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Penn State 74, Illinois 52 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefIllini" data-source="post: 1374430" data-attributes="member: 588522"><p>38.8% is not a good shooting percentage overall--below average. Now, if that was his 3 pt percentage, I would say thats slightly above average, especially (going off memory) considering how many 3 pt shots he attempted. DJ was a streaky shooter, but he had nights where he couldn't miss. Sadly, I think he improved very little offensively throughout his career here (thanks Weber/Groce!). </p><p></p><p>I think you could argue DJ was the best defensive player we've had in this decade, though if thats the case Egwu is 1b. He was fun to watch and an excellent player, and a much different player than Alstork. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but shooting 38% while playing half your games against B1G competition is much more impressive than doing the same against horizon league teams. </p><p></p><p>I think when we get transfers, people aren't diving deep into how they score there points , but rather looking at totals. Looking back at his percentages, I'd agree with others--they aren't great. He's obviously playing worse than his previous seasons would indicate. Learning to not be the alpha, better competition, and losing a lot of confidence is a triple threat that many players cannot overcome. Alstork isn't the first and wont be the last. He's carved a nice role, but we needed him to be a better shooter than he's been his entire career--and thats not the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefIllini, post: 1374430, member: 588522"] 38.8% is not a good shooting percentage overall--below average. Now, if that was his 3 pt percentage, I would say thats slightly above average, especially (going off memory) considering how many 3 pt shots he attempted. DJ was a streaky shooter, but he had nights where he couldn't miss. Sadly, I think he improved very little offensively throughout his career here (thanks Weber/Groce!). I think you could argue DJ was the best defensive player we've had in this decade, though if thats the case Egwu is 1b. He was fun to watch and an excellent player, and a much different player than Alstork. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but shooting 38% while playing half your games against B1G competition is much more impressive than doing the same against horizon league teams. I think when we get transfers, people aren't diving deep into how they score there points , but rather looking at totals. Looking back at his percentages, I'd agree with others--they aren't great. He's obviously playing worse than his previous seasons would indicate. Learning to not be the alpha, better competition, and losing a lot of confidence is a triple threat that many players cannot overcome. Alstork isn't the first and wont be the last. He's carved a nice role, but we needed him to be a better shooter than he's been his entire career--and thats not the case. [/QUOTE]
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