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#69: What we don't see, we don't measure | What to look for when watching?

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Defensive Player of the Year Voting

The way defense has been viewed is a little a, let's say, my opic. If you ever look at old defensive player of the year voting, it really speaks to what i'm talking about here. Some of these votes are insane. A magic johnson should not be anywhere near the fensive players of the year ward. In 19 86, alvin robertson led the league in steels per game with three point seven Steels per game. Imagine today giving defensive player the year to a pprimiter player who racks up steels without knowing any other information on a bottom defensive team. And this sort of, we're back to the tyranny of the quantifiable

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