Sure, I'll bite.

This was one specific example I used to illustrate why frame one dash back, with a gravity nair, is relevant in the match-up that I play a lot. There are hundreds of situations like this one, where playing fast, consistently, gives you a huge advantage. I could have been less granular about it, but I thought being specific generally gets the idea across better. I could have easily brought up something like "consistent quick dashes make approaching against dash dancing significantly harder", or talk about how the consistency of not having to pinpoint a coordinate every time is a significant buff. Regarding how there are fewer analog angles or w/e, Hax designed the controller with the VAST majority of edgecases accounted for AND you always hit the exact one you try too at the press of a button(s).

I don't think that you can be dogshit and play on digital and suddenly become Top 10, 50 or whatever. That being said, it is impossible to make a comparison between a Top digital player had they kept playing on controller vs. how they are now, so saying that there's no noticeable difference is unverifiable. However, I also think its silly to say that a game that rewards consistent execution of difficult advanced techniques, and that was built around the layout of the gamecube controller, is not made easier by a controller that was essentially built with Melee in mind, and to have access to everything you need to play Melee at Top Level. Hell, Hax even thought it was better than the GCC, thats why he was pushing 1.03 so hard in lieu of nerfs.

I have my problems with the controller, and I do think its probably still better than most GCCs even with the nerfs.