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Message: [QUOTE="huskyd, post: 3880457, member: 6488"] I am not a fan of stats because they are malleable, ie, they can prove pretty much whatever you'd like. Wikipedia: "PER takes into account accomplishments, such as field goals, free throws, 3-pointers, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals, and negative results, such as missed shots, turnovers and personal fouls." But what's the relationship to PER numbers and [I]game outcomes[/I]? Inferred is that the higher the PER the more the player contributes to winning. In a low PER performance, say, with Paige against TN, what's the [I]value[/I] of her making a game-winning (or game-securing) shot at the end? Bueckers also scored the last 13 points v. SC. Can we safely throw out everything she did up to that point? Actually we do because she won the game for UConn. That's all that mattered in the end. Stats don't determine legends (though they may confirm a player's greatness). Finally, who would you like to have take the last-minute shot that determines a game's outcome? Think Geno looks at the PER to decide? [/QUOTE]