Effective Rookies

Thank You Isiah found this 12/18/2007 on myespn.go.com [flag]

ESPN's David Thorpe pointed out something to me today: guess which rookie has the best PER (Insider) ? The answer is especially interesting when you consider that, like all boxscore-based stats, PER doesn't have a meaningful way to measure most aspects of defense. This player is touted for this defense. Answer after the jump. Yup. That's right. Joakim Noah. As PER tells the story, ... [link]

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Something You Probably Already Know
Published 12/18/2007 by Hot Shit College Student at Thank You Isiah
Because it was already on True Hoop: Joakim Noah is the rookie PER leader. Something you don't want to know: Joakim Noah leads the Bulls in PER with a 17.59. Notice the difference between Knickerblogger's numbers, and ESPN's? Yeah, I can't explain that. Less PERty than the last factoid: Noah isn't replacing Ben Wallace anytime soon. He's been playing much better at power forward than center. I'll let that slide, and blame it on Skiles' matchup logic for now.

BLINK and Be Merry
Published 12/18/2007 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... to decide on Paul or Deron Williams . I compare it to choosing between Halle Berry and Beyonce. Do I really need to choose? Can't we enjoy both? I'm not hatin' on Joakim Noah , but I'm educatedly guessin' no NBA GM who would take him over Kevin Durant no matter the PER rankings. And finally, your Obligatory Bucks BLINK: ...

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