• Team construction: why star + role player beats two stars statistically

    Ran 15 years of title-winning team compositions. Teams with one player at RAPTOR +7 or higher and 4+ players at +1 to +3 won at 72% the rate of teams with two players at +5. The value of a true star is multiplicative, but roster balance matters more than having two max players. This has real GM implications.

  • Ran 15 years of title-winning team compositions. Teams with one player at RAPTOR +7 or higher and 4+ players at +1 to +3 won at 72% the rate of teams with two players at +5. The value of a true star is multiplicative, but roster balance matters more than having two max players. This has real GM implications.