tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post6410714455144253411..comments2023-05-06T08:59:13.282-07:00Comments on Hockey Numbers: Individual Player ContributionsJavaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02529258432033746879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post-28931998720270037772006-11-30T07:09:00.000-08:002006-11-30T07:09:00.000-08:00Is Rycroft really the best player on Colorado? Is...Is Rycroft really the best player on Colorado? Is Iginla really the second worst player on Calgary? Is Hamrlik the 4th worst and Phaneuf the 6th worst? Not sure about that.<br /><br />I briefly looked at using shots in my rankings but seemed to get worse results so I am not sure how good they are. Maybe if you incorporated your shot quality stuff into the process the results will be better.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post-86682374638302005552006-11-29T19:02:00.000-08:002006-11-29T19:02:00.000-08:001 - Technically speaking a nonlinear model is idea...1 - Technically speaking a nonlinear model is ideal, and I hope to do this in the future. As with all non-linear math it's a lot more complicated. Assuming coaches aren't stupid (putting two set-up guys together with no finisher) then this is reasonably accurate, but we all know coaches. Of course the more combinations of variables you use the less accurate the resulting values will be (you'llJavaGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529258432033746879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post-10818980225014409852006-11-29T15:44:00.000-08:002006-11-29T15:44:00.000-08:001 - It's possible that some pairs may be greater t...1 - It's possible that some pairs may be greater than the sum of their parts (i.e. a set-up guy and a finisher will produce more than a two set-up guys). Maybe it's not linear. Linear is nice for it's simplicity, though.<br /><br />2 - Since shots for/against are the main criteria for productivity (understandable, to remove goaltending from the equation), is there a risk that a 'Jeff Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00515298169372460142noreply@blogger.com