Maybe by stats he means skill levels. This might explain things. Here are the skills of the player on my team with the best stats:
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: inept Handling: atrocious
Driving: pitiful Passing: atrocious
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: average
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: proficient Free Throw: mediocre
Now here are his season stats:
30 0.492 0.419 0.634 1.9 7.3 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.7 1.8 26.3 6.0 SEASON AVG
26 points, 7 boards, 0 assists (is he related to Reggie Theus?) almost 2 steals a game, leading the Thai First Divison in scoring, with a season high of 51.
His skills seem worse than his stats. Of course, he has always played the right number of minutes and ben proficient in his game form every week. So maybe keeping your guys fit and happy with the playing time is as important as skill level.
Once I scored a basket that still makes me laugh.