Why I Wanted to Track Brendan Paul
I kept seeing this dude Brendan Paul popping up everywhere – highlights, stats, forums. Everyone talked about his progress but nobody showed real proof. Felt like guesswork honestly. So I decided damn it, I’ll track his numbers myself instead of trusting random internet chatter.
First Step: Finding Real Data Sources
Started by opening three browser tabs like always:
- Official league sites – dug through player pages like a raccoon in trash cans
- Sports stats platforms – the free ones with annoying pop-ups obviously
- Game highlight channels – scrubbed through description boxes for numbers
Took me two coffee breaks to realize half these sources contradicted each other. Settled on two places with consistent data after checking last season’s archives.
Setting Up My Ugly Spreadsheet
Made a Google Sheets doc uglier than my grandma’s wallpaper:
- Columns for each stat – points, assists, minutes played, all the basics
- Date stamps – wrote game dates like “Dec 12” instead of fancy formats
- Color coding – slapped red cells for bad games, green for good ones like a toddler with crayons
Pro tip? I put this sheet shortcut on my phone home screen so it stares at me daily.
The Manual Tracking Grind
Every morning after his games I’d:
- Chug breakfast coffee while checking stats sites
- Type numbers into my janky spreadsheet before work
- Scribble notes like “looked gassed in 4th quarter” in comments
Messy? Hell yes. But after three weeks patterns emerged clear as day – his shooting tanked on back-to-back games.
Spotting What Others Missed
After 40+ manual entries I noticed stuff nobody talks about:
- Tuesday games = his worst performance days consistently
- Assists spike when paired with certain teammates
- That weird 8-game slump after all-star break everyone blamed on his ankle? My stats showed it started BEFORE the injury
Kinda felt like detective work honestly. Annoying but weirdly satisfying.
How I Use This Daily Now
My routine’s stupid simple:
- Check sheet every Monday during lunch break
- Glance at the color patterns – if I see too much red I deep dive
- Make predictions like “bet he sucks this Tuesday” to annoy my friends
Worth the hassle? Absolutely. Now when people argue about Brendan Paul at bars, I whip out my ugly spreadsheet like a nuke. Nothing beats having your own damn data.
