Okay folks, today I wanted to figure out who really stood out between Sha and Abd in their recent matches. Just looking at basic stats like total points wasn’t cutting it for me anymore. I needed to dig deeper, you know?
Started Simple (And Got Nowhere Fast)
First thing, I cracked open the league stats website – pure numbers overload right there. My eyes kinda glazed over looking at all the columns: points, rebounds, assists, turnovers, shooting percentages… for every single player on both teams. It was a wall of numbers, totally useless on its own. I just sat there clicking between tabs feeling frustrated.
Decided to Get Specific
I knew I had to focus. So, I grabbed a notebook – good old pen and paper – and jotted down what I actually cared about:
- Who scores the most consistently? Not just one big game.
- Who gets the ball to others? Because someone has to make the team work.
- Who coughs it up? Turnovers drive me nuts!
- Who actually makes shots? Someone jacking up 20 shots to get 15 points? Nah.
The Grind Began
Armed with my little list, I went back to that stats page. Man, it was tedious. I started picking out players from Sha and Abd one by one. I wasn’t just writing down their season averages anymore; I started scrolling through their last 5-10 game logs. Needed to see patterns!
For each dude, I checked:
- Points per game (PPG), but then scrolled down to see the game-by-game. Did he score 2 points one night and 30 the next? Or was he reliably getting 15-20?
- Looked at assists. Who had the big numbers? And again, checked the game log – were those assists coming every game, or just occasionally?
- Turnovers. This one hurt. Seeing a guy average 5 assists is great… until you see he also averages 4 turnovers. Oof.
- This was key: Field Goal Percentage (FG%). Like, John Doe from Sha averages 15 PPG. Cool. But then I see his FG% is 38%. That means he’s missing a lot of shots to get those points. Not great. Found a guy on Abd averaging 12 PPG but with 52% FG. Much cleaner.
- Threw in Free Throw Percentage too. Especially towards the end of close games, it matters.
The “Aha!” Moments
After way too long hunched over my screen, scribbling notes, some clear winners (and losers) started popping out:
- For Sha: There’s this one guard, super quick. Puts up points, yeah, but looking at his game logs? Wildly inconsistent. Scores 25 one night, 7 the next. And his FG%? Low 40s. He feels exciting, but the numbers showed him as kinda chaotic. On the flip side, Sha has a center who doesn’t score much but rebounds like crazy and shoots 60%. Solid workhorse.
- For Abd: Okay, their point guard is legit. Assists are high every single game according to the logs. Low turnovers for his position. FG% is decent for a guard. This guy runs their show. They also have this wing player who isn’t the top scorer, but his FG% is stellar (like 49%), and his FT% is high 80s. Super efficient.
Putting It All Together
Once I had all my notes spread out, I compared my top picks from Sha and Abd head-to-head based on multiple stats, not just PPG. The efficient Abd wing? Way more valuable than Sha’s high-scoring but inefficient guard. Abd’s point guard was clearly controlling games better than anyone on Sha. Sha’s rebounding center was a bright spot in the grind.
What I Learned (The Takeaway)
Doing this broke down way more than just Sha vs Abd players. Here’s the real juice:
- Don’t trust the headline number! That PPG stat is like the tip of the iceberg. You gotta look underneath.
- Consistency is gold. A player who gives you 15-18 points every night is worth more than the guy who gives you 30 one night and disappears the next.
- Efficiency matters A LOT. FG% tells you the story behind the points. High PPG with low FG%? Probably taking bad shots or forcing it.
- Look for the complete picture. The best players usually contribute in multiple ways (scoring and passing and decent shooting) or are hyper-efficient specialists.
- Game logs are your friend. Season averages can hide inconsistency. The logs show the truth.
It was a bit of work, sure, but way more satisfying than just glancing at a leaderboard. Found some really solid players on both sides by looking beyond the flashy points. Now that’s a player stats breakdown that means something.
