Lars Nootbaar is For Real. Stop Worrying About Him.

Feb 8 2023 by Viva El Birdos

 
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I pick apart Nootbaar’s early-season slump and his mid-season surge to find reasons to temper the hype. And fail.

It’s confession time. I went into this article with an agenda.

That’s typically a no-no in analysis pieces. If you are motivated to look for something in a data set, you’re likely to find what you’re looking for. We call that confirmation bias.

As opinion-centered bloggers, that kind of subjectivity is all too common. I’m sure...

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