A important piece of the puzzle in the 'quantum handicapping'
perspective is this:
Other things being equal, who gets more wins over the course of
a season?
Player A, who reliably wins 52.5% of his points day in, day out
or
Player B, who oscillates by taking it a little easier on alternate
days and surging on the others, resulting in 50% points won one
performance, and 55% won the next?
(Note: I may have already posed this question in the past. But
it's still interesting theory which relates very indirectly to
the 'Dumping for Place' argument.)