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NUGGETS REAL PLAYER RATINGS: 2008-09

DENVER NUGGETS 2008-09
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Congratulations and respect are due to CARMELO ANTHONY, who led the Nuggets in quality basketball this season.

Congratulations and respect are due to CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, who contributed more than any other player to the Nuggets this season.

HISTORIC SUPER STARS
None

SUPERSTARS
CARMELO ANTHONY

STARS
Nene
Chauncey Billups
Chris Andersen
J.R. Smith
Renaldo Balkman

OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: SOLID STARTERS
Kenyon Martin

BEST BY SIDE OF COURT
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Chauncey Billups

BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Chris Andersen

DENVER NUGGETS
FINAL REAL PLAYER RATINGS
2008-09 Regular Season
Quality of Players: Includes all tracked actions and hidden defending

Carmelo Anthony DEN 0.901
Nene Hilario DEN 0.880
Chauncey Billups DEN 0.870
Chris Andersen DEN 0.835
J.R. Smith DEN 0.824
Renaldo Balkman DEN 0.815
Kenyon Martin DEN 0.754
Anthony Carter DEN 0.669
Linas Kleiza DEN 0.610
Dahntay Jones DEN 0.445

SCALE FOR REGULAR SEASON REAL PLAYER RATINGS
Perfect for all Practical Purposes / Major Historic Super Star 1.100 and more
Historic Super Star 1.000 1.099
Super Star 0.900 0.999
A Star Player / A Well Above Normal Starter 0.800 0.899
Outstanding Player: A Solid Starter 0.750 0.799
Major Role Player / Good Enough to Start 0.700 0.749
Good Role Player / Often a Good 6th Man 0.640 0.699
Satisfactory Role Player 0.580 0.639
Marginal Role Player 0.520 0.579
Poor Player 0.460 0.519
Very Poor Player 0.400 0.459
Extremely Poor Player and less 0.399

NOTE REGARDING LOW REGULAR SEASON RATINGS
Players rated below about .550 sometimes get playing time based largely on factors outside of RPR, but valued by coaches and other players, such as:
--Great energy, effort, and hustle
--Toughness, such as diving after loose balls and taking charges
--Leadership and/or knowledge, especially in the case of veterans
--Perceived potential for future improvement in terms of real basketball production, especially in the case of young players
--See User Guide for more

REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
Real Player Production (RPP) is the factored sum of all the good things minus the sum of all the bad things a player has done since the season began. Starting in June 2009, RPP is upgraded to include an estimate for the value of each player's hidden defending. See the User Guide for complete details about this. RPP adjusted for hidden defending is called Total Real Player Production (TRPP). Generally, only TRPP will appear in reports.

DENVER NUGGETS
FINAL TOTAL REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION
2008-09 Regular Season
Quantity of Players: Includes all tracked actions and an estimate for hidden defending

Chauncey Billups DEN 2364.79
Nene Hilario DEN 2209.26
Carmelo Anthony DEN 2051.97
J.R. Smith DEN 1849.35
Kenyon Martin DEN 1591.51
Chris Andersen DEN 1219.82
Anthony Carter DEN 1194.00
Linas Kleiza DEN 1111.76
Renaldo Balkman DEN 635.86
Dahntay Jones DEN 633.89

========== OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS ==================================

DENVER NUGGETS
OVERALL OFFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
2008-09 Regular Season
Offensive Quality: Includes all non-trivial offensive actions

Chauncey Billups DEN 0.637
Carmelo Anthony DEN 0.587
J.R. Smith DEN 0.527
Nene Hilario DEN 0.478
Renaldo Balkman DEN 0.432
Linas Kleiza DEN 0.394
Anthony Carter DEN 0.385
Chris Andersen DEN 0.358
Kenyon Martin DEN 0.354
Dahntay Jones DEN 0.293

DENVER NUGGETS
OVERALL DEFENSIVE SUB RATINGS
2008-09 Regular Season
Defending Quality: Includes both tracked and hidden defending

Chris Andersen DEN 0.478
Nene Hilario DEN 0.402
Kenyon Martin DEN 0.400
Renaldo Balkman DEN 0.384
Carmelo Anthony DEN 0.315
J.R. Smith DEN 0.297
Anthony Carter DEN 0.283
Chauncey Billups DEN 0.233
Linas Kleiza DEN 0.216
Dahntay Jones DEN 0.152

The breakdown between hidden and unhidden is available on request.

THE USER GUIDE for this and other reports using Real Player Rating IS UPDATED SUBSTANTIALLY as of June 9, 2009.

You must use the User Guide if you want to fully understand the value of the ratings, and also to best determine how you could best use them.

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NUGGETS FRANCHISE INFORMATION

THE DENVER NUGGETS BASIC FRANCHISE INFORMATION, INCLUDING WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MESS:

Arena: Pepsi Center (19155)
Arena Build Date: 1/1/1999
Owner: Stan Kroenke
President: Mark Warkentien
General Manager: Mark Warkentien
Head Coach: George Karl
Assistant Coaches: Adrian Dantley, Mike Dunlap, Doug Moe, John Welch, and Tim Grgurich
Number of NBA Titles: 0
Number of Playoff Appearances: 19
Forbes 2007 Franchise Value: $321 Million
Forbes 2007 Revenue: $104 million
Purchase Price: $202 million (2000)
Developmental League Team: Colorado 14ers

Owner: E. Stanley Kroenke
Vice President of Basketball Operations: Mark Warkentien
Vice President of Player Personnel: Rex Chapman
Vice President of Team Development: Josh Kroenke
Vice President of Media and Player Development: Tomago Collins
Executive Vice President, Kroenke Sports: Paul Andrews
Sr. Vice President of Finance, Kroenke Sports: Mark Waggoner
Vice President/General Counsel: Stephen Stieneker
Advisor to the Vice President of Basketball Operations: Greg Knight
Advisor to the Nuggets: Bret Bearup

Head Coach: George Karl
Assistant Coach: Adrian Dantley
Assistant Coach: Tim Grgurich
Assistant Coach: John Welch
Assistant Coach / Advance Scout: Chad Iske
Assistant Coach / Player Development: Jamahl Mosley
Player Development Coach: Stacey Augmon
Coaching Consultant: Doug Moe

Advance Scout: Jack Murphy
Scout: Wayne Chapman
Scout: John Carideo
Director of Quantitative Analysis: Dean Oliver
Head Video Coordinator: Nate Anderson
Assistant Video Coordinator: Jesse Mermuys

Athletic Trainer / Travel Coordinator: Jim Gillen
Assistant Coach / Strength and Conditioning: Steve Hess
Assistant Athletic Trainer / Strength and Conditioning Assistant: Matt Friia
Assistant Athletic Trainer / Strength and Conditioning Assistant: Dan Shimensky
Equipment Manager: Sparky Gonzales

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