• SquimJimB
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    6 days ago

    For sure. Also, in the above example, I look at Milwaukee and Philly and don’t think they should be on separate tiers. However, Giannis (7.2) is going to have a much higher VORP than Embiid (4.5) because Embiid was injured in the regular season and Giannis was injured in the post-season. However, if you look at their playoff VORP from last year, Embiid’s was actually higher because of when the injuries occurred.

    Giannis, Middleton, and Dame are a healthier trio than Embiid, George, and Maxey, but, lately, how much more?

    What I think would be interesting is to calculate what would have been a player’s VORP over the course of the past 3 years, (based on their BPM), had they played what should be average minutes for them and compare it to what their actual VORP was. I feel like that could give you insight into who is actualizing their value and how predictive their VORP is based on how available they are.

    • MegaVaughn13OPB
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      6 days ago

      Yeah, that’d be interesting to look at. Your point about playoff injuries is a great one too. Thanks for the input and I’ll give these some thought when I update the model!