Quote:Then what's the point? It either helps in making decisions or it doesn't. So if I'm understanding this correctly, if analytics supports the position on a player, great, we're more confident now. If not, well it's not really that big of a deal anyway.

I'd say it's more about taking grey area and making it more white or black. Helping make decisions is not the same as dictating a decision. The sheer amount of players and the all the endless variables involved would lead to a lot of grey area. But in your example they have a conviction of a decision they will make. Analytics will either confirm that conviction, or raise a red flag that more research should be done.

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