BK_2020 wrote:ballup wrote:BK_2020 wrote:
Consistency is a function of sample size. As sample size increases, the actual observed value will approach the true value. There is no proof that playing same or similar minutes every game makes you more consistent. A player playing 3 minutes per game every game is still going to face the same variability on each discrete shooting event, which for someone like Pritchard is about 33% on his threes if he's lucky to get a shot off in 3 minutes.
Not ignoring the boost you get from starting/ playing and getting into rhythm. We know that that's a real thing from studies in baseball comparing pinch hitting to starting. But it's marginal and in any case Pritchard is never going to be a starter and if he is, the boost he gets from rhythm is simply obliterated by having to play against better defenders.
This is some blog boi crap. Pritchard was shooting 41% on threes in his first two seasons. Even if you took his career average, it's still significantly higher than the dishonest bs you put out. Baseball isn't a 1:1 comparison to basketball, which has many more variables. Get outta here with that.
Playing garbage time is meaningless for stat evaluation. It's a period of no stakes and a bunch of players trying to prove themselves rather than play the flow of the game. It has extremely variable results unless someone clearly is tiers above in talent. Payton is a 4th guard and he's only solid overall with a couple of strengths. He's not going to stand out. Hell, even practice scrimmages are better to evaluate players as at least the starters and bench players are mixed.
Payton was playing against bench and starters in his first two seasons. Anyone who actually watches the team and not a single player could see that he belongd in the NBA as a rotation player
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Someone who watches the games would know that Pritchard struggles to get a shot off if the defense cares to stop him. Why do you think his 3pt% is so low in the playoffs? A bad player doesn't become a good player by playing a lot. All that happens is the team gets worse. Look at Aaron Nesmith now that he's getting regular minutes. He sucks.
Playoffs don't determine whether someone is worthy of regular season rotation minutes. James Harden, along with other staple names, would have his regular season minutes severely cut if that was the case.
Pacers fans love Nesmith as they understand context of his/their situation. This is in addition to him playing out of position. Care to make more clueless accusations and bad takes?
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