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(SB Nation) James Harden had the best offensive season ever. Yes, ever.

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  1. ipaman

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    i doubt it because something about double triple cheeseburgers
     
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  2. Reeko

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    best ever might be a stretch, but his sheer offensive production this season is right up there with some of the best of all time

    I hate to say it, but I think that Steph Curry had a better offensive season last year...dude was literally unstoppable, there was nothing that a defense could do to slow him down during the regular season
     
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  3. caneks

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    When the FG% is below 45%, this kind of claims is nothing but baseless. The source is from SB nation, understandable.
     
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    I guess this Jim is a decent ballplayer
     
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    Why did not this come out before they cast MVP votes? Media conspiracy.
     
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    We just going to ignore Lou is Jupiter and EG is Mercury in that clip?

    Brace for Uranus joke*
     
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    James Hardened in Uranus.
     
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    So consistent. Yeah!
     
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    yep, six posts in a year and a half is just about right for you, cowboy. :D
     
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    harden has like 10 superstars on his team though
     
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    Simply the BEST.......
     
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    There are different ways of measuring offense, but from a volume and efficiency standpoint it was certainly impressive.
     
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    I dunno guys, I think we should move Harden off the ball and trully unlock his potential.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    I call crap....

    i'm not an 'advanced analytics' guy so someone please correct me if I am misinterpreting this...

    29.1 ppg divided by 18.9 shots per game.... 1.539 points per fga...

    1.54 points per shot... wow that's amazing... thing is that # counts points scored at the free throw line - without counting a shot taken...
    .440 fg% w .347 from 3 point line does not = 1.53 points per POSSESSION. It's a falsely inflated number due to free throws...

    The correct formula should be Total # of points divided by total number of possessions used to get those points...
    or you back out points scored at the line before dividing by # of shots... you shouldnt count the points obtained by free throws without a corresponding offset for the possession...

    Free throws are not free points... you get them - but you then give up possessions (ie you trade your possession for 2-3 free throws...)

    For example... someone could get fouled and make 2 free throws and then miss a layup... using the method here, that equals 2 points for 1 shot... 2.0 points per fga.... but in reality you have utilized 2 possessions to walk away with 2 points...

    I'm not trying to take anything away from Harden... I'm sure there are other stats that support a great season... but this stat is junk science...
     
    #35 kjayp, May 6, 2017
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