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Originally Posted by chumdawg
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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I may be misinterpreting what you're saying but if you adjust for the other 11 players aren't you essentially making a judgement on which MP3 candidate is the most talented?