re: Crystal Balls Flowing in for LSU re: Moussa Cisse

Another thing about blocked shots - what doesnt show up in the stat box is when you have a legitimate rim protector like a Cisse, Mickey or KBW about how it makes all the offensive players think twice about altering their shot close to the rim afraid it may get blocked. There's plenty of extra value in a rim protector outside of just the actual shots they block, but the fear it puts into dribble drives in the lane or post up guys taking shots close to the rim, when you are able to block a significant amount of shots you're also altering a lot of shots with leads to worse efficiency for the opposing offense close to the rim. If you're able to alter a shot that misses, it's as good as block basically.

KBW only blocked just under 3 shots a game, but how many shots did he make offensive players alter and not be as comfortable with? Probably many more when he was in the game. When you get teams off their rhythm game, their shooting percentages are going down because they arent as comfortable.