Miami Heat: One Down, 72 To Go As Team Beats Philadelphia 76ers for First Win

October 28th, 2010 by Reservoir God Leave a reply »
After getting a beatdown in Beantown from the Boston Celtics, it was another day and Dwyane Wade dominated just like his new commercial said he would.  The artist formerly known as Flash painted a 30-point, 7-rebound, 4-assist, 3-steal, 2-block masterpiece in the Illadelph to get the Heat their first win this season.

This article will use Win Score and Estimated Wins Produced, statistical models created by Professor David Berri from the Wages of Wins Journal, to measure how much a player's boxscore statistics contributed to their team's performance.  An average player produces an estimated 0.100 wins per 48 minutes (EWP48), a star player produces 0.200+ EWP48 and a superstar produces 0.300+ EWP48. More information on these stats can be found at the following links:

Simple Models of Player Performance
Wins Produced vs. Win Score
What Wins Produced Says and What It Does Not Say
Introducing PAWSmin — and a Defense of Box Score Statistics


Game Recap

Wade exceeded the superstar threshold and reached that Magic Johnson/Michael Jordan level of greatness against the Sixers by producing 0.505 EWP48.  Dominat ...

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