I keep checking team averages and player percentages from last year, but this season it feels completely different. How much weight should we really give to stats from the previous season?
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That's exactly what happened to me—I kept running the same metrics from last year expecting similar patterns, but everything just felt off. It wasn’t until I read an article https://kahawatungu.com/why-last-years-sports-stats-are-lying-to-you-this-season/ explaining how sheer reliance on old numbers ignores how much changes—lineups, pace, team chemistry, even league-wide trends. It made me rethink how I use stats: now I always factor in current form and recent matchups instead of relying solely on what happened before. The article makes a convincing case that those numbers aren’t lying deliberately—they're just playing in a different context now. Armed with that, I’ve started blending data with actual season trends to avoid falling into the old-stats trap. No regrets—gives me more confidence in my picks.
That's exactly what happened to me—I kept running the same metrics from last year expecting similar patterns, but everything just felt off. It wasn’t until I read an article https://kahawatungu.com/why-last-years-sports-stats-are-lying-to-you-this-season/ explaining how sheer reliance on old numbers ignores how much changes—lineups, pace, team chemistry, even league-wide trends. It made me rethink how I use stats: now I always factor in current form and recent matchups instead of relying solely on what happened before. The article makes a convincing case that those numbers aren’t lying deliberately—they're just playing in a different context now. Armed with that, I’ve started blending data with actual season trends to avoid falling into the old-stats trap. No regrets—gives me more confidence in my picks.