Sixerscan wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
It's on court/off court. He's only being compared to his own team without him.
Huh? I was making a general point about using stats to compre 1 player on any team to another. It wasnt about any specific stat or anything. I think you are confusing what I was trying to illustrate (or I dod a poor job of explaining...either way, doesn't matter)
Sixerscan wrote:And either way defending the 3 is an oddly specific thing for you to focus on. All that matters is the total defense. If allowing teams to shoot more from beyond is evened out by getting more boards and allowing less layups, who really cares?
Again, it was a hypothetical to ilustate that stats don't tell the story when looking at 1 players stats.
Sixerscan wrote:BTW, Sixers are actually above average at defending the 3. (12th best o3FG%) Which shows how funny it is that you think you don't need stats to tell how good defenders are.
You need a balance of both.
Man, it was a hypothetical. I wasn't claiming the Sixers are good/bad. I just stated what their philosophy seems to be and how it can (I didn't say it did) affect stats.