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Richie McCaw retires! os sad to see a living legend go. What a man!
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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 772867" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Actually, i was. Section A, upper left side of Argentina's first half side. </p><p>Not sure if one game is the right parameter to judge a player's entire career thou. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You are confusing a couple of concepts here. You appear to be under the impression that "being everywhere" and work rate are the same. One can be a contributing factor of the other but they are not the same thing. </p><p> He is everywhere PRECISELY because he reads the game very well, not because his work rate is head and shoulders above others. He is a very smart player. </p><p>You even included the word "anticipation" in your answer, which is even more confusing. Reading the game better than rest (my previous post) allows you to be there first and therefore <u>anticipate.</u></p><p>He doesn't get there earlier because he runs faster, but because, more often than not, he knows where the ball is going to go. That is reading the game, part of it. </p><p></p><p>And to be honest, stop jumping at people's jugular whenever anyone says anything about McCaw. What i wrote before was meant as a compliment. </p><p>You went on to explain things (the referee lines for instance) which screams "chip on shoulder". Again, i meant it as a compliment.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Getting there first doesn't mean "how much a player works". It's a mixture of that AND how smart he works. What sets him apart is that he is smarter, not that he works harder (my theory, granted). </p><p></p><p>And thanks for the stats, but i think showing them like that can be misleading. Given his position i'm not particularly surprised by the figures. I'm pretty sure most teams would have people in that position top their own teams' stats too. The interesting thing would be to compare other flankers with him, but in that case you would have to factor in they are facing different opponents. </p><p>I'm guessing most reliable stats would be the ones from the RC where all teams face each other. </p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 772867, member: 55747"] Actually, i was. Section A, upper left side of Argentina's first half side. Not sure if one game is the right parameter to judge a player's entire career thou. You are confusing a couple of concepts here. You appear to be under the impression that "being everywhere" and work rate are the same. One can be a contributing factor of the other but they are not the same thing. He is everywhere PRECISELY because he reads the game very well, not because his work rate is head and shoulders above others. He is a very smart player. You even included the word "anticipation" in your answer, which is even more confusing. Reading the game better than rest (my previous post) allows you to be there first and therefore [U]anticipate.[/U] He doesn't get there earlier because he runs faster, but because, more often than not, he knows where the ball is going to go. That is reading the game, part of it. And to be honest, stop jumping at people's jugular whenever anyone says anything about McCaw. What i wrote before was meant as a compliment. You went on to explain things (the referee lines for instance) which screams "chip on shoulder". Again, i meant it as a compliment. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Getting there first doesn't mean "how much a player works". It's a mixture of that AND how smart he works. What sets him apart is that he is smarter, not that he works harder (my theory, granted). And thanks for the stats, but i think showing them like that can be misleading. Given his position i'm not particularly surprised by the figures. I'm pretty sure most teams would have people in that position top their own teams' stats too. The interesting thing would be to compare other flankers with him, but in that case you would have to factor in they are facing different opponents. I'm guessing most reliable stats would be the ones from the RC where all teams face each other. Just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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