Stats, Stats, and Salaries

More photos » by Winslow Townson - AP KG is the best, the math says so. Browse more photos » Three interesting links for you today. 1. A site appropriately named Basketball Geek uses a formula that looks like this And determines that what we already know: that KG is the greatest defender in all the land. 2. Wages of Wins uses stats to make the point that Rondo's deal is a bargain for the Celtics.  They go on to make the following predictions: 1. Rondo will continue to produce more than he is paid. Because he does not rely on scoring to produce wins, the NBA player market will continue to undervalue Rondo’s services. 2. Given the age of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, we can expect the productivity of Rondo’s key teammates to decline in the near future. When this happens – and the Cel...