AussieCeltic wrote:NyKnicks1714 wrote:AussieCeltic wrote:=
You really think someone has the time to go through each and every call of each game? Or can we use the statistics available to us and realise that it’s near impossible for this to be happening without some sort of interference.
If you want to demonstrate it's "near impossible", do it correctly. I'm happy to listen. You point to the differential but you don't talk about offense and defense individually.
Show it's near impossible for them to be 2nd in opponent FTA/g.
Show it's near impossible for them to be 3rd in FTA/g.
At least start with just one of them, without mentioning the differential (which again, combines two unrelated statistics).
Say it without saying the thing that it is. The stat is differential my friend so I’m going to use the correct terminology. Anytime you try to handcuff someone with a response, you know you’ve lost. The stats are related my friend. One is for team A and the other is for team B in a head to head matchup, they are related.
The difference between 1st and 2nd in differential is the higher than the difference between 2nd and 30th.
Are you saying that is normal? If it’s normal, why hasn’t it ever happened in NBA history or any other sport for that matter? We’re looking at hundreds of thousands of examples throughout multiple sports across probably 100 years and there’s nothing like this.
Maybe I can help since AussieCeltic is on holiday as he said.
A little comparison between LA Lakers and the champions Denver Nuggets shot profiles.
As we have seen here a lot of posters wrote that for teams to get a lot of FTA/g the most important thing is a number of shots in the paint, near the rim ect. The more shots you take near the rim, less 3s you take you will get more FTA. If you have a dominant player that can't be stopped without fouls better, right. So let's go
Teams touches in the paint per game
Denver 1st
Lakers 22nd
Points in the paint
Denver 6st
Lakers 2nd
FGA from less than 5ft
Denver 7th
Lakers 4th
Less 3s, more FTA, right. In 3PA
Denver 30th
Lakers 29th
Some may say that drives are what results in most contacts and FTs, and that Denver is last in drives per game. Fair
Drives per game
Denver 30th
Lakers 27th
And in the end
FTA per game
Denver 29th
Lakers 3rd
Nothing to see here right?