i love sports stats, and predictive analysis. but one of the things i hate about it is the devaluing of the actual results.
actually, maybe that places too much blame on stats. there's always been this idea that championships should be won by the best team, or its converse that whichever team wins a championship is the best team.
both are not only Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!), but i find them almost offensive. sports is about momentary, fleeting achievement. if a bad team can achieve beating better teams, i find that thrilling.