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smh at anyone saying bran, dude would be averaging 35 if he truly statpadded, heck even the haters here were saying he didnt shoot enough, or wasnt involved enough in the finals
Jordan, Wilt, and Bran.
[QUOTE=dubeta]smh at anyone saying bran, dude would be averaging 35 if he truly statpadded, heck [B]even the haters here were saying he didnt shoot enough, or wasnt involved enough in the finals[/B][/QUOTE]
:lol true. They call him a stat padder but then complain that he does not shoot nearly enough--the easiest way to stat pad is to jack up 25-30 FGA every game since scoring is the most valued stat by far.
[QUOTE=dubeta]smh at anyone saying bran, dude would be averaging 35 if he truly statpadded, heck even the haters here were saying he didnt shoot enough, or wasnt involved enough in the finals[/QUOTE]
I bet you that he'd rather have a 20/10/10 game than a 30/8/7 game.
Tim Duncan.
[QUOTE=Roundball_Rock]:lol true. They call him a stat padder but then complain that he does not shoot nearly enough--the easiest way to stat pad is to jack up 25-30 FGA every game since scoring is the most valued stat by far.[/QUOTE]
Lebron loves fg%, not ppg.
[QUOTE=Mass Debator]I bet you that he'd rather have a 20/10/10 game than a 30/8/7 game.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. LeBron does statpad, but just doesn't put scoring that high on his list. Like most superstars, he definitely knows what stats he has (or is supposed to have) in every given moment. I still remember that 50-point TD game of him, when he was stripped from it one day later, when the NBA took away 1 rebound. Regardless of this, when he got somewhat close to the TD and knew he only had a few rebounds remaining, he started going at all the loose balls he could, fighting for the boards like Rodman.
And, yes, he does seem uninvolved in certain games, especially in the Finals, but, otoh, there's also a reason the phrase "Miami Cavaliers" was coined.
Kobe, despite not being the TD threat that Bron is, also statpadded in similar ways, passing a lot lots of times he needed a few assists to get the TD.
Didn't MJ constantly go over to the scorer's table to check his stats during finals games?
[QUOTE=Magic 32][B]Lebron loves fg%[/B], not ppg.[/QUOTE]
If true, why has he taken over 3300 3pta in his career?
What stats? Percentage of winning in the finals? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
lebron fan here. lebron tried to stat pad, but he ended up 2/5 anyway.
Examples if LeBron stat padding : - Instead of leaking out for fastbreak, he swoops in to steal rebs from his big
- refusal to take buzzer deeper than 25 feet to protect his individual efficiency
- hogging when game is out of reach
- hogging against the bench unit of the opposing team
-passing over and over and over to get the assist for a triple double
- compromising fast-break opportunities just to intercept a rebound that his teammate was already in a position to grab.
I lost count of all the times I've seen LeBron fly in to steal an easy board that his big could've gotten. It got so bad in Cleveland that guys like Varejo and Big Z would simply clear out for James to get the rebound. Also it annoys me when guys play their FG%....Who gives a shit, as the best player there are certain shots you have to take.. James is the king of deferring especially when he see's a few of his shots not go down. No matter how many shots you miss as the best player you dont pass up on makeable looks at the rim, or opportunities to score for the sake of saving you efficiency. Nobody gives a shit about efficiency, we dont want the best player on our team playing like a coward because he's afraid he'll miss another shot and lower his FG%. What good is efficiency in a losing effort?..... Efficiency is not worth your best player taking his foot off the gas and not leaving it all on the floor....efficiency only matters if you've taken the shots you should be taking as the best player. It doesnt mean a thing if you passed up good looks or played tentatively and deferred a lot.
No mentions of Melo?
my dad doesn't even watch much ball or get caught up in the stats but we were watching the finals and he said some shit like "man, that lebron guy likes to stand around on defense but as soon as there is a steal he is outrunning everyone down the court to get an easy basket"