The Dangers of Shooting and Save Percentage Graphs

Chart courtesy of @kikkerlaika

Chart courtesy of @kikkerlaika

Regression is a dangerous word.

That’s especially true because with the increase in the popularity of measures like PDO, fans have become prone to yell the term in a (figurative) crowded theatre and then run away. Regression is the beginning of the discussion, not the end. Teams don’t all regress to the same values, or at the same rate. Basically, tread with caution.

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