You don’t “need” any stats to just sit and enjoy a game. I don’t think any fans sit on their computer and dissect stats while the games ongoing. That’s for the Thomas Drance and social media types. To post on X.
For fans imo it’s just a way of looking ahead or behind, between games, as a predictor to see how they’re measuring up.
- Pacificgem
I will disagree with the word fans. I would use the word Nerds instead. Don't take the word Nerd as a negative. They are the ones looking for more than just the viewing pleasure. They are the ones breaking it down and analyzing it.
I look at Drance as a person selling panic. If he cant push his panic and anger then he is broke.
Dayal( I think is his name ) he is a hockey Nerd. Him and Drance could not be further apart. One sells crap and the other analyzes everything.