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Hello, guys and welcome to the next part of my “Top 5” series. This time, I am going to talk about my top 5 Shooting Guards, in NBA history. I am going to go player by player. Today’s focus are my honorable mentions and my number.
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My honorable mentions for the top 5 greatest SGs of all time are the legends Clyde Drexler and Ray Allen. Both are incredible players who barely did not crack the top 5. Allen is well known for his 3pt-shooting, while Clyde was a player drawing up comparisons to Michael Jordan.
The player I want to talk about is Reggie Miller. The man is best described by godly off-ball movement, elite longevity, elevated play in the po and superb efficiency. This and why I cannot have him higher than #5 on my SG list, is going to be explained in the following.
Reggie peaked in the 1992/93 - 1994/95 seasons. His on-off numbers over that stretch are not available, but Miller’s WOWYR (With Or Without You, Regressed) over his whole prime (1988/89 - 2001/02) lays at a 3.4, which shows a good impact.
During his peak, Reggie averaged 9.7 CORP% (Championship Over Replacement Player %) and a 3.0 overall PIPM (OPIPM = 3.7, DPIPM = - 0.7). His rs-BPM has a value of 3.5, with a box creation of 4.5 and an 8.9 rTS%. Those numbers are overall solid, but the efficiency is outstanding.
Other facts about Miller’s career are that he was a decent passer, producing a 4.6 Passer Rating and barely missing any games ever, which shows his elite durability. His peak years’ Plus-Minus-Valuation lays at a 2.9 and does not include a year of him being a negative on defense.
The most fascinating aspect of Reggie Miller’s career is his constant elevation of play from the rs to the po. The following graphs show how Reggie’s play was better in the po than rs. This is very impressive, considered a player’s performance usually staggers in the playoffs.
The graphic, here, showcases how consistently great Miller was in the po, during his prime. This leads to the possibilty of his 00‘ - 02‘ po-stretch being considered better than his peak po-stretch (93‘ - 95‘), and Reggie led offenses to be better in the po than in the rs.
Although many people think that the playoffs matter more than the regular season, for the evaluation of a basketball player, I have to disagree. Simply, the sheer sample size, displayed in the rs, is a reason alone for that to not be the case, in my opinion.
His overall longevity is elite, displayed by PIPM and Ben Taylor’s seasonal valuations. Additionally, Miller’s portability is off the charts: He reaches the maximum value of 2 *16* times during his career, which is absolutely amazing.
This does not change the fact that Reggie did not shoot the ball at the highest volume (in the rs), for an all-time great scorer and was not good on defense, according to PIPM and other stats. Overall, he was not the best all-around player, hence why I only have him at #5.
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