Of all the stats in basketball, none are as prestigious as points. But some points are still better than others.
Nothing can validate a player more than pouring in a massive number of basketballs through the net. It’s reasonable that it should be the case. After all, the end objective of any offensive possession is parting the nylon.
Kids playing basketball in the driveway don’t chant “Three…two…one…rebound! And the crowd goes wild!”
Scoring is where it’s at. It’s the Hollywood of basketball. Sometimes, though, that glamour isn’t deserved.
My Bleacher Report colleague, Adam Fromal, and I have developed “Scorer Rating” to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Points per game tells you how often a player succeeds in his endeavor to score, but that’s all it tells you.
Scorer Rating doesn’t just reflect a player’s success, it shows how much his success and failures help or hinder the team. It measures how many points a player adds to his team through his scoring.
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Why Some NBA Points Mean More Than Others
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