Through the All-Star Break we hand out our mid-season
PER Sports awards

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League MVP
Chris Paul has been spectacular during the first half
of the season. He has the second-best individual performance, and led his
Hornets team to the best record in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.
Paul currently leads with an MVPER score of 167.05 and
his Hornets are 21 games over .500 when he plays. Finally, he also second in
the league in individual performance.
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Other honorable mentions for the mid-season MVP award.
2. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns (MVPER = 165.44)
3.
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers (MVPER = 163.81)
4.
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (MVPER = 163.52)
5.
Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns (MVPER = 163.47)

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Top Individual Player
LeBron James is head and shoulders the best individual
player within the NBA this season. His PER score of 113.27 at least 5 points
better than any other player.
James is also leading a mediocre team to lofty expectations. His team is 12
games over .500 when he plays, and a woeful 0-6 when he does not play for
them.
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Other honorable mentions for the mid-season
Top Individual Player
award.
2.
Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets (PER = 107.84)
3.
Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns (PER = 106.96)
4. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (PER = 106.29)
5. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns (PER = 106.16)

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Top Offensive Player
LeBron James is having another specta-cular offensive season
within the league. He currently leads the NBA in scoring per complete game
(48 minutes of action), and is also 22nd in assists per complete game.
His offensive rating is 116.70
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Other honorable mentions for the mid-season
Top Offensive Player award.
2. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets (Offensive
rating= 112.18)
3. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns (Offensive rating= 109.09)
4.
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (Offensive
rating= 105.86)
5. T.J. Ford, Phoenix Suns (Offensive
rating= 103.32)

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Top Defensive Player
Marcus Camby is having another sensational defensive
performance during the first half of the season. He is currently leading in
defensive and total rebounds per complete game, and in blocked shots per
complete game.
Camby's league-leading defensive score is 134.43
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Other honorable mentions for the mid-season
Top Defensive Player award.
2. Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks (Defensive rating=
105.44)
3. Brian Skinner, Phoenix Suns (Defensive rating= 101.52)
4.
Chris Kaman, Los Angeles Clippers (Defensive
rating= 101.42)
5. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic (Defensive
rating= 99.88)

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Rookie MVP of the Year
Kevin Durant, as expected, is currently running away
with the Rookie-of-the-Year award. He is leading in both the individual PER
and MVPER rookie categories with scores of 84.45 and 101.33 respectively.
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Other honorable mentions for the mid-season
Rookie award.
2. Sean Williams, New Jersey Nets (PER = 74.48)
3. Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks (PER
= 73.14)
4. Al Thornton, Los Angeles Clippers (PER = 73.04)
5. Jianlian Yi, Milwaukee Bucks (PER = 72.12)
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Top-ranked players by position
according to the PER Sports.
February
15, 2008
See who the top five performers are by position within each
Conference up to the All-Star break. Rankings are based on players'
Individual PER scores.
Forwards: |
PER Score |
Eastern Conference |
LeBron James |
113.27 |
Kevin Garnett |
100.25 |
Chris Bosh |
95.84 |
Caron Butler |
94.46 |
Shawn Marion |
93.92 |
Western Conference |
Dirk Nowitzki |
102.06 |
Carlos Boozer |
100.24 |
Carmelo Anthony |
99.22 |
Tim Duncan |
98.68 |
David West |
90.38 |
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Guards: |
PER
Score |
Eastern Conference |
Jose Calderon |
99.30 |
Chauncey Billups |
96.12 |
Dwyane Wade |
95.94 |
Michael Redd |
90.25 |
Jason Kidd |
88.57 |
Western Conference |
Chris Paul |
107.84 |
Kobe Bryant |
106.29 |
Steve Nash |
106.16 |
Manu Ginobili |
100.53 |
Deron Williams |
98.43 |
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Centers: |
PER
Score |
Eastern Conference |
Dwight Howard |
98.77 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
86.22 |
Rasheed Wallace |
84.56 |
Jermaine O'Neal |
81.71 |
Andrew Bogut |
80.24 |
Western Conference |
Amare Stoudemire |
106.96 |
Yao Ming |
96.53 |
Al Jefferson |
95.34 |
Andrew Bynum |
92.78 |
Pau Gasol |
91.92 |
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The complete 2007/08 NBA Analysis
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Revolutionary New Basketball Analysis
The Basketball Performance Efficiency Rating (PER) system evaluates players in the nine statistical categories of points scored, rebounds collected, assists distributed, steals, blocks, turnovers, two-point shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw percentage.
Each of the first six categories are adjusted from ‘per game’ to ‘per complete game’ by making due adjustments for the actual minutes played each game. The three shooting percentages are combined into one overall shooting percentage.
The nine categories are then appropriately weighted to reflect their overall contribution to basketball success.
The PER therefore measures their performance relative to a complete game.
The PER scores should be interpreted as follows:
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A score of 100 or greater
is
consid-ered an extraordinary performance (in the top 1% of the entire league)
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A score between 90 and 100 is considered a superior performance (top 5%)
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A score between 80 and 90 is considered above-average performance
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A score below 70 is below-average performance
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A score below 60 is considered a significant under-performer
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The PER methodology has also developed the Most Valuable Player Efficiency Rating (MVPER) award which measures the top MVP performer within the league each year. This measure considers the outstanding player for any given season who had the greatest impact within the league. It combines both strong individual performance – measured by the Individual PER – with his contributions to team wins when that player competed. This MVPER measure therefore combines both individual skills and winning intangible into overall player performance score.
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