Markus & Joey

[MU82]

#FTsNoMatta

LIES!

So we can all pedantically scream "FAKE NEWS", "LIES" any time he uses it?

Yep! Except I never use that other term. It's a fake term.

[Cheeks]

If I tell you team A had a better eFG% than team B in a game, you'd bet money that team A won the game.

If I tell you team A had a better FT% than team B in a game, you'd have no idea who the eff won and wouldn't bet based on that.

#FTsNoMatta

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However, If I tell you team A and team B will have equal FGe%, but one is a better FT shooting team at 75% vs 70%, which team you betting on. 


#FT'sMattaJustNotAsMuchAsOtherMetrics

[tower912]

The team that shot 21-30 while the other team shot 3-4?

[lawdog77]

Oh, people cry about, "we lost because we missed 8 free throws!" when they went 16/24 from the line on the day.

The thing is, in that situation the "bad" free throw shooting was actually ELITE offense and HELPED their offense.

If I tell you team A had a better eFG% than team B in a game, you'd bet money that team A won the game.

If I tell you team A had a better FT% than team B in a game, you'd have no idea who the eff won and wouldn't bet based on that.

#FTsNoMatta

what % of games does the winning team have a better eFG%? #EFG%KindaMatta

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Oh, people cry about, "we lost because we missed 8 free throws!" when they went 16/24 from the line on the day.

The thing is, in that situation the "bad" free throw shooting was actually ELITE offense and HELPED their offense.

If I tell you team A had a better eFG% than team B in a game, you'd bet money that team A won the game.

If I tell you team A had a better FT% than team B in a game, you'd have no idea who the eff won and wouldn't bet based on that.

#FTsNoMatta

FAKE NEWS!

[Jay Bee]

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However, If I tell you team A and team B will have equal FGe%, but one is a better FT shooting team at 75% vs 70%, which team you betting on. 


#FT'sMattaJustNotAsMuchAsOtherMetrics

Having the FT% by team in that example doesn't give me enough info to sway me either way - not meaningful to determining the winner.

[brewcity77]

However, If I tell you team A and team B will have equal FGe%, but one is a better FT shooting team at 75% vs 70%, which team you betting on.

The one that is better at protecting the ball. If they're equal in that regard too, I'll take the better rebounding team.

[GooooMarquette]

Just tell me the TPS/OTPS - one single stat - and I will tell you who won.

#theonlyadvancedstatyouneed