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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 2010271, member: 1673"] I can understand everyone's point of view on this, considering that all four contribute so much. As far as proving one's point, a rationale has to be both reliable and valid. Reliability is the easy part, provide the statistics that support your criteria. But which criteria is more valid? What makes validity even more difficult to pin down are "intangibles" that seemingly are elusive of reliable measures. I offer no resolution to this for which three are the best AA candidates or even the best players for the team. However, there is one reliable statistic that incorporates both tangibles and intangibles, minutes played. While not an indicator of "best," it is at least a reliable and valid indicator of "most valuable" to what the team needs to accomplish in the eyes of the coaching staff. I say this without knowing what that statistic is for each player, nor am I too concerned about the result. I'll cop out and say all four are somewhat equally deserving as AA candidates. However, I do think that statistic will refute at least a few of the more dogmatic arguments I've seen in this thread ... not that it will change any minds. [/QUOTE]