Going to keep the introduction as brief as possible here. I suggest you read all the articles leading up to this: Reference Series: Age Reference Series: Defense Reference Series: The Eye Test Making a big board is hard Lessons from other leagues Players are classified in the following positions: -Primary: typical point guard role –…
Making a big board is hard. I have started looking outside the NBA Draft sphere for wisdom in other sports. After all, a draft is a draft, a team sport is a team sport, put it all together, and there’s some useful nuggets to be found. NFL Not all positions are valued equally in the…
It’s a fact of the draft projection business: people will look back at every big board you’ve ever done and point out every mistake you’ve ever made. They will question every projection out of line with the consensus. They will point out how much you’ve failed. Back in 2015, I wrote about the challenges in…
You should stop looking at numbers and actually watch the games. You have no idea what you’re talking about. *sigh* If nobody ever said this again, the world would be a better place. There is not a single numbers guy out there, myself included, who does not factor in watching games to some extent. Just…
Back in January, I did a piece with Don Yates about the one-and-done rule. Buried in that piece, I wrote a section on age and development. I have referenced it so often since then that I am separating it out into its own piece here and expanding on it. NBA draft prospects are typically discussed…
Some of you (especially the young’uns) may not know about the illegal defense rule changes and why iso players, whether in the post or from the wing, are not nearly as efficient or useful as they used to be. Despite the rules being changed prior to the 2001-2002 season and modern defenses starting to appear…
(This article initially appeared at LibertyBallers and is reproduced here for completeness only.) Hey folks, welcome to the first official collaboration between Don Yates and Buster Ducks. If you don’t know us, we’re both long-winded, statistically minded draftniks. Don typically posts here in the LB Fanposts, Buster typically posts on his website, BusterDucks.com, or at…