The date cutoff is intentional since just a couple of years before Lafester went from scoring 2.8 to 22.5.
The Nick Babb Complex
- Thread starter Nader_uggghhh
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I think many people over reacted to far one way when CSP said Babb had the most NBA potential, just the same way people are over reacting the other way right now because he hasn't dominated the CCL. I think his play this year will be in the middle somewhere.
And the year before that Tom Schafer went from 4 to 18.
And two years before that Sam Hill went from 2.1 to 10.1
And a few years before that Ron Falenschek went from 3.0 to 10.5
There is a difference between possible and likely. If it happens, we will benefit greatly.
I agree with this. Problem is, the kid is a poor shooter. He will play a role, I think he may start, but he has limited offensive skills.
Carefully choosing a time frame of since 1990 so that no player has hit those parameters is misleading since I found 4 players in a very cursory search of the decade before.
I guess I don't remember every post in this thread, but I find it highly unlikely that anyone suggested that all players make that kind of jump.
Besides, why the 4 point cut off? I realize that Nader scored 5.8, not 4 his first season but he increased his scoring by 7.1 ppg not the 6 points Babb would need to go from 4 to 10.
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I'm sure that stat will change. Heck you have already changed it because he wasn't 4 of 16.
He was 8 of 26. I don't think he will be a career .300 shooter. He finished the season (February and March) hitting at a .500 clip (4-8). I don't think he is a .500 shooter either.
Not within your parameters but Nader and Matty-T come to mind. Their leaps in EFG and general production from So. to Jr. year was nothing short of incredible. Prohm can develop and we just brought in Nick Graham. Not claiming Babb will be a world beater but I don't enjoy seeing people write him off as a finished product.
To me, he's a guy that hasn't shown it yet with any consistency. This is his 3rd (??) year in a major college program and he may simply have a case of the early MattThomas' when his confidence (and his shot) were off. Never saw Matt with any negative body language but you can see Nick getting caught in the moment at times.
A little confidence goes a long way if you have an underlying skill set.
He started playing to his potential in the Big 12 tournament. I expect good things from him this year.
Nick is going to be just fine, and a key member for this team. I think he will get 25+ minutes, just due to his versatility, starting or not. And we are going to need him.
Anyone remember Stevie Johnson? Sort of in that vein, doing whatever needs to be done, but much more skilled offensively of course.
Anyone remember Stevie Johnson? Sort of in that vein, doing whatever needs to be done, but much more skilled offensively of course.
Not as catchy as "Johnny Orr Floor"....
I'm actually the most excited to watch Nick this year as I'm guessing his role will give him more opportunity to play his game after everybody gets on the same page.
I guess, I just liked the way he played last year. Does he have that killer instinct where he knows he's better than you, who knows, but I think it's in him.
Big Babb Fan/Supporter!
I guess, I just liked the way he played last year. Does he have that killer instinct where he knows he's better than you, who knows, but I think it's in him.
Big Babb Fan/Supporter!
Better than I expected, but still not great. He must have had a few really bad streaks in there somewhere, as what sticks in my mind is him bricking several shots and then stopped shooting. Probably faulty memory on my part. I hope for the best, but I am not expecting him to suddenly be a scoring machine.
My bigger concern is that there seems to be several average shooters on this years team. It will be hard to spread teams out when there are a lot less threats from 3.
