The 12 Laws of Basketball

1. All things being equal, longer is better.
2. There are no actual positions in basketball, and there never have been.
3. The only stat that can be treated scientifically is FT%.
4. Shooting and dribbling are the only real basketball specific skills.
5. Most basketball ideas and terminology are inaccurately borrowed from football.
6. All pros can easily play the entire game (48m).
7. Any pro today who is not 80%+ on free throws is not practicing them enough.
8. Trying to win is not compatible with any effort to target any team or individual statistic.
9. There is an inverse releationship between effort spent on defense and rebounding, and scoring ability.
10. If an opponent makes a shot, it doesn't mean the defense was bad.
11. Buiding muscles vs. increasing basketball skills. A choice must be made in the pro career.
12. Standing vertical is the only measure to compare jumping abiity.