JimmyTheKid wrote:LUKE23 wrote:I think using stats is fine as long as you're using the right ones. We're in a day and age where nearly every statement can be put to a numerical test. The key is using the right sample sizes and right data.
Agreed. But even though TS% is the "right" stat, TS% doesn't define Brandon Jennings as an NBA point guard. You can use all the "right" stats over the best sample sizes (seasons, careers) and you still wouldn't be able to begin to "define" a Bruce Bowen or Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's worth and impact on the basketball court.
You can go ahead and add Monta and Brandon Jennings to that list as well... Okay we get it, they are inefficient... But, currently you are trending to a playoff appearance and winning more games then you are losing. I think that is a lot to ask for from a small market team.
The biggest issue with TS% is that people get way too caught up in it, IMO. If you replace Monta and Jennings with 2 more Dunleavy type players, the team can easily be worse. A lot of the players on the TS% leaderboard are strictly role players and thrive in their role. Monta and BJ, no matter how inefficient are game changers (either negatively or positively, but none the less have the ability to change the game). Their is no stat that can take that into account.
Top 20 TS%
1. Tyson Chandler-NYK .694
2. Kevin Durant-OKC .652
3. Tiago Splitter-SAS .635
4. Ray Allen-MIA .630
5. Chris Bosh-MIA .621
6. LeBron James-MIA .616
7. Kyle Korver-ATL .612
8. Carl Landry-GSW .612
9. Kevin Martin-OKC .610
10. Serge Ibaka-OKC .607
11. James Harden-HOU .605
12. Jared Dudley-PHO .604
13. Jason Kidd-NYK .599
14. Matt Barnes-LAC .598
15. Amir Johnson-TOR .597
16. Chris Paul-LAC .596
17. Kosta Koufos-DEN .590
18. Andrei Kirilenko-MIN .589
19. Robin Lopez-NOH .588
20. O.J. Mayo-DAL .587
Replace BJ with Jason Kidd and Monta with Ray Allen, you get the two highest TS% players at their position. I don't think the Bucks have much of a chance at being as good with that replacement at this point in their respective careers. Every team needs game changers efficient or not. For that reason alone, I think TS is way over-rated and looked at in a context that can easily provide false logic.