Denver Nuggets Real Player Ratings as of March 14, 2010

DENVER NUGGETS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
2009-10 season through March 14

Congratulations and respect are due to CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, who is leading the Nuggets in quality basketball so far this season.

Congratulations and respect are due to NENE, who has contributed more than any other player to the Nuggets so far this season.

MAJOR HISTORIC SUPER STARS
None

HISTORIC SUPER STARS
None

SUPERSTARS
CHAUNCEY BILLUPS

STARS
Chris Andersen
Carmelo Anthony
Nene

VERY GOOD PLAYERS--SOLID STARTERS
Ty Lawson

MAJOR ROLE PLAYERS--GOOD ENOUGH TO START
J.R. Smith
Kenyon Martin

BEST BY SIDE OF COURT
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Chauncey Billups

BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Chris Andersen

DENVER NUGGETS
REAL PLAYER RATINGS
2009-10 Regular Season
As of March 14, 2010
Quality of players: includes all tracked actions and hidden defending
All players who have played at least 300 minutes included

Chauncey Billups 0.950
Chris Andersen 0.908
Carmelo Anthony 0.902
Nene Hilario 0.872
Ty Lawson 0.770
J.R. Smith 0.748
Kenyon Martin 0.732
Anthony Carter 0.695
Arron Afflalo 0.577
Joey Graham 0.438
Malik Allen 0.253

SCALE FOR REGULAR SEASON REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.910 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.830 0.909
Very Good Player / A Solid Starter 0.760 0.829
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.700 0.759
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.650 0.699
Satisfactory Role Player 0.590 0.649
Marginal Role Player 0.530 0.589
Poor Player 0.470 0.529
Very Poor Player 0.400 0.469
Extremely Poor Player and less 0.399

NOTES REGARDING LOW REGULAR SEASON RATINGS
Players rated below about .550 sometimes get playing time based largely on factors outside of RPR, but valued by coaches and other players, such as:
--Great energy, effort, and hustle
--Toughness, such as diving after loose balls and taking charges
--Leadership and/or knowledge, especially in the case of veterans
--Perceived potential for future improvement in terms of real basketball production, especially in the case of young players

But keep in mind also that the value of these qualities may be overestimated, particularly with respect to playoff games. See the User Guide (link at the bottom) for much more.

DENVER NUGGETS
REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
2009-10 Regular Season
As of March 14, 2010
Quantity of players: includes all tracked actions and hidden defending
All players who have played at least 300 minutes included

Nene Hilario 1933.05
Chauncey Billups 1837.60
Carmelo Anthony 1811.25
Kenyon Martin 1404.80
Chris Andersen 1289.74
J.R. Smith 1233.74
Arron Afflalo 1028.03
Ty Lawson 913.76
Anthony Carter 465.20
Joey Graham 261.18
Malik Allen 78.23

========== OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS ==================================

DENVER NUGGETS
OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
2009-10 Regular Season
As of March 14, 2010
Offensive Quality: Includes all non-trivial offensive actions

Chauncey Billups 0.693
Carmelo Anthony 0.615
Ty Lawson 0.571
Anthony Carter 0.465
Nene Hilario 0.461
J.R. Smith 0.427
Arron Afflalo 0.349
Kenyon Martin 0.303
Chris Andersen 0.287
Malik Allen 0.232
Joey Graham 0.221

DENVER NUGGETS
DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
2009-10 Regular Season
As of March 14, 2010
Defending Quality: Includes both tracked and hidden defending

Chris Andersen 0.621
Kenyon Martin 0.429
Nene Hilario 0.411
J.R. Smith 0.321
Carmelo Anthony 0.288
Chauncey Billups 0.258
Anthony Carter 0.231
Arron Afflalo 0.228
Joey Graham 0.217
Ty Lawson 0.200
Malik Allen 0.021

The breakdown between hidden and unhidden is available on request.

THE ALL IMPORTANT, AWARD WINNING REAL PLAYER RATINGS USER GUIDE
For complete details regarding how the Real Player Ratings are designed, how and why they work, and how exactly you can use them, see the User Guide.