thedoper wrote:RPM still strikes me as a ESPN tool to have a niche stat. The cumulative and supposedly predictive elements seem dubious statistically to me particularly when used like this to isolate rankings at the beginning of a year. KAT has played better defensively in the last 8 or so games but it would never show up in this metric at this point.
Just look at some of the names that rank high. Pat Connaughton, Josh Hart, Omri Casspi, etc. How good can it be?
thedoper wrote:RPM still strikes me as a ESPN tool to have a niche stat. The cumulative and supposedly predictive elements seem dubious statistically to me particularly when used like this to isolate rankings at the beginning of a year. KAT has played better defensively in the last 8 or so games but it would never show up in this metric at this point.
Just look at some of the names that rank high. Pat Connaughton, Josh Hart, Omri Casspi, etc. How good can it be?
It also takes previous years into account. So guys like Wiggins and lavine have a uphill battle to raise in this stat
thedoper wrote:RPM still strikes me as a ESPN tool to have a niche stat. The cumulative and supposedly predictive elements seem dubious statistically to me particularly when used like this to isolate rankings at the beginning of a year. KAT has played better defensively in the last 8 or so games but it would never show up in this metric at this point.
Just look at some of the names that rank high. Pat Connaughton, Josh Hart, Omri Casspi, etc. How good can it be?
It also takes previous years into account. So guys like Wiggins and lavine have a uphill battle to raise in this stat
I'm surprised Wig is as high as he is. This metric usually isn't kind to him.
thedoper wrote:RPM still strikes me as a ESPN tool to have a niche stat. The cumulative and supposedly predictive elements seem dubious statistically to me particularly when used like this to isolate rankings at the beginning of a year. KAT has played better defensively in the last 8 or so games but it would never show up in this metric at this point.
Yes. I've railed about it since its inception.
It's primarily a marketing stat/tool for ESPN... and should be taken as only one metric... and far from any definitive one.
