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Originally Posted by futuristxen
That should go in the Lebron ridiculous stats thread on the Cavs board.
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You do realize with that sentence, you're going to bring out all of the idiots who are going to say, "Lebron fans only care about stats!!!!!!"
But on this note, I want to point out to everyone else that statistics are used because nobody watches every minute of every game of these guys. And we're all limited somewhat by our own biases when we watch games. The things that are quantifiable can be compared objectively when you look at the numbers, so they're very useful to supplement your knowledge of what happens during the game.
As long as you know what the limitations of the statistics are, they're very useful when comparing production. Things that cannot easily be measured by statistics such as defense have to be observed, and those are often subject to strong bias. People who complain about using statistics are generally the ones without a firm grasp on what information statistics give.