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Originally Posted by getbak
PDO is a number calculated by adding a team's shooting percentage to its save percentage. PDO apparently was the username of the person who first suggested this number would have some value in measuring a team's "luck".
So, rather than giving it a logical name like Combined Shot Percentage, someone decided it made sense to call it PDO after that person's username. I believe this is one of the biggest reason people dismiss a lot of these "advanced" stats ideas, the names make no sense and don't lead to helping people understand what they mean.
Plus-Minus is a flawed stat, but at least it's easy to understand just based on its name, as are all the other "basic" stats. Imagine if Time-on-Ice was called the "LPC" for "Lester Patrick Clock" number because Lester Patrick was the first person in the NHL to track that, it would be ridiculous.
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Don't worry, they'll rename it skill, or coaching, or some incredibly broad term to go with 'possession' and make it sound way more meaningful.
The article was really good.