Bron and Wade admit to stat padding
- Thread starter Swagnificent
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so cause they dont take whole court 3s at the end of the half/game they are stat padding? gotcha
Point out the part of my post that made you think im talking about desperation heaves. Im obviously talking about regular plays in a half court set
smh,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.
mentioning Durant throughout this thread to make that chucker Kobe look better. You aint slick nikka.
The best teams, without fail, are the most efficient. Having your best players emphasize efficiency will NEVER be a bad thing. This is especially important for teams with multiple high end scorers....opportunities are going be fewer but your looks SHOULD be better.
The fukk does it matter whether or not a nikka takes 40 footer at the end of the quarter??? People actually pay attention to something that silly???
threattonature
Veteran
I've been calling that shyt out for years. You would always see Lebron take the shot just after the buzzer and I knew it was cause he wanted to keep his FG% high. In those situations he's not doing it for the good of the team at all. I also don't see him taking many forced shots at the end of the shot clock either. Probably explains why he looks to set up others at the end of games as well since that's one of the lowest percentage shots that can be taken.
Even if he shot 45% Lebron would be the best player in the league regardless. I just hate when they point to his high field goal percentage as a reason why.
Marvel
Psalm 149:5-9
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.
I respect KD's game, but some may say that he passes up on shots and lets 
gun too much. If Russ can improve his efficiency they would be even better. KD plays the same way, he is just not bold enough to admit. He was upset the past two games about shooting under 50% from the even though scored a bunch of points even in WINS. Him and Scott brooks have been talking about being part of 50/40/90 club. He does the same thing too. You have to pay attention to all stats as a player.
Marvel
Psalm 149:5-9
Exactly, only Kobe stans don't care about efficiency. Its why I was never a big fan of AI, he was never efficient. I am a fan of volume shooters. I prefer efficient players like KD, CP3, Lebron, Dwade especially on the perimeter. It is part of what made Jordan great.
G-Zeus
G-Zeus Chrystler...the brehsident
wait... so now stats padding is being efficient and not ballooning numbers with higher then normal shot attempts?
a murda
Depression is real brehs
dwight is looking a '02 shawn kemp 
pacers a the best reboundin and defensive team in the nba
Indiana Pacers Basketball Clubhouse - ESPN
the heats weakness is rebounding..
hibbert/west will be a problem for mia.. bosh gon guard them
george shut wade down last year in the PO..
granger aint even played a game this year and they killin it
the mismatch
Bob Loblaw
Superstar
I knew it as soon as Bron was scrambling to get that last rebound for a triple double before the buzzer sounded then got interviewed and said he had no idea what his stat line looked like.
Marvel
Psalm 149:5-9
Ain't nothing wrong with hustling to get the 10th rebound
Some of y'all are not old enough to remember this
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Bob Loblaw
Superstar
I remember that and I remember Bob Sura breh. It's one thing to hustle and get that rebound, it's another to hustle and get the rebound then lie about it.
Bilz
Superstar
Passing up easy shots that would help your percentage is the opposite of stat padding when you think about it. You didn't understand what Wade meant so why comment on it?
It's more that they just don't want to shoot their team out of a game when they just don't have it that day. If all they wanted was a 50% field goal percentage they could just never take a shot again the whole season
Slaimon Khan Shah
SLAIMON KHAN SHAH = SHAOLIN MONK/S OF ISLAAM
I WONDER WHY THEY WOULD STAT PAD.