Cool, I'm glad I somehow convinced people that stats are overrated. There are also people in this thread saying that I underrate stats. Well, I'm not someone that never looks at a box score or doesn't give a damn about stats whatsoever. It's just when people say "so and so has 0.6 more ppg and 0.5 more rpg, he even shoots 2% better from the field! Therefore, he's the better player. Stats tell you that!" WRONG.
Stats tell you that Allen Iverson is a good defensive player, because he is always up near the top of the league in steals every year. When in reality, he's not a good defender, he is quick and he plays in the passing lanes. Stats tell you that Matt Carroll is the best free throw shooter in the league. Stats tell you that a guy shot 5-14, but they don't tell you that on 7 of those shots, he was bumped, he was forced to throw a shot up at the end of the shot clock. Maybe 3 of them were tip ins?
Stats tell you SO many false things, and people vastly overrate them (especially on BBW in debates and such). People always get so damn focused on the per game stats that it is sickening.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jan 1 2007, 11:37 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>98% of people surveyed say Celticballa is WRONG.</div>
Huh?