runrussellrun wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 1:16 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:55 pm
I think you've answered your own question.
Have I ?
As you know, I pay a lot of attention to goalies in particular and I'm quite aware not only where shots are coming from, but also who is doing the shooting, how free their hands are etc. Shots missed, goalie positioning etc.
Thought save % was queen?
Of course there are differences on any given GB or shot, but I differ on what can be gleaned from aggregate stats. They tell at least a beginning of the story.
we break down GB's thru various groupings. uncontested, outnumbered, gb's picked up in regions. An offensive GB means your shot didn't score, but rebounded out towards your team. Hit goalie, or pipe, or blocked? either way, your GB stat really means you can't shoot. HuH ? l
Of course, watching an actual game tells something else, the flow, the match-ups. Combining info is best, IMO.
But looking at stats takes a heck of a lot less time!
And I don't pay for all the feeds required to watch lots of the games 'live'. Sometimes will catch a game later if I'm truly interested. which, sounds like, rarely.
So, you don't watch one game, beginning to end.....just partial games. You don't really seem like a big time lacrosse fan. Guess it does take time away from posting hear
why the constant personal attacks, RRR?
I'm not claiming my process and rationale is not better than someone else's.
It's simply how I like to analyze the sport, though I'd rather watch a game 'live'.
Of course I like to watch full games, at least of the teams where I have some specific rooting interest, some particular affinity or I happen to know some of the players or their families. At this point, all of the kids I coached are out of college, but some have relatives, some are sons of friends, some played for my son or...
And re tenders, yeah, saves % is the single most important and telling stat. Just not the
whole story.
Why argue, why attack?
Have I had an opinion with which you actually disagree?
No sweat, explain.