Minnesota Timberwolves Final 2010-11 Real Player Ratings
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES FINAL REAL PLAYER RATINGS
2010-11 Season
Congratulations and respect are due to KEVIN LOVE who lead the Timberwolves in quality basketball in 2010-11.
Congratulations and respect are due to KEVIN LOVE who produced more than any other player on the Timberwolves in 2010-11.
KEY PLAYERS (above the NBA average)
MAJOR HISTORIC SUPER STARS
KEVIN LOVE
HISTORIC SUPER STARS
None
SUPER STARS
None
STARS--WELL ABOVE NORMAL STARTERS
None
VERY GOOD PLAYERS--SOLID STARTERS
Luke Ridnour
MAJOR ROLE PLAYERS--GOOD ENOUGH TO START
Anthony Tolliver
Anthony Randolph
TOTAL NUMBER OF ABOVE AVERAGE PLAYERS: 4
BEST BY SIDE OF COURT
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Kevin Love
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Kevin Love
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES REAL PLAYER RATINGS
--Final 2010-11 Regular Season Ratings
--All players who have played 300 minutes or more are included
--Shows the real quality of players
--The hidden defending adjustment, which is necessary for a full evaluation of defense, is included for all players rated
Kevin Love 1.103
Luke Ridnour 0.767
Anthony Tolliver 0.751
Anthony Randolph 0.700
Michael Beasley 0.681
Darko Milicic 0.617
Sebastian Telfair 0.563
Wesley Johnson 0.523
Corey Brewer 0.518
Nikola Pekovic 0.482
Jonny Flynn 0.465
Lazar Hayward 0.459
Martell Webster 0.458
Wayne Ellington 0.441
Kosta Koufos 0.416
SCALE FOR REGULAR SEASON REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Perfect Player 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 0.820 0.899
Very Good Player / A solid starter 0.760 0.819
Major Role Player / Good enough to start 0.700 0.759
Good Role Player / Often a good 6th man, can possibly start 0.640 0.699
Satisfactory Role Player / Generally should not start 0.580 0.639
Marginal Role Player / Should not start except in an emergency 0.520 0.579
Poor Player / Should never start 0.460 0.519
Very Poor Player 0.400 0.459
Extremely Poor Player and less 0.399
AVERAGE RATINGS BY POSITION
Not all positions are created equal. In pro basketball, point guard and center are the most important positions, power forward is in the middle, and small forward and shooting guard are the least important. (Some teams will have a different pattern.) The following are good estimates for average ratings by position among all NBA players who play 300 minutes or more. There are very few small forwards and shooting guards who don't fit at other positions who are superstars. Most superstars are players who can play point guard, power forward, or center.
Point Guard .750
Shooting Guard .635
Small Forward .645
Power Forward .715
Center .755
All Positions / All Players (NBA Overall Average) .700
To quickly and fairly compare two players who play different positions, convert their Ratings as follows:
Point Guards: Subtract .050; for example, .700 becomes .650
Shooting Guards: Add .065; for example, .700 becomes .765
Small Forwards: Add .055; for example, .700 becomes .755
Power Forwards: Subtract .015; for example, .700 becomes .685
Centers: Subtract .055; for example, .700 becomes .645
PLAYOFF GRADE PLAYERS
Playoff Grade Players have ratings of .560 and higher. Players with ratings below .560 should not play in the playoffs unless the team is forced to play them so that they have two players at a position and/or so that the team has at least eight players playing in the playoffs and/or because the coach is absolutely certain the low rating player will play better in the playoffs than he did in the regular season. Many primary contenders to win the Championship will have no player at all playing whose Rating is below .600.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
--Final 2010-11 Regular Season Ratings
--All players who have played 300 minutes or more are included
--Shows the real basketball production of players
--An estimate of the value of hidden defending production is included in the total production for all players shown
Kevin Love 2881.02
Luke Ridnour 1656.93
Michael Beasley 1608.53
Wesley Johnson 1081.38
Darko Milicic 1040.16
Anthony Tolliver 1023.11
Corey Brewer 705.70
Wayne Ellington 521.16
Martell Webster 500.92
Jonny Flynn 457.51
Nikola Pekovic 427.18
Sebastian Telfair 399.94
Anthony Randolph 324.15
Lazar Hayward 192.15
Kosta Koufos 139.74
=============== OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS ===============
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
--Final 2010-11 Regular Season Ratings
--All players who have played 300 minutes or more are included
--Shows the real quality of players' offense
Kevin Love 0.644
Luke Ridnour 0.537
Michael Beasley 0.424
Anthony Randolph 0.411
Anthony Tolliver 0.381
Sebastian Telfair 0.377
Martell Webster 0.340
Lazar Hayward 0.317
Wesley Johnson 0.291
Nikola Pekovic 0.283
Jonny Flynn 0.280
Wayne Ellington 0.277
Darko Milicic 0.239
Corey Brewer 0.213
Kosta Koufos 0.183
THE AVERAGE OFFENSIVE SUB RATING
for all NBA players who play 300 minutes or more is about .385
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
--Final 2010-11 Regular Season Ratings
--All players who have played 300 minutes or more are included
--Shows the real quality of players' defending
--The hidden defending adjustment, which is necessary for a full evaluation of defense, is included for all players rated
Kevin Love 0.459
Darko Milicic 0.378
Anthony Tolliver 0.370
Corey Brewer 0.305
Anthony Randolph 0.289
Michael Beasley 0.257
Kosta Koufos 0.233
Wesley Johnson 0.232
Luke Ridnour 0.230
Nikola Pekovic 0.199
Sebastian Telfair 0.185
Jonny Flynn 0.185
Wayne Ellington 0.165
Lazar Hayward 0.141
Martell Webster 0.118
THE AVERAGE DEFENSIVE SUB RATING
for all NBA players who play 300 minutes or more is about .315
The breakdown between hidden and unhidden defending is available on request.
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