Trader Mayne defends Frank with NBA analogy

    by Tufail: Sports

    Trader Mayne is pushing back against the criticism directed at Frank, arguing that performance should be judged strictly by the stats. He says people give guys like Frank a lot of flak but insists the numbers are the numbers. To make the point, he compares it to telling an NBA player they aren't good even though they scored 20,000 points. The logic is that if you have the score, the argument about quality doesn't hold up.

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    But like trading is like 1v1, dude. Like the only thing that really, the only person that you really care about your P&L is you. You know, and if you want to share that online, you know, do it. I mean, I think that's why the proof's in the pudding for many of this stuff. I know a lot of people give guys like, you know, Frank, a lot of shit. It's like, dude, but like, the numbers are the numbers. You know what I mean? Like, try to tell like an NBA player. It's like, ah, he wasn't that good. So he scored 20,000 points. Like,