Maybe by stats he means skill levels. This might explain things. Here are the skills of the player on my team with the best stats:
Jump Shot: respectable  Jump Range: mediocre  
Outside Def.: inept  Handling: atrocious  
Driving: pitiful  Passing: atrocious  
Inside Shot: average  Inside Def.: average  
Rebounding: average  Shot Blocking: inept  
Stamina: proficient  Free Throw: mediocre  
Now here are his season stats:
30 0.492  0.419  0.634  1.9 7.3 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.7 1.8 26.3 6.0  SEASON AVG  
26 points, 7 boards, 0 assists (is he related to Reggie Theus?) almost 2 steals a game, leading the Thai First Divison in scoring, with a season high of 51. 
His skills seem worse than his stats. Of course, he has always played  the right number of minutes and ben proficient in his game form every week. So maybe keeping your guys fit and happy with the playing time is as important as skill level.
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
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