Polls like these remind me how bad the average fan is at evaluating talent and just how easily the media can sway their opinion. Like this shouldn’t even be a question at this point… Dillon Brooks is lightyears ahead of Pat Bev in terms of talent and is easily the better player in every facet of the game of basketball. He’s taller, stronger, can guard more positions, a better shooter, finisher, leader, whatever you want to compare DB does it better. I know I shouldn’t pay this any mind but I just thought an almost 70-30 split for Pat over DB was crazy and wanted to share.
I learned some of these pages are mainly full of teenage Lakers and Warriors fans. Both fandoms who hate DB. Stopped caring awhile ago.
This is a result of narrative.
Most people don’t recognize the power of bad analysis to affect casual fans’ “knowledge”…they hear something repeated a few times from people they think should know better (but oftentimes don’t!) & repeat it as fact without actually looking in to the facts of the situation.
Sports fandom runs on emotions & a pack mentality, making it easy to see bad narratives spread wide & far & fast.
It’s closer than you would think