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Originally Posted by Daradon
Also, what is it with stats guys and being really angry when they argue? Is it a prerequisite to be pissy when arguing if you wanna be stats guy? I don't mind a good argument but ricardow and our other friend certainly liked to take it to another level with almost every discussion.
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I'm a bit of a stats person, and I think that most of us like to have a conversation, make strong points, and defend them strongly. It can come off as arguementitive. It's usually made worse when someone obviously does not follow your line of thinking.
I'm actually much worse in person than I am here. But I could see how the comfort of an internet form could make someone over the top.
for Ricardo I think sometimes he sees numbers like blocked shots, and thinks it means allot. While missing the bigger picture, that hockey is a situational sport with subjective stat keeping, and the stats in themselves are inherently flawed. Many many factors dilute the value of that type of stat, so you can only give them so much weight.
I Still think stats can a do play an important role in understanding more about players, I just don't believe hockey is such a formulaic sport that you can figure it all out on a spreadsheet.