Nithoniniel
Registered User
Sorting in tiers solves one problem with how prospect rankings are done, but it's mostly about presentation. A worse problem is that much talk about prospects focus on potential, as in how good the player could conceivably become, which is the one measurement we know the least about, is the hardest to predict, and isn't very telling either. For all we know, Nielsen is the second coming of Shea Weber, but that doesn't capture his value as a prospect. Talking about projections or development spreads instead of potential is better, but rarely done.