Rule#2 said:
Maybe he's just not that good? There's a reason he's still playing college basketball
MarcAg said:Rule#2 said:
Maybe he's just not that good? There's a reason he's still playing college basketball
Congrats on your first week of following college basketball
bobinator said:
There's partially a chicken egg thing going on too though where if literally anyone else would be good at all he'd get more space. Phelps was finally fairly good tonight but most of the time we have at least one guy on the court that defenses don't even have to worry about.
He needs to play better but we have to find a way to get some production from somewhere else on the perimeter.
We're WAY too easy to guard right now.
jeremy said:
Someone posted this:
Wade's last 3 games:
10/36 from the field (27.8%)
3/22 from 3FG (13.6%)
10 turnovers (officially)
Yep. It's been more concerning that the supporting cast for like 2 weeks is giving us nothing except Payne. Early in conference Phelps, Solo, Hef and to a lesser extent Manny we're playing well. Hasn't been the case the last 2 weeksbobinator said:
There's partially a chicken egg thing going on too though where if literally anyone else would be good at all he'd get more space. Phelps was finally fairly good tonight but most of the time we have at least one guy on the court that defenses don't even have to worry about.
He needs to play better but we have to find a way to get some production from somewhere else on the perimeter.
We're WAY too easy to guard right now.
bobinator said:
That was actually a mistake by the announcers. He didn't get his second foul until a minute left in the game.
fightinag said:
Buzz and his crew need a real BIG man !
I've been the first to criticize Wade lately but this post makes you lose all credibility.Proposition Joe said:
He's not a better player than he was his sophomore year.
You can choose who you want to blame that on.
BuzzFan24 said:I've been the first to criticize Wade lately but this post makes you lose all credibility.Proposition Joe said:
He's not a better player than he was his sophomore year.
You can choose who you want to blame that on.
Rule#2 said:
Maybe he's just not that good? There's a reason he's still playing college basketball
BuzzFan24 said:
In practically every area. If he was getting guarded like he was his sophomore year now then he'd actually be averaging 20 and 10. He's the lead guy on every scouting report now, not sure you can use statistics as a true measure. I do believe his injury has negated some of his effects and then top on the SEC this year is one of the toughest ever on record.
His scoring numbers are down from his junior year but, that's simply an addition of Phelps and Payne he actually can score compared to no one last year besides Boots and March Manny.
But if you want stats he's averaging more assists and less turnovers against wayyyy stiffer competition this year than any of his previous years played.
Dont think any of our players have improved under him, except as fine young men! and that's what college basketball is really about, am I right!Proposition Joe said:
I think a lot of people don't want to actually acknowledge it because the kid we saw sophomore year looked like he could be an elite player by the end of his career, and he just hasn't improved his offensive game -- something not all that uncommon under Buzz.
PJYoung said:
I choose to believe he is due and will get hot in the nick of time to take us on a run in the tournament.
Method Man said:
Is the pressure of breaking the record getting to him?
That's where I guess we differ. You try to use stats and to me stats only tell half of the story.Proposition Joe said:
So my point loses all credibility despite it relying on actual statistics, and you're leaning on "he's getting guarded better, he's injured, and the opponents are better". (And amusingly enough, the actual reason would be closer to - "he's getting officiated differently").
His shooting % is down 4%.
His 3pt % is down 3%.
His PPG is down 1.2pts/game.
His FT% is down 1.2%
His steals are down 0.3/game.
His turnovers are down 0.1/game.
His rebounds are up 0.2/game.
His assists are up 0.7/game.
So from his sophomore year, the only statistic he's better at is assists, and it's less than 1 a game improvement -- while his shooting % is down significantly... Taking more shots, scoring less points.
Adding Phelps and Payne should improve his looks due to, as you said, them being capable scorers compared to what he had previously.
I think a lot of people don't want to actually acknowledge it because the kid we saw sophomore year looked like he could be an elite player by the end of his career, and he just hasn't improved his offensive game -- something not all that uncommon under Buzz.
BuzzFan24 said:That's where I guess we differ. You try to use stats and to me stats only tell half of the story.Proposition Joe said:
So my point loses all credibility despite it relying on actual statistics, and you're leaning on "he's getting guarded better, he's injured, and the opponents are better". (And amusingly enough, the actual reason would be closer to - "he's getting officiated differently").
His shooting % is down 4%.
His 3pt % is down 3%.
His PPG is down 1.2pts/game.
His FT% is down 1.2%
His steals are down 0.3/game.
His turnovers are down 0.1/game.
His rebounds are up 0.2/game.
His assists are up 0.7/game.
So from his sophomore year, the only statistic he's better at is assists, and it's less than 1 a game improvement -- while his shooting % is down significantly... Taking more shots, scoring less points.
Adding Phelps and Payne should improve his looks due to, as you said, them being capable scorers compared to what he had previously.
I think a lot of people don't want to actually acknowledge it because the kid we saw sophomore year looked like he could be an elite player by the end of his career, and he just hasn't improved his offensive game -- something not all that uncommon under Buzz.
So all you guys are telling me that Q would've went on to play in the NBA if he dipped out and didn't use his COVID year? Turns out he stayed and developed another year and now completely changed his life hanging around on NBA and G League rosters.
"Lazar Haywood, Jimmy Butler, Darius Johnson-Odom, Dwight Buycks, Jae Crowder, all NBA players that were never top 100 high school players." And this is just his Marquette players - there's Justin Robinson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Ahmed Hill from VT that all played for years under Buzz to go on and sign NBA contracts.
