SCOR System - Version 1.0

We are proud to release the first ever version SCOR (Statistical Combination Of Rankings) System.

What is the SCOR System?

The SCOR System is a statistical compilation of 4 complicated ranking systems compiled from different statistical formulas. There are two seperate statistical rankings calculated in the SCOR System: The SCOR Rating, and the SCOR Value. The SCOR Rating assigns each player a rating. This value is a statistical representation how effective a player is. The SCOR Value takes a players SCOR Rating, and compares that rating to their individual salaries. Using this comparison, you can determine whether or not a player is "worth" their paycheck.

Which Ranking Systems are used to calculate the SCOR System?

1. Adjusted Plus/Minus - This ranking method takes the basic +/- structure, and uses regression analysis (statistical analysis) to eliminate shortcomings of the basic +/- structure which is heavily swayed dependent on quality of team, team depth, and so on. The adjusted plus/minus identifies separately a player's Offensive and Defensive Efficiency in comparison to the rest of the league (listed by percentile). For the SCOR System, we took the average of offensive and defensive efficiency. To see the Adjusted Plus/Minus rankings, click on the link below:

http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/06/03/offensive-and-defensive-adjusted-plus-minus/

2. Floor Impact Counter (FIC) - This ranking method takes into account assists and blocks when rating a player's statistical system. The system also differentiates between offensive and defensive rebounds, offenisive rebounds carry a slightly higher value. This system also slightly reduces the value of missed field goals and missed free throws. This ratings method also offers a per 40 minute version, which is known as the FIC40.

3. The Reina Value (RV) - This ranking method takes a players production and compares that production to a player's salary. RealGM Christopher Reina is the creator of both the RV and FIC. The average RV for the top 150 players shows production is significantly higher than zero. For the SCOR System, I took used the difference between the actual RV and average RV, which places the average RV to zero. To see the rating systems for the FIC and RV, click on the link below:

http://realgm.com/src_playerrankings.php?filter=all

4. Team Win Percentage (Team Win%) - This is a statistic that most of you should be aware of. It shows the percentage of games a team has won. Too often ranking systems rely solely on a player's statistical output, and does not factor in whether or not those stats translate into victories. A player such as Gilbert Arenas has impressive individual statistics, however, some would argue that the Wizards were a better team when Arenas was off the floor. For the SCOR System, we factored a team's winning percentage into account when giving a player a ranking. To see a list of NBA team's winning percentage, click on the link below:

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html

How is the SCOR System Calculated?

SCOR Rating = FIC40 * [ (0.5*Team Win %) + (0.5*Adjusted +/-) ]

SCOR Value = (.10 * Adjusted RV Rating) * SCOR Rating

SCOR System Version 1.0: (Click on Pictures to Enlarge)

The SCOR System combines 4 statistical rankings systems to produce 1 superior statistical ranking system. Version 1.0 is the first of many future versions to be produced. This first version takes the top 150 players in the RV system. Additionally, 5 more Jazz players have been added to the statistics base.

Until I can find a way to post the full Excel File (which can be sorted according to the desired category), I'll post screenshots of the spreadsheet below:

How did Jazz players fare? (Click on Pictures to Enlarge)

Fans' Choice

The NBA Draft is over and done with. The Rocky Mountain Revue is a thing of the past. Free Agency never really arrived. Despite a relatively quiet off season, there are many great topics still to discuss. Here are a few ideas our blogger-staff has compiled over the past few weeks that have not yet been discussed in our blog. In order to maximize blogger interest and participation, I'll let the blogger's choose the next article to be written.

Here are the choices:

1. Olympic Preview - Once again, the Jazz will be the best represented team in Beijing this summer. While Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer look to bring home the gold, Andrei Kirilenko has earned one of the greatest honors any citizen can have; Andrei will lead his country into Olympic Stadium while carrying the Russian Flag...

2. NBA All-Salary Cap Team - It could be argued that no sport has been as effected by a Salary Cap as much as the NBA. In Major League Baseball, large markets dominate the national media. Teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels boast payrolls into the hundreds of millions of dollars. While the New York Knicks have the highest payroll in the NBA. As a result, the Knicks will be cursed by bad salaries for years to come. With that in mind, The Salt Palace blogger-staff has come up with an All-Star team that works under the salary cap...

3. Statistical Review of 2007-08 - Using complex statistics (Regression Analysis), the Salt Palace Blog has evaluated the performance of every Utah Jazz player, broken down by minute, to find the highest producing, most-consistent players of the 2007-08 season...

4. Trade Partners - In regards to the Jazz off season, Kevin O'Connor recently said "We're done with signing, probably, any free agents...But, we're certainly not done continuing to look at working our roster to improve ourselves." What O'Connor meant to say was "We missed out on our Free Agents, but we are discussing trade opportunities". Sharing O'Connor's enthusiasm, the Salt Palace blogger-staff has come up with the top 5 trade opportunities you haven't thought of...

5. College Football Preview - The Jazz will always be #1 in the hearts of their fans, but the Salt Palace blogger-staff also takes an interest in the surrounding community and athletic programs. With College Football approaching rapidly, the Utah Utes and BYU Cougers look primed to make noise on the national level. However, at least one of these teams may be more vulnerable than most realize. Let's start with the Cougars...

Now let's hear from the readers. Which article(s) would you like us to next write about?

Go Jazz!