Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam and Lakers Star Russell Westbrook are no strangers to big box score numbers. But they’re no Jordan Magic or LeBron, even if the numbers say they’re close.
The NBA is a business. Basketball is a sport. So what happens when business and sport are not in agreement? This is a short documentary about 10 commonly held beliefs that most NBA fans hold about Jordan Vs. LeBron, box scores, analytics, draft picks and the highly coveted triple double. I care about this. So I made a short film / documentary about it. I considered calling it Dear Basketball. It was taken.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 – INTRO
0:10 – Myth 1 – Scoring
1:04 – Phone Call with Grant Williams/Batman
1:42- Myth 2 – Triple Doubles
3:03 – Myth 3 – Point Guards
3:44- Myth 4 – Late Bloomers
5:13- Myth 5 – Starter or Sixth Man?
6:17- Myth 6 – Draft Picks Value
8:20- Myth 7 – GOAT debate and Championships/MVPs
9:46- Myth 8 – Playoff Seeding and NBA Chokers
11:09- Myth 9 – Box Score Lies
12:14- Myth 10 – NBA Players are better Analysts/GMs/Coaches
14:00- Bonus Myth – Scoring VS. Aggression
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Script Transcript:
Additional Thoughts on Myths
1. I don’t like stat-padders. Russell Westbrook drove me mad with his stat-padding, and there’s a lot of things from selfish assists to rebound-hunting that fans DON’T see. Not to mention steal and block gambling. But how do you tell people that these things are not ALWAYS good? It’s hard.
2. I got to test out my Batman impression. Let me know how I did 😉
2.1- I’ve been annoyed my whole life with triple doubles. People who chase them, how they play. I’ve chased a LOT of triple doubles in NBA 2K and played in real life with a lot of selfish guys who just wanted to hit 10 assists or 40 points. Stat-hunting is gross and it’s worse than flopping. Way worse.
3. I used to think pass-first point guards like Jose Calderon were better than score-first point guards, or MORE pure. But the term pure is dated, and not relevant. Not just because of Steph and Dame, but just because the game has very much evolved.
4. That prospect who started playing basketball at 18 isn’t going to peak at 35. Trust me on this. This is a biological factoid for those in the back row.
5. 5 man lineup metrics have been around for a while, but how does a coach determine who starts? In most cases, they don’t have the ability to, due to the severe stigma with coming off the bench. Most young players will straight up demand a trade or tank their value if asked to come off the bench. And that’s sad. Because a bad starter becoming a really good sixth man could mean a championship.
6. Comparing any player picked at x spot in any draft to another player picked at the same spot in any other draft is dumb. Shaq and Kwame Brown were both first overall picks. That’s how they were packaged and sold. That’s a branding thing. NOT a basketball thing.
7. Sooo if Jordan doesn’t retire, Hakeem is not a top 10 player… OR Jordan loses in the finals to a player no one on the Bulls could guard and LeBron fans have a new slant. If LeBron was drafted to the west, his finals record is WAY better. Except most of this is total nonsense. Voters vote on MVP each year. Guess how many times they’ve actually gotten it right?
8. All 8th seeds are not created equal. And losing to one doesn’t mean you choked.
9. This was fun. Enjoy the game and let me know how you did.
10. If you’ve actually listened to Draymond Green’s new media slant, you’d think that people who didn’t play professional basketball don’t understand the sport at all. But that’s really not true. Another myth which you probably believe, and because you believe it, broadcasters will continue to pay players to talk about the game, instead of probably some 30-year-old hoop-head in his mom’s basement who knows just as much or more.
11. You don’t have to score 20-30-40 to be aggressive. Aggression is pushing the break, attacking gaps, exploiting mismatches. Too often Nick Nurse has said Scottie Barnes not taking more than 10 shots means he was not being aggressive. But when you really break the game down, he just made the right reads. When he had clear mismatches and openings, or when someone on his team didn’t have it going he always found ways to score big.
You appreciate things about Barnes the more you watch him. He’s TOTALLY unconcerned with the box score. He’ll take 70 foot heaves that most players won’t because he doesn’t care about his 3p%. He’ll give up the ball to the guy who can make the play because he’s not chasing assists. He finds the hot hand whenever, and he’ll even find teammates who are struggling. Scottie is ALWAYS thinking about his teammates first. And this is why he’s a winner. And the Raptors will continue to win as long as they have him.
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