Never mind, there we go, now it worked. And I can edit my comment too!

Other than that, the only funny business with coefficients is the 0.44 and 0.56 in FT differential. I’m not quite sure why those are there, but I think it has something to do with proper price to pay for missed FT’s (most probably something to do with the likelihood of rebounding a missed FT).

And yes, it is a measure that rewards players that do everything, but you’ll have a hard time convincing me that a player that does everything isn’t more efficient that a player that does only one thing. Steals, rebounds, blocks, rebounds, all of those are subject to the actual value of points. If points are really hard to come by in any particular season, it would make sense that points would be valued more highly than steals. But if points aren’t so hard to get, then it would make sense that steals are more valuable than points.

In researching this, I think I’ve come to see why Kobe is scored noticeably lower than some individuals in PER: It’s because his largest statistical contribution is points, and he has played in an era where points have largely been easier to come by (and this would seem to indicate that MJ’s otherworldly-PER’s are due to this phenomenon as well). Kobe doesn’t get that many assists, rebounds, steals, or blocks, and thus he loses a lot of the +’s that are a product of the fact that points just aren’t as valuable as the other stats in a relative sense.

If I’m going to start on a TV series, what should it be? I like comedies… Seinfeld, Curb, Scrubs, South Park… but drama is fine too. Would appreciate your suggestions.