College Roster

Team Intelligence grades the roster. This changes it.

The same Team KR re-run with a player added, cut, or moved, and the delta is the answer.

Case 01 · the delta is the answer

Rank moves by what they do to the team.

The whole Team KR re-runs with the player in, and the change is the answer, which is why the best available player is rarely the best move. The composite KaNeXT Ballers board, ranked by Team KR delta, not by rating.

Candidate · what he isHis KRTeam Δ
Secondary shot-creatorlead guard, half-court creation84+3.1
Switchable wingdefensive versatility86+1.7
Elite movement shooterduplicates a strength90+0.4
Back-to-basket bigwrong-fit for the spacing scheme88-0.6

The 90 adds almost nothing: the team already has elite shooting, so a great shooter only duplicates a strength. The 84 adds the most, because he fills the one thing the roster cannot do. The board is sorted by delta, and the delta does not follow the rating.

Demo Team KR read re-run with illustrative composite candidates. Demonstration deltas.

Case 02 · fill the gap, not the name

A duplicate star adds little. A gap-filler adds a lot.

The Team Intelligence read already found the one thing this roster cannot do. Two candidates, one a bigger name, and the gap decides which is worth more.

The gap: half-court shot creation against length. When the offense bogs down against size, only the young guards can make something, and the floor dips. Every add is scored on whether it closes this.
The duplicate
Elite movement shooter · KR 90
What he addsMore of what you have
Closes the gapNo
Team KR delta+0.4
The gap-filler
Secondary shot-creator · KR 84
What he addsThe missing half-court engine
Closes the gapYes
Team KR delta+3.1

Six points of rating separate them, and the lower one is worth almost eight times more to this team. Sign the 90 for a better highlight reel; sign the 84 for a better team. Only a move scored against the gap can tell them apart.

Illustrative read on the real gap-fit delta structure, scored against the demo team's coverage soft spot. Composite candidates, demonstration figures.

Case 03 · every move is priced against the limit

Each move trades against the cap, the budget, the team.

The roster limit is full and the budget is finite, so a real add is a trade: someone comes off, the money moves, and the whole team re-prices. Nothing commits until you say so.

ADD · Secondary shot-creatorCUT · deep-bench wingnet roster move
Team KR
90.6 → 93.1
+2.5 net of the cut
Roster limit
15 of 15
add forces the cut
Budget
$210K
value per dollar: high
Fragility
cleared
half-court flag closes

The add is worth +3.1 alone, but the cut costs a little back, so the true team gain is +2.5, under the limit, inside budget, closing a fragility flag. That is the honest number: what the whole move does after everything it costs.

Illustrative read on the real add-cut-reprice structure (roster limit, budget, Team KR delta, fragility). Demonstration figures.

The law underneath
The best player available is rarely the best move. The best delta is.

Do not build the best collection of players, build the team with the highest delta.