How much tolerance do you have for working gradually toward an answer? I have a clear set of questions here: Who is the best college point guard in the country? Who is the second-best, and the third? Who is the best center? Who is the best power forward?
I am a long, long way from having accurate answers to those questions; in fact, on my list of the best point guards in the country (below) I wouldn’t bet that there is anyone who should be listed among the 50 best point guards in the country. I am working on the problem, but it will take me a long time to get there. I can’t even really explain what I am trying to do in one article. If you’re patient with me, I will try to explain it gradually over a period of several months. You have to start somewhere, and this is where I am starting.
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First
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Last
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Team
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G
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Min
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FG%
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FT%
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Ast
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TO
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Stl
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Pts
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PPG
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Opp
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1
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A.J.
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ROMPZA
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UCF
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7
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159
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49%
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64%
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35
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11
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13
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48
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6.9
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71.6
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2
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Angelo
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JOHNSON
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Southern Miss
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6
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190
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41%
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82%
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38
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10
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8
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49
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8.2
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69.4
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3
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Aaron
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JOHNSON
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UAB
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9
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315
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34%
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91%
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74
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32
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14
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100
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11.1
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71.3
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4
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Brock
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YOUNG
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East Carolina
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8
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177
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48%
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65%
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35
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17
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3
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77
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9.6
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66.6
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5
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Johnny
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HIGGINS
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Marshall
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7
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116
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33%
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82%
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22
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13
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10
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37
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5.3
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72.3
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6
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Jeffrey
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FORBES
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E Washington
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7
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246
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40%
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91%
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17
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14
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9
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96
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13.7
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79.0
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7
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Jordan
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CALLAHAN
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Tulane
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7
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215
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43%
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77%
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33
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18
|
10
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80
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11.4
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67.4
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8
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Zamal
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NIXON
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Houston
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9
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280
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39%
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92%
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40
|
23
|
21
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66
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7.3
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72.3
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|
9
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DeAndre
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Brown
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La Tech
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9
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303
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42%
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78%
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31
|
37
|
11
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145
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16.1
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70.0
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|
10
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Joe
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JACKSON
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Memphis
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7
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176
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44%
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79%
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30
|
25
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6
|
85
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12.1
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66.7
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|
11
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Jeremiah
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SAMARRIPPAS
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SMU
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9
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278
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41%
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67%
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34
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17
|
11
|
65
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7.2
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66.9
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|
12
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Biko
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Paris
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Boston C
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8
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259
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41%
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79%
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23
|
19
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6
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74
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9.3
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76.9
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13
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Broderick
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GILCHREST
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Idaho State
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6
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204
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45%
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88%
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14
|
26
|
5
|
87
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14.5
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66.2
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|
14
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Ben
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CHERRY
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Tulane
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7
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161
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28%
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88%
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10
|
10
|
5
|
32
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4.6
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67.4
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|
15
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Marcelis
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Hansberry
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La Monroe
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9
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174
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29%
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70%
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18
|
17
|
7
|
33
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3.7
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75.0
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The category to the right is the quality of the team’s opposition, from the Sagarin ratings. With any luck this is the beginning of a series of articles, which I will title CBB 1, CBB 2, CBB 3, etc. (College Basketball—1, College Basketball—2), so that those of you who aren’t interested in college basketball can just skip these articles.
A. J. Rompza is a 5-9, 155-pound junior who blogs (AJRompza.com). He’s probably not the best point guard in the country, but he’s pretty good.
Aaron Johnson (UAB) leads the nation in assists.
Jeremiah Samarippas has a great name, particularly if he chooses to become a bullfighter.
What you can do to help me here is to feed me what information you may have about these players, by posting comments. If I have someone identified as a point guard who is not, in fact, a point guard—which I will do, more than once—then let me know. I’ll fix things, and we’ll work gradually toward a better set of answers.