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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Making stuff up? I simply stated a fact. Over the last 3 seasons, he has 134 points in 221 games (before last night). That's a 49.7 point pace.
134 / 221 * 82 = 49.7
We get it (because you've posted 16 times in this thread), you don't like the contract. That's fine. But facts are facts, even when they don't fit your narrative.
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I had to step back for a day or two!
I don't dispute the math on his "pace". My issue is that it feels like a bit of a mathematical manipulation to fit a particular narrative, because it is also a fact that he has only broke 40 points twice in his career. While his three year pace may be 49.7, it is also a fact that he has only ever hit 50 points once in his career.
Pace is fine and well. The year-end actuals matter too. In fact they maybe matter more.
Even if we consider these last three years to all be 50 point seasons, he is playing at this level at the age of 27-29, which almost universally are the peak years for offensive production. With very few exceptions, a player's offensive production drops considerably after 30. ~70% of this contract will likely take place during those declining years. I don't love that.
This contract for me really seals the notion that the team has identified a 3 year window to try to win, because beyond that, there could be a couple of hand-cuffing contracts on the roster. I really hope it works out.
And all but 2 of my 16 (now 17) posts in this thread have been in response to others who have quoted my posts. I thought that was ok on a discussion board?