Player Productivity Score

Here is the formula I'm using to come up with my Player Productivity Score (PPS):

(Points + Rebounds + Assists + Steals + Blocks) / Minutes - Turnovers / Minutes = PPS

The result gives you an idea of how many times per minute the player does something positive statistically to help the team.  A low score does not necessarily mean a bad player.  You will see low scores, most often a guard, when a player is primarily a scorer (see Vaughn Duggins) and not so concerned about other areas.  It was brought to my attention by "Jack Sikma" that with big guys in college they typically aren't just rebounding specialist (they may become this at the next level).  Ben Wallace for example averaged over 13 points per game and 10 rebounds per game during his time at Virginia Union.

For the VU guys last year who played over 400 minutes saw an average score of 0.565194.  A HL all conference player will typically see a score above 0.7 (Brandon Wood, Anthony Hill, Eli Holman) while an elite player will have a score above 0.8 (Norris Cole, Matt Howard).

Anyway, we'll keep track of these scores throughout the year and see what they show (number crunching is something I enjoy).  Maybe will be more useful then I'm giving it credit for...or maybe not.  We shall see!