Are HS Players Better or Are We Just Seeing Star Inflation?

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Here's a list of the lowest ranked 5-star player and the lowest-ranked 4-star player for a sampling of years. While the numbers bounce around a bit, there's a pretty clear trend. At the beginning of the list the "worst" guy who qualified for 5 stars was the 22nd or 23rd player. While the "worst" 4-star guy ranked around #100. In recent years the worst 5-star guy was down around #26 while the worst 4-star player was around #130.

Lowest 5* 4*
2004 - 22 99
2005 - 22 90
2006 - 23 111
2008 - 20 104
2010 - 22 112
2012 - 27 148
2013 - 23 115
2014 - 22 123
2015 - 25 130
2016 - 28 128
2017 - 24 130

 

[Heeelz46]

Good post. Imo stars become meaningless when you are letting the 120th player in a class have 4 stars. A 4 star player should be someone who could possibly have a nice impact within a year or maybe two. If we are honest, most ranked below 100 dont. I dont think HS players are any better honestly.

 

[RP12]

Good post. Imo stars become meaningless when you are letting the 120th player in a class have 4 stars. A 4 star player should be someone who could possibly have a nice impact within a year or maybe two. If we are honest, most ranked below 100 dont. I dont think HS players are any better honestly.

"Nice impact" is subjective and would depend on what team/level of competition. So meaningless, just like stars.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

I'd assume it's star inflation. Padding kids egos and whatnot. Not really sure what the motivation would be for that, but that looks like what's going on.

I much prefer using total ranking, as opposed to stars, as it's much more precise. A 5 star ranked #23 is going to be much closer in talent to a 4 star ranked #27 than that same #27 overall 4 star would be to another 4 star ranked #110.

 

[HeelFan58]

Here's a list of the lowest ranked 5-star player and the lowest-ranked 4-star player for a sampling of years. While the numbers bounce around a bit, there's a pretty clear trend. At the beginning of the list the "worst" guy who qualified for 5 stars was the 22nd or 23rd player. While the "worst" 4-star guy ranked around #100. In recent years the worst 5-star guy was down around #26 while the worst 4-star player was around #130.

Lowest 5* 4*
2004 - 22 99
2005 - 22 90
2006 - 23 111
2008 - 20 104
2010 - 22 112
2012 - 27 148
2013 - 23 115
2014 - 22 123
2015 - 25 130
2016 - 28 128
2017 - 24 130

basketball has too many 4*'s nobody outside of #75 should be a 4.