Scoring: Overrated or Underrated on ISH?

[TheMarkMadsen]

Depends. Most volume scorers are efficient except for a few. Otherwise they wouldnt be taking shots in such high volumes.

The only exceptions of relevant non efficient volume scorers are Kobe and Iverson that I can think of. Iverson is ringless so there's that.

He wouldn't be if he didn't run up against the probably the best playoff team ever.

Iverson was one of those elite players where his volume shooting produced wins

[navy]

He wouldn't be if he didn't run up against the probably the best playoff team ever.

Iverson was one of those elite players where his volume shooting produced wins

Well he played in the east...

But yes outside of Kobe and Iverson who else was volume chucking on low efficiency and winning?

Contrast that with players who scored on high efficiency and scoring and winning.

The best scorers in NBA history are by nature efficient to a degree.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Well he played in the east...

But yes outside of Kobe and Iverson who else was volume chucking on low efficiency and winning?

Contrast that with players who scored on high efficiency and scoring and winning.

The best scorers in NBA history are by nature efficient to a degree.

well yeah, efficiency or what is considered efficient gets overrated,

player A can shoot 12 of 24 and shoot 50% while player B can shoot 11 of 24 and be at less than 46%..

context needs to be considered as well.. Bron scored 21 points on 60% in the elimination game of the 2011 finals, should we praise his efficiency? Dirk shot 41.6% in the finals and Lebron shot 48% but nobody is going to tell you Lebron had a better series scoring wise.

[Solefade]

the question is whether scoring is overrated or not on ISH, not if it's the most important thing because it obviously is important. But some people ITT act like it's everything when it's not. That's why it's overrated on here.

[navy]

well yeah, efficiency or what is considered efficient gets overrated,

player A can shoot 12 of 24 and shoot 50% while player B can shoot 11 of 24 and be at less than 46%..

context needs to be considered as well.. Bron scored 21 points on 60% in the elimination game of the 2011 finals, should we praise his efficiency? Dirk shot 41.6% in the finals and Lebron shot 48% but nobody is going to tell you Lebron had a better series scoring wise.

That is a game. A whole season averages it out.

Well Dirk was definitely over rated that series, and that stat shows it. But Lebron was only at around 17 points per game instead of his usual 27.

[TheMarkMadsen]

the question is whether scoring is overrated or not on ISH, not if it's the most important thing because it obviously is important. But some people ITT act like it's everything when it's not. That's why it's overrated on here.

what's more important in the game of basketball than scoring, you're acting like it's a side note that barely matters.

[Solefade]

what's more important in the game of basketball than scoring, you're acting like it's a side note that barely matters.

how did you read what i wrote then come up with "side note"?


obviously scoring is the most important thing but it's not everything. the best players are the ones that can do everything. A la Jordan.