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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
OR, it tells us that he's got 5 inches more vertical leap at almost the same size, and has greater capacity for acceleration, judging by his explosion scores and superior splits.
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But it's May, and it's the time for hopes and dreams.
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But by and large RAS doesn't tell you any of that.
The numbers that go into it do - but the score itself means nothing.
As a clearinghouse for data, it has some use. But as a 'score' it just means nothing. The 'score' element of 'revised athletic score' is where it falls apart. The score means precisely dick because there's just no foundation for meaning. If it meant anything at all, Hopkins wouldn't have even been drafted, let alone drafted high.
It some really bad attempt at creating a WAR for athleticism. It's a lousy algorithm.