The first round of the playoffs is complete. Which players on the winners helped their teams the most? We give our Adjusted +/- and Impact ratings for the key guys in the first round. The most unsung heroes are probably Korver, Mayo, Harden and Blake.
| ATL | Points | Impact |
| Crawford | 7 | 42 |
| JJ | 8 | 22 |
| Collins | 13 | 16 |
| Bulls | ||
| Rose | 8 | 37 |
| Deng | 10 | 25 |
| Korver | 4 | 52 |
| Boston | ||
| KG | 15 | 27 |
| Pierce | 10 | 28 |
| Allen | 10 | 45 |
| DAL | ||
| Dirk | 17 | 35 |
| Terry | 11 | 45 |
| Kidd | 9 | 31 |
| LAL | ||
| Blake | 11 | 37 |
| Memp | ||
| Zach | 11 | 41 |
| Conley | 7 | 22 |
| Mayo | 13 | 54 |
| Gasol | 6 | 36 |
| Mia | ||
| LeBron | 15 | 24 |
| Wade | 7 | 22 |
| OKC | ||
| KD | 16 | 56 |
| Westbrook | 8 | 41 |
| Harden | 5 | 37 |
So do you not believe in standard deviation or sample size? I’m just wondering. I once read from Hollinger and david berri on ESPN that you write like you don’t understand sample size. Why do you write like that?
Comment by Rob — April 30, 2011 @ 11:24 pm
Based on what happened this is our best estimate of how people played. Of course there is error in the estimates, but I really think the numbers make sense. Bonner and Neal played horribly first two games. Blair playedok. If Spurs had acted on this they sitll might be playing. I do not see Hollinger or Berri reporting standard deviations.
Comment by wwinston — April 30, 2011 @ 11:27 pm