Yes, I agree that +/- is flawed but it still provides some interesting fodder for discussion. Statsheet actually takes +/- one step further and calculates Roland rating. Roland rating is +/- (which is the net increase/decrease in points scored while on the floor) +/- off the floor. This combines your team's success with you on the floor and how successful they are with you off the floor.
In conference play alone, the Big Ten leaders are Denzel Valentine (301), Travis Trice (265), Nigel Hayes (247) and Frank Kaminsky (244). If you've watched those teams, you realize that makes sense as those guys are critical to their teams' success.
Purdue's leaders through 12 conference games (they didn't have numbers for the most recent Minnesota game) are:
Jon Octeus +63
Kendall Stephens +43 (includes a -24 against Northwestern)
AJ Hammons +25 (+64 starting with the IU game)
Rapheal Davis +15 (+58 starting with the Iowa game)
Vince Edwards +9 (includes a team high +30 against Northwestern and team low -30 against Iowa)
No other Purdue player is above zero.
Mathias is at -17, but starting with the win over Iowa, he's at +16.
Haas started well in Big Ten play, and was at a +27 thru the Iowa game. But he's -50 since then.
Smotherman is at -41
Scott is at -42
Thompson is at -57
Some takeaways:
It's not hard to make the case that Jon Octeus is Purdue's most important player, especially when you compare him to Bryson and PJAs poorly as Kendall Stephens has played at times, it's hard to discount the value he brings to the team. I'd wager this has as much to do about his reputation spreading the floor as anythingHammons is on a rollDavis has also really stepped up his playSmotherman has been +10 or more four times and -10 or less 3. That would somewhat imply that he and Edwards have alternated good/bad games.Even though it looks like it, Haas hasn't been bad of late. His falloff is a result of Hammons' dominance.
In conference play alone, the Big Ten leaders are Denzel Valentine (301), Travis Trice (265), Nigel Hayes (247) and Frank Kaminsky (244). If you've watched those teams, you realize that makes sense as those guys are critical to their teams' success.
Purdue's leaders through 12 conference games (they didn't have numbers for the most recent Minnesota game) are:
Jon Octeus +63
Kendall Stephens +43 (includes a -24 against Northwestern)
AJ Hammons +25 (+64 starting with the IU game)
Rapheal Davis +15 (+58 starting with the Iowa game)
Vince Edwards +9 (includes a team high +30 against Northwestern and team low -30 against Iowa)
No other Purdue player is above zero.
Mathias is at -17, but starting with the win over Iowa, he's at +16.
Haas started well in Big Ten play, and was at a +27 thru the Iowa game. But he's -50 since then.
Smotherman is at -41
Scott is at -42
Thompson is at -57
Some takeaways:
It's not hard to make the case that Jon Octeus is Purdue's most important player, especially when you compare him to Bryson and PJAs poorly as Kendall Stephens has played at times, it's hard to discount the value he brings to the team. I'd wager this has as much to do about his reputation spreading the floor as anythingHammons is on a rollDavis has also really stepped up his playSmotherman has been +10 or more four times and -10 or less 3. That would somewhat imply that he and Edwards have alternated good/bad games.Even though it looks like it, Haas hasn't been bad of late. His falloff is a result of Hammons' dominance.
