Soft Euro wrote:
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The argument in favour of the WP model is that players' per-minute production is remarkably consistent season to season, whether they're on good teams or bad. But that's a general argument; you can always make the case that specific players are exceptions for specific reasons. Additionally, you can argue against the position adjustment they employ and point out that it doesn't make a lot of sense to have a different standard of shooting efficiency for centers than you have for shooting guards if you're also going to make the case that shot creation isn't valuable. (Incidentally, their counter-argument to this criticism is that it's a model of real-world behaviour and results, and it's reasonable to expect it to break down if you extend it ad absurdum, which I find to be at least somewhat reasonable.) The position adjustment also causes problems evaluating players who are used in unusual ways, like Dirk, Bruce Bowen, or Andrea.
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