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Illinois 73, Michigan State 70 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="LurkLongandProsper" data-source="post: 1282528" data-attributes="member: 153359"><p>I'd rather he learn to do more around the rim. His oreb% is 9.9% right now, highest of anyone playing regular minutes. (We should give Samson Oladimeji more minutes, his oreb rate is 39.5%! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />). If he could finish around the rim, that'd go a long way. Elsewise, we just get a semi-redundant skillset with Finke, who is also a pretty effective offensive rebounder in his own right (9.1%). </p><p></p><p>As is though, we have this trend where our bigs are learning to do more away from the hoop (Nnanna, Leron, Finke, even Colbert was putting up 3s by the end of his tenure) than at the rim, which while helpful to an extent, will be problematic if none of our bigs learn to play around the rim. Mav is the only one who has really done that - to great success - but that was his game in HS as well. Need our bigs to be a presence around the hoop in this league.</p><p></p><p>Also, please don't mistake this as saying that Leron being able to hit 3s is a bad thing, but right now, his offensive game is essentially limited to catch and shoot from 15 feet and out. I'd rather not have to choose between him making an impact on the glass and him contributing as a scorer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LurkLongandProsper, post: 1282528, member: 153359"] I'd rather he learn to do more around the rim. His oreb% is 9.9% right now, highest of anyone playing regular minutes. (We should give Samson Oladimeji more minutes, his oreb rate is 39.5%! :D). If he could finish around the rim, that'd go a long way. Elsewise, we just get a semi-redundant skillset with Finke, who is also a pretty effective offensive rebounder in his own right (9.1%). As is though, we have this trend where our bigs are learning to do more away from the hoop (Nnanna, Leron, Finke, even Colbert was putting up 3s by the end of his tenure) than at the rim, which while helpful to an extent, will be problematic if none of our bigs learn to play around the rim. Mav is the only one who has really done that - to great success - but that was his game in HS as well. Need our bigs to be a presence around the hoop in this league. Also, please don't mistake this as saying that Leron being able to hit 3s is a bad thing, but right now, his offensive game is essentially limited to catch and shoot from 15 feet and out. I'd rather not have to choose between him making an impact on the glass and him contributing as a scorer. [/QUOTE]
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