dailythunder.com - 10/9/2009
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SLAM had an article last week where slick writer John Krolik asked if Kevin Durant could be the anti-Battier in terms of plus/minus. Durant has one of the worst plus/minus scores in the league at -6.4 and overall plus/minus of -330 and Shane Battier is known to be valuable based almost ...
novafantasysports.com - 10/16/2009
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Update: According to the Toronto (AP) — Shane
Battier(SF) scored 26 points and Trevor Ariza(SF) added 18...
as the Houston Rockets made 13 3-pointers in a 124-112 preseason victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. Battier made his first seven 3-point attempts and finished 8 of 9 ...
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Battier Drains the 3-Ball
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The dissection of Kevin Durant by the writer Henry Abbott
Daily Thunder.com —
... a pretty bad shooter. He also has a high turnover rate, which is typically murder on team efficiency.
Yet Westbrook is a good defender. He draws a ridiculous number of fouls on both ends of the floor. He gets the team in the bonus, which in turn earns all of his teammates free throws. He rebounds well for his position, particularly at the offensive end, which can often lead to easy baskets.
Emphasis mine on the bold. This topic has been covered around these parts as well. Now go read it. You’ll be a better person for it. And come back ...
Kevin Durant doesn’t care about your “plus and minuses”
Daily Thunder.com —
... i can say is that we all are tryin and workin our hardest!
What more do u want? let me be the player i am…i come to practice everyday..and push myself to my limit, God has put me n a gr8 position!!
I love all the REAL basketball fans who appreciate hardwork, passion and love for the game..and not jus “plus and minuses”…wateva dat is!
You know KD, I’ve kinda sorta defended you on this matter… just keep that in mind. ...
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... . (BONUS: Daily Thunder does a kickass job of evaluating +/- and defending his superstar without copping to the “Plus/Minus is stupid” tactic, which is like saying, “Game Theory is stupid.” It’s just another way of trying to gain insight.) ...
Links, Commentary, Notes From The Dallas Game and Caron Butler With A Clown
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... Daily Thunder also opines on the Durant plus/minus. ...
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nba.fanhouse.com 10/16/2009 — by Chris Tomasson TULSA, Okla. -- It's no surprise Kevin Durant is really pushing the team angle this week. When asked by FanHouse if he wants to play for Team USA in the World Championships next summer in Turkey, the Oklahoma City forward couldn't ...
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Kevin Durant doesn’t care about your “plus and minuses”
dailythunder.com 10/11/2009 — Evidently KD got hold of Henry Abbott’s article from Friday that broke him down as a player using plus/minus. Durant tweeted today :
Everybody that is doubtin me as a player and my team as a whole..all i can say is that we all are tryin and workin our hardest!
What more do u want? ...
The Kevin Durant Conundrum
espn.go.com 10/16/2009 — There is almost no one like Kevin Durant. You can make a case he was the best freshman player in the history of the NCAA, and in the two years since he has only gotten better. He's 6-9. He moves like a gazelle. No one can stop him getting his shot. ...
