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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4730641, member: 4"] I worked with HoopGurlz as a scout years ago. When we got together to create criteria for rankings, it was a big discussion. [LIST] [*]Do we rank players on what we see now, when they’re still high school students? Or do we try to project how their college career will turn out? Some wanted to rank on projections of the player’s likelihood of being a pro. [*]We discussed the fact that it made little sense to rank, say, point guards and centers on the same list because their skill sets were vastly different. However, “people like lists” was the upshot so we made one that ranked every position [*]Some scouts love uber-athletic players, even if they’re a little raw, and ranked them higher while some preferred a more skilled player. [*]We also considered on-court demeanor, teamwork, and attitude. Did she sulk when she missed shot? Did she get aggressive with refs over calls? Was she uninterested in the game when on the bench? [*]What to do with a consensus top player that’s injured? Is it fair to leave her on the rankings while others are still playing? [*]There was always an acknowledgment that there weren’t enough scouts to cover every tourney, every high school, or even every state. Magnificent players could be unranked because no one had seen her, especially if the family lacked funds to put her in a high profile AAU team [/LIST] Rankings are 100% subjective and each list has its own criteria. I liked the HoopGurlz one at the time because we were a panel and not one person making a list, as is the case with a couple rankings. I don’t lose any sleep over player rankings as a result [/QUOTE]

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