Hi Twins! I generally really enjoy your contributions, but I am a pretty data and metrics driven individual. I am hoping that you can clarify a couple of your statements as I seek to understand your thoughts. You have mentioned that T. Lew, "... can't defend and he can't shoot." With regard to defense, I dont have access to any advanced metrics. I know that you have mentioned DWS in this thread, but can you help me understand what that means? My assumption is that Lewis ranks last on that metric based on what you have said above. Is that the case? My understanding is that DWS estimates the number of wins a player produces for his team due to his defensive ability, and that a low DWS is an indicator of poor performance. It seems to me that the DWS ought to be compared to an OWS (if that is a thing) to determine a net conribution to a win. Feel free to correct me if I am misunderstanding the metric. As far as I can tell that metric doesn't tell a complete story about an individual's full ability to help his team win.
Do you happen to know where he ranks on the defensive efficiency scale compared to his teammates?
With regard to criticizing T. Lew because, "...he can't shoot," I did take some time to evaluate those metrics after the second Baylor game, as I understand them better. My conclusion is that Terrance is actually among the better shooters - and scorers for that matter if you prefer to differentiate - on the team. I posted the thoughts below less than a week ago, and I would bet that the numbers, nor the sentiment, have changed much. Given the traffic on this thread, other Fanatics might find it to be an interesting analysis.
"I have so many thoughts. I have been at every home game this year except for Kansas (I was on a work trip, and it ended up being a blessing in disguise). I am going to go on a bit of a rant, feel free to ignore.
Thing one, I really like Prohm… as a person. And as a recruiter. I cannot, however, understand his coaching (or lack thereof) decisions 90% of the time.
Last night, on so many possessions, we did not make it more than 2-3 feet inside the 3 point line with the ball at any point. Several of those possessions, we did not even make it that far. One of those possessions was on what I think was Bolton’s second made three. He stood at the top of the key, waited for the offense to get set up, and with out a single pass, jacked up a contested three ball with 8 seconds left on the shot clock. He made it, and the crowd roared, but let’s not let that distract us from how terrible of a possession that was. Those points were not scored by coaching, but rather an individual effort.
With regards to roster management, I think he is woefully stubborn.
Terrance brings a lot to the court:
Willingness to go after boards (outrebounded by 11 last night). He is tied with Haliburton for highest rebounds per minute from a guard (Zion is higher, but listed as a forward) – with fewer opportunities than any other scholarship player.
Slashing ability – Key on a team that stands around the perimeter. Just a note – two of the three possessions last night that I watched specifically for this, Grill stood in the corner – AND LITERALLY DIDN’T MOVE. Did not take a single step. That is either Caleb not knowing what to do, or TERRIBLE coaching.
Steadfastness – Has stuck with the program when many other players wouldn’t have – and is getting passed over by players who are worse by both metrics, and the eye test.
Scoring – He is our second highest scoring guard in points per minute (if you don’t include Schuster). On a team that struggles to break 50 on any given night, perhaps adding some scoring wouldn’t be a bad idea.
- Bolton
- Conditt
- Schuster
- Young
- LEWIS
Further, He is our highest guard in field goal percentage (if you don’t include Schuster), behind only Haliburton.
He is third in 3 point percentage (if you don’t include Steyer), behind only Haliburton and Bolton.
Last night, there were exactly 3 players who made more than 1 basket. Bolton, Haliburton and Conditt. Despite that, Conditt got fewer minutes than everybody EXCEPT Lewis and Grill. When we are getting annihilated in the post, does it matter who is getting annihilated? In that case, PUT IN SOME DAMN SCORING!
Not particularly Turnover Prone. He has the fourth best turnover per minute rating on the team, outside of walk-ons. Only Nixon, Grill (who doesn’t handle the ball at all), and Jacobson are better.
Given all of this, I have a few questions:
- Why are his minutes per game lower than any other scholarship player at this point (if you take out the outlier game that he started)?
- Why is he trusted to start in the event of an injury, but to only see 2 minutes of game action last night?
- Why does her have the fewest played games of any scholarship player? He has played in 65% of games. Next lowest is 90%.
- Why is Coach Prohm consistently mismanaging rosters?
- When will Terrance leave to play for a coach that might give him an opportunity. If is does, I will thank him for his contributions, wish him the best of luck, and completely understand his decision.
End Rant"
