ESPN's already started keeping track of players' +/- (points their team scores while they're in - points their team gives up while they're in) in their box score. they also show Hollinger's PER # that he came up with.


while I think these #s are just as helpful as traditional stats since they're just a good way of quantifying the available data, as with any stats it can be easy to forget they don't happen in a vacuum.

i.e., I think they're good for determining which group of players tend to play well together (when you look at a 5 man +/-) but it doesn't take into account things like the level of competition they're in against.

i.e., the Clippers bench has a really good +/- but it doesn't mean they're the best lineup since you have to figure in that they're playing against bench players.