Re: All things Lance Stephenson thread for the next year or so
See. You want to argue so badly, that you'll say anything. Just respond to reason. Good god.
BnG. He IS rebounding better than last year. Now, there are many factors that could explain why he is rebounding better, but he is, without a doubt, and we have empirical evidence that he is rebounding "better." Now one might argue- "Roy is only rebounding better because his team is boxing out for him much better than last year, so as a result he is getting more rebounds." Here's what we can't argue with that particular statistic: "The Pacers rebound better with Roy Hibbert on the court." We have no idea, based on that stat alone. But is he rebounding better? Yes. He has more rebounds than last year, so that is not debatable. Now, is the team as a whole benefiting from some sort of improved play? Based off that stat, we have no evidence.
Now, we also can't conclude that someone is stealing rebounds based off that statistic alone. Of course not. That's insane. But, you can notice Roy's rebound number's oddly decrease, and watch the player of particular players on the court develop an obsession with rebounds (that started in the 2013 playoffs) and make an educated guess- a guess that suggests that one player was "probably" stealing rebounds and we have a decent amount of evidence to support that claim.
I'm not making that claim, but that's where this gets fun.
See. You want to argue so badly, that you'll say anything. Just respond to reason. Good god.
BnG. He IS rebounding better than last year. Now, there are many factors that could explain why he is rebounding better, but he is, without a doubt, and we have empirical evidence that he is rebounding "better." Now one might argue- "Roy is only rebounding better because his team is boxing out for him much better than last year, so as a result he is getting more rebounds." Here's what we can't argue with that particular statistic: "The Pacers rebound better with Roy Hibbert on the court." We have no idea, based on that stat alone. But is he rebounding better? Yes. He has more rebounds than last year, so that is not debatable. Now, is the team as a whole benefiting from some sort of improved play? Based off that stat, we have no evidence.
Now, we also can't conclude that someone is stealing rebounds based off that statistic alone. Of course not. That's insane. But, you can notice Roy's rebound number's oddly decrease, and watch the player of particular players on the court develop an obsession with rebounds (that started in the 2013 playoffs) and make an educated guess- a guess that suggests that one player was "probably" stealing rebounds and we have a decent amount of evidence to support that claim.
I'm not making that claim, but that's where this gets fun.
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