Stat nerds are the worst kind of human garbage

[SpecialQue]

Can't believe idiots are now trying to make a case that looking at a stat sheet is more important than watching games. These people are doing more damage to real basketball discussion than anyone else on this forum.

[atljonesbro]

Eye test fanatic's typical argument:

"Marc Gasol is better than Dwight Howard, watch the game"

Real compelling, convincing stuff. Much info. to back their claim.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Stats nerds are the worst kind of human garbage? Did all the atheists die?

[~primetime~]

knowing stats are a must for hard core fans unless you actually have the time to watch every single game from every team...and even if you watch all the games it is must, scouts make use of stats all the time

stats vary in importance from sport to sport though...in baseball stats are extremely useful, in the NFL they are much more subjective...NBA is probably somewhere in the middle of those 2

[Vienceslav]

I can't say I disagree with your point, when somebody only looks at the box-score and then discusses the game with people who actually watched it, the quality of the discussion is certainly damaged, especially when the stat guy has an agenda.
On a related note, how do you view the analytics 'movement' in the NBA, do you consider it as much of a problem to the NBA as a whole, as the guys above are to ISH?

[lilgodfather1]

Stats nerds are the worst kind of human garbage? Did all the atheists die?

Nope still here. Since I'm not a religious man, I won't bother starting a war, over stats, or anything else. Best to leave that to the Christians.

[Fudge]

There's stat nerds and LeBron stans.

Pick your poision.

[Genaro]

Agreed. Manly with defense
I don't think you can measure defense through stats but some people try hard to do it.

[scm5]

Eye test fanatic's typical argument:

"Marc Gasol is better than Dwight Howard, watch the game"

Real compelling, convincing stuff. Much info. to back their claim.

But then you get players like Bruce Bowen and to a certain extent, Dennis Rodman, who both give you so much more than what their stat sheet tells you.

I don't even think advanced defensive stats give proper value to what players like these two did.

[SpecialQue]

Stats nerds are the worst kind of human garbage? Did all the atheists die?

Dat religious compassion.

[Droid101]

Yea i understand but Gasol shot 44% from within the arc which totaling to his season total equaled to less than 34% from within that range. You tell me how Marc can shoot from within that range when he averaged 51% from that same range against teams in the atlantic division in the month of march (06-12) which after that time his percentage fell of t0 44%. So im thinking withing that timeframe his average couldnt have been more than a total of 33%. Even with those numbers he couldnt have shot that good from 16 feet which he averaged 56% from nov 07-march 13. Now i dont expect him to get those numbers back but i expect him to at least get them up as it was from 08 , thats when he made 88% of his shots from within the paint . Hoping the Grizz take this series because i can go on and on with Zebo and his numbers too which isnt looking too good

[AnaheimLakers24]

Stats nerds are the worst kind of human garbage? Did all the atheists die?

atheists are annoying little dipshi.ts. They are worse than religous people

[robert de niro]

you used to have a high percentage of quality threads, your game is declining

[Marchesk]

atheists are annoying little dipshi.ts. They are worse than religous people

At least we don't try to change laws to force our religious views on other people, or tell people that they're going to suffer eternal torment because they don't believe a certain way, or claim that stuff written down by folks living thousands of years ago trumps the discoveries of modern science.

[fpliii]

Atheist and stat nerd checking in doe (protip: everybody watches games, regardless of whether or not they're into analytics).