A Guide to Fantasy Basketball Owners – 2004-05
October 21, 2004
I have worked a lot with NBA
statistics, but this is my first foray into fantasy leagues – so take my advice
at your own risk. One component in
drafting players is figuring out how they did last year, ignoring
injuries. To do that, I went through the
following steps.
But this does not factor in
the reality that a team can only be so bad in a given category. Once you are in last, you can’t get any
worse. To account for this, I randomized
the top 120 players into 10 teams (assuming each player played 82 games at the
2003-04 averages) and then computed the fantasy points for each of the 12
randomized teams. I then did this 40,000 times, which allowed me to calculate the average
team ranking from these simulations (SIM).
For the most part, these two measure of fantasy
value (NTOT and SIM) generate the same rankings, except in the case of a few
really high volume free throw shooters (Tim Duncan and Shaquille
O’Neal) who do much better in the simulations.
(Although both are much worse than generally assumed.)
Below I give you these
rankings, but you should note what these rankings do not tell you.
So this is just a little
guide that you should supplement with other material. Best of luck.
TOP 120 PLAYERS IN
SIMULATION RANKINGS IN 2003-04
RNK
PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
1 garnett,kevin
13.1 11.2 82 39.4 2.3
0.5 -0.9 2.1
3.2 1.0 0.9
2.1
2 stojakovic,predr
10.7 8.7 81 40.3 1.3
2.8 2.8 2.1
0.2 -0.5 0.6
-0.7
3 mcgrady,
4 marion,shawn
9.2 6.9 79 40.7 -0.1
1.0 0.4 1.0
1.4 -0.2 2.5
0.9
5 nowitzki,dirk
9.1 7.1 77 37.9 0.7
2.0 0.6 1.6
1.2 -0.2 0.3
0.9
6 allen,ray
9.1 6.8 56 38.4 -0.1
2.2 2.4 1.8
-0.2 0.9 0.5
-0.7
7 kirilenko,andrei
9.0 7.0 78 37.1 -0.0
0.6 0.1 0.5
0.9 0.0 2.0
2.9
8 bryant,
9 davis,baron
8.1 5.2 67 40.1 -2.2
-1.5 2.6 1.8
-0.5 2.3 3.1
-0.4
10 cassell,sam
7.6 5.4 81 35.0 1.5
1.5
0.1 1.2 -0.9
2.2 0.4 -0.6
11 brand,elton
7.6 5.6 69 38.8 1.5
0.2 -1.1 1.2
1.8 0.1 -0.3
2.1
12 pierce,paul
7.5 5.1 80 38.7 -1.6
1.5 0.8 1.8
0.3 1.1 1.3
-0.0
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
13 kidd,jason
7.2 4.7 67 36.6 -1.8
0.8 0.8 0.3
0.3
3.2 1.8 -0.7
14 marbury,stephon
7.1 4.7 81 40.2 -0.4
0.9 0.3 1.3
-0.9 3.0 1.2
-0.8
15 duncan,tim
6.2 3.2 69 36.6 2.1
-4.5 -1.1 1.7
2.6 -0.0 -0.4
2.8
16 iverson,allen
6.1 3.1 48 42.5 -2.8
-0.5 0.5 2.5
-0.7 1.9 3.2
-0.8
17 bibby,mike
6.0 3.6 82 36.4 0.2
0.8 1.3 0.9
-0.9 1.2 0.7
-0.6
18
19 nash,steve
5.9 3.6 78 33.5 0.6
1.6 0.7 0.1
-1.0 3.0 -0.5
-0.8
20 miller,brad
5.7 3.7 72 36.4 1.5
0.2 -0.9 0.0
1.8 0.6 -0.3
0.7
21 carter,vince
5.7 3.2 73 38.1 -1.1
0.8 0.6 1.7
-0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3
22 james,lebron
5.7 3.0 79 39.5 -1.1
-0.2 -0.0 1.4
-0.1 1.5 1.4
0.1
23 arenas,gilbert
5.6 2.8 55 37.6 -1.8
-0.3 1.9 1.1
-0.4 1.0 1.9
-0.6
24 barry,brent
5.3 3.0 59 30.6 0.9
0.4 1.5 -0.6
-0.8 1.4 0.9
-0.6
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
25 finley,michael
5.3 2.9 72 38.6 0.0
0.8 1.7 0.9
-0.4 -0.1 0.2
-0.2
26 terry,jason
5.3 2.8 81 37.3 -0.8
0.7 1.3 0.6
-0.6 1.2 1.1
-0.7
27 miller,andre
5.2 2.9 82 34.6 0.3
1.1 -0.9 0.2
-0.5 1.6 1.6 -0.5
28 maggette,corey
5.1 3.1 73 36.0 0.1
2.4 0.3 1.3
0.1 -0.0 -0.4
-0.6
29 jackson,stephen
5.1 2.5 80 36.8 -0.6
0.3 1.3 0.8
-0.4 -0.0 1.7
-0.6
30 francis,steve
5.1 2.5 79 40.4 -1.2
0.2 0.1 0.5
-0.1 1.6 1.6 -0.3
31 martin,kenyon
5.1 2.6 65 34.6 1.3
-1.2 -1.0 0.6
1.5 -0.3 0.9
0.8
32 artest,ron
5.0 2.4 73 37.2 -0.7
-0.6 0.3 0.9
-0.1 0.3 2.4
0.0
33 o'neal,jermaine
4.9 2.7 78 35.7 -0.3
-0.1 -1.1 1.2
1.7 -0.5 -0.8
2.6
34 boozer,carlos
4.9 2.9 75 34.6 2.1
0.1 -1.1 0.3
2.2 -0.6 -0.2
0.1
35 ming,
36 redd,michael
4.7 2.5 82 36.8 -0.1
1.8 1.0 1.5
-0.3 -0.4 -0.2
-0.8
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
37 lewis,rashard 4.7
2.1 80 36.6 -0.3 0.0
1.3 0.8 0.3
-0.5 0.4 -0.0
38 odom,lamar
4.6 2.1 80 37.5 -0.4
-0.4 -0.1 0.6
1.6 0.5 -0.0
0.3
39 billups,chauncey
4.6 2.3 78 35.4 -1.4
2.2 1.1 0.6
-0.8 1.4 0.0
-0.8
40
41 posey,james
4.5 2.3 82 29.9 0.7
0.9 0.7 -0.0
-0.3 -0.8 1.4
-0.3
42 o'neal,shaquille
4.4 -1.0 67 36.8 4.3
-8.9 -1.1 1.5
2.3 -0.1 -1.4
2.5
43 stoudemire,amare
4.4 2.0 55 36.8 1.1
-1.3 -1.1 1.3 1.3 -0.9 0.2
1.3
44 randolph,zach
4.4 2.1 81 37.9 1.5
-0.0 -1.1 1.2
1.9 -0.6 -0.6
-0.2
45 camby,marcus
4.3 2.1 72 30.0 0.6
-0.3 -1.1 -1.1
1.7 -0.7 0.3
2.6
46 crawford,jamal
4.2 1.5 80 35.2 -2.0
0.7 1.7 0.7
-0.8 1.0 0.7
-0.4
47 mobley,cuttino
4.2 1.8 80 40.4 -0.5
0.4 1.6 0.4
-0.4 0.1 0.6
-0.4
48 wallace,rasheed
4.1 1.6 68 35.1 -0.2
-0.3 0.5 0.4
0.4
-0.4 -0.4 1.5
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
49 jones,eddie
4.0 1.5 81 37.0 -1.0
1.0 1.8 0.7
-0.7 0.0 0.1
-0.4
50 vanhorn,keith
4.0 1.8 72 32.5 0.3
1.3 0.6 0.4 0.5
-0.8 -0.3 -0.3
51 stoudamire,damon
3.8 1.2 82 38.0 -1.1
0.6 1.4 -0.1
-0.7 1.6 0.3
-0.8
52 christie,doug
3.8 1.5 82 33.9 0.3
0.7 -0.3 -0.8
-0.6 0.6 1.8
-0.3
53 hamilton,richard
3.7 1.4 78 35.6 0.4
1.5 -0.8 0.7
-0.8 0.5 0.6
-0.6
54 wallace,ben
3.7 1.2 81 37.6 -0.4
-3.2 -1.1 -0.9
2.6 -0.7 1.7
3.3
55 hinrich,kirk
3.7 1.1 76 35.6 -1.3
0.3 1.4 -0.4
-0.9 1.9 0.6
-0.6
56 anthony,carmelo
3.6 1.1 82 36.5 -0.7
0.3 0.0 1.4
0.2 -0.2 0.3
-0.3
57 hughes,larry
3.5 0.9 61 33.8 -1.6
0.6 0.6 1.0
-0.1 -0.4 1.2
-0.4
58 webber,chris
3.4 0.8 23 36.1 -1.2
-0.8 -1.0 1.0
1.2 0.8 0.7
0.3
59 ginobili,emanuel
3.4 1.0 77 29.4 -0.5
0.5 0.4 -0.2
-0.4 0.4 1.7
-0.7
60 abdur-rahim,shar
3.3 1.3 85 31.6 0.9
1.7 -1.0 0.5
0.7 -0.6 -0.7
-0.3
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
61 wade,dwayne
3.3 0.8 61 34.9 0.6
-0.3 -0.7 0.5
-0.6 0.7 0.8
-0.2
62 jackson,jim
3.2 0.8 80 39.0 -0.5
0.4 1.6 -0.2
0.2 -0.1 0.0
-0.5
63 malone,karl
3.2 0.9 42 32.7 0.8
-0.3 -1.1 -0.1
1.2 0.4 0.3
-0.3
64 ilgauskas,zydrun
3.1 1.0 81 31.3 1.0
-0.3 -1.1 0.3
0.9 -0.9 -1.4
2.5
65 kittles,kerry
3.0 0.5 82 34.7 0.2
0.1 0.5 -0.2
-0.6 -0.3 1.1
-0.3
66 payton,
67 gasol,pau
2.9 0.5 78 31.5 1.1
-1.0 -1.0 0.8
0.8
-0.3 -1.2 1.4
68 armstrong,darrel
2.8 0.3 79 28.5 -1.0
0.5 1.2 -0.7
-1.1 0.4 1.5
-0.7
69 johnson,joe
2.8 0.2 82 40.6 -0.5
-0.1 0.3 0.5
-0.4 0.7 0.1
-0.5
70 williams,jason
2.7 0.3 72 29.4 -0.8
0.3 1.1 -0.6
-1.4 2.0 0.5
-0.9
71 tinsley,jamaal
2.7 0.2 52 26.5 -0.5
-0.1 0.9 -1.1
-1.2 1.4 1.3
-0.5
72 richardson,jason
2.6 -0.1 78 37.7 -0.2
-1.2 0.2 1.0
0.4 -0.1 0.1
-0.2
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
73 houston,allan
2.4 0.1 50 36.0 -0.3
1.7 1.2 0.9
-1.2 -0.6 -0.7
-0.9
74 dampier,erick
2.3 0.1 74 32.5 1.7
-1.6 -1.1 -0.3
2.5 -1.2 -1.5
1.6
75 brown,p.j.
2.3 0.1 80 34.4 0.6
0.7 -1.1 -0.7
1.2 -0.6 -0.2
0.3
76 thomas,kenny
2.2 -0.0 74 36.5 0.6
-0.1 -1.1 -0.1
1.7 -0.8 0.1
-0.3
77 jamison,antawn
2.2 -0.1 82 29.0 2.2
-0.2 -0.8 0.2
0.3 -1.2 -0.1
-0.4
78 walker,antoine
2.1 -0.5 82 34.6 -0.5
-1.5 0.2 0.0
1.1 0.7 -0.7
0.2
79 blount,mark
2.0 -0.2 82 29.3 1.9
-0.4 -1.1 -0.7
0.6 -1.1 -0.2
0.8
80
81 anderson,derek
2.0 -0.5 51 35.5 -1.7
0.7 1.0 -0.1
-0.8 0.7 0.5
-0.9
82 davis,ricky
1.9 -0.5 79 31.3 0.7
-0.5 -0.2 0.1
-0.4 0.1 0.3
-0.6
83 sprewell,latrell
1.9 -0.6 82 37.8 -1.1
0.6 0.5 0.6
-0.7 0.2 -0.0
-0.6
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
84 radmanovic,vladi 1.8
-0.6 77 30.2 -0.4 -0.1
1.3 -0.4 -0.1
-0.7 -0.1 -0.2
85 alston,rafer
1.8 -0.8 82 31.5 -1.3
0.0 1.5 -0.7
-1.1 0.8 0.8 -0.6
86 hilario,nene
1.8 -0.5 77 32.5 1.5
-1.2 -1.1 -0.4
0.4 -0.5 1.0
-0.2
87 robinson,glenn
1.6 -0.8 42 31.9 0.1
0.7 -0.0 0.5
-0.4 -0.9 -0.2
-0.7
88 magloire,jamaal
1.6 -0.5 82 33.9 0.6
-0.2 -1.1 -0.1
1.8 -1.1 -1.3
0.8
89 ratliff,theo
1.6 -0.3 85 31.3 0.6
-1.0 -1.1 -1.2
0.6 -1.2 -1.0
4.1
90 rose,jalen
1.6 -1.0 66 37.9 -1.3
0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.6
1.0 -0.7 -0.5
91 thomas,kurt
1.6 -0.7 80 31.9 0.7
0.4 -1.1 -0.6
1.0 -0.6 -0.9
0.4
92 mcinnis,jeff
1.6 -0.9 70 33.8 0.1
0.2 -0.2 -0.4
-1.2 1.6 -0.1
-0.8
93 thomas,tim
1.6 -0.9 66 31.7 0.1
0.2 0.4 0.2
-0.3 -0.6 -0.2
-0.5
94 dunleavyjr,mike
1.4 -1.0 75 31.2 0.1
-0.2 0.6 -0.4
0.1 -0.1 -0.4
-0.7
95 howard,juwan
1.2 -1.1 81 35.5 0.3
0.7 -1.1 0.6
0.5 -0.6 -1.0
-0.6
96
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
97 mashburn,jamal
1.2 -1.5 19 38.4 -2.3
0.7 0.2 1.4
0.2 -0.3 -0.8
-0.6
98 smith,joe
1.1 -1.1 76 29.7 -0.1
1.0 -1.1 -0.6
1.1 -1.1 -1.1
0.8
99 claxton,speedy
1.1 -1.3 60 26.6 -0.3
0.6 -1.0 -0.7
-1.2 0.7 1.3
-0.7
100 jaric,marko
1.1 -1.5 58 30.4 -1.0
-0.2 0.1 -1.1
-1.0 0.9 1.3
-0.5
101 snow,eric 1.0
-1.4 82 36.2 -0.6 0.4
-1.1 -0.7 -0.9
2.0 0.3 -0.8
102 parker,tony
0.9 -1.6 75 34.4 0.1
-0.7 0.0 0.1
-1.0 1.2 -0.6
-0.8
103 miller,reggie
0.8 -1.6 80 28.2 -0.1
0.8 1.1 -0.8
-1.3 0.0 -0.6
-0.8
104 james,mike
0.8 -1.7 81 27.1 -0.5
0.2 0.6 -0.9
-1.1 0.6 0.3
-0.9
105 prince,tayshaun
0.7 -1.7 82 32.9 0.5
0.0 -0.2 -0.7
-0.3 -0.4 -0.7
0.2
106 arroyo,carlos
0.7 -1.7 71 28.3 -0.0
0.4 -0.4 -0.3
-1.2 1.0 -0.4
-0.8
107 divac,vlade
0.6 -1.8 81 28.6 0.5
-1.1 -1.1 -0.8
0.0 1.2 -0.9
0.4
108 harrington,al
0.6 -1.8 79 30.9 0.5
-0.3 -0.7 -0.1
0.3 -0.8 -0.1
-0.6
RNK PLAYER SIM NTOT GP MPG WFGPCT WFTPCT NTMPG NPTSPG NTRPG
NASPG NSTPG NBKPG
109 dalembert,samuel
0.5 -1.6 82 26.8 1.3
-0.8 -1.1 -1.2
0.8 -1.5 -1.3
2.2
110 stackhouse,jerry
0.5 -2.0 26 29.8 -1.2
0.6 0.1 -0.0
-0.8 0.5 -0.4
-0.8
111 mckie,aaron
0.5 -2.0 75 28.1 0.3
-0.0 0.2 -1.0
-0.9 -0.3 0.1
-0.5
112 miller,mike
0.4 -2.1 65 27.2 -0.1
-0.3 0.5 -0.6
-0.9 0.2 -0.4
-0.6
113 harpring,matt
0.4 -2.1 31 36.6 0.8
-1.2 -0.8 0.5
0.9 -0.6 -0.9
-0.9
114 bosh,chris
0.3 -2.0 75 33.5 0.3
-0.8 -1.0 -0.5
0.7 -1.1 -0.7
1.0
115 robinson,cliffor
0.3 -2.3 82 34.7 -1.4
-0.4 0.7 -0.4
-0.7 0.1 -0.6
0.3
116 cardinal,brian
0.3 -1.8 76 21.5 0.4
1.3 -0.1 -0.9
-0.6 -0.9 -0.5
-0.6
117 wesley,david
0.0 -2.6 61 32.8 -1.5
-0.1 0.9 0.0
-1.3 -0.1 0.2
-0.6
118 battier,shane
0.0 -2.4 79 24.6 0.0
-0.2 -0.0 -1.1
-0.7 -1.0 0.5
0.1
119 lenard,voshon
0.0 -2.4 73 30.6 -0.6
0.2 0.8 0.1
-1.1 -0.5 -0.6
-0.7
120 nesterovic,rados 0.0 -2.3 82 28.7
0.5 -1.3 -1.1
-1.1 0.8 -0.9
-1.1 1.8
RNK
– gives ranking of players by simulated points
SIM
– average team simulated points (normalized so that player 120 is equal to
zero)
NTOT
– sum of normalized categories
GP –
games played
MPG
– minutes per game
WFGPCT
– normalized and field goal weighted field goal percentage
WFTPCT
– normalized and free throw weighted free throw percentage
NTMPG
– normalized three pointers per game
NPTSPG
– normalized points per game
NTRPG
– normalized rebounds per game
NASPG
– normalized assists per game
NBKPG – normalized blocks per game
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