Posted by a_in_the_b on 3/4/2016 1:00:00 PM (view original):
I think the jumping of cliffs holding flaming pitchforks needs to slow its roll.
Agreed. There are those who post who like to make a lot of unsubstantiated conclusions based on a final product that hasn't been released and which they have not seen. Here's one example of a myth derived from yesterday's chat that is completely unsubstantiated and has many up in arms:
"Player information and potential that currently is revealed by number with color-coded potential will become more vague letter grades. This is a change to reveal less information."
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For anyone who got this as a take away from yesterday's chat please provide an accurate source. If we go back and look at what seble stated in his initial roll out of proposed scouting changes he said:
- Various levels of information revealed to a team for each player based on scouting progress:?
Level 1 –Three letter graded ratings (A to F)
- Offense – aggregate of Low Post, Perimeter, FT shooting, Ball Handling, and Passing.
- Defense – aggregate of Rebounding, Defense, and Shot Blocking.
- Physical – aggregate of Athleticism, Speed, Stamina, and Durability.
Level 2 – Basic letter grade for each current rating from A to F
Level 3 – More specific letter grade for current ratings (++, +, nothing, - , --) and low/medium/high for potential, indication of highest IQ for offense and defense (e.g. Motion/Press are his best systems)
Level 4 – Exact number for current ratings and very low/low/medium/high/very high for potential, letter grade for best offense/defense IQ
Camps ... Two types of camps:
- A handful of pre-set regional camps located around the country.
All players in camp become visible with Level 1 information.
- Hold camp at your school.
Level 2 information revealed =
Level 2 – Basic letter grade for each current rating from A to F
So yesterday someone asked:
With the private camps and discovering talent... Will it be 100% random? Or will I bring in like 50 recruits who are my prestige level and 50 random recruits (good or bad)?
seble answered:
It's random based on geography.
For public camps, you'll see an overall grade to give you an idea of the talent level.
Someone then followed with:
With a camp, we are going to uncover letter grades for players instead of starting ratings. Certain categories can be linear between D1 and D3; an elite shooter is an elite shooter. But I consider a mediocre D1 athletic guard to have ATH/SP ratings of, say, 70-75, or a C letter grade. If a D3 guard gets a C letter grade in ATH/SP, are his starting ratings also 70-75 or are they scaled back for D3, so maybe 45-50? (darnoc29099 - Hall of Famer - 11:55 AM)
seble then answered:
Letter grades are on the same scale for all divisions, so a C for a DIII player is the same as a C for a DI player.
So in the end all of these questions and answers were specifically related to "Camps". Nowhere is there a discussion from seble as to a change from his original proposal or to some imagined elimination of the highly specific and accurate number grading that currently exists.
1 sorry dac didn't pick your quote to single you out, this has been mentioned a few times and yours was just the first one I found.