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Message: [QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 5131692, member: 6979"] my personal opinion is that all stat models and metrics are flawed to a certain degree...(significantly so with the NET, for example) furthermore, I generally do like BPM, especially with a large sample size (something naheem didnt provide) however I think there will be certain examples and players that are misrepresented in these kinds of models...i would suggest that naheem is a great example of this. he gets "stats" so he looks good. but his glacial footspeed and glacial situational awareness allow opponents to gain an overall advantage while he simultaneously accumulates metrical points. he'll block a shot but give up 2 open buckets. so the overall impact is negative even though he is "putting up numbers". i'd reather have 3 contested shots and no blocks than 1 block and 2 open buckets. but maybe its just me. my questions about him start and finish with can he move quicker (was it the injury? will the surgery fix that?)...can he learn to play team defense and rotate and not allow opponents easy/wide open shots? IF he can do those things, he will be good. and not just in an empty fashion, like he was last year. also on offense he doesnt really know how to play the positionless pass heavy style of the rest of the team...doesnt matter too much i guess bc if he is within 5 feet he should shoot every time. but having another center that cannot pass/dribble allows the opponnent to cheat a lot and forces 4 players to do the creating...which is why lampkin appeals the staff, imo...hes the opposite. with naheem on the floor...the offensive sets will have to cater to him. is he worth it? my biggest issue with your posting and why it triggers me is that I hope the staff doesnt see things like you: but I think they do. I think they look at his metrics and think he's good. but he hasnt shown to be a winning basketball player. im a skeptic. and i think the center position is the key to the season. [/QUOTE]

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