Originally posted by Justin in AZ
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My feeling is that, generally speaking, the best players are the ones doing the most for their team and their team is winning. Seems like a simple concept but it differentiates between a player doing a lot on a bad team (Yi) and a player doing just as much on a good team (Scola).
On a bad team a decent player gets so many more touches and the other team is more relaxed defensively because they know the team they are playing is bad. Whereas on a good team, which may have more options on offense, you are getting the other team's best effort every night and you probably won't get as many touches.
You see this all the time in the NBA, that's why a guy like Monta Ellis is nowhere near the caliber of player as, say, Kobe Bryant even though their numbers are similar.
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