hm. Why would it be interesting? I think it tells more about the players he went up against, then about himself, no?a horrible player could have 0 shots blocked because he never faced a decent blocker in his face, while a more then average player can get many shots blocked because he played "magic Block Maniac" a lot of times in his carreer...But then again, this may be true for most other shooting statistics.
hm. Why would it be interesting? I think it tells more about the players he went up against, then about himself, no?a horrible player could have 0 shots blocked because he never faced a decent blocker in his face, while a more then average player can get many shots blocked because he played "magic Block Maniac" a lot of times in his carreer...
In the NBA, BA are useless because they aren't tracked properly. Same goes for BS to a lesser extent.
NBA stats are manipulated, but thats not the question...http://deadspin.com/5336974/an-assist-for-nick-van-exel-how-an-nba-scorekeeper-cooked-the-books
NBA stats are manipulated, but thats not the question...http://deadspin.com/5336974/an-assist-for-nick-van-exel-how-an-nba-scorekeeper-cooked-the-booksYou surely meant to say "Nick Van Exel's assist stats were manipulated in home games at one point in time"...
Now, if any of this is true and as widespread as the guy suggests, it's obviously a problem for a league working assiduously to convince fans it's not some rigged carny game.
Do you also keep your own stat sheet updated when watching a game ? Believe me some players block shots and they never appear on the stat line.But at the end of the day it doesn't make a difference and I don't care.
The original Van Exel incident is well-know. That's also the only case for which there is factual evidence. Everything else, as the author himself admits, is allegations with little support.