Re: Just curious if this has anything to do with DERB
I've been reading this thread for a while now, and I got frustrated enough that I had to register and post.
The coin analogy doesn't work.
When you use the coin analogy you are already assuming that DERB must be a losing player, or at the very least that he (or she) will, in the long run, have EXACTLY THE SAME results as everyone else with 30/18 stats. THIS is what is being debated, therefore you cannot begin your argument that he is a bad player by using analogies that assume he is as bad as the 30/18 players you're used to.
When you toss a coin, however many times, you know before tossing it that in the long run, the numbers will tend toward 50/50 because you know that there are only two potential results, and they are both equally likely.
DERB's play might very well not be anywhere close to what you're used to seeing with players with his stats. As has been discussed, there is a great deal more to a player's success than PT stats, and I think if anything is going to be figured out, this is the place to start.
So DERB could be a 2BB/100 winner on a hot streak, or he could still be that 5%, 1%, or 0.3% lottery winner (or a big fat cheater, but I've seen no evidence of that).
All I'm saying is that you CANNOT use the coin analogy because you are simply assuming that all players with DERB's stats - stats taken using a method that doesn't paint nearly a whole picture of how a player plays - will ALWAYS tend toward a certain BB/100.
You are basing your argument on your conclusion. This is fallacious.
My 2 cents, this is all very interesting.
-Matt
|