It might be a comment on the general concept of a players hall of fame. Every time the subject comes up there is discussion on its effectiveness.
But oh well. Some people really like ladder competitions and such. Its not really a problem as an alternative as long as no one tries to make too much of it such as trying to declare it as the games entire purpose.
I have found the information about which NATIONS won as being semi-useful for at least debunking some of the "best/worthless" commentary. But Ive never put much stock in which players won.