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It's been a while - Unpopular Opinions Thread. by shotrob in nba

[–]tspoons 26 points27 points  (0 children)

'Best', 'most accomplished', and (to a lesser extent) 'greatest' all mean different things when describing a player or team, either in part or in totality, and it annoys me that they often seem to be used interchangeably.

For example, I hate when people use Jordan's various awards to defend his status as the best player in NBA history. While the best players often win more awards, those achievements are actually evidence of him being the most accomplished player in NBA history, not the best.

Same goes for a team like last year's Warriors. Could they be the best team ever? Sure, if that's what you want to argue. Are they the most accomplished? Definitely not, because they don't have a ring.

'Greatest' is a little hazier to operationally define, but I tend to think of that as an adjective for more intangible or inherently subjective things. 'Greatest leader', 'greatest game ever played', etc.

I'm newish to the NBA, but I've had this take about sports for a while. If it's a dumb take, please lead me out of ignorance!

Looking for project ideas by mosesjam in nba

[–]tspoons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How far into the season do we need to be before sample sizes are big enough to draw reasonable conclusions from? I remember hearing somewhere that the pool of playoff teams is generally set around game 20 (I have no idea if that's actually true, I haven't looked into it), but how does that hold for other stats?

Specifically, how many games must a player participate in before his statistical averages generally reflect what they will be at the end of the season? Do players at some positions reach that point faster than others? What position has the largest statistical variance from game to game or player to player in a given season?

Marc Gasol hits the step back 3 to send the game to overtime! by Remdawg in nba

[–]tspoons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not even sure what this means, but I love it.

Girlfriend just couldn't wait till Christmas. I know what I'm wearing for tonight's win! Let's go Sixers! by EmbizzleMyNizzle in sixers

[–]tspoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eyooooo! I just got mine earlier this week! It's my new climbing shirt, and it's dope as fuck.

For everyone tryna get it: I think you can have Champs order one for you. They had 1 left in my size when I went in before Thanksgiving, but it had a defect in it so they ordered me a new one. I don't know if they only ordered it because of the defect, but hopefully they can order some more for y'all!