A valid take if fans were polled.
But, the voting is done by media members whose job it is to provide news and opinions on the sport that they cover and whose exposure to live games, practices, training camps and the like gives many of them a deeper understanding.
A deeper understanding that would look beyond the superficial or popular.
It seems that you may be hinting at the fading of Bruce and Holt, who suffered years of interminable losses, at least in the mind of the fan.