01-24-2006, 01:27 AM
A while back, a friend and I came up with the "ballhog points" stat for NBA players. It's like this:
BhP = Field goals missed minus assists
So if a player goes 8-15 and has 4 assists, that's 3 ballhog points. Not bad. But there's more.
The AI bonus is +5 BhP to a player who attempts more field goals than his next two teammates. The KOBE bonus is +10 to a player who attempts more shots than his next three teammates.
The AI bonus was pretty rare, and the KOBE bonus was very rare in the year that we went over the box scores and tracked the biggest ballhogs in the league.
I never would have imagined seeing a player attempt more shots than his next EIGHT teammates combined, but Kobe did just that. So I'll call it 2 KOBE's plus an AI, giving young Mr. Bryant 41 ballhog points on the night, a legendary performance.
BhP = Field goals missed minus assists
So if a player goes 8-15 and has 4 assists, that's 3 ballhog points. Not bad. But there's more.
The AI bonus is +5 BhP to a player who attempts more field goals than his next two teammates. The KOBE bonus is +10 to a player who attempts more shots than his next three teammates.
The AI bonus was pretty rare, and the KOBE bonus was very rare in the year that we went over the box scores and tracked the biggest ballhogs in the league.
I never would have imagined seeing a player attempt more shots than his next EIGHT teammates combined, but Kobe did just that. So I'll call it 2 KOBE's plus an AI, giving young Mr. Bryant 41 ballhog points on the night, a legendary performance.