Wizards big man Montrezl Harrell | Photo by Avi Gerver/NBAE via Getty Images The Statistical Doppelgänger Machine works by comparing a player’s performance across 14 different categories that include age, playing time, pace-neutral box score stats and scores from my PPA metric. All that’s rolled up into a single score that (in theory) provides a list of NBA players … [Read more...] about Montrezl Harrell, Throwback Big Man
When it comes to Dinwiddie, the Doppelgänger Machine offers a blast from Wizards past
Wizards guard Spencer Dinwiddie | Photo by Avi Gerver/NBAE via Getty Images As we continue the runup to training camp, now just six days away, I’ve sicced The Doppelgänger Machine on Wizards newcomers Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Today: guard Spencer Dinwiddie. A little ballyhooed second round draft pick, Dinwiddie played poorly in scant minutes during his … [Read more...] about When it comes to Dinwiddie, the Doppelgänger Machine offers a blast from Wizards past
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: The Doppelgänger Machine Finds a Fit
Wizards G/F Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Photo by Avi Gerver/NBAE via Getty Images Does the acquisition of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope fix the Wizards’ issues at wing? Well, it kinda depends on how much offseason cockeyed optimism we want to apply. KCP is a classic “just a guy” player. Good enough to have value if surrounded by other good players. Not good enough to change … [Read more...] about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: The Doppelgänger Machine Finds a Fit
Recap: Mystics season over in 83-77 loss to the Lynx
Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics are officially eliminated from playoff contention… The Washington Mystics season has officially come to a close in a 83-77 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. This was the Mystics final chance to clinch the final playoff spot but the Lynx just wouldn’t let up. Minnesota was playing to move up from fourth to … [Read more...] about Recap: Mystics season over in 83-77 loss to the Lynx
Kyle Kuzma goes through the doppelganger machine
Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma | Photo by Avi Gerver/NBAE via Getty Images What can the numbers say about who Kuzma is most like? We’re in the dog days of the offseason, but training camp looms. That means I’m working on my preseason forecast, which means I’m digging into The Statistical Doppelgänger Machine. The Doppelgänger Machine works by comparing a player’s … [Read more...] about Kyle Kuzma goes through the doppelganger machine