Outside of the occasional planetary destruction of a Beast Mode run or five-inning save in Game 7 , football and baseball don't really lend themselves to pinning a team's wins and losses on a single player. But basketball is a little different. Quarterbacks don't play defense and baseball actually isn't a team sport, but basketball players who are not James Harden are involved heavily on both ends of the floor. And given that there are so few players during the game, having one legitimate difference maker—surprise—makes a legitimate difference. That's more or less conventional wisdom at this point, but using it to prop up any kind of argument that goes beyond, He's the MVP because... still feels a little weak. So here's a try at seeing just how much you can learn about a player using the most basic stat in sports: the win.
from Regressing http://regressing.deadspin.com/the-best-nba-players-win-50-or-more-games-by-their-thir-1652667908
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