Best and Worst Combos

Three Heads are Better Than One (?)

According to 82games...

"Given the notion in some quarters that an NBA offense can be a three man game in some circumstances, the player trios seem to be an interesting area of study."

The worst Magic player trio is Arroyo, Dooling, and Foyle. They have only accounted for 93 minutes, but when on the court together they have a +/- of -30! Now, that is not the worst trio in the NBA, but it goes to show that these three on the court, does not work. They are the least productive three, together, on the team.

Out of the League-wide top trios (top 25), the Magic account for none. Boston has ten of the best, and the Suns have five.

Good News: Our best three on the court is, gladly, our main core trio of Nelson, Lewis, Dwight. They account for one of the highest minutes as a trio and +/-, in the NBA. Not to leave off that Turk is hopefully part of the core too.


The Best Two

No question here which two guys we can expect to see. Lewis and Howard are the top Magic player pair this season. Thier net +/- is +170, one of the higher amounts in the league. Their "offense per game" is listed at 105.4, along with a defensive rating of 100.0 which amounts to a +5.4 net per 48 minutes.


Roland Rating and On/Off Production Ratings

"The main components of the 'Roland Ratings' are a production measure for a player's own stats versus the counterpart player on the other team while he is on the court, as well as a simple on court/off court plus minus. This rating is actually more of a placeholder until the more sophisticated analysis we produce is made public, but still offers a good fast read on player performance."

This season, Dwight Howard is 7th in the league in Roland Ratings (at +13), which shows how a player stacks up in certain statistical categories based on a few important categories. From his own offensive production (26.9), compared to his opponents offensive production (13), he has a net production of (13.9), which is 6th in the league. Dwight has an on-court production rating of
+5.5 and an off court rating of -5.9, which gives him a net of +11.5. That places him near the top of the league in that category.