LittleOzzy wrote:This just proves that stats aren't always right.
Watching a game for 10 minutes would clearly show you that Bosh in the MVP of the team. I don't need a mathematical formula to tell me that.
But stats ARE always right. People can misinterpret the, but unless they're outright wrong the stats ARE right.
In this case, it's a FACT that Calderon does better if you choose to measure players on the Raptors by the formula used. That doesn't mean that the formula proves a player is better or an MVP, though, unless a person chooses to misinterpret it that way. This formula clearly doesn't measure who the best player on the floor is. A few of the problems include:
(a) no measure of defense whatsoever
(b) drawing a foul and making both free throws counts the same as making a shot and less than making a 3-pointer, which is a pretty big stretch given that only one option gets the opponent in foul trouble
(c) no account for drawing the defense into the paint
(d) a player gets benefited by gambling for blocks and steals and not worrying about playing defense but penalized for not gambling and taking the odd foul while busting their ass on defense
...and those are just off the top of my head. It's still a useful tool and certainly not "wrong." It just isn't the measure of overall player value that it attempts to be and, like all stats, is something that needs to be complemented by common sense and a little analysis in order to understand it completely.
