Ezzzp wrote:
I'm pretty sure it means that mathematically their WARP potential peak is higher than what the WARP potential peak of those who got qualified as average starters. This is a prognostication tool and that is a future category not what they are now or have been.
It is also based on their peak WARP potential trajectory, not their mean WARP potential trajectory...what many call a ceiling. Thus the future ceiling of Oladipo in 3 years is higher than the future ceiling of Deng in 3 years.
Neon1 wrote:Did you look at the OTHER names on the "up-and-comer" list? You could make that argument for Oladipo and probably Parker (even though he did nothing of note before he got injured), what I'm saying is that dsrd basically just anointed the up and comer grouping as excellent projection basically just because thats where Oladipo and AG's names happened to have fell.
Theres nobody in their right mind looking at those two groups and saying that being in that group of players is a good thing. Oladipo out like a sore thumb as far as being out of place in there.
Within the context of this specific metric, hitting the specific numbers that triggers the "up-and-coming" category is a good thing.
Based on the mathematical model the players in the "up and comer" category have reached certain benchmark numbers that project a particular (higher) potential ceiling. The "average starters" have checked off other designated specific stat combinations that indicate a lower trajectory - thus lower projected ceiling.
