Quote:
Originally Posted by RebeccaTwigley
imagine that. assist totals decrease because the best passer of the ball joined their team. amazing.
nah, you're missing the statistical reality:
Lebron scores like a point guard: so that means he scores mostly ON HIS OWN via live dribble, and therefore unassisted by teammates, while using a high time of possession..
this point guard style (low assisted rate, high time of possession) is inherently suboptimal when it comes from the forward position: it adds a 2nd low-assisted, high time of possession player IN ADDITION to the existing point guard, which gives teammates less opportunity to assist and less time with the ball than other teams whose forwards have
normal assisted rates and time of possession.
since teammates have less time with the ball and less opportunity to assist, they become play-finishers - this fosters a weaker, more predictable brand of basketball that gets outplayed by teams with equal or less talent, like in 2009 ecf, 2011 finals and 2014 finals.. see a detailed, statistical breakdown of how lebron-ball works
here
.
Last edited by 609; 07-17-2017 at 12:13 PM.