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Originally Posted by BiiiiigChips
Yes there will be alot of guys that can score but guys that can score at the end of games in big pressure situations on a consistent basis are few and far between. Take Peja for example. Sure the guy shoots good and puts up great regular season stats but how unclutch is this guy? 2002 Western Conference Finals Game 7 anyone? Game 7 vs Spurs this year anyone? When the clamps get put down and it's a spot that you HAVE to score a basket I would never give this guy the ball. He's showed on multiple fronts that he can't be counted on when the pressure is at it's highest. That's why I'll take a guy like Reggie over Peja even if Peja has better geeky stats (PER, TS%, etc..) than Reggie. Now I didn't look it up so I don't know if he does or not but I'm just saying even if he did I'd take Reggie. So that's why I'm saying are we looking at stats and indexes mostly or actual on the court ability in real situations? One guy might look great on paper but when it comes down to the nitty gritty he disappears.
This is what I have been saying all along on this forum and everyone has been eating me up for it.
Stats cannot accurately judge a players importance or overall ability. Stats are for people who play fantasy basketball, not the real game. The real game is judged by watching and observing the player and how he performs in all situations. Yes a lot of situations have stats for them, but a lot are also left out.
For this leagues sake it is unfair to the older players to use my form of judging , but overall stats shouldnt count for a players rating. The reason we need to judge by stats in this league is because most of us havent seen any of the older players from the 80's play so we cant judge them from our experiance we have to use the stats as best we can.
Your point was great and you found a great comparison using peja and reggie, both are 2 worlds apart and peja doesnt even come close to reggie.
I would say the same about Lebron and Kobe
Carmelo and Iverson
Dirk and Duncan ( not that they are similar players, just the fact that one knows how to finish games and one doesnt )