Los Angeles Lakers Real Player Ratings as of March 14, 2010

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
2009-10 season through March 14

Congratulations and respect are due to PAU GASOL AND KOBE BRYANT, who are tied for leading the Lakers in quality basketball so far this season.

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

MAJOR HISTORIC SUPER STARS
None

HISTORIC SUPER STARS
PAU GASOL
KOBE BRYANT
LAMAR ODOM

SUPERSTARS
ANDREW BYNUM

STARS
None

VERY GOOD PLAYERS--SOLID STARTERS
Ron Artest

MAJOR ROLE PLAYERS--GOOD ENOUGH TO START
Shannon Brown
Jordan Farmar

BEST BY SIDE OF COURT
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Kobe Bryant

BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Lamar Odom

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
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

Pau Gasol 1.063
Kobe Bryant 1.062
Lamar Odom 1.042
Andrew Bynum 0.937
Ron Artest 0.782
Shannon Brown 0.738
Jordan Farmar 0.730
Derek Fisher 0.610
Sasha Vujacic 0.521
Josh Powell 0.425

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.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
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

Kobe Bryant 2518.74
Lamar Odom 2118.53
Pau Gasol 1911.68
Andrew Bynum 1778.21
Ron Artest 1622.72
Derek Fisher 1106.78
Shannon Brown 977.05
Jordan Farmar 871.00
Sasha Vujacic 221.75
Josh Powell 180.67

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

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

Kobe Bryant 0.634
Pau Gasol 0.553
Andrew Bynum 0.454
Lamar Odom 0.435
Jordan Farmar 0.389
Sasha Vujacic 0.376
Ron Artest 0.361
Shannon Brown 0.356
Derek Fisher 0.306
Josh Powell 0.251

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

Lamar Odom 0.607
Pau Gasol 0.510
Andrew Bynum 0.483
Kobe Bryant 0.429
Ron Artest 0.421
Shannon Brown 0.382
Jordan Farmar 0.341
Derek Fisher 0.304
Josh Powell 0.174
Sasha Vujacic 0.145

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.