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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 1088445, member: 652"]
From Hollinger
To generate PER, I created formulas -- outlined in tortuous detail in my book "Pro Basketball Forecast" -- that return a value for each of a player's accomplishments. That includes positive accomplishments such as field goals, free throws, 3-pointers, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals, and negative ones such as missed shots, turnovers and personal fouls.
Two important things to remember about PER are that it's per-minute and is pace-adjusted.

Because it's a per-minute measure, it allows us to compare, say, Steve Blake and Derek Fisher, even though there is a disparity in their minutes played.

I also adjust each player's rating for his team's pace, so that players on a slow-paced team like Detroit aren't penalized just because their team has fewer possessions than a fast-paced team such as Golden State.

My point is that Irving isn't a great defender, but defensive categories are factored in. He isn't a bottom 5 PG defensively.

Felton, Calderon,Blake, Burke,Lin are worse I am sure I could find more if I thought it out.
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