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"i know, i know, i know this much is T.R.U.E." TOP 30 POINT GUARDS ... TWA ... TRUE ... MINUTES 1. Steve Nash, PHX ... 20.90 ... +11.46 ... 2632.47 2. Deron Williams, UTA ... 18.12 ... +8.88 ... 2722.18 3. Andre Miller, POR ... 12.97 ... +6.10 ... 2460.23 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC ... 11.60 ... +3.86 ... 2787.82 5. Stephen Curry, GSW ... 11.12 ... +3.35 ... 2848.23 6. Jason Kidd, DAL ... 10.32 ... +2.70 ... 2881.08 7. Chris Paul, NOR ... 10.30 ... +7.86 ... 1675.03 8. Raymond Felton, CHA ... 9.59 ... +2.88 ... 2613.07 9. Jamal Crawford, ATL ... 8.86 ... +2.74 ... 2459.98 10. Baron Davis, LAC ... 7.77 ... +1.79 ... 2483.13 11. Rajon Rondo, BOS ... 7.68 ... +0.78 ... 2924.67 12. Derrick Rose, CHI ... 6.77 ... +0.24 ... 2871.02 13. Rodney Stuckey, DET ... 6.30 ... +0.57 ... 2498.68 14. Louis Williams, PHI ... 5.70 ... +1.49 ... 1911.95 15. Aaron Brooks, HOU ... 5.54 ... -0.63 ... 2875.52 16. Beno Udrih, SAC ... 5.29 ... -0.14 ... 2438.88 17. Goran Dragic, PHX ... 5.14 ... +2.77 ... 1421.82 18. Tony Parker, SAS ... 4.79 ... +1.07 ... 1728.10 19. Chauncey Billups, DEN ... 4.77 ... -0.61 ... 2462.83 20. Brandon Jennings, MIL ... 4.73 ... -0.86 ... 2610.03 21. Kyle Lowry, HOU ...

true 'dat, true 'dat, T.R.U.E. data ... Top 30 Teammates ... TWA ... TRUE ... MINUTES 1. LeBron James, CLE ... 31.19 ... +16.64 ... 2965.83 2. Dwyane Wade, MIA ... 29.09 ... +16.44 ... 2792.55 3. Dwight Howard, ORL ... 26.01 ... +13.89 ... 2842.98 4. Kevin Durant, OKC ... 24.01 ... +10.52 ... 3212.83 5. Steve Nash, PHX ... 20.90 ... +11.46 ... 2632.47 6. Deron Williams, UTA ... 18.12 ... +8.88 ... 2722.18 7. Kobe Bryant, LAL ... 17.72 ... +8.25 ... 2793.63 8. Dirk Nowitzki, DAL ... 16.51 ... +6.42 ... 3038.85 9. Ray Allen, BOS ... 16.17 ... +7.18 ... 2781.98 10. Nene, DEN ... 15.85 ... +7.17 ... 2729.47 11. Chris Bosh, TOR ... 15.71 ... +8.00 ... 2525.63 12. Josh Smith, ATL ... 14.60 ... +5.72 ... 2872.35 13. Al Horford, ATL ... 13.77 ... +5.23 ... 2845.12 14. Tim Duncan, SAS ... 13.67 ... +6.77 ... 2438.40 15. Zach Randolph, MEM ... 13.02 ... +4.08 ... 3051.30 16. Andre Miller, POR ... 12.97 ... +6.10 ... 2460.23 17. Luol Deng, CHI ... 11.61 ... +4.30 ... 2650.77 18. Russell Westbrook, OKC ... 11.60 ... +3.86 ... 2787.82 19. Andrew Bogut, MIL ... 11.51 ... +6.23 ... 2156.28 20. Marc Gasol, MEM ... 11.44 ... +4.81 ... 2469.12 21. Stephen Curry, GSW ... 11.12 ... ...

this much is T.R.U.E. ... Top 30 Rookie Teammates ... TWA ... TRUE ... MINUTES 1. Stephen Curry, GSW ... 11.12 ... +3.35 ... 2848.23 2. Jonas Jerebko, DET ... 6.71 ... +1.54 ... 2232.52 3. James Harden, OKC ... 5.18 ... +1.59 ... 1709.40 4. Omri Casspi, SAC ... 4.80 ... +0.54 ... 1912.43 5. Brandon Jennings, MIL ... 4.73 ... -0.86 ... 2610.03 6. Marcus Thornton, NOR ... 4.67 ... +0.56 ... 1853.50 7. Darren Collison, NOR ... 4.33 ... -0.33 ... 2087.70 8. Taj Gibson, CHI ... 4.26 ... -0.61 ... 2203.75 9. DeJuan Blair, SAS ... 4.10 ... +1.01 ... 1494.35 10. Chase Budinger, HOU ... 3.77 ... +0.65 ... 1470.43 11. Tyreke Evans, SAC ... 3.26 ... -2.02 ... 2643.20 12. Jrue Holiday, PHI ... 3.15 ... -0.84 ... 1730.75 13. A.J. Price, IND ... 3.04* ... +2.67* ... 854.00 14. Eric Maynor, OKC ... 2.88 ... +0.11 ... 1254.77 15. Hasheem Thabeet, MEM ... 2.58* ... +1.38* ... 883.30 16. Terrence Williams, NJN ... 2.57 ... -1.55 ... 1750.53 17. Wes Matthews, UTA ... 2.25 ... -2.20 ... 1965.00 18. DeMarre Carroll, MEM ... 2.21* ... +1.09* ... 794.88 19. Wayne Ellington, MIN ... 1.71 ... -1.98 ... 1363.83 20. David Andersen, HOU ... 1.68* ... -0.66* ... 879.85 21. Chris Hunter, GSW ... 1.47* ... -0.71* ... 777.48 22. ...

it's finally here ... i've been tinkering with this creation all year long and have finally come up with the perfect formula to evaluate nba players, which not only gives a one-number figure for teammate ratings utilizing efficiency (t.r.u.e.), but also another figure for player value in a given season (true wins added). it's like the good folks at reese's peanut butter cups ... they didn't invent chocolate; they didn't create peanut butter ... but my combining the two, they concocted the most delicious candy ever. i think i've done the same by combining aaron barzilai's adjusted plus-minus numbers (pioneered by the great dan rosenbaum in 2004) with john hollinger's player efficiency ratings. i give one-third value to 1-year adjusted plus-minus numbers ... one-third value to 2-year adjusted plus-minus numbers ... and one-third value to player efficiency ratings (which i subtract 15.0 from so that i put it on an equator with the aforementioned adjusted plus-minus stats) ... i then divide that total by three and come up with teammate ratings utilizing efficiency aka t.r.u.e. for true wins added, i then take the aforementioned t.r.u.e. figure, subtract a replacement player value (-4.5) from that, multiply the subtotal by the number of minutes played and ...

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