tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post5064434214578586170..comments2023-10-26T09:03:41.151-05:00Comments on Bettman Hates Hockey!: Ask FS! 1/11FShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01264441600850855345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-43865817850519936252007-01-12T13:49:00.000-05:002007-01-12T13:49:00.000-05:00I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the reason ...I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the reason only one baseball MVP (A-Rod, right?) has been from a losing team is because players on those teams are less valuable.<br /><br />I'd say the reason is because people have a bias towards winners. Sometimes the majority is right, others they're wrong.<br /><br />In your example, that player probably doesn't deserve the MVP. But let's say this, that player scores 100 goals, has only 30 assists, and his team has still earned only 10 standings points. He has me and you on his blue line (and since we're in reality, we're each playing the full 60) and our goaltender has an 8.00 GAA. This guy didn't carry his team? He doesn't deserve consideration for the MVP?<br /><br />I'm not saying you're wrong, but there's more to it than just being a good player on a winning team.Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829868560243905214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-67543096511308500462007-01-11T22:35:00.000-05:002007-01-11T22:35:00.000-05:00That's all fine and dandy, but if your team only g...That's all fine and dandy, but if your team only gets 10 playoff points all season, but one player is responsible for those ten points, and you have the worst record in league history, does that player still deserve the MVP?<br /><br />There's a reason only ONE baseball MVP has been from a losing team in history.FShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264441600850855345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37139649.post-44244757608207971392007-01-11T16:19:00.000-05:002007-01-11T16:19:00.000-05:00I'm with you almost all the way. But the award is ...I'm with you almost all the way. But the award is called "Most Valuable Player" not "Most Valuable Team" (in regard to your question asking how valuable could the team be if it missed the playoffs). <br /><br />It all depends on how you define "value". I think it means (and I think you'll find this consistent with my personality) what player contributed the most to his team's points? I.e. if you were able to say that x% of a team's points came from each player on the team with the sum of the x's equaling 100% (for each team), choose the person in the entire league with the highest x.<br /><br />Make sense?Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829868560243905214noreply@blogger.com