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Old 07-30-2012, 02:19 PM   #10
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by OzSome View Post
No doubt the guy can score. The only problem is doing it consistently. We cannot afford to have someone scores goal every 5 or more games. He is a streaky guy. When the guy is on, he can score bunches but when he's not..you have to wait for i don't know how long.
Show me a 20 goal scorer who isn't streaky.

It is true for pretty much every player who ever lived - goal scoring is about confidence, and confidence ebbs and flows. Sometimes you get a good bounce here and there, and that enhances confidence which in turn leads to better play. Sometimes, you don't get the bounces and that in turn leads to frustration.

A 20 goal scorer will score, on average, every 4th game. Factor in multi-goal games, and you're talking about every 5th game, give or take. Even ignoring confidence and "streakiness", you're still looking - by simple statistical distribution - at periods of 10 and more games that are going to be goal-less.
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