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More NBA:CARMELO player projectionsEvery team’s Elo historyHow this works
A team’s current rotation accounts for recent injuries and other player activity; the full-strength rotation does not.
Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||||||
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Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | vs. full strength | vs. full strength | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||||
John Wall | J. Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -38 | +1.3 | -0.6 | |||||||
Bradley Beal | B. Beal | 5 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 42 | SAME | +3.2 | -1.4 | |||||||
Trevor Ariza | T. Ariza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -35 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |||||||
Dwight Howard | D. Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27 | -1.8 | +1.9 | |||||||
Jeff Green | J. Green | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 29 | +2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | |||||||
Bobby Portis | B. Portis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 25 | SAME | -0.3 | -1.3 | |||||||
Tomas Satoransky* | T. Satoransky* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | +4 | +0.5 | -0.3 | |||||||
Jabari Parker | J. Parker | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 27 | +15 | -0.5 | -0.8 | |||||||
Thomas Bryant | T. Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | +16 | -0.1 | +0.8 | |||||||
Wesley Johnson | W. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +13 | -2.9 | +0.7 | |||||||
Sam Dekker | S. Dekker | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | +9 | -1.3 | -0.6 | |||||||
Ian Mahinmi | I. Mahinmi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +8 | -2.7 | +2.1 | |||||||
Troy Brown | T. Brown | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +14 | -1.8 | -0.9 | |||||||
Jordan McRae | J. McRae | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +9 | -1.5 | -0.7 | |||||||
Devin Robinson | D. Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.1 | 0.0 | |||||||
Chasson Randle | C. Randle | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +10 | -0.7 | -1.0 | |||||||
Rotation ratings | First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | Rotation ratings First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | +0.1 | -3.0 | |||||||||||||
Adj. rotation ratings | A flagged (*) player is on the court more than expected by CARMELO. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | Adj. rotation ratings A flagged (*) player is on the court more than expected by CARMELO. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | -0.1 | -3.1 | |||||||||||||
Expected wins | We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Expected wins We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 33 | ||||||||||||||
CARMELO rating | Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | CARMELO rating Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1425 |
Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||
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Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||
John Wall | J. Wall | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | +1.3 | -0.6 | ||||
Bradley Beal | B. Beal | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | +3.2 | -1.4 | ||||
Trevor Ariza | T. Ariza | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 35 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ||||
Dwight Howard | D. Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | -1.8 | +1.9 | ||||
Jeff Green | J. Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 27 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ||||
Bobby Portis | B. Portis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ||||
Tomas Satoransky | T. Satoransky | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | +0.5 | -0.3 | ||||
Jabari Parker | J. Parker | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ||||
Thomas Bryant | T. Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -0.1 | +0.8 | ||||
Wesley Johnson | W. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 | +0.7 | ||||
Sam Dekker | S. Dekker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | -0.6 | ||||
Ian Mahinmi | I. Mahinmi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 | +2.1 | ||||
Troy Brown | T. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 | -0.9 | ||||
Jordan McRae | J. McRae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | -0.7 | ||||
Devin Robinson | D. Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | ||||
Chasson Randle | C. Randle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ||||
Rotation ratings | First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | Rotation ratings First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | +2.5 | -2.5 | |||||||||
Expected wins | We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Expected wins We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 41 | ||||||||||
CARMELO rating | Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | CARMELO rating Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1505 |
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