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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4815730, member: 833"] Centers = bad under the current iteration of analytics. So even though Gobert is shooting 62% from the field, he should come off the court and a 35% 3 point shooter should hang out a mile from the basket in case the first four 3 point shooters can't get a shot off. And forget about rebounds, or free throws. Those are bad. Need more low percentage 3's. That is how analytics works, right? I have said before that the fact that the Celtics were able to trade a short, aging guard that was over-rated in his prime (Marcus Smart) for one of the best centers of this generation (Porzingis) is as clear a sign as you need that the "analytics experts" are total freaking idiots. Justifying the current stupidity in basketball roster construction and coaching with "analytics" is an insult to actual statisticians and really anyone that works with numbers. [/QUOTE]