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Ep 1986 Stop Chasing Blocks: Why Deflections Are the Stat That Actually Wins Games
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The box score says your team played great defense. Two blocks, four steals, plenty of highlights. So why did you give up 68 points? In this episode we tear into one of the most common lies in basketball: the idea that blocks and steals measure defensive quality. They don't. More often than not, they measure gambling, and gambling gets you beat.
The stat that actually correlates with winning never shows up on the highlight reel. It's the deflection. A hand in the passing lane, a tipped dribble, a fingertip on the entry pass. When your team piles up deflections into the…
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