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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1481386" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>Can't let this go unchallenged. Tell me where you're going to make all the bolded up.</p><p></p><p>* AJ could <strong>reliably take the 3</strong>, and other guards like Ayo, Feliz, and a healthy Trent would penetrate. AJ *should* be out on the perimeter ready to receive a pass. Sure it would be great if he was a multi-level scorer, but that wasn't his role. Consider that we were not a great 3 pt shooting team (98th in the country) and you've got a 42% shooter. What do you do with him?</p><p>* Took care of the ball. <strong>0.7 Turnovers in those 27 mpg!</strong></p><p>* Very <strong>close to Giorgi's rebounding</strong>! He was 2nd on the team as a SG</p><p>* Having a <strong>top FT shooting guard on the team</strong> who makes good decisions helps you close out games, something we are going to need this year if we're more competitive overall.</p><p><strong>* Good defender</strong>.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying he was the star that Ayo was, or the miracle freshman that Giorgi was, but he was a very solid senior --the type who's production is taken for granted until about half a dozen games into the following season when people realize how important his contributions were.</p><p></p><p>Just because someone has a flashier offensive ceiling, don't think they're going to be better at taking care of the ball, decision-making, end of game FTs, defense, and getting rebounds. Those are needed to win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1481386, member: 4069"] Can't let this go unchallenged. Tell me where you're going to make all the bolded up. * AJ could [B]reliably take the 3[/B], and other guards like Ayo, Feliz, and a healthy Trent would penetrate. AJ *should* be out on the perimeter ready to receive a pass. Sure it would be great if he was a multi-level scorer, but that wasn't his role. Consider that we were not a great 3 pt shooting team (98th in the country) and you've got a 42% shooter. What do you do with him? * Took care of the ball. [B]0.7 Turnovers in those 27 mpg![/B] * Very [B]close to Giorgi's rebounding[/B]! He was 2nd on the team as a SG * Having a [B]top FT shooting guard on the team[/B] who makes good decisions helps you close out games, something we are going to need this year if we're more competitive overall. [B]* Good defender[/B]. I'm not saying he was the star that Ayo was, or the miracle freshman that Giorgi was, but he was a very solid senior --the type who's production is taken for granted until about half a dozen games into the following season when people realize how important his contributions were. Just because someone has a flashier offensive ceiling, don't think they're going to be better at taking care of the ball, decision-making, end of game FTs, defense, and getting rebounds. Those are needed to win. [/QUOTE]
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