Stattards need to come up with a way to quantify STOPPING THE DAMN BALL. We kept Pierre in check and gave ourselves a chance in the end. Its really not that hard to understand.
Points per possession is the best measure in basketball. If you don't stop the ball this number will probably be bad. This isn't hard.
Why don't you just wait till the game is over and look at the scoreboard, alot of leagues settle it that way.
One of the major purposes of BBSing about the games is discussion with others that share your fanaticism about your team. Talking about strengths and weaknesses and then defending or extrapolating on those points with rational discussion makes it better. Being able to discuss with valid advanced statistical metrics is one of the things I and many other posters here like as well. It doesn't sound much fun to come on and say "yeah, the scoreboard says we won." if you don't care to join don't respond with meaningless comments or pick another message board, again this isn't hard.
LOL, lighten up, just making fun of the fact that you said points per poss. was best measure in basketball, just seems to me to not be that different than the scoreboard. Statistics are fine but the reason why the numbers are what they are is much more interesting to me. Well, that and reading Michigancats posts because he knows alot, and he's kinda mean in a super edgey kinda way.
