I have a playthrough of the entire series every couple years. The game is still maddeningly fun. UV is a joy, and never feels cheap. Well, maybe when I'm strafe+running and easily dodging every missile fired at me by a Cyberdemon.

That's an interesting suggestion. Have you ever brought it up to those guys?

I think you're missing the point. Shooting at that clip will not mean the player regresses toward 15, it means his PER will continue to ascend past the arbitrary "average player" value.

Ask yourself that question next time Kobe takes a turnaround, fadeaway 20-footer with 17 seconds left on the shot clock.

No. The principle of conflating higher shooting volume with shooting value is the problem. It's not about the extreme, it's about how to achieve a marginally higher PER. Shoot more. That's it.

No. If you hit the minimum threshold and take 100% of your team's shots, you should lead the league in PER. That does not indicate player value accurately.

Do you really think I'm trolling? Kobe Bryant is overrated, and has been for a long time. Mediocre everything except USG%. Above-average player, no doubt, but not the superstar he's made out to be.

And a career 23 PER is "hating" Kobe Bryant? Get out.

Missing what? That he's overrated and never won a thing without a top-3 big man on his team? Yes, that.

Why are you using FG%? Stop.

That's because Anthony Davis also is awesome at other things that PER measures. Just because it's right about Davis doesn't mean it's right all the time. Every advanced stat has Davis as one of the best, if not the best, player in the league right now.

PER does not matter. Here's how it works: So long as a player shoots better than 33% 2PT and 25% 3PT, his PER goes up. You could have a guy leading the league in PER with a PPS of 0.66, which would be the worst in the league by a country mile. It is a terrible statistic. Volume scoring does not matter. Stop using it.

Clever joke.

What am I missing here, aside from a sense of humor?

Gus Johnson.

Colin Cowherd, everyone.

Praise Jah

It's also an argument for blow jobs, if you want to take the pro-life route.

Yeah, but think about how much better it would be if you didn't have to stop in the teens.

I'm just wondering how far nostalgia can take you.