Tag: Player Trades
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It's the same "old" story. They said he couldn't run, they said the Suns couldn't even make it to playoffs with him.
Here is briefly what changed after Shaq has come to Phoenix:
| EFFICIENCY | ||
| PACE | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
| × | √ | × |
He slightly (0.29 more points per 100 possessions) helps Suns' offense but the team has allowed 1.67 more points per 100 possessions. That points out worse defense since he has arrived.
| SHOOTING | |
| eFG% | OPP eFG% |
| √ | × |
The Suns are shooting with a better effective field goal percentage while opposing teams are also shooting better to Suns' rim.
| REBOUNDING | |
| OR% | DR% |
| √ | √ |
This is what Shaq significantly changed. Better offensive (2.52% increase) and defensive (3.19% increase) rebounding percentage!
| FREE THROWS | |
| FTM/FGA | OPP FTM/FGA |
| √ | × |
The Suns are getting to foul line more and also allowing opponents to take more free throws.
| TURNOVERS | |
| TO/POSS | OPP TO/POSS |
| × | × |
Turnovers per possession (1.7% more) are hurting! Opponent turnovers forced (-1.67%) has also decreased.
NBAstuffer.com has executed the quantitative analysis, Jake Kerr of Mavsmoneyball.com wrote the story.
Read how Jason Kidd has changed Dallas Mavericks' statistical facts.
Earlier, the "Trades Work Out?" article has J-Kidd's individual statistical changes since he has been traded to Dallas.
Here is briefly what changed in Dallas after the trade:
| EFFICIENCY | ||
| PACE | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
| √ | × | √ |
He runs the show with a faster pace, but less efficiently on offense. Team's defensive effort is better.
| SHOOTING | |
| eFG% | OPP eFG% |
| √ | √ |
Mavericks are shooting the ball with a higher effective field goal percentage and forcing the opponents to a lower effective field goal percentage.
| REBOUNDING | |
| OR% | DR% |
| × | √ |
Offensive rebound percentage has decreased while defensive rebounding percentage has increased.
| FREE THROWS | |
| FTM/FGA | OPP FTM/FGA |
| × | √ |
They are getting to the foul line a with a lower FTM/FGA ratio and forcing opponents to a lower FTM/FGA ratio.
| TURNOVERS | |
| TO/POSS | OPP TO/POSS |
| × | × |
Kidd and the Mavs turn the ball over (per possession) more with forcing the opponents to a lower turnover per possession ratio.
Let me know the players who else you would like to see a post-trade analysis here.
What you will get in this article is kind of simple and easily comparable stuff. Don't expect me to make judgements about how smart the player movements were. This study should be considered as a comparison tool which helps us have some insight whether the trades, on the paper, seem to help out teams or not! It was just a matter of me listing traded players one under the other and putting stats (for the same player) together.
