Wins are never meaningless.   Wins mean  something.  

 

Wins and losses are a measure of where you stand.   If you are 5-11, you are a better team than if you are 1-15.    So, better team, worse draft position or worse team, better draft position.   I will take the better team and worse draft position.    5-11 would mean we are closer to contention than if we are 1-15. 

 

So wins are not meaningless.   They do mean something.   They mean you are better than if you lost. 

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