Statistics do play an important role and they involve a great deal more than just points. If kept correctly, they can give a glimpse at how valuable a player is to the team and can give you an idea how good the player actually is. If a player is scoring 25 or 30 points a game but having to shoot 30 times a game, it probably means that the player is the one of the few scorers the team has. However, if the player is scoring 15 points a game shooting 8-10 shots a game, it means that he/she is pretty efficient in scoring and probably getting to the free throw line as well even if there are other good players on the team. If a team has an efficient scorer that also distributes the basketball and gives teammates scoring (assists), rebounds the ball well to gives their team extra possessions, defends well (steals, blocked shots, and charges drawn), and takes care of the basketball (low turnovers), that player is probably pretty good and will get noticed by someone at the next level to at least take a look at the player.