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Was Harden the first player that the blogbois got right or was there someone else before him? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Lonely-Persimmon3464@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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We all know Harden as the original blogboi player, a player that analytic enthusiasts claimed would be a superstar because of his efficiency and advanced stats, even in his rookie season. I have to admit I doubted them at the time, but they were right.

There's also the infamous EG and Jokic situation, a guy fascinated by advanced metrics predicting this role player would be a superstar

My question is: was Harden the OG blogboi player? Or just the most famous case of advanced metrics being right? Any other examples of this before that?

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[–] Parlett316@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kevin Martin, stats dudes loved him. You could say he was the OG Moreyball player until Harden went super nova.

[–] Professional-Ant8445@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Kevin Martin was the first name that came to mind and also a perfect example of why stats with no context/eye test is useless.

He was a bad defender, playmaker, low bball iq. Had a good jump shot and got a lot of free throws so his TS% was high. But definitely a worse player than his stats indicated.