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Message: [QUOTE="broooce, post: 5210675, member: 9941"] As I noted in my earlier post other teams have/need/want their top player to take more of the overall team's shots, as well as to play more minutes because they don't have the bench we have this season. If you carefully compare Paige's stats to the other top players you really get to see how terrifically well-rounded she is as the numbers don't lie. And don't just look at this season's stats - for instance, this year Paige hasn't gotten as many blocks as last year (a stat that JuJu leads her this season), but she achieved that because that's what the team needed then. If Geno's system allowed Paige to take over games as Caitlin Clark did at Iowa (who took 35% of her team's shots last year), there's no doubt in my mind that she could be among the best in most statistical categories. But our fair Paige is a consummate team player, and team wins seems to be the only measure she's interested in (and winning that elusive natty!). Other stats that to me are very telling when comparing talent: turnovers and assists. The benchmark for a good assist: turnover ratio is 3:1. This season Paige is at 3.7:1 ([B]by the way - #1 in the nation![/B]) while JuJu is at a very middlin' 1.21:1. Paige's ratio has been as follows: '20-21 2.3:1, '21-22 (17 games) 2.3:1, '23-24 2.5:1 (injured/out '22-23). Here's an eye popper: JuJu's freshman year ratio was 0.8:1, that is, 20% [I]less[/I] assists than turnovers made! FYI Hannah Hildago's ratio is 1.29:1. Nothing against JuJu, Hannah or other players on the first team - they're exciting players to watch and have helped continue to build women's college basketball and led their teams this season. IMO Paige is putting up MVP/POY-type numbers across the board, even if her ppg is barely top-20. [/QUOTE]

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