NPBSL Mount Rushmore

[AngryBanana]

Hello everyone and welcome back to another AngryBanana is bored, let’s write another article series. So after strenuous hours of recreating my powerrr rankings, that involved hours of trying to scrape the index correctly (which was way harder than I expected. The index is very hard to scrap because of the way it’s built.), getting the right data out of the index once I figured it out, getting a new way to resolve a powerrr ranking formula after the macros I used for the old one was discontinued after the developer killed the app. After all that I realized it was way too late in the year to get a solid point grab from the series, so I needed to pivot and find an additional article idea.

Given my new found skills of scrapping data, I decided to build a new one for players to see who has truly been playing well on their teams (Hey, @IAmQuailmam, Ralph’s season last year was pretty good.) After weeks of tinkering I was able to build something out. Once getting the data needed, I again needed to think of a way to mathematically evaluating a players. With some help of AI, I built out a formula to capture a player’s value added to a team in any given season.

When I was able to get this formula fully realized in a datasheet format, comprised of computing several values based on points, rebounds, assists, fouls, and other stats then converting the data to a per 36 min amount to account for time disparity, I got my golden number. I finally took out the outliers of players who played under ten minutes a game and finally summed the players contribution based on season and team played for. The other condition I decided to apply was to regular season only in order to get an idea of the players overall when they are all playing. This was an interesting way to do it, because if players were traded mid season they had two values for that season, more on that later though.

Before I started messing with the data and reviewing the results, I wanted to do a top ten best and worst players of the year or of PBSL to date. However, I realized quickly that would be top boring. The top end would consist of Magic and Moses and the bottom would be players people have never cares about enough to remember, even if they played for their own team.

I decided that the best way to get a good article out to show my data and have everyone engaged would be one talking about each team instead. We have now had a few seasons where each team has had a chance at being decent so I decided this article will be a Team X Mount Rushmore article. Where each team section will show the top four seasons played by the player. The table will consist of player name, season of their performance, the team name, their score, and the ranking in the overall rankings across all SLOE. So without further any further nonsense that I’m sure none of you are reading - here is the article.

76ers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Larry Nance	1982	76ers	56,228.00	77
Walter Davis	1983	76ers	54,263.00	85
Larry Nance	1981	76ers	46,390.00	145

To start out our list were going to talk about the 76ers. This is a team that Quail and LTS will look at and see who they want to slime away from digi. Well, too bad, all the assets have been taken. Larry had a good two year stretch for Digi before being traded to the Bullets though. After further review, Davis was the player Digi got back for Nance, so plus value overall for that deal in the little I am seeing of it.

Bucks:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Kevin McHale	1983	Bucks	85,183.00	8
Robert Parish	1981	Bucks	82,858.00	11
Kevin McHale	1984	Bucks	77,692.00	15
Walter Davis	1981	Bucks	60,955.00	49

You see that right. A player that was on the bucks later played for the 76ers. However, it is not what you think and the Bullets we’re the team sandwiched in this Davis sandwich. Otherwise,the other three seasons have been top notch. McHale and Parish all had top end seasons. Quail did move Parish after this season, will he do the same with McHale?

Bullets:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Larry Nance	1983	Bullets	75,884.00	17
Buck Williams	1982	Bullets	58,468.00	60
Larry Nance	1984	Bullets	58,018.00	63
Buck Williams	1983	Bullets	57,845.00	64

Ok… hopefully we close this Walter Davis circle. Larry Nance is represented again here. His season in ‘83 was astronomical, getting a top 20 ranking. Seeing Buck on here shows how good the Bullets are at trading given that both players were brought in via trade.

Bulls:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Calvin Natt	1984	Bulls	73,426.00	20
Alex English	1983	Bulls	60,005.00	55
Maurice Cheeks	1983	Bulls	54,097.00	89
George Gervin	1983	Bulls	52,582.00	102

Speaking of building good teams. It’s impressive to see the Bulls have all of their best players come in the past two seasons. Log took a few years to build this team, but they really have built a strong contender here, with guys like Natt who had a stellar year this season. You have to get eight player deep before you see someone that isn’t from the past two seasons (Steve Johnson 1981 season).

Cavaliers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Sidney Moncrief	1983	Cavaliers	67,367.00	30
Sidney Moncrief	1982	Cavaliers	58,302.00	62
Jim Paxson	1983	Cavaliers	56,642.00	75
Sidney Moncrief	1981	Cavaliers	54,180.00	87

This team should be renamed the Moncreif Paxoson’s because the top ten results were all those two players.

Celtics:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1980	Celtics	75,690.00	18
Bernard King	1981	Celtics	71,456.00	22
Ralph Sampson	1983	Celtics	57,125.00	72
Hakeem Olajuwon	1984	Celtics	52,837.00	99

I always felt good about Kareem being my top pick and laying the foundation that this team would be a big centered org. These numbers show that.

Clippers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Reggie Theus	1983	Clippers	59,807.00	56
Mike Mitchell	1983	Clippers	56,020.00	78
Mike Mitchell	1984	Clippers	53,885.00	91
Reggie Theus	1982	Clippers	51,764.00	106

Reggie Theus is a guy who some have called and written about being overrated. Thankfully, JNR ignored that and saw the true alpha in Theus. Mitchell has also showed his value this season where he was pivotal to the clippers this post season before scratching his eye.

Hawks:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Dennis Johnson	1982	Hawks	49,385.00	124
Dennis Johnson	1980	Hawks	44,442.00	167
Dennis Johnson	1981	Hawks	43,862.00	170
Dan Roundfield	1983	Hawks	39,424.00	228

While the list of players in this list is a guy who later got a great deal from a smart GM and a former championship winning big past his prime, don’t worry Syndicate. Number five on the list, and right behind Roundfield overall, is Sir Charles maiden voyage.

Jazz

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Kiki Vandeweghe	1981	Jazz	74,794.00	19
Kiki Vandeweghe	1983	Jazz	70,160.00	24
Kiki Vandeweghe	1982	Jazz	63,587.00	43
Tom Chambers	1983	Jazz	51,106.00	110

This one hurts to see. The mountain would surely be demolished if this was the case in real life because Benedict Arnold himself leads the way for the SLC crew. Chambers had a solid season in 83 as well and maybe would have excelled in Utah if he stayed instead of bouncing to Washington and Golden State.

Kings:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Calvin Natt	1982	Kings	83,776.00	10
Bernard King	1983	Kings	69,469.00	27
Mike Gminski	1982	Kings	66,362.00	33
Alex English	1984	Kings	64,224.00	40

I thought it would have been more representation of the championship season for the kings, but seeing Natt at the top shows how important he was to this team, getting a top ten ranking overall. Seeing English fourth on the list for his season this year shows how good he was in his age 31 season, given the quality players the Kings have rolled out on the court.

Knicks:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Moses Malone	1984	Knicks	70,985.00	23
Bernard King	1984	Knicks	59,310.00	58
Alex English	1982	Knicks	57,791.00	65
Julius Erving	1980	Knicks	57,283.00	69

Another team, another showing of familiar faces with King and English. The real star though is Malone, who still put up great value in his first season away from the Bay. Have to give a little love to Dr. J as well who balled out in the first season.

Lakers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Magic Johnson	1984	Lakers	106,499.00	1
Magic Johnson	1983	Lakers	87,113.00	7
Jamaal Wilkes	1980	Lakers	55,771.00	80
World B. Free	1983	Lakers	53,917.00	90

Ok, this is where I bring back up the player getting traded and also counting towards his team(s) and not just the year. Magic was traded in season in 1983 from the Suns to the Lakers. It didn’t matter though, because he still put up so much value in the 40-50 games that season for the Lakers that he had the 7th best season in PBSL history. That’s honestly more impressive than his season this year to me.

Mavericks:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
George Gervin	1980	Mavericks	66,298.00	34
George Gervin	1981	Mavericks	64,955.00	36
Dan Issel	1980	Mavericks	59,569.00	57
Johnny Moore	1982	Mavericks	51,923.00	105

The three players representing the Mavs on this list were the top three picks for the Mavs in the creation draft. Props to the Mavs for getting the right mixture of players out the gate. Moore particularly was a great pick, before pulling a Kiki and leaving in UFA. Hopefully they will be able to pivot again soon and get some newer players up here.

Nets:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Darryl Dawkins	1983	Nets	67,421.00	29
Darryl Dawkins	1981	Nets	64,926.00	37
Darryl Dawkins	1984	Nets	60,642.00	51
Darryl Dawkins	1980	Nets	58,396.00	61

My goodness, Dawkins is really that guy huh? I know I should have a better idea of how good he is since he is in my division, but I somehow missed he was THAT Fryeing good. Good on the Nets and I hope that they can keep building a quality team around them.

Nuggets:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Alex English	1980	Nuggets	84,488.00	9
Alex English	1981	Nuggets	81,936.00	12
Dan Roundfield	1981	Nuggets	68,980.00	28
John Lucas	1981	Nuggets	48,629.00	130

According to this exercise, the Nuggets are stuck in the past. English, the guy that brought them to glory in the first season truly balled while on this team. Clyde is getting to a point where he can start challenging some of the older teams players, but may need another season or two to crack this top four group.

Pacers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Adrian Dantley	1981	Pacers	80,291.00	14
Adrian Dantley	1980	Pacers	73,361.00	21
Adrian Dantley	1982	Pacers	70,128.00	25
Joe Barry Carroll	1980	Pacers	65,675.00	35

I am surprised to not see more recent players on this list, given that Pauly always manages to have a good team. What’s even odder is that Dantley is still on this team, but hasn’t been as valuable to the team the past two seasons, and now that he is 29 he may never reach his old glory.

Pistons:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Dan Roundfield	1980	Pistons	64,850.00	38
Terry Cummings	1982	Pistons	63,572.00	44
Terry Cummings	1983	Pistons	60,505.00	52
Terry Cummings	1984	Pistons	55,379.00	81

Dan Roundfield has really been around the block huh? I don’t know that any other player will show up in this article across so many teams. Well, after his breakout first season in Detroit, Terry decided to turn the team into one he will run. He may have regressed in every season, but that may be attributed to the added help surrounding him.

Rockets:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Larry Bird	1980	Rockets	66,748.00	32
Larry Bird	1983	Rockets	61,326.00	47
Larry Bird	1981	Rockets	57,776.00	66
Larry Bird	1984	Rockets	57,600.00	68

Poor Larry…

Spurs:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Calvin Natt	1980	Spurs	69,840.00	26
Kiki Vandeweghe	1984	Spurs	60,491.00	53
Michael Jordan	1984	Spurs	60,386.00	54
Kevin McHale	1980	Spurs	57,200.00	70

The next few years are going to be fun…

Suns:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Magic Johnson	1981	Suns	102,593.00	3
Magic Johnson	1982	Suns	99,979.00	4
Magic Johnson	1980	Suns	89,536.00	5
John Long	1980	Suns	54,580.00	83

Guess who was fifth on the suns list, if you guessed Dan Roundfield you would be correct. Anyways, Magic was truly dominant in Phoenix (while being played out of position) and the fact that Dr. K didn’t get a kings ransom is very sad. Also, if you added his 1983 season here with the Lakers 1983 season it would be the best all time…

SuperSonics:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Dominique Wilkins	1984	Supersonics	67,367.00	31
Dominique Wilkins	1983	Supersonics	63,943.00	41
Dominique Wilkins	1982	Supersonics	56,430.00	76
Rickey Green	1984	Supersonics	50,188.00	117

This is another one that should be of no surprise to anyone. Wilkins is the guy in Seattle. I’m only shocked that it was Rickey Green as the other player listed and not Kareem, Cook, or Parish.

Trailblazers:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1981	Trailblazers	54,490.00	84
James Worthy	1983	Trailblazers	53,791.00	93
Bernard King	1980	Trailblazers	52,211.00	104
Bill Cartwright	1983	Trailblazers	50,285.00	116

Speaking of the man formerly named Lew Alcindor. While the Blazers surprisingly had no one in the top 50 of this list, it’s also not surprising given the way they build their teams. If anything if I tweaked the formulas to pull players who are the most likely to injure I’m sure his team would shoot up the rankings.

Warriors:

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Moses Malone	1981	Warriors	105,876.00	2
Moses Malone	1980	Warriors	88,124.00	6
Moses Malone	1982	Warriors	81,202.00	13
Moses Malone	1983	Warriors	77,335.00	16

All I say to end this article is that maybe Greeple was smart to move Moses when he did? While he is still great, and a perennial MVP canidate and ASG game rep, there is a clear drop in value from the early years to later in SLOE.

Thank you all for reading. As a special side treat because it is just something I did to try to check things out, I pulled the East and West players as well. Check out the full rankings below.

Player Name	Season	Team Name	Player's Score	Rank
Kiki Vandeweghe	1984	West	1,357.00	1317
Kiki Vandeweghe	1982	West	1,170.00	1333
Moses Malone	1981	West	1,127.00	1338
Marques Johnson	1980	East	1,080.00	1344
Kevin McHale	1984	East	1,051.00	1346
Dennis Johnson	1983	East	990.00	1350
Robert Parish	1981	East	954.00	1353
Magic Johnson	1984	West	907.00	1358
Jim Paxson	1982	East	886.00	1364
Reggie Theus	1983	West	875.00	1365
Walter Davis	1982	West	853.00	1369
George Gervin	1980	West	850.00	1371
Calvin Natt	1982	West	824.00	1373
Darryl Dawkins	1984	East	806.00	1375
Magic Johnson	1982	West	796.00	1378
Reggie Theus	1984	West	785.00	1380
Michael Jordan	1984	West	760.00	1385
Moses Malone	1984	East	745.00	1387
Mike Gminski	1983	West	738.00	1389
Dan Roundfield	1980	East	731.00	1390
Dominique Wilkins	1982	West	720.00	1394
Ralph Sampson	1983	East	695.00	1399
Reggie Theus	1981	West	695.00	1400
Calvin Natt	1980	West	684.00	1404
Kevin McHale	1983	East	677.00	1406
Joe Barry Carroll	1980	East	655.00	1408
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1980	East	641.00	1413
Maurice Cheeks	1981	East	641.00	1414
Adrian Dantley	1983	East	634.00	1415
Magic Johnson	1983	West	623.00	1416
Joe Barry Carroll	1981	East	619.00	1417
Buck Williams	1984	East	612.00	1418
Dominique Wilkins	1984	West	612.00	1419
Adrian Dantley	1980	East	605.00	1422
Kevin McHale	1982	East	601.00	1424
Rickey Green	1983	West	598.00	1425
Larry Bird	1984	West	594.00	1428
Maurice Cheeks	1984	East	590.00	1429
Darryl Dawkins	1982	East	583.00	1431
Julius Erving	1980	East	583.00	1432
Magic Johnson	1981	West	576.00	1436
Larry Nance	1983	East	576.00	1437
Maurice Cheeks	1982	East	565.00	1439
Sidney Moncrief	1982	East	554.00	1440
Adrian Dantley	1984	East	554.00	1441
Robert Parish	1984	West	544.00	1443
Sidney Moncrief	1983	East	544.00	1444
Johnny Moore	1982	West	536.00	1446
Darryl Dawkins	1981	East	518.00	1448
Larry Bird	1981	West	518.00	1449
Kiki Vandeweghe	1980	West	515.00	1451
Larry Bird	1983	West	497.00	1455
Mike Gminski	1981	West	493.00	1456
Rickey Green	1982	East	490.00	1457
Mike Gminski	1984	West	479.00	1458
Dominique Wilkins	1983	West	475.00	1459
Johnny Moore	1980	West	464.00	1462
Johnny Moore	1984	East	464.00	1463
George Gervin	1981	West	457.00	1465
Moses Malone	1983	West	450.00	1466
Calvin Natt	1983	West	446.00	1467
Reggie Theus	1980	West	443.00	1468
Kiki Vandeweghe	1983	West	436.00	1470
Jim Paxson	1981	East	421.00	1473
Dan Roundfield	1981	West	421.00	1474
Robert Parish	1983	West	421.00	1475
Brad Davis	1980	East	414.00	1478
Dan Issel	1980	West	414.00	1479
Terry Cummings	1983	East	410.00	1480
Larry Nance	1982	East	403.00	1481
Robert Parish	1982	West	400.00	1482
Magic Johnson	1980	West	392.00	1485
Calvin Natt	1984	East	371.00	1493
Alex English	1983	East	360.00	1495
Adrian Dantley	1981	East	338.00	1501
Joe Barry Carroll	1982	East	338.00	1502
Reggie Theus	1982	West	338.00	1503
Sidney Moncrief	1984	East	338.00	1504
Johnny Moore	1983	East	320.00	1507
World B. Free	1981	West	306.00	1508
Mike Gminski	1982	West	302.00	1509
Dennis Johnson	1980	East	295.00	1513
Alex English	1982	East	284.00	1517
Moses Malone	1982	West	266.00	1519
Moses Malone	1980	West	259.00	1522
Alex English	1984	West	238.00	1528
Adrian Dantley	1982	East	227.00	1530
Bernard King	1981	East	220.00	1532
Sidney Moncrief	1981	East	220.00	1533
Johnny Moore	1981	West	216.00	1535
Bernard King	1984	East	212.00	1536
Maurice Cheeks	1983	East	205.00	1538
Julius Erving	1981	East	194.00	1541
Artis Gilmore	1980	West	187.00	1543
Rickey Green	1984	West	180.00	1549
Kevin McHale	1981	West	169.00	1550
Sidney Moncrief	1980	East	162.00	1551
Elvin Hayes	1981	East	155.00	1556
Jamaal Wilkes	1980	West	86.40	1568

[greepleairport]

Really comprehensive work here. I'm not sure I fully understand the final table, but that doesn't matter much at the end of the day
3000 some word count +6
+2 more for the fully comprehensive work here