frankdracman23 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Why isn't Plus/Minus a bigger stat in basketball? Everyone gets all hyped up about Triple/Doubles but if Player A has a triple/double and while he is on the floor his team is outscored by 10 (Minus 10 for Player A) and they lose by 4 doesn't that say something? Or say Player B and Player C have similar stats in a game.......10 points 5 rebounds 3 assist but Player B is Minus 5 and Player C is a Plus 8 while on the floor shouldn't that be significant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Still somewhat misleading and doesn't give a picture of an individual's contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAC Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Each team has 5 players on the court at any given time. The +\- might be a better stat for the combination of players used? I'm a fan of defensive stats as well but just harder to to track some of them. Offense sells the tickets and defense wins the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Gortat had a +34 recently. He had 6 points and 7 boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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