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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I don't need to hear it, but whats thr Coles notes version?
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I just listened:
Loubo:
-I've watched Russell since he's 16
-Charts/numbers/stats are BS
-Russell's advanced stats are all because his teammates suck
-Hartley and co are super-smart and know a lot more than numbers and they say Russell is great therefore Russell is great
Steinberg:
Russell's a 3rd pair Dman not a #3Dman
Loubo
-He's a VERY GOOD 2nd pair dman
Steinberg:
-Can you win a stanley cup with him on 2nd pair?
Loubo
-No, but Russell takes a lot of undeserved criticism because he's really good
-I know why "those people" / "your numbers" believe what they believe
Steinberg
-You're screaming at me
Loubo
-I'm not screaming at you. People look at numbers and don't know the game. I know the game. People who look at numbers don't know the game. When you (Pat) like a guy I can find 9/10 times why you like that player on a chart.
Steinberg
-That's a bad way of painting it, fans watch the game too, just because they do use charts that doesn't mean they watch less than you do
Loubo
- You're being the peoples' champion and telling people on the radio that I've got no respect for people. You don't think I respect the fans?
Steinberg:
Sorry?
Loubo:
I have respect for everyone. But I'm in the know, and I have experience and I'm going to defend what I believe in. I don't disrespect numbers but we're going to disagree on the value of players. End of story. I take Russell on my team any time any day.
TLDR;
Numbers don't tell you anything, Kris Russell is amazing, Hartley is a Genius, I am smarter than anybody who looks at numbers because I can tell who
cares.