find me these mystery stats which would indicate that Rudy Gay is a better player than Gallo
you make a claim, the burden of proof is on you to support it; "it's my opinion dawg" is a response that degenerate simpletons use
Degenerate simpleton. Oh well.
So if I recall correctly the original statement was that the Raptors would be a better team with Gallo than with Gay.
And many people said without a shadow of a doubt or room for intelligent discussion that there was no possible way that that their choice of Gallo COULD be wrong.
And that choice was made through using stats.
And now you want to know what mystery stat could indicate that Rudy is better than Gallo.
Your "mystery" stat would be any immeasurable that can not be accounted for with existing stats.
So I don't mean an existing NBA stat. I mean any variable that would have an impact on the situation under discussion.
A couple of examples could be:
- success at being primary playmaker at the ends of games VS getting the ball passed to him to take the shot?
- successful in Iso situations?
- been responsible for defending the other teams allstar SF?
- do opposing teams match up their best defensive forward with the player?
- would player A be more effective than player B with consideration of existing teammates and previously developed relationships?
I wasnt interested in defending my thoughts on Gay vs Gallo. So I'm just giving some examples of variables that I feel could impact making a definitive decision in the debate. I am not saying that I know or anyone else knows the answers to these questions.
But the issue with standing behind the impenetrable wall of stats is all that has to be done to prove someone wrong is by adding something into the equation that wasn't already there. Something that wasn't originally accounted for.
If you want to make a statement that is not open to discussion and you are using stats to defend your opinion then your opinion needs to be bound by that stat.
-Player A shoots this percentage in the last five minutes of a game.
-Player B shoots a lower percentage than player A in the last five minutes of a game.
-Therefore I declare that player A will shoot a higher percentage in the last five minutes of games.
Yes! Perfect use.
- Player A has these stats for his career.
- Player B has similar but less impressive stats for his career.
- Therefore player A would be better than player B for team C.
No! Improper use of stats. There are too many variables to make a concrete statement.
- Therefore player A could be better than player B for team C.
Yes! You have made an educated decision using existing stats but left room for discussion and further examination of other possible effecting variables.
On top of all that there are not many opinions that are worse to become emotionally attached to than ones defended by statistics.
I hope that this helps but I brace myself for more fun.
