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posted by dsparks vote down flag
arbitrarian.wordpress.com - 2/20/2008
Chris Mullin is the next Michael Jordan
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Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Clyde Drexler, and Paul Pierce all come close, but none of them are truly the most Jordanesque player we've seen over the last quarter century. Skeptical? You should be--but you'll be a believer after reading this.
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  • Jason Jason
    +1

    The ratio-based technique seems to factor out usage, which could explain why Mullin has a higher similarity than guys like Kobe whose per-game averages are much closer to MJ's. Regardless, it's a fun spreadsheet to play around with ...

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    Posted 2/20/2008 respond (flag)
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