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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Comparing The Los Angeles Lakers and The Boston Celtics as They Head for a Possible NBA Championship Rematch

Using Real Player Ratings and Real Player Production for the Lakers and the Celtics (as of February 5) we can begin to prepare ourselves for a very possible rematch between the two teams for the NBA Championship this June. All ratings are as of February 5. Sorry we didn't get this posted sooner, but the ratings are not going to be much different today from what they were on February 5.

First we will look at the ratings separately by team and then we will combine both teams to see how the players stack up even more clearly.

CELTICS = LAKERS MATCHUP WITH RATINGS SHOWN BY TEAM

REAL PLAYER RATINGS (QUALITY)
LAKERS
Kobe Bryant 1.041
Andrew Bynum 0.922
Pau Gasol 0.904
Trevor Ariza 0.797
Lamar Odom 0.779
Jordan Farmar 0.630
Derek Fisher 0.589
Sasha Vujacic 0.589
Luke Walton 0.542
Vladimir Radmanovic 0.522

CELTICS
Kevin Garnett 1.045
Rajon Rondo 0.904
Paul Pierce 0.780
Ray Allen 0.765
Leon Powe 0.690
Eddie House 0.646
Kendrick Perkins 0.626
Tony Allen 0.598
Glen Davis 0.467
Brian Scalabrine 0.313

Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more
Historic Super Star 0.950 and more
Super Star 0.850 0.949
A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849
A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774
Major Role Player 0.650 0.699
Role Player 0.600 0.649
Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599
Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549
Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499
Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449
Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349

REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION (Quantity)
LAKERS
Kobe Bryant 1740.40
Pau Gasol 1471.65
Andrew Bynum 1075.80
Derek Fisher 838.25
Trevor Ariza 816.75
Lamar Odom 800.00
Sasha Vujacic 428.90
Vladimir Radmanovic 387.90
Jordan Farmar 327.65
Luke Walton 226.00

CELTICS
Kevin Garnett 1419.80
Rajon Rondo 1361.15
Paul Pierce 1277.50
Ray Allen 1168.90
Kendrick Perkins 689.70
Eddie House 495.20
Leon Powe 412.00
Tony Allen 373.55
Glen Davis 347.85
Brian Scalabrine 130.05

QUICK NOTES
Rondo, who Phil Jackson cited as the surprise factor that did in the Lakers last June, is now a superstar. Jordan Farmar has recently surpassed Derek Fisher at the point for the Lakers.

CELTICS = LAKERS MATCHUP WITH TEAMS COMBINED

REAL PLAYER RATINGS (QUALITY)
Kevin Garnett, Celtics 1.045
Kobe Bryant, Lakers 1.041
Andrew Bynum, Lakers 0.922
Pau Gasol, Lakers 0.904
Rajon Rondo, Celtics 0.904
Trevor Ariza, Lakers 0.797
Paul Pierce, Celtics 0.780
Lamar Odom, Lakers 0.779
Ray Allen, Celtics 0.765
Leon Powe, Celtics 0.690
Eddie House, Celtics 0.646
Jordan Farmar, Lakers 0.630
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics 0.626
Tony Allen, Celtics 0.598
Derek Fisher, Lakers 0.589
Sasha Vujacic, Lakers 0.589
Luke Walton, Lakers 0.542
Vladimir Radmanovic, Lakers 0.522
Glen Davis, Celtics 0.467
Brian Scalabrine, Celtics 0.313

Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more
Historic Super Star 0.950 and more
Super Star 0.850 0.949
A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849
A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774
Major Role Player 0.650 0.699
Role Player 0.600 0.649
Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599
Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549
Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499
Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449
Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349

REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION (Quantity)
Kobe Bryant, Lakers 1740.40
Pau Gasol, Lakers 1471.65
Kevin Garnett, Celtics 1419.80
Rajon Rondo, Celtics 1361.15
Paul Pierce, Celtics 1277.50
Ray Allen, Celtics 1168.90
Andrew Bynum, Lakers 1075.80
Derek Fisher, Lakers 838.25
Trevor Ariza, Lakers 816.75
Lamar Odom, lakers 800.00
Kendrick Perkins, Celtics 689.70
Eddie House, Celtics 495.20
Sasha Vujacic, Lakers 428.90
Leon Powe, Celtics 412.00
Vladimir Radmanovic, Lakers 387.90
Tony Allen, Celtics 373.55
Glen Davis, Celtics 347.85
Jordan Farmar, Lakers 327.65
Luke Walton, Lakers 226.00
Brian Scalabrine, Celtics 130.05

OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
Lakers 1st in offensive efficiency in the NBA, 114.6 points per 100 possessions.
Celtics 5th in offensive efficiency in the NBA, 110.9 points per 100 possessions.

Lakers 7th in defensive efficiency in the NBA, 105.4 points allowed per 100 possessions.
Celtics 1st in defensive efficiency in the NBA, 100.2 points allowed per 100 possessions.

The sparks will really fly when the Lakers offense goes against the Celtics defense, the best offense against the best defense!

USER GUIDE
For very detailed information about how Real Player Ratings were developed and are calculated, please consult the User Guide for Real Player Rating Reports by Team



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