No one said anything about being as good as Stewie flat out (myself included). The first poster says says, "If Saniya gets the same soph boost as Breanna..."
So that person brought up Stewie's growth. I contend that Stewart's jump was significant, mainly because she's a rare player. And I replied that comparing her to Stewie (in that light was inferred) is not realistic. Hardly out on a limb there.
My argument was that MoJeff's and Stewart's and Mojeff's jumps are unusual. The vast majority of UConn players don't make that big of a jump. With MoJeff we are talking about average sub to damn near AA status (probably should be). In one year. How many others have done that (your words were "many other Huskies")?
Look I get that it's an "our girl" thing, but I'm just trying to evaluate a basketball player.
There is no perfect empirical system. But stats are often laid down as, "there it is. there's the proof. That's all we have to go on." That's a cop out to me. In reality, stats are one of several lenses. I don't say throw them out, but they are only a piece of the picture. People often don't like that because it's a grey area. And grey areas are uncomfortable. Again, for example, the stats (facts) say DT's senior year was good, but not other wordly. Yet when watching, taking into account all factors, it wasn't hard to tell that DT was the best player in the country.
Stats are facts in and of themselves, but not THE answer.
I didn't say throw out stats. Simply that you can't rely on them completely, as they are only a piece of evaluation.
Hey, I hope Saniya proves me wrong and becomes an All American next year.
