It’s a new year, new me, new draft class, and that means time for a series of revisions to SMILODON and a new draft board! For those new to the space, this is a simple statistical system that attempts to grade prospects on a series of important skills by the standards of a typical first round pick.
For perimeter prospects, the categories are “shooting,” “driving,” “point potential,” and “do shit.” Each category takes the following variables into account (all stats pace adjusted per 40). All play by play stats are taken from Hoop-Math.
- Shooting: Three Pointers Made, Free Throw %, Jump Shot %, Height
- Driving: Unassisted makes at the rim in the halfcourt, Free Throws Made, Two Point Misses, Physical Measurements (No-Step Vertical, Lane Agility, Wingspan, Weight)
- Point Potential: Assists, Turnovers, Usage, Age, Height
- Do Shit: Steals, Blocks, Offensive Rebounds, Defensive Rebounds
Big prospects are graded on:
- Shooting: Three Pointers Made, Free Throw %, Jump Shot %, Height, Age
- Awareness: Assists, Turnovers, Steals, Age
- Finishing: Makes & misses at the rim in the halfcourt, Free Throws Made (as a ratio with Field Goals Attempted), No-Step Vertical
- Rim Protection: Blocks, Personal Fouls, Height to Weight Ratio, Wingspan
We start things off with my top tier of prospects: those who have a reasonable chance to become All-Star players.