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Originally Posted by kyleb
I've read Sill's paper on RAPM when I was thinking about submitting an article to the JQAS. It sounds like it significantly reduces the standard error of estimating someone's true talent in a given discipline. So it sounds like Bobbo's position is reasonable.
You and I know that even if RAPM would have zero standard error, it might not be a great stat. And when you take RAPM at face value, you also have to defend some very strange results, like Dirk Nowitzki: Top 15 defensive big man, or Rajon Rondo: net neutral defender.
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Originally Posted by kyleb
I am not in the majority when it comes to these things, but if someone said "such and such metric means this, go figure it out," I would gladly do that in order to contribute to the discussion at hand rather than say something like "why don't YOU explain it you big dick cheese." Chances are good a simple Google search will uncover what you need to know, and if you can't find it then, you should then ask questions.
But again I understand such thinking is generally not accepted as reasonable for sports discussions on this site.
If Bobbo consistently used RAPM, it'd be one thing. It'd be like explaining PER or something. But I don't think Bobbo has like, every really used it much before. A search pulled up 15 results, and 3 of them were in this thread.
He also has a tendency (in my mind) of using whatever stats fit his argument. This might be an unfair characterization, but I don't think it would be an uncommon one. So when Bobbo quotes a stat he uses sparingly to justify an outlandish opinion, you can see why people say things like "Bobbotarding"