Season Review: Alex Bridges IV

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Were about one third the way through my players rookie season, and he has a couple points to show for it. 26 games in, and Bridges IV has recorded a solid 11 points. When I said I wanted around .35 points per game this season, this is a good start. Currently exceeding expectations, Bridges IV has around .42 points per game so far. This is all fine and dandy from the outside looking in, but lets head inside and take a deeper look into Bridges IV's contribution to his teams success so far into the S98 season.

 

In S97 at the dispersal draft for the VHLM, Bridges IV was selected in the third round - 23rd overall in the draft. Underwhelming, Bridges IV swore to make everyone understand why passing on him was a mistake. Finally, with a chance to back it up - he has helped the Houston Bulls pave their way to leading the western conference. So far, Houston resides at an impressive record with sixteen wins (16-8-2), and has 34 points to their name at the moment.

 

When looking at how Houston ranks amongst other teams in the league, we can say that they're doing quite well so far:

Stat (Conference Rank) [League Rank]

Wins (T-1) [T-4]
Win% (1) [4]

GF (1) [4]
GA (2) [3]
GD (1) [4]

We can see the common pattern that obviously, Houston is in the weaker division - but overall they are doing what they need to do, thriving.

When we take a deeper look into Bridges IV's season - and how that's playing out so far - we can sort of tell how he's contributing to the team, and in what ways.

Bridges IV currently has 1 goal and 10 assists throughout the 26 game span. When we take that into the account of his teams success, it means Bridges has scored 1.5% of his teams goals this season, which is extremely low. He is tied for the least amount of goals on his team at the moment - which is also never great.

In the assist column, he currently has 10 assists in 26 games, which is a much more presentable stat line. When we factor this in to the teams scoring, he currently assists about 15% of the teams goals so far into the season. 

 

In simpler terms, Bridges IV is active in about 16.5% of Houston's scoring plays in the current season. To put that in even simpler terms - for every 6 scoring plays that Houston has, Bridges IV is involved in one.

For a third round pick, that's not too bad - but for a future star, concerning.

When we look at how he ranks among his team, and other RW's drafted in S98 (5 OTHER, 6 TOTAL), he shows he has the potential:

Stat (Whole Team Rank) [S98 RW Class Rank]

Goals (T-11) [5]
Assists (T-5) [T-1]
Points (7) [3]
+/- (T-4) [3]

The data provided shows that although hes not the best at the moment, he definitely is one of the best right wingers in his class. His stats in his team average out to be the 7th best player on his team, and the 3rd best player in his draft class at his position. 

Hopefully Bridges IV can improve his stats and become the best in his draft class, although highly unlikely.

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