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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Stats are simply numbers. In general, based on other players of similar age/games played, it appears unlikely that Bennett will become a 1st line forward.
This is not startling. It's not sensational in any way. No conclusions drawn based on anything, except generalities. Which is about all a person should do with those sort of stats.
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Are generalities useful in this case? Sam Bennett was ranked #1 by two scouting sources. Could he not be an exception? Does this not make him more likely to break out than other less skilled youngsters? Are comparisons to other players who never had his upside useful at all?
People say he's unlikely to break out but he's exactly the type of player that has the potential to break out. There are reasons to believe he's not a generality, not the average, etc. He was an exceptional player in his draft year but now we're supposed to believe he's an average number in a statistical analysis?
There's a lot of flaws with Wilson's approach.