Colin Cowherd's Dumb Statement of the Day

With some of the shit that comes out of his mouth, this could very well turn into a daily item. Today, on his morning radio show, Cowherd made the claim that the New Jersey Nets had the best starting five in the NBA. He then proceeded to name three of the Nets' starting five (he probably didn't know the other two). Needless to say, I thought this claim was ludicrous and to show just how ludicrous it is, I decided to compare the Nets' starting five to the team who I think has the best starting five in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons. You know the Detroit Pistons, right? The team that had four of its starting five represented in the NBA All-Star Game. Yes, those Pistons.

Starting Five Stats Only*:

Minutes played
Detroit: 1674
New Jersey: 1106

Points Scored
Detroit: 3454
New Jersey: 2218

Points Allowed
Detroit: 2978
New Jersey: 2003

Net Points
Detroit: +476
New Jersey: +215

Effective Shooting Percentage
Detroit: .516
New Jersey: .505

Effective Shooting Percentage Allowed
Detroit: .466
New Jersey: .466

Net Free Throws
Detroit: +265
New Jersey: +99

The numbers certainly don't lie, and maybe if Colin would pay attention to stats, he wouldn't be so bad at his job.

*Stats courtesy of 82games.com