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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
That's just so misguided. Some people just want to watch the games and enjoy the wins when they come, and these people will not care what analytics say. Other people want to engage in an intellectual exercise to understand what makes teams successful long-term, and these people will care what analytics say. Both are legitimate ways to enjoy hockey.
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This post is exactly what discredits advanced stats. For some reason the majority of Corsi advocates think in terms of right vs. wrong and have this unwarranted defensive attitude. Why can't we just look at shot attempt differentials as another stat in the big conversation? It could be another useful stat in the big puzzle of stats, why does it have to be "if you don't care about Corsi than you don't have an intellectual interest in the game"? The truth is somewhere in the middle.