@ABSORBER posted:Posting to web forums is really a waster of time and I can only blame myself.
Lotta PG bashers here which is why PG himself quit wasting his time on this forum. Even though he was really helpful and would bend-over backwards to help a parent out.
I guess we can disagree on whether PG data collection and grading over the last 20+ years is any good. I'll just compare the PG grades (and ranking for top 250) to the last few MLB drafts and see where they differ. On the surface they seem pretty close to me (for prep players).
You're trying to convince a bunch of people who have been through the process, sat with coaches, have been coaches having those conversations with parents, are currently coaches, etc, that PG grades matter. They don't. There is more than enough (anecdotal of course) evidence on this board where people have asked coaches how much stock they put into rankings, ratings, etc and the answer every time is zero. In the rare cases where they do, the same coaches go and vet the kids themselves before doing anything with that information.
Coaches are not heading over to PGs site and sorting by showcase grades to see who they're going to target. They don't cross kids off their list because PG only has them as an 8 and not an 8.5. Does PG get the top of the heap right? Of course, they all play for Evoshield, Five Star, Dulins, 643, Team Elite etc. It's pretty easy to see who the top guys are when they all get together and play against each other in the playoffs, in Jupiter, etc. My guess would be the top 200 players are probably spread out across 20 or so teams - who run into each other fairly regularly.
As far as the PG bashing - this comes up every so often where people feel PG is owed a debt of gratitude. It costs money - it is not being done out of the kindness of their hearts. Is Jerry a good guy? Probably. From what I've seen around here it appears that way. Are people allowed to criticize something they feel was a bad purchase - yes. When I go to a restaurant and the food sucks, I talk about it. That's why I don't think anybody ever has the right to complain about Area Code - it's completely free.
I'm pretty pro PG. Their events have been helpful and I thought the competition was pretty good at their events. I've seen multiple #1 overall picks taking the field against us - that's pretty rare. That being said I'd never spend $800+ on a showcase to receive a number nobody cares about. If that makes me a PG basher I can live with that.