Does it really matter?
They're both recognized statistical categories. Everybody can choose which one they value more.
junkit33
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What a weird post - the current 5 best records in the NBA are north of the Mason Dixon line.
"Under 25" is a meaningless arbitrary age. For example, Tatum is better than the lot and only 26. Also, a talented 22 year old may be long gone before he hits his prime.
It's been many years since I've seen a pro sports venue give out a bottle/can without opening or removing the cap first. So I'm a little suspicious here of a vendor throwing a beer 9 rows, as it would have to be closed to not get spilled over the entire section.
But, assuming they did and your story is true, I'm not really sure what you're looking for here? Sounds like your dad is fine and they fired the guy who did it.
There's really no damages to be had here beyond the cost of the tickets, and I'm sure if you get in touch with the team's front office they'll happily give you freebies after verifying with the employees and video footage that it did happen.
"Ruin your Thanksgiving weekend" is absurd and sounds like you're trying to ham up a story for a lawsuit - your dad is fine and if nothing else you got a great story to tell for life.
circlejerk is over that way...
3P% tends to follow FT% the majority of the time. (Westbrook a rare but notable exception)
Guys like Smith and Barkley were bad FT shooters.
If Wemby is really an 80%-ish FT shooter, then there's no reason he can't become a 36-38% 3P-shooter. Doesn't mean he will, but history says he certainly can.
No, not unless he gets his numbers way up. Dude only has two game scoring 20+.
BPM is a bad stat.
Jaylen is fine. He was always the guy that was going to take the biggest hit statistically with the addition of Porzingis. It's not like he's playing bad.
Assuming a healthy season from Jokic, it's realistically going to take 65+ win seasons from Celtics, Mavs, or Sixers for Tatum/Luka/Joel to win.
I don't think Dallas or Philly is good enough to do that, and while I wouldn't totally rule it out for Boston, it's still a very tall order.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#ts_pct
Good page for reference on most modern stats.
I’m not convinced it’s better especially when they say AI is overrated. Dude was a beast.
It's highly debatable how much importance efficiency should be given. In a vacuum it's obvious that higher efficiency should help your team win. In practice though, you can still be inefficient and a winning player because so many other things factor in - pace, tempo, rebounding, second chances, defense, etc.
The other important thing TS% does not encapsulate is degree of difficulty. Not all shots are equal, not all players have comparable defenders on them, some guys get double teamed, some teams run plays for easy looks, etc, etc.
Long and short of it - TS% is an interesting statistical note but really gets overused around here. AI is a good extreme example of a guy who could still win despite being horribly inefficient (or a chucker/ballhog, as we used to call it back in the day). But I really want to pull my hair out when I see people raving about this guy having a TS of 60% and that guy at 58%, as if it means anything.
Analysts say controversial shit like this on purpose to get people worked up and post them on social media like you are doing. Clicks are clicks.
Fight a crowd of 10,000+ vultures for a free slice of pizza? That sounds fun.
Celtics will be up there. Wouldn’t shock me if any of the others fall out. Bucks will most likely be the 2, but something isn’t quite right in Milwaukee.
Sixers outplayed their abilities early. Maxey was scorching hot and Oubre played out of his mind. At some point Embiid will miss a stretch. They could slide.
Magic aren’t that good and Heat are such a wildcard.
It’s early. Long way to go.