ESPN has created a new, all-encompassing NBA metric called Net Points, which uses play-by-play data to evaluate a player's performance. Interested to hear what @johnhollinger.bsky.social, @kpelton.bsky.social, @johnschuhmann.bsky.social & co. think 🤔 bit.ly/41tDh4f - ThreadSky

jeskeets.bsky.social • 9 days ago

ESPN has created a new, all-encompassing NBA metric called Net Points, which uses play-by-play data to evaluate a player's performance. Interested to hear what @johnhollinger.bsky.social, @kpelton.bsky.social, @johnschuhmann.bsky.social & co. think 🤔 https://bit.ly/41tDh4f

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bantonj.bsky.social•9 days ago

Might need some tweaks. Jarret Allen isn't close to as valuable as Tatum.

hoopsoup.bsky.social•9 days ago

I want to know more about their methodology. What’s a difficult play that contributes to the point differential. So like assists and points sure but what beyond that. Seems like a black box system, not something I’d be to signed on to unless I know more

modakhilnba.bsky.social•9 days ago

I would like to add @sethpartnow.bsky.social to this conversation.

jeskeets.bsky.social•9 days ago

I've heard of him!

sethpartnow.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is an updated version of @deanolytics.bsky.social’s stuff from all the way back in Basketball on Paper. I don’t have any particular opinions on it other than I’m somewhat over single number metrics, at least as used in popular discussion

deanolytics.bsky.social•8 days ago

The use I highlighted in identifying what went wrong in the last few games or in first quarters or when facing zones or with LeBron off - those are how I used single number metrics a lot in the league. The predictive ones help in gambling, but that's not this...yet.