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You know whats REALLY weird?

You guys know the game that Young recently had 43 points and carried our team? Well his +/- is only +2.... what's that supposed to mean?

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True, though. Thornton might be the worst player on our team who plays huge minutes. He looks ok sometimes, but he’s a very poor team defender, a very mediocre man to man one, he can’t shoot, doesn’t rebound, can’t pass, and doesn’t get to the line in order to make up for his inefficient shooting. I’d actually rather we play Cartier Martin over him.

By the way, some of these arguments can also be applied to Yi. I’d rather see Booker as our first big off the bench.

by pantslessyoda1 on Jan 12, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions  

It means he played almost every minute of a very close game.....

Plus / Minus stat is only that…. For an individual player, it counts how many points your team scored minus your opponents points when that player was on the floor….

So if the Wizards win 100-99 – and a player plays all the available minutes – their Plus/Minus would be +1

He's "delightfully cranky"

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on Jan 12, 2011 6:14 PM EST reply actions  

Rocket sience Rook

way above my head here ;-)

"If you don't shoot, you can't score"
Johan Cruijff

" My psychiatrist just doesn't know what I go through. He is a Lakers fan" Hambonejackson

by Dutch Hoopfan on Jan 12, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions  

this isn't weird at all

raw plus/minus rarely tells you anything.

by Marine4Life51 on Jan 13, 2011 10:41 PM EST reply actions  

especially if you play on a bad team

i remember a few years back Henry Abbott of ESPN was ribbing Kevin Durant for having a negative plus minus. Turns out Abbott was full of crap. That’s what u get with the ESPN stat whores.

by Marine4Life51 on Jan 13, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Seriously

Hate ESPN analytics most of the time…they draw the most inane conclusions trying to shock everyone with their indispensability…

by Bullet Nation in Exile on Jan 15, 2011 8:16 AM EST up reply actions  

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