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Old 10-06-2007, 03:07 PM
MikeyPatriot MikeyPatriot is offline
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I'm watching a German stream of the Tor/Bos game. During the game, they flash stats on the bottom of the screen. Instead of typical X for Y shooting for Z percent, they showed Adjusted FG%. Now, I haven't watched a ton of NBA games in the past few years, but I have to imagine this isn't standard here in the states yet.

Regardless, it got me thinking about and I'm wondering if anyone in Europe has any input.
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Old 10-06-2007, 03:09 PM
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Oh, I know that Adjusted FG% isn't some crazy advanced stat.
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Old 10-06-2007, 04:35 PM
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Europeans are smarter than Americans and hence are more likely to pay attention to and be able to understand "advanced" statistical metrics. Probably close to 50% of Americans couldn't even calculate normal FG% given number of makes and attempts and a calculator.
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Old 10-06-2007, 05:21 PM
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Default Re: Other countries and advanced statistical metrics

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Europeans are smarter than Americans and hence are more likely to pay attention to and be able to understand "advanced" statistical metrics. Probably close to 50% of Americans couldn't even calculate normal FG% given number of makes and attempts and a calculator.

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Yeeehaw, we's all be just a bunch of NASCARR lovin illiterite rednecks.
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Old 10-06-2007, 05:42 PM
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Default Re: Other countries and advanced statistical metrics

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Europeans are smarter than Americans and hence are more likely to pay attention to and be able to understand "advanced" statistical metrics. Probably close to 50% of Americans couldn't even calculate normal FG% given number of makes and attempts and a calculator.

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Yeeehaw, we's all be just a bunch of NASCARR lovin illiterite rednecks.

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go on and pass me ol jar of mayo now wills ya
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Old 10-06-2007, 06:52 PM
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Default Re: Other countries and advanced statistical metrics

Despite SABRmatics being 30+ years old, we still talk about stats like RBI and individual W-L records as if they are meaningful. Why would you think that Americans would be interested in a stat like TSP?
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Old 10-06-2007, 09:05 PM
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Default Re: Other countries and advanced statistical metrics

hollinger does this stuff; i don't see any real reason to scroll stats like that in game. most fans don't really want/need to see that, so i say save it for the scouts/gms and the hardcore fans.



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Europeans are smarter than Americans and hence are more likely to pay attention to and be able to understand "advanced" statistical metrics. Probably close to 50% of Americans couldn't even calculate normal FG% given number of makes and attempts and a calculator.

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yet so many foreigners come to america for college
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Old 10-06-2007, 09:37 PM
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yet so many foreigners come to america for college

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This is because learning English=$$$ and opportunities.
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Old 10-06-2007, 10:11 PM
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I'm watching a German stream of the Tor/Bos game. During the game, they flash stats on the bottom of the screen. Instead of typical X for Y shooting for Z percent, they showed Adjusted FG%. Now, I haven't watched a ton of NBA games in the past few years, but I have to imagine this isn't standard here in the states yet.

Regardless, it got me thinking about and I'm wondering if anyone in Europe has any input.

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We only just started getting stuff like "passes completed" in soccer in the last few years.
Having defense adjusted passes over replacement is about 10,000 years away as our fans are too busy hitting each other with sticks to be able to understand anything like that.

Lori
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Old 10-07-2007, 12:42 AM
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It probably has more to do with tradition.
The sports media has always used FG% so they aren't going to change.
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