My post was intended to provoke—and it seems a few are right on track—I think "best player," especially in soccer, is truly difficult—Surround individual players with different teammates and see a different player—
I do think some of the best players in the state are girls—that was part of my post also—(comparing girls within girls soccer—not comparing a girl to a boy head-to-head, of course)
I also agree about performance being consistent—along with how a player shines against the best competition—
I know in high school soccer we get players designated as "great" who pile up goal totals against very weak teams—That's why we need to see soccer played and not look at stats—especially since defenders get left out of the stat race—
