10's of 1000's of words have been spent at DOV, SSI, and PBUS on it.
Believe me: I wouldn't reject UZR because of my eyes alone, or even my eyes primarily. That ain't how we roll.
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The biggest reason that I advise *judicious use of* UZR, is because a single defender can go from the bottom of the pile to the top, and back again, in single seasons.
A single NBA player does not go from 59% free throws, to 92% leading the league, back down to 61%. That is because FT% is a sound statistic.
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I personally think that UZR is the best starting place for evaluating defenders (and NOT one's visual impression).
But I also think that most 'net rats have no clue as to the actual level of confidence that is merited by ANY defensive metric.
For instance, you didn't even propose the wildest guess as to how Scutaro goes -28 in one season and +20 in another.
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