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Brett Hainline’s swap machine uses a player’s offensive and defensive efficiency ratings to determine how swapping one player out for another would improve your team’s overall performance.
Once Hainline went live with it, I immediately did what any Los Angeles Clippers fan would do — nixed the uniquely inefficient Al Thornton from the starting lineup. To fill Thornton’s place at small forward, I opted for efficiency poster boy Shane Battier. I was interested in approximating how much better would the Clippers be with a player of Battier’s mold on the wing.
The results were fascinating. Queen City Hoops estimates that the Clippers would be 10 games better with Battier in Thornton’s place. Here’s QCH’s breakdown…
” The Great NBA Swap Meet