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Sarah Strong is just Ridiculous
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Everybody has their favorites, and while mine is BPM, I also value win share per 40 minutes, and PER. PER is an individual stat composite taking in context against the competition with 15 being average. A player with a PER of 12 or 13 can still be above average compared to other Division 1 players if their team plays against top competition, and similarly a player with a PER of 20 may be below average if those numbers were achieved against weaker competition.
I don't know how BPM does it, but it does take the level of competition into account, making it the far better overall measurement. One way to see the difference is looking at the leaders in both categories. For PER some players are near the top that are lessor known or from teams that play a weaker schedule. When you look at the top of the BPM list you see the players that are generally considered the best of the best. The numbers, eye test, and player's reputations are more of a match.
BPM is also very useful during the portal season. If a player is say going from a mid major league to a power 4 conference, it is very likely their PER numbers will decrease, sometimes substantially because of tougher competition., but the BPM may be close to what it was previously.
Kaitlyn Chen was somewhat of an example for that. Her PER was much higher at Princeton where she had to be the team's star, but her BPM close to the same at Uconn. On the more extreme end was Evelyn Abedayo ( don't know if I spelled that right). She had a very good PER at Morehead State playing very weak competition. But her BPM there suggested she was closer to an average player, and not one expected to have much impact at Uconn.
So while I consider BPM the best, I do also look at PER, and win share, but not the nominal stat. I like win share per 40 minutes better than just the nominal number because it is so affected by minutes per game. But when comparing players with various minutes played against substantially different competition I would look at BPM first, but also look at PER and Win Share/40 minutes.
I don't know how BPM does it, but it does take the level of competition into account, making it the far better overall measurement. One way to see the difference is looking at the leaders in both categories. For PER some players are near the top that are lessor known or from teams that play a weaker schedule. When you look at the top of the BPM list you see the players that are generally considered the best of the best. The numbers, eye test, and player's reputations are more of a match.
BPM is also very useful during the portal season. If a player is say going from a mid major league to a power 4 conference, it is very likely their PER numbers will decrease, sometimes substantially because of tougher competition., but the BPM may be close to what it was previously.
Kaitlyn Chen was somewhat of an example for that. Her PER was much higher at Princeton where she had to be the team's star, but her BPM close to the same at Uconn. On the more extreme end was Evelyn Abedayo ( don't know if I spelled that right). She had a very good PER at Morehead State playing very weak competition. But her BPM there suggested she was closer to an average player, and not one expected to have much impact at Uconn.
So while I consider BPM the best, I do also look at PER, and win share, but not the nominal stat. I like win share per 40 minutes better than just the nominal number because it is so affected by minutes per game. But when comparing players with various minutes played against substantially different competition I would look at BPM first, but also look at PER and Win Share/40 minutes.
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The one thing that impresses me the most about Sarah is her demeanor on the court. She’s always calm, nothing is rushed. She knows what she wants to do with the ball most times. She does occasionally do a lazy pass that gets picked off by the other team, but that’s not the norm.