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Originally Posted by FINtastic
Which is why stats like TS% needs to be factored into the discussion if you are comparing two players like this. You are right that for the average NBA fan who uses points, rebounds, and assists to judge a player's worth that offensive rebounds are like double dipping, but this just shows the flaws in evaluating a player solely by these three metrics.
But if we were going to give them the same shooting percentage, then Player B is the superior player. Because he allowed his teammates to get away with five missed shots and still get points out of them. If offensive rebounding were truly double dipping, this shouldn't be the case.
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Check out my edit, I screwed up the hypothetical at first.
They would have the exact same TS%.
He did give them five extra possessions, but those extra possessions resulted in the exact same output as that of Player A. Thus, they're identical....I think.
I might need to think about this a little more, but I think the conclusion is sound.