Alan is just continuing his idol's talking points.

You know how Rob used to always talk about AP's earning "phantom bucks". That is now what Alan is doing as well. AP's use "Ev" as a measuring stick as to how well we are doing (actual win) vs expectation. Alan doesn't understand the concept of Ev. So he is equating Ev to Rob's "phantom bucks", ignoring the fact that there are real money wins associated with Ev.