AP Awards for WNBA

[WFFL]

I don't think stat padding really works well for percentages. 50/40/90 is a heck of a feat regardless of if it's 33 or 44 games, but I also feel like 50/40/90 is a rather arbitrary statistic people are clinging to in order to make a sales pitch for Collier when in reality A'ja's shooting splits are right there.

Delle Donne shot 50/40/90 while playing all 34 games that season . I can't compare a player missing 11 games and making the 50/40/90 club in the very last game of the season as the same .

 

[Plebe]

A'ja is 1st in points, 1st in rebounds, 1st in blocks, and tied for 2nd in steals (all per game averages).
Phee is 2nd in points, 12th in rebounds, tied for 4th in blocks, and tied for 2nd in steals.

Those stats seem more relevant to me than free throw percentage, but what to do I know.

I'm a bit puzzled by your inclusion of steals. If in fact that stat is so important, Phee is slightly ahead of A'ja on steals per game (3rd and 4th, not 2nd). Funny you'd choose to include steals but not assists, or turnovers, or A/TO ratio... but what do I know.

Also, not sure rebounds and blocks are fair apples to apples comparators since A'ja is a true 5 and Phee is not.

I'm not in the camp that says FT% or 50-40-90 should decide it. I have a bigger issue with the fact that for half a season the Aces and A'ja were both unremarkable and underachieving. But no disputing that she and her team have turned it around and are on fire lately, and recency counts for a lot in these things. Also no doubt the fact that Phee missed more games than A'ja works against her as well.

 

[bballnut90]

Delle Donne shot 50/40/90 while playing all 34 games that season . I can't compare a player missing 11 games and making the 50/40/90 club in the very last game of the season as the same .

Delle Donne only played 31 games that season. Collier played 33 games this season.