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Old 04-15-2006, 11:38 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by dirno2000
Neither. I'm saying if the question is "which team will struggle the most without it's MP3 candidate" the answer will always be the one who is surrounded by the least talent and experience. Using that criteria the other 11 players become more important than the one you're evaluating.
No, that's not fair at all. We are talking about decisions on the margin here. What you are suggeesting is almost akin to saying "It doesn't matter who we get to play starting center, because the other eleven players are what they are."

You are focusing too much on the other eleven and not enough on the player in question. I think it's pretty self-evident that one player--any player--can help or hurt a team. Yes, worse teams will improve more than better teams will, when a great player is introduced. But all teams will improve nonetheless, if the added player is that good.

The challenge is to calibrate the scale based on the other eleven players, not to ignore the other eleven players altogether.
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