Bron and Wade admit to stat padding

[Marvel]

Wade and Bron want to be efficient from the field and nikkas are mad. Maybe Kobe can learn from these dudes. When you take bad shots, you hurt your team. Wanting to shoot 50% or higher should be the goal of every NBA player.

Didn't Thursday's game between LA and MIA show this?

 

[ADLT]

with 4 hall of famers.....i think not

 

[TrillSwag]

Its stat padding because he is not doing whats best for the team. But whats best for his individual stats. Not willing to throw up them half court shots at the end of games is stat padding. But even though its a small chance it will go in that extra 3 points can decide a game.

 

[Swagnificent]

Wade and Bron want to be efficient from the field and nikkas are mad. Maybe Kobe can learn from these dudes. When you take bad shots, you hurt your team. Wanting to shoot 50% or higher should be the goal of every NBA player.

Didn't Thursday's game between LA and MIA show this?

Forget Kobe.

Durant shoots 50% from the field and he doesn't stat pad like Bron and Wade. Durant takes good looks whether he's hot or not. He throws up shots at the end of halves. He doesn't play the game to protect his fg% the way Bron/Wade do.

Respond to that. The issue here isn't about taking high percentage shots. The issue is the fact that Bron/Wade would rather not take a half court heave at the end of quarters because they want to shoot 50%, rather than possibly making that low percentage shot and getting their team 3 more points in the game.

That is the POINT. Stop this straw man argument. I think Kobe plays the wrong way alot of time as well when he takes contested shots when his teammates are open and he's cold. But its also bad when you pass up good looks in the flow of the game because you think the likelihood is high you'll miss the shot and you don't want to hurt your fg% at the end of the game.

That sort of mindset is EMBARRASSING. Period. Players shouldn't play the game with the box score in mind. Players should play the game with winning in mind. If throwing up a half court heave at the end of quarters helps your team win the game then you should do it. Even if that means you sacrifice your own personal stats.

 

[GreatestLaker]

Forget Kobe.

Durant shoots 50% from the field and he doesn't stat pad like Bron and Wade. Durant takes good looks whether he's hot or not. He throws up shots at the end of halves. He doesn't play the game to protect his fg% the way Bron/Wade do.

Respond to that. The issue here isn't about taking high percentage shots. The issue is the fact that Bron/Wade would rather not take a half court heave at the end of quarters because they want to shoot 50%, rather than possibly making that low percentage shot and getting their team 3 more points in the game.

That is the POINT. Stop this straw man argument. I think Kobe plays the wrong way alot of time as well when he takes contested shots when his teammates are open and he's cold. But its also bad when you pass up good looks in the flow of the game because you think the likelihood is high you'll miss the shot and you don't want to hurt your fg% at the end of the game.

That sort of mindset is EMBARRASSING. Period. Players shouldn't play the game with the box score in mind. Players should play the game with winning in mind. If throwing up a half court heave at the end of quarters helps your team win the game then you should do it. Even if that means you sacrifice your own personal stats.

 

[Swagnificent]

Its stat padding because he is not doing whats best for the team. But whats best for his individual stats. Not willing to throw up them half court shots at the end of games is stat padding. But even though its a small chance it will go in that extra 3 points can decide a game.

pretty much

like I said earlier.....what they're saying is the equivalent of Adrian Peterson refusing to take a carry late in the 4th quarter of a game when his team has the lead and is trying to run down the clock while the other team is stacking the box so that he doesn't hurt his YARDS PER CARRY stat


go for the win.....and let the stats fall where they may....anything else is stat padding and embarrassing IMO for a player of LeBron/Wade's caliber

only nikkas that should be concerned about their FG% are players like Shane Battier or something who depend on their stats to get new contracts or something.....Bron/Wade are max level players whether they shoot 48% or 52% from the field

 

[Goatpoacher]

OP doesn't know what stat-padding is.

OP is a kobestan


The world continues to make sense.

 

[upthere]

as long as they win, this shouldnt be an issue

And Im happy Wade "stat pads". For a while it didnt seem like he cared with the shyt he'd throw up in the halfcourt

 

[Houston911]

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I can't believe these dudes admitted this.

Its really embarrassing that two supremely talented players are basically playing the game to make sure they don't hurt their shooting percentages rather than playing within the flow of the game. Its one thing to not take bad shots and play within the game. Its an entirely different thing to play the game with your individual stats in mind rather than just trying to win the game.

I sort of always got that vibe from LeBron but its sad that D-Wade has now adopted the same position. This is the reason I like Durant over Bron and Wade. Durant don't give a fukk whether he is 0-10 or 10-10. If the next shot they get is a good look you best believe its going up and you best believe he expects it to go in.

We all know that if LeBron starts the game off cold, he loses all his aggressiveness (see the Finals against Dallas).


Gimme Durant and his 50% shooting anyday of the week over LeBron's I don't wanna hurt my FG% so I won't take this open shot syndrome.

ive tried to tell you unathletic nerds for years that kobe fg% is misleading

he takes shots with the clock winding down that other dudes force their teammates to take because they dont wanna mess up their fg%

yall better stop staring at stat sheets

 

[HiphopRelated]

ive tried to tell you unathletic nerds for years that kobe fg% is misleading

he takes shots with the clock winding down that other dudes force their teammates to take because they dont wanna mess up their fg%

yall better stop staring at stat sheets

that ain't got shyt to do with the numerous 10/30 nights

 

[Houston911]

that ain't got shyt to do with the numerous 10/30 nights

Where did i imply that it did?

Does he not still shoot 45% yearly while dudes that force their teammates to take tough shots to maintain their averages only shoot a few percentage points higher?

Can any of you stat guys explain that?

 

[Houston911]

so trying to shoot 50% is stat padding?

Avoiding bad shots to get better looks for your teammates is smart basketball

Avoiding tough shots in favor of your teammates taking those tough shot so you dont hurt your peecentage is stat padding

Im not understanding the confusion in this thread

 

[HiphopRelated]

They're not passing up good shots, they're just trying to cut down on bad shots.


The article was about how they keep looking for better shots because they value possessions. Funny how OP butchered this quote to create his little thread

"I came in after the game, I saw 9-for-19 and I missed that last long three, I felt I could have gotten into the lane and got a layup. I’ve got to make up for it.”

I say that's a good thing

 

[Buckeye Fever]

When Lebron is playin 2k13 and the game is almost over and he misses a shot that lowers his fg% below 50:

1. Pause button

2. Scroll down to quit and hits X button

3. "YES IM SURE!!!"

 

[STAN JONES]

Avoiding bad shots to get better looks for your teammates is smart basketball

Avoiding tough shots in favor of your teammates taking those tough shot so you dont hurt your peecentage is stat padding

Im not understanding the confusion in this thread

so cause they dont take whole court 3s at the end of the half/game they are stat padding? gotcha