+/- is one of the most meaningless stats in basketball

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Jan 26, 2015
12:50:16pm

BlueFrog

+/- is one of the most meaningless stats in basketball

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BlueFrog

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Jimmer getting less playing time but leading the Pelicans in +/-

Incentivize

1/26/15 12:47pm

+/- is one of the most meaningless stats in basketball

BlueFrog

1/26/15 12:50pm

True, but it's interesting that Jimmer is up there with the starters instead of

cougarick

1/26/15 12:57pm

RE: True, but it's interesting that Jimmer is up there with the starters instead

Mr Bassman

1/26/15 12:58pm

I'd never given that stat much thought, as it really isn't a measure of much of

cougarick

1/26/15 1:04pm

I know, right? It only shows how the team performs when you are playing

travelcoug

1/26/15 1:02pm

Yep. Me, Lebron, UniBrow, KD and Klay vs the BYU basketball team, I would have

BlueFrog

1/26/15 1:08pm

It has slightly more meaning when only compared with members on the same team

darkcoug

1/26/15 1:02pm

More meaningful when looking at same team. Harder when comparing across the

Incentivize

1/26/15 1:22pm

a thousand variables affect +/-. for starters, there are 9 other players on the

Utesplease

1/26/15 2:35pm

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