Built Ford Tough Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 http://deadspin.com/5336974/how-an-nba-scorekeeper-cooked-the-books http://deadspin.com/5345287/the-confessions-of-an-nba-scorekeeper I don't think that anybody should be surprised about this considering everybody seems to question the legitimacy of a lot of stats, but I thought that they were both interesting reads. My favourite part of them was reading about how the Clippers purposefully lowered the stats of their players in order to low ball them when it came to contract negotiations. Cheap bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFFL41 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Pretty interesting read. I enjoyed Van Exel when he was on the Mavs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 15, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 I definitely believe it to be true back in the 80s and 90s, but it would be much more difficult to get away with that today because there are way too many statistics to keep, and too many people pay attention. Imagine someone boosting Kevin Love's rebounding total to 33 in that last game of his. Guess what? ESPN ran a highlight showing all 31 of his boards, totaled at the bottom of the screen. What happens if they find out there weren't 33 boards? Someone gets fired. Plus, even shots made...pretty tough considering the sites that produce shot charts, and it seems like there are way too many fans that watch the game today. Even when Kobe was chasing that triple-double the other game, people knew exactly what his numbers were without looking at the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 I definitely believe it to be true back in the 80s and 90s, but it would be much more difficult to get away with that today because there are way too many statistics to keep, and too many people pay attention. Imagine someone boosting Kevin Love's rebounding total to 33 in that last game of his. Guess what? ESPN ran a highlight showing all 31 of his boards, totaled at the bottom of the screen. What happens if they find out there weren't 33 boards? Someone gets fired. Plus, even shots made...pretty tough considering the sites that produce shot charts, and it seems like there are way too many fans that watch the game today. Even when Kobe was chasing that triple-double the other game, people knew exactly what his numbers were without looking at the box. Not really. I read the message board where the statistician came forward. Most teams encourage this stat padding. If the T-Wolves found out that two extra rebounds were added to Love's total, they'd give the statistician a pat on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 15, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Not really. I read the message board where the statistician came forward. Most teams encourage this stat padding. If the T-Wolves found out that two extra rebounds were added to Love's total, they'd give the statistician a pat on the back.Sad, if that's the case...but I guess that makes sense. Still, it would be more difficult to get away with it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Not really. I read the message board where the statistician came forward. Most teams encourage this stat padding. If the T-Wolves found out that two extra rebounds were added to Love's total, they'd give the statistician a pat on the back.lol, man, do you ever stop? Edited November 16, 2010 by Lone Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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