Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Lee356 This is what Darko has actually done. Actual performance. On a per minute basis, he has been blocking shots at a rate 6 times higher than Pachulia. He has actually matched Pachulia in blocks for the season despite playing way less.
Anyone who wants to think of 48 minute stats as projections is simply not understanding what 48 minute stats are good for. No way are they for projecting what a player would do in a 48 minute game.
48 minute stats, or per minute stats, or per 40 minute stats, all do the same thing. They quickly tell you what the actual performance on something has been between two players with disimilar minutes. Nothing more.
Yes, there is more to basketball than blocks. But a player shutting down the lane like Darko does with his exceptional shot blocking ability is nothing to quickly dismiss either. |
Dude, that tactic won't work on me.
lol.
Nice try.
The validity of a block in a game was not the issue. It was you only siting Darko's shot blocking presence as the criteria for why you thought Darko was a better fit for the Pistons than Pachulia.
Your self preservation is obvious.
The 48 min stat deal, well its still a projection as the player did not actually earn the stat calculated.
If I grab a rebound after being in a game for a minute am I guaranteed to grab a rebound the next minute? Or even the next?
Nope.
There goes your arguement.
If in my one minute, I average a rebound and a foul should the evaluation end at 6 mins versus 48?
There goes your arguement again.
Again, this stat is just an estimate. A weak one, but better than nothing when trying to evaluate players. I think it works best when tracking two players that receive a bulk of minutes. The degree of accuracy of the calculation declines as the variance of actual minutes by compared player increases.
Using it to defend a Darko arguement with one stat against a player who has had an awesome season against the NBA's top talent is well...even more weak.