Comments on: All-Star Reserves by the Numbers http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=790 The Official Blog of stormbasketball.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:58:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kevin Pelton http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=790&cpage=1#comment-935 Kevin Pelton Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:12:37 +0000 http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=790#comment-935 Harding has 1.2 WARP, so No. 31 overall and two spots away from the list of also-rans. Comparing her and Whalen, their offensive numbers are very similar. Whalen gets the nod because of her rebounding and getting some credit for the Sun's superior shot defense. PER has a similar evaluation of the two players, for what it's worth. I think for everybody but the NFL, playing the All-Star Game midseason is a necessary evil at worst. The loss in terms of not always selecting the best or most deserving players is more than offset by the marketing value, the time off for non-All-Stars and the difficulty in getting players to participate after the season. Harding has 1.2 WARP, so No. 31 overall and two spots away from the list of also-rans. Comparing her and Whalen, their offensive numbers are very similar. Whalen gets the nod because of her rebounding and getting some credit for the Sun’s superior shot defense. PER has a similar evaluation of the two players, for what it’s worth.

I think for everybody but the NFL, playing the All-Star Game midseason is a necessary evil at worst. The loss in terms of not always selecting the best or most deserving players is more than offset by the marketing value, the time off for non-All-Stars and the difficulty in getting players to participate after the season.

]]> By: QMcCall3 http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=790&cpage=1#comment-934 QMcCall3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:55:27 +0000 http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=790#comment-934 Just curious -- where does Lindsey Harding rank in your WARP ratings? I would say she's probably been the best point guard in the East this season... And Tina Thompson's WARP? I think you make a great point about basing all-star selections on more than just the current season, especially when that is only based on less than 15 games for most players. Might the WNBA might be better off sticking their all-star game after the season like the NFL does, given that there are so few games to judge players on? Just curious — where does Lindsey Harding rank in your WARP ratings? I would say she’s probably been the best point guard in the East this season…

And Tina Thompson’s WARP?

I think you make a great point about basing all-star selections on more than just the current season, especially when that is only based on less than 15 games for most players. Might the WNBA might be better off sticking their all-star game after the season like the NFL does, given that there are so few games to judge players on?

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