Remember how your junior high/middle school English teacher told you write a paper to “compare and contrast” two things, X and Y?
Well, let’s do that.
Background
As I recall, Matt focused much more on basketball in high school than Caleb did. Matt’s personal tragedy has no parallel for Caleb that I know of.
Physically
Matt: 6’4” 200
Caleb: 6’3” 195
Not a significant difference, made up for by Caleb being the better runner/jumper.
Personality
Both are guys who will dive for balls.
Intersection Point
Most relevantly, let’s look at their respective sophomore years, Matt ‘14-15 at ISU, Caleb ‘20-21 at UNLV:
3PT%
Matt 33.0%
Caleb 34.2%
*Pretty close at that stage of their careers, but remember that Caleb also shot from the extended line (22’ 1 3/4” from 20’9” in 2019)
3 Point Attempts
Matt 32 of 97 att
Caleb 53 of 155 att
Minutes Per Game:
Matt 15.3
Caleb 33.1
Games Played/Games Started
Matt 32/0
Caleb 26/26
PPG
Matt 4.9 ppg
Caleb 9.3 ppg
FT%
Matt 71.4%
Caleb 64.5%
Free Throw Attempts
Matt 20 of 28
Caleb 20 of 31
FG%
Matt 36.8%
Caleb 40%
Rebounds Per Game
Matt 2.0 rpg
Caleb 3.3 RP
Assists
Matt 0.7 apg
Caleb 61/2.34 apg
Steals
Matt 11
Caleb 33
Turnovers
Matt 15
Caleb 36
Blocks
Matt 2
Caleb 3
*Conclusion, just from this section? The two had fairly similar sophomore seasons, with the difference being that Caleb played a bit more than twice as many minutes as Matt.
That means he’s a bit more experienced on the court—but at the same time, part of that is negated by shifting schools (and teammates) a second time. For his Junior year, Matt was used to guys he had already played with.
Other than that, Matt got to the free throw line a bit more often per minutes played—but Caleb had more steals on that same basis.
Not too much in the way of “glaring differences” at that stage if their respective careers
We’ll see how Caleb builds on his foundation going forward. We know how Matt turned out.
**anything else, you guys have at it. It’s late and I’m tired. G’night!
Well, let’s do that.
Background
As I recall, Matt focused much more on basketball in high school than Caleb did. Matt’s personal tragedy has no parallel for Caleb that I know of.
Physically
Matt: 6’4” 200
Caleb: 6’3” 195
Not a significant difference, made up for by Caleb being the better runner/jumper.
Personality
Both are guys who will dive for balls.
Intersection Point
Most relevantly, let’s look at their respective sophomore years, Matt ‘14-15 at ISU, Caleb ‘20-21 at UNLV:
3PT%
Matt 33.0%
Caleb 34.2%
*Pretty close at that stage of their careers, but remember that Caleb also shot from the extended line (22’ 1 3/4” from 20’9” in 2019)
3 Point Attempts
Matt 32 of 97 att
Caleb 53 of 155 att
Minutes Per Game:
Matt 15.3
Caleb 33.1
Games Played/Games Started
Matt 32/0
Caleb 26/26
PPG
Matt 4.9 ppg
Caleb 9.3 ppg
FT%
Matt 71.4%
Caleb 64.5%
Free Throw Attempts
Matt 20 of 28
Caleb 20 of 31
FG%
Matt 36.8%
Caleb 40%
Rebounds Per Game
Matt 2.0 rpg
Caleb 3.3 RP
Assists
Matt 0.7 apg
Caleb 61/2.34 apg
Steals
Matt 11
Caleb 33
Turnovers
Matt 15
Caleb 36
Blocks
Matt 2
Caleb 3
*Conclusion, just from this section? The two had fairly similar sophomore seasons, with the difference being that Caleb played a bit more than twice as many minutes as Matt.
That means he’s a bit more experienced on the court—but at the same time, part of that is negated by shifting schools (and teammates) a second time. For his Junior year, Matt was used to guys he had already played with.
Other than that, Matt got to the free throw line a bit more often per minutes played—but Caleb had more steals on that same basis.
Not too much in the way of “glaring differences” at that stage if their respective careers
We’ll see how Caleb builds on his foundation going forward. We know how Matt turned out.
**anything else, you guys have at it. It’s late and I’m tired. G’night!
