11-12-2019, 07:59 PM
Never been a fan of the potential assists stat. It's no surprise the guys ranked so high are the ones with the ball in their hands the most. You may conclude Luka has scrubs around him but what about LeBron, Harden, Westbrook, etc.?
It assumes the player is supposed to make the shot but there's no context in the actual shot being taken. It also includes if player draws a shooting foul but again maybe the foul wasn't really a foul, and so on.
Pass to guy who misses a contested shot but it goes down as a "potential" assist. Pass to guy who makes a contested shot but it goes down as an actual assist. It's a failsafe stat for playmakers.
It assumes the player is supposed to make the shot but there's no context in the actual shot being taken. It also includes if player draws a shooting foul but again maybe the foul wasn't really a foul, and so on.
Pass to guy who misses a contested shot but it goes down as a "potential" assist. Pass to guy who makes a contested shot but it goes down as an actual assist. It's a failsafe stat for playmakers.