I love looking at the PER rankings

[OddEnormous]

I have no generic point. I try to use PER when discussing players only where it makes sense. I am sure that sometimes I am not right, but that's how I try to use it.



Well, of course. It's a tool. But, it makes no sense to ignore this tool if some tools use and abuse it. it's not the tool's fault, it's the user (well, tool) that misuses it...



Are we really taking Eric's posts as anything other than unfounded entertainment masked by unbridled enthusiasm?



There is always room for human opinion. It is just that opinions backed by (properly used) data are usually more valuable.

Just to be clear I wasn't talking about "YOU" specifically.

I think you have the right idea regarding the "tool"

 

[andalusian]

Just to be clear I wasn't talking about "YOU" specifically.

No worries. I know where you are coming from

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

guys i'm pretty sure that kingspeed was being sarcastic

no one thinks nazr mohammad is better than deron williams

 

[Minstrel]

Right! So what's the point of flopping PER out every time there's an argument re a player if all it's doing is actually just reformatting the old numbers and spitting out what is essentially the same info?

I actually don't have a problem with it. I just think it's another stat like the rest of them that can be looked at and then judged.

My problem with PER is the the way people throw it around as if it's something you couldn't possibly argue against.

There's no room for human opinion anymore.

Your post's PER is only 7.8. This proves conclusively that you are wrong.

 

[OddEnormous]

Your post's PER is only 7.8. This proves conclusively that you are wrong.

Yes but if you look closer you'll see the board PER increases when I post.

I'm Bizzaro Kevin Durant.

 

[andalusian]

guys i'm pretty sure that kingspeed was being sarcastic

no one thinks nazr mohammad is better than deron williams

I am pretty sure that I have no fucking clue, anymore, when he is sarcastic and when not. He is an enigma at this point, or, more likely, a random post generator.

 

[BBert]

Troll + Bait + Youz Guyz = This Thread

Some of you must really enjoy arguing about PER for the thousandthest time.