McDonald: Why Parker is getting the statistical shaft

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Why Parker is getting the statistical shaft
By Jeff McDonald on Mar 03, 2009 4:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) Save & Share Yahoo! BuzzYahoo! Newsvine del.icio.us Facebook Google Reddit Fark
If you're the obsessive-compulsive type who routinely scans the list of NBA statistical leaders, you might have noticed a glaring omission among recent manifests of the league's top scorers.

No Tony Parker.

On the surface, it seems odd. Parker, after all, is averaging 20.5 points per game. Same as David West, Ben Gordon, Al Harrington and San Antonio's own Tim Duncan -- all of whom are on the list, tied for 18th.

So whither Tony? The answer lies in the formula the league uses to determine eligibility for the scoring leaders list.
At the end of the season, a player must have amassed 1,400 points to earn inclusion among the league leaders. In season, eligibilty is calculated with that final number in mind.

The formula multiplies the number of games played by that player's team (not the player himself) by 17.073. As of this instant, the Spurs have played 59 games. Multiplied by 17.073, Parker must have scored 1,007 points to be included at this juncture.

Parker has scored 1,006. So, he's close. Had Parker made just one more basket against the Clippers, he'd be on the list today.

After Wednesday night's game against Dallas, the new magic number will be 1,025 points, rounded up. If Parker manages at least 19 against the Mavs -- and he had 38 the last time the two teams met -- he will magically reappear on the league's scoring list.

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[honestfool84]

hmmm.


i understand, makes perfect sense.



*crickets, scratches head*