visit and check out ratings, the more quickly and easily you will be able to evaluate what you are seeing.

REGULAR SEASON GAME
NOVEMBER 25, 2009 IN HOUSTON, TX
DALLAS MAVERICKS 130 HOUSTON ROCKETS 99

BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games

MAVERICKS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Jason Terry, SG 1.703
Jose Juan Barea, PG 1.384
Tim Thomas, PF 1.346
Dirk Nowitzki, PF 1.155
Drew Gooden, PF 0.908
Kris Humphries, PF 0.898
Jason Kidd, PG 0.769
Shawn Marion, F 0.374
Rodrigue Beaubois, G 0.348

ROCKETS BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Carl Landry, PF 1.121
David Andersen, C 0.857
Luis Scola, PF 0.788
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.731
Chuck Hayes, C 0.411
Shane Battier, SF 0.352
Aaron Brooks, PG 0.124
Kyle Lowry, PG 0.059
Chase Budinger, SF -0.079


COMBINED SORT BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Jason Terry, DAL SG 1.703
Jose Juan Barea, DAL PG 1.384
Tim Thomas, PF DAL 1.346
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL PF 1.155
Carl Landry, HOU PF 1.121
Drew Gooden, DAL PF 0.908
Kris Humphries, DAL PF 0.898
David Andersen, HOU C 0.857
Luis Scola, HOU PF 0.788
Jason Kidd, DAL PG 0.769
Trevor Ariza, HOU SF 0.731
Chuck Hayes, HOU C 0.411
Shawn Marion, DAL F 0.374
Shane Battier, HOU SF 0.352
Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL G 0.348
Aaron Brooks, HOU PG 0.124
Kyle Lowry, HOU PG 0.059
Chase Budinger, HOU SF -0.079

EVALUATION SCALE FOR BASIC REAL PLAYER RATINGS FOR A SINGLE GAME
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.900 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.800 0.899
Very Good Player: A Solid Starter 0.700 0.799
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.600 0.699
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.500 0.599
Satisfactory Role Player 0.425 0.499
Marginal Role Player 0.350 0.424
Poor Player 0.275 0.349
Very Poor Player 0.200 0.274
Extremely Poor Player .199 and less

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REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Basic Real Player Production
The adjustment for hidden defending is not valid for individual games

MAVERICKS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Jason Terry, SG 54.49
Dirk Nowitzki, PF 41.56
Jose Juan Barea, PG 37.36
Tim Thomas, PF 33.66
Jason Kidd, PG 22.29
Drew Gooden, PF 19.06
Kris Humphries, PF 14.36
Shawn Marion, F 11.61
Rodrigue Beaubois, G 5.92

ROCKETS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Carl Landry, PF 32.52
Trevor Ariza, SF 27.04
Luis Scola, PF 22.07
David Andersen, C 13.71
Shane Battier, SF 9.86
Chuck Hayes, C 6.17
Aaron Brooks, PG 3.36
Kyle Lowry, PG 1.87
Chase Budinger, SF -1.58


COMBINED SORT REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Jason Terry, DAL SG 54.49
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL PF 41.56
Jose Juan Barea, DAL PG 37.36
Tim Thomas, DAL PF 33.66
Carl Landry, HOU PF 32.52
Trevor Ariza, HOU SF 27.04
Jason Kidd, DAL PG 22.29
Luis Scola, HOU PF 22.07
Drew Gooden, DAL PF 19.06
Kris Humphries, DAL PF 14.36
David Andersen, HOU C 13.71
Shawn Marion, DAL F 11.61
Shane Battier, HOU SF 9.86
Chuck Hayes, HOU C 6.17
Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL G 5.92
Aaron Brooks, HOU PG 3.36
Kyle Lowry, HOU PG 1.87
Chase Budinger, HOU SF -1.58

============== SUB RATINGS ==============
OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Offensive Plays

MAVERICKS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Jason Terry, SG 1.683
Tim Thomas, PF 1.081
Jose Juan Barea, PG 0.886
Dirk Nowitzki, PF 0.736
Kris Humphries, PF 0.714
Jason Kidd, PG 0.599
Shawn Marion, F 0.303
Drew Gooden, PF 0.239
Rodrigue Beaubois, G 0.166

ROCKETS OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Carl Landry, PF 0.930
David Andersen, C 0.775
Luis Scola, PF 0.579
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.501
Aaron Brooks, PG 0.310
Shane Battier, SF 0.241
Chuck Hayes, C 0.142
Kyle Lowry, PG 0.112
Chase Budinger, SF -0.176


COMBINED SORT OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Jason Terry, DAL SG 1.683
Tim Thomas, DAL PF 1.081
Carl Landry, HOU PF 0.930
Jose Juan Barea, DAL PG 0.886
David Andersen, HOU C 0.775
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL PF 0.736
Kris Humphries, DAL PF 0.714
Jason Kidd, DAL PG 0.599
Luis Scola, HOU PF 0.579
Trevor Ariza, HOU SF 0.501
Aaron Brooks, HOU PG 0.310
Shawn Marion, DAL F 0.303
Shane Battier, HOU SF 0.241
Drew Gooden, DAL PF 0.239
Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL G 0.166
Chuck Hayes, HOU C 0.142
Kyle Lowry, HOU PG 0.112
Chase Budinger, HOU SF -0.176

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DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
All Tracked Defensive Plays
Does not include hidden defending because procedure is invalid at game level.

MAVERICKS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Drew Gooden, PF 0.669
Jose Juan Barea, PG 0.498
Dirk Nowitzki, PF 0.418
Tim Thomas, PF 0.265
Kris Humphries, PF 0.183
Rodrigue Beaubois, G 0.182
Jason Kidd, PG 0.170
Shawn Marion, F 0.072
Jason Terry, SG 0.019

ROCKETS DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Chuck Hayes, C 0.269
Trevor Ariza, SF 0.230
Luis Scola, PF 0.209
Carl Landry, PF 0.191
Shane Battier, SF 0.111
Chase Budinger, SF 0.097
David Andersen, C 0.082
Kyle Lowry, PG -0.053
Aaron Brooks, PG -0.185


COMBINED SORT DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
Drew Gooden, DAL PF 0.669
Jose Juan Barea, DAL PG 0.498
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL PF 0.418
Chuck Hayes, HOU C 0.269
Tim Thomas, DAL PF 0.265
Trevor Ariza, HOU SF 0.230
Luis Scola, HOU PF 0.209
Carl Landry, HOU PF 0.191
Kris Humphries, DAL PF 0.183
Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL G 0.182
Jason Kidd, DAL PG 0.170
Shane Battier, HOU SF 0.111
Chase Budinger, HOU SF 0.097
David Andersen, HOU C 0.082
Shawn Marion, DAL F 0.072
Jason Terry, DAL SG 0.019
Kyle Lowry, HOU PG -0.053
Aaron Brooks, HOU PG -0.185

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