NBA Stat question

[Dr T Non-Fan]

Does any web site keep "points per minute" or points ovr 48 minutes" stats?
I'm trying to see whether Andrew Bynum might really be 10 times better this year than last. [/sarcastic -- 18 points last night versus 1.6 points per game last year averaging 7.4 minutes per game]

Also, what seems to be "excellent" range for this stat? I'm thinking about 1 point per 2 minutes. A team should have one player in this range. Then a team might have the other four starters in 1 point per 3-4 minutes range.

[rawl316]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/rankings

at the top you can look at teams, and they have per 40 min stats for all players.

[rawl316]

SEASON FG% FT% P/40 R/40 A/40 TS% Ast TO Usg Reb PER
2005-06 .402 .296 8.7 9.4 1.1 39.4 7.5 14.2 13.3 13.8 7.36
2006-07 .636 .800 30.0 15.0 8.3 68.2 26.0 5.2 25.5 25.0 37.91

2005-06 season: The 7-footer turned pro straight out of high school and proved to everyone why the word "project" is prominently associated with his name. Bynum saw action in 46 games but made only 40.2 percent from the floor and a comical 8-for-27 from the line. He held his own on the boards and had one flash of brilliance -- a 7-for-7, 16-point effort against the Knicks -- but overall he has a long, long, long way to go.

Scouting report: Bynum has NBA size and scouts were lured by his mobility and athleticism for his size. But his lack of game experience and poor conditioning are both problem areas. On the other hand, his rebound rate was NBA quality even as a rookie and the Knicks game was an eye-opener. Bynum also is very young, even for a prep-to-pro kid. He won't turn 19 until just before opening day, so the Lakers are taking the long-term approach.

2006-07 outlook: I'll say the same thing I said a year ago. When teams reach for a big center in the middle of the lottery, they almost always get burned. Bynum may eventually turn out to be a player, but the historical odds tell us not to bet on it. With Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm entrenched in the middle, Bynum will have to wait at least another year before he can earn a rotation spot, so look for him to get another 150 minutes or so in garbage time this season.

[quentin cassidy]

Originally Posted by Dr T Non-Fan

Also, what seems to be "excellent" range for this stat? I'm thinking about 1 point per 2 minutes. A team should have one player in this range. Then a team might have the other four starters in 1 point per 3-4 minutes range.

Last year, Kobe averaged 0.86 pts per minute (the highest in the NBA since Jordan averaged 0.92 in 1987), Iverson averaged 0.77, and LeBron, Melo, and Wade each averaged a little over 0.7 pts per minute.

[erosewater]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/

[Dr T Non-Fan]

Originally Posted by quentin cassidy

Last year, Kobe averaged 0.86 pts per minute (the highest in the NBA since Jordan averaged 0.92 in 1987), Iverson averaged 0.77, and LeBron, Melo, and Wade each averaged a little over 0.7 pts per minute.

Thanks, everyone.
Now, as a team cannot have all of Kobe, LeBron, Melo, and Wade AND have all of them put up stats like this, what kind of distribution of production might work best? Sure, if you have one of these guys, one distribution might be optimal, while not having any of these players would be a reason to have a different distribution.
Lastly, maybe the distribution is more a result of other decisions made and not necessarily a starting point for making a decent team.
(Yes, think about the creation of Team USA if you need a goal.)

[silverfox]

http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Scoring.jsp
Per 48 minutes stats are standard at NBA.com

[Baron Von Raschke]

Best way to destroy a franchise: sign a stiff for more than your star player and cite his production per 48 minutes as a major reason.

[tymesup]

Points per shot attempt is a useful stat. Guys with high shooting percentages who go to the line a lot show up prominently. IIRC, Charley Rosen has mentioned this one.

[rawl316]

Originally Posted by tymesup

Points per shot attempt is a useful stat. Guys with high shooting percentages who go to the line a lot show up prominently. IIRC, Charley Rosen has mentioned this one.

In Hollinger's stats, he posts a TSP (True shooting percentage). It factors in free throws, as well as 3 pointers.