The number 10.0 is just as inferior to the number 10.1 as the number 9.9 is to 10.0; likewise the number 10.1 is just as superior to the number 10.0 as 10.0 is to the number 9.9. There's nothing profound about round numbers, nothing that inherently makes them more legitimate or meaningful than any other number to use as benchmarks for accomplishments. But, in utilizing the almighty triple-double -- which fundamentally is simply statistical cherry-picking ... just bad, lazy cherry-picking -- as its vessel in 2017, the societal siren song of the round number reared its ghastly head in the ghastliest way when it came time to vote for what ultimately and unfortunately devolved into an extraordinarily narrative-based award: Most Valuable Player of the NBA.
