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Originally Posted by Jagorim Jarg
Puck touches for how long? Who made room on the ice so this player could touch the puck? How do we quantify quality of competition to measure how long this player should be touching the puck on average in this situation? Same for quality of linemates? How can we assign variable importance to duration of possession based on quality of linemates, quality of opposition, zone of ice, time remaining on the clock, position of other players, position of opponents? How will we factor quality of ice into passes completed, not only on an arena basis, but on a per-period and per-game basis? And on and on and...
I just don't see it working.
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It's always the same thing, all you have to do to begin with is sit down, ask yourself the good questions. What is it that I'm looking for, how can I measure it objectively or with as much nuance as possible and get going. It's basic scientific protocol. Sure you may not want to do it, but it doesn't prove it can't be done.
Some of the questions you're asking have already been answered. Also, you have to be open to other ways of explaining the game. The goal of objective analysis isn't to put numbers on a subjective view of the game. The goal is to find what truly impacts the game, to what effect and so on.