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I need some help with the jargon used here in Blazersedge. It all started with an article on Joel and the work he had been doing in the spring and summer to get into shape. He said he had to "but the tail." I read past it to the end of the article and then went back to it. I examined the possibilities. Put the ball in the basket? Block a shot by the trailer? Freudian slip? No, only one t.
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The Guardians perform the role of border patrol, modesty police, and internal security organization, making them one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, according to Arutz Sheva.
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We still don't have a release date for Valve's upcoming Counter-strike refresh, but in an widely-reported interview on podcast Seven Day Cooldown with Gabe Newell, Valve's most-not-boss indicated that whenever Counter-strike: Global Offensive ships, a full SDK is intended to follow three months later.
While other big franchises that used to be modder favourites -- including, but not limited to, Battlefield and Call of Duty -- have recently shunned the PC mod community, it's terrific to see Valve continue to stick to an open model and still allow user-created maps and even total-conversions to be built on their games.
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THE HMV store in Newport city centre closed yesterday after a busy final day's trading in which shoppers could pick up selected items at up to 80 per cent off the recommended price.
Even fixtures and fittings were on sale on a day that brought the entertainment retailer's tenure on the city's Commercial Street to an end after more than a decade.
Closure also brought the end of a topsy-turvy year for staff at the store. They, along with hundreds of other HMV staff across the UK, had first faced the prospect of losing their jobs early last year, after the company - which at the time had more than 200 stores - went into administration.
But the Newport store and scores of others nationwide were saved by retail restructuring firm Hilco UK.
Trading continued, but last month it was announced that the Newport store was among several set to close. Others included a flagship technology store in Islington in London, and shops in Kettering, Leamington Spa, and on the Isle of Wight.
Hilco UK was unavailable for comment today and has previously refused to reveal the reasons for the Newport closure, though there have been unconfirmed reports that the issue of rent is involved.
The closure is yet another retailing blow for Newport city centre. A city council spokesman called it "disappointing" but added:
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Eve Torres recently posted a picture on Instagram of herself with her fiancee, Rener Gracie.
January 3, 2014
A post from Twitter, where JBL mocks Shelton Benjamin by taking a picture of Rico Constantino, who is visiting Monday Night Raw today, and stating that Constantino is the best tag team partner that Charlie Haas has ever had in WWE.
August 18, 2014
A post on Twitter from Tommy Dreamer, where he praises MVP for getting involved in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
August 16, 2014
A Twitter post from former WWE star Kevin Nash where he jokes about trying to do a Vulcan mind meld with Brock Lesnar to let him know that he is only back on Monday Night Raw for the beers and not looking for a fight.
August 14, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Zack Ryder, informing fans that WWE is no longer selling any of his merchandise. Rumors have been circulating that the company wants to downplay his popularity, and this revelation lends credibility to those speculations. The fact that Ryder actually pointed it out in public is a sign that he could be really frustrated with his situation in WWE.
July 1, 2014
As many of you already know by now, several WWE stars were on the receiving end of a release today, as the company is trying to cut cost a bit. As that is happening, Mark Henry decided to celebrate his 18th year anniversary with the company by posting a message on Twitter, which did not sit well with Curt Hawkins, who was one of the performers released. Hawkins posted this response to Henry.
June 12, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Mick Foley, where he stated that TNA wished him a happy birthday while WWE has yet do so. While the former world heavyweight champion is more than likely just playing around, there appears to be some truth in jest, as rumors have been floating around that there is backstage heat between Foley and some members of management in WWE.
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A status update on Twitter from Drew McIntyre, where the WWE star mocked Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for breaking up while he, Jinder Mahal, Hornswoggle and Heath Slater still remain a team.
June 4, 2014
A picture of Ricardo Rodriguez trying to break into the Adam Rose tour bus.
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A status update from Twitter from Frankie Kazarian, which involves Chris Sabin and potentially taking a jab at TNA for not paying their performers on time.
May 27, 2014
A couple of years back, fans witnessed a real life shoot incident in the ring between JBL and the Blue Meanie. Some blood was involved. Apparently, the two of them have resolved their issues since then, as JBL took to Twitter to wish the Blue Meanie a happy birthday. The former WWE stars appear to be quite cordial with one another now.
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A status update on Twitter from Chris Sabin, where the former world heavyweight champion revealed that he is now a free agent and is no longer under contract to TNA.
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A status update on Twitter from Steve Austin, who revealed that he was visited by Eric Bischoff today. The two had a history of backstage heat towards one another because of how Bischoff treated Austin when the two of them were working in WCW together. It appears that the relationship has been mended.
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A status update on Twitter from Hulk Hogan, where the legendary WWE star threw out the idea of him joining the Shield to help Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in their war against Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista.
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A status update from Twitter by Steve Austin, where the former world heavyweight champion mocked the method in which Eric Bischoff fired him from WCW.
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A status update on Twitter, where Drew McIntyre joked about how he and his father are joining the Clique. The two of them recently hung out with Sean Waltman, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall backstage, as pictured.
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Democracy in America is arguably the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society. The Library of America now presents Arthur Goldhammer's acclaimed translation in a two-volume Paperback Classics edition. Winner of the 2004 Translation Prize awarded by the French-American Foundation, Goldhammer's elegant rendering is the first to capture fully the precision and grace of Tocqueville's style and the full force of his profound ideas and observations. Volume One (1835) and Volume Two (1840) are published separately, each with its own introductory essay by historian Olivier Zunz (Why the American Century?) exploring the creation and evolution of Tocqueville's masterpiece.
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I recently posted about our prospects at Small Forward and a tangent ensued whether Cisco was more of a clutch player than his current King's peers. I was challenged that my word choice was merely an opinion without any statistical back up and despite a few trying to corroborate my assessment, no conclusion was reached. Since this accidental anecdote conjured more questions than answers, I felt it would be beneficial to cover this topic specifically. After the break I will define what is meant by "clutch", provide some background on what stats are associated with clutch performances and then see how our current Kings players stack up against the rest of the league.
Clutch is defined (as it relates to sports) as, "an extremely important or crucial moment of a game". A clutch player is one who "has done or accomplished (the above) in a critical situation and who is dependable in crucial situations.
I think we can all safely conclude that a player who is brought into a game with the game on the line is typically done so because they are dependable and those that perform under those conditions are considered clutch players. Think a Closer in baseball or the player who inbounds the ball in basketball with a few seconds left in the game or more importantly, the player who takes the last shot of a game.
Admittedly, statistical analysis is spotty on fully segregating clutch performance due in part to the nature of team sports. This varies from sport to sport. Football can easily chart an interception but an open receiver gets no stat for being open if the ball is never thrown his way or a lineman who successfully blocks his man gets no credit except from his line coach on film day. While baseball protects its pitchers from unearned runs when his performance is exceptional but due to an error by his fielder a run scores, basketball doesn't track how an offensive scheme is drawn up to avoid an exceptional defender in the low post.
At best statistical analysis can only tell part of the story. With that said there are a few statistically areas that have been leveraged to give visibility to how a player's contribution leads to their team winning and how clutch a player and their performance is. I will share a few that are meaningful to me.
Win Shares
Win Shares estimate the number of team wins based upon the contribution of a player. While its definition is simple its derivation is rather convoluted. Dean Oliver wrote a book entitled Basketball on Paper where among other things these formulas are fully described. Win Shares combines both Offensive Win Shares and Defensive Win Shares where the individual's offensive and defensive contributions translate into their team's wins. Offensive Win Shares factor individual players points produced and team's offensive possessions. Conversely Defensive Win Shares is based on Defensive Rating or points allowed per 100 defensive possessions. Finally you can evaluate Win Shares per 48 minutes where the league average is .100.
Calculating Offensive Win Shares: (This can be done for all players back to the 1973-1974 season. For prior years where some stats weren't tracked go to Basketball Reference for the additional calculations needed.)
- Calculate points produced for each player.
- Calculate offensive possessions for each player
- Calculate marginal offense for each player. Marginal offense is equal to (points produced) - 0.92 * (league points per possession) * (offensive possessions).
- Calculate marginal points per win. Marginal points per win reduces to 0.32 * (league points per game) * ((team pace) / (league pace)).
- Credit Offensive Win Shares to the players. Offensive Win Shares are credited using the following formula: (marginal offense) / (marginal points per win).
Calculating Defensive Win Shares: (This can be done for all players back to the 1977-1978 season. For prior years where some stats weren't tracked go to Basketball Reference for the additional calculations needed.)
- Calculate the Defensive Rating for each player.
- Calculate marginal defense for each player. Marginal defense is equal to (player minutes played / team minutes played) * (team defensive possessions) * (1.08 * (league points per possession) - ((Defensive Rating) / 100)). Note that this formula may produce a negative result for some players.
- Calculate marginal points per win. Marginal points per win reduces to 0.32 * (league points per game) * ((team pace) / (league pace)).
- Credit Defensive Win Shares to the players. Defensive Win Shares are credited using the following formula: (marginal defense) / (marginal points per win).
Compare these two scenarios:
Player 1 of Team A scores 5 of his team's 14 points and has 3 of his team's 10 rebounds over an 8 minute stretch but has 3 turnovers and two fouls and his counterpart on opposing Team B scores 9 of his team's 20 points and has 4 of his team's 11 rebounds while committing 1 turnover and 1 foul.
Player 2 of Team A scores 3 of his team's 14 points and 2 of his team's 11 rebounds over an 8 minute stretch has 1 turnover and 1 foul and his counterpart on opposing Team B scores 5 of his teams 12 points and has 3 of his team's 9 rebounds while committing 2 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Summary - If you just looked at the individual stats you would see Player 1 with 5 pts, 3 rbs, versus Player 2 with 3 pts, 2 rbs. On a 40 minute basis this looks like 25 points 15 rebounds versus 15 points and 10 rebounds. Over a season it could be easy to lose sight of the bigger picture: Player 1's contribution leads to losses and Player 2's contribution leads to wins. A person's Win Share stats are highly pertinent when you consider how valuable a player's performance is.
As for the Kings Here are the top 5 based on Win Share for last season:
Beno Udrih - 5.5
Tyreke Evans - 5.4
Jason Thompson - 4.0
Omri Casspi - 2.5
Carl Landry - 2.3
Here are the top 5 based on W/48 for last season (league avg. is .100):
Beno Udrih - .107
Carl Landry - 1.05
Tyreke Evans - .097
Jason Thompson - .081
Francisco Garcia - .081
Personal Efficiency Rating
The Personal Efficiency Rating or PER is another effective way to determine how clutch a player is to his team. The PER sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance. To calculate the unadjusted PER (uPER) use the following calculations:
uPER = (1 / Minutes Played) *
+ (2 - factor * (team_AST / team_FG)) * FG
+ (FT *0.5 * (1 + (1 - (team_AST / team_FG)) + (2/3) * (team_AST / team_FG)))
- PF * ((lg_FT / lg_PF) - 0.44 * (lg_FTA / lg_PF) * VOP) ]
The following is how you translate/calculate a few of the combined comprehensive stats in the above:
factor = (2 / 3) - (0.5 * (lg_AST / lg_FG)) / (2 * (lg_FG / lg_FT))
VOP = lg_PTS / (lg_FGA - lg_ORB + lg_TOV + 0.44 * lg_FTA)
DRB% = (lg_TRB - lg_ORB) / lg_TRB
I won't bother to explain how to calculate it fully other than recommend you read John Hollinger's notes as it is quite complicated and only fellow Mensae would revel in the explanation on how someone's PER is derived. Furthermore, if you try to evaluate player's PERs before offensive rebounds, steals, 3 pointers, etc. were tracked, you would have to introduce additional math into the calculations and if you could you probably aren't reading this blog, probably don't even watch sports and consider Disquisitiones Arithmeticae to be bathroom reading. Piece of cyclotomic polynomials you say, well CBS just called to ask if you would like to appear on the "Big Bang Theory" this Fall.
All you really need to know about PER is that the league average is 15 and the best all time career PER average belongs to Michael Jordan at 27.91 with the best active player being Labron James at 26.86. Oscar Robinson was the best King of all time at #19 with 23.17 followed by Chris Webber at 45th with 20.94. Tyreke led the Kings last year with 18.2. On the current Kings Roster, only Carl Landry (16) and Beno Udrih (15.7) are above the league average.
Summary - The more good things a player does while on the floor versus bad things, then the more valuable the player is--especially at the end of the game when every possession counts.
Clutch Stats
Clutch Stats are stats that occur during the 4th quarter or overtime of a game, with less than 5 minutes left and neither team ahead by more than 5 points. 82 Games does a very detailed job of analyzing player performance across a myriad statistical categories overall versus during "Clutch Time". Below are a handful I think are valuable to use. I will then use Omri Casspi's stats during Clutch Time over last season to give you an idea how the differed from his overall numbers.
eFG% - Averaging both 2 point and 3 point shots attempted versus made to derive the effective Field Goal Percentage during Clutch Time.
Casspi Overall - 50.3%
Casspi Clutch - 52.1%
FT% - Percentage of Free Throws made versus attempted during Clutch Time.
Casspi Overall - 67.2%
Casspi Clutch - 50%
Rebounding Player Rating (RPR) - The total of offensive rebounds versus opportunities + the total defensive rebounds versus opportunities during Clutch Time.
Casspi Overall - 18.3%
Casspi Clutch - 17.5%
Hands Rating (HR) - How well you avoid offensive fouls, ball handling turnovers or bad passes during Clutch Time.
Casspi Overall - 9.9
Casspi Clutch - 5.0
Summary - The more frequently your shots fall and the more time you get a rebound on both ends of the floor and the more often you don't turn the ball over the better you are when the game is on the line. In Casspi's case he overall is a little better shooting the ball, worse at the stripe and makes more mistakes with the rock when the game is on the line.
Revisiting the Debate
In my previous post I used the term clutch to describe Cisco in comparison to the other Small Forwards currently on our Roster. Now while I have reviewed stats at 82games.com before I never paid attention to the section they have called Clutch Stats. My opinion of Cisco's dependability came from his Win Share and W/48 ratings as well as personal recollection of him being on the floor more often than not in late game situations.
After reviewing the analysis here is a quick breakdown on our SFs when you consider their PER, Win Share & W/48 based on a career average:
Omri Casspi - PER = 13.0 WS = 2.5 W/48 = .063
Francisco Garcia PER = 13.1 (10.3 + 15.1) WS = 2.32 W/48 = .075 (.06 as a rookie)
Donte Greene PER = 9.6 (5.2 + 11.6) WS = .4 W/48 = .007
Antoine Wright PER = 7.9 (.7 + 9.0) WS avg = .64 W/48 = .027
Here is how they compare using a handful of Clutch Stats (eFG%, FT%, RPR, HR).
Omri Casspi - .521, .500, 17.5%, 5.0
Francisco Garcia - .389, 1.00, 13.0%, 2.0 ('09 = .586, .750, 12.5%, 20.6)
Donte Greene - .556, .000, 18.3%, 8.6
Antoine Wright - .565, .875, 12.0%, 13.9
When you look at all of these stats a few observations come forward. As a rookie, Omri's PER and WS numbers make him our logical starting SF. When you consider who is best when the game is on the line, it gets a little murky.
Offensively, Francisco's '09 numbers ('10 data sample is really too small with only 575 minutes) suggest he is your best scoring and ball handler in the group followed by surprisingly Antoine Wright (Go A&W Root Beer!).
Defensively, Donte and Omri are going to get you a rebound, althought surprisingly Francisco blocks the most shots in the group.
I don't think this debate will be easily settled, but I stand by original statement that Francisco Garcia is your most clutch player while giving the most minutes to Omri Casspi.
How Does Our Best Match Up
It should come as no surprise that Tyreke was our go to guy last season when the games were on the line. Here are his numbers:
Overall / Clutch
effective Field Goal Percentage - 47.3% / 42.6%
Made Free Throw Percentage - 74.8% / 69.0%
Passing Rating - 8.8 / 9.0
Rebound Rating - 14.7 / 18
Hands Rating - 18.0 - 20.6
Compare him to LeBron James last season:
Overall / Clutch
effective Field Goal Percentage - 54.5% / 55.0%
Made Free Throw Percentage - 76.7% / 80.5%
Passing Rating - 14.7 / 10.2
Rebound Rating - 19.5 / 32.2
Hands Rating - 30.3 - 23.7
LeBron's shooting and rebounding just jump to an unreal level when the game is on the line. To get a real sense of where our Kings match up go to the leader board for Clutch Time Stats at 82 Games.
It is interesting that while the Kings current roster is not well represented, Sam Dalembert is the Clutch Time Rebounding Leader at 22.
In conclusion, when you add up these different ways you start to see there are a few relevant ways to track a player on determine how Clutch they genuinely are.
I hope this helps and am curious if others out there have other types of data they too think are relevant to clutch performance.


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