palestra38
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Reg: 11-21-04
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02-05-18 10:25 AM - Post#246177
In response to mrjames
Not at all....you completely discount the fact that he is playing 30 minutes a game and considerably more in the Ivy season and making only 1.3 turnovers a game and playing the best offensive guard (and sometimes small forward) of the other team on defense.
He is shooting over 55% from 2, which if you look back is exactly what I said--that he gets to the hoop and finishes better than anyone on the team. You and the other stat guys have no way to measure this since you discount 2 point shots and defensive metrics are not exactly well defined.
If guys like this were pretty standard, he would not have played 75 minutes this weekend and been the best all around player on the court. You're free to have your own opinions about what makes a player a good player, but please don't give us that tautology speech about how his advanced stats prove he sucks. All they mean is that he is not a great 3 point shooter---other than that , he is really good at this level at every aspect of the game.
Yes, and let's not forget Caleb Wood, who has morphed into a great 6th man---not only does he shoot the lights out, but rebounds like a beast.
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