Packers+NetsWIN wrote:
You are correct in your classification. But to truly find out whether someone is great at something you would have to take way too many things into account to truly arrive at the number. Injuries, starters getting rested, the players fit into their coach's schemes, players being pulled because its a blow-out, trades, player additions or subtractions through free agency during the season. They are countless factors and that is why the only fair way to do it is to include. There are professional basketball players who obviously have the talent to contribute to a team but may not be given the chance to any number of circumstances.
Its not that hard. we have decades of basketball to know what a great scorer is. We understand that not all 450 NBA players are big minute high volume scorers. and no one ive ever talked to, listened to, see on tv, or read things being 29th in the league at something is "great". typically top 8-12 is consider "great" (although some years scoring is up or down and that changes). 22-24 ppg is usually what makes you a great scorer. beyond that an elite scorer.
Take your example of cook - last season he played for a new team, with new coaches, schemes, qb, and he missed half the season with injury. Is it fair to say he did not play great last year? I dont think it is because after adjusting to the new system and getting over the injury, he was productive. In three playoff games, two of which were blowouts, he has 229 yards and 2 tds.
Exactly, yet by your classification cook was great last year because he was in the top 10% among NFL players in receiving.