just realized isu will be picked to finish 8th or worse (preseason) 4 of 4 years
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Yeah, I do not see Ejim playing 10 minutes a game with 2 other posts on the floor, but he has him playing 28 minutes. Although still a tad too low imo, for reference, Ejim is averaging 25.5 minutes per game this year.
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I feel that we will struggle in the pre-season with the better teams but by conference time the team will play pretty well, as usual. I'm afraid that the lumps taken in the pre-season will be too much to overcome. It will be fun watching the team grow and they may surprise but by initial thought is NIT.
somebody out there should provide a side by side statistical comparison of bubu to lucious with projected bubu stats IF he were to play the same amount of minutes. points, rebounds, assist:turnovers.
i may be totally off base but i think bubu would compare reasonably well. when bubu has gotten minutes over the past two years, i generally come away impressed. seems a lot of people share the sentiment that any incoming freshman should be better than bubu. imo, bubu is hardly a liability out there. won't be as flashy as KL, but plays solid.
it doesn't make much of a difference. but it does make a difference when it comes to rankings during the season. and ranking do matter (as much as we say they don't). getting your score posted on espn as a top 25 team is a lot better than not getting it posted. it matters for recruiting and national perception.
if you start as a top 3 big 12 team preseason, it is a short climb into the top 25. when you start at the bottom, the hill is a lot steeper.
will it win you a big 12 title or national title? no. but being the preseason pick to win the big 12 sure looks a lot better to recruits than being picked as a basement dweller every season. it just gives you a 1% advantage before you even play a game. a 1% advantage i'll take any day of the week. you still have to go out and win games and that is of course more important than any preseason ranking. but it IS better to be at the top of a useless poll than at the bottom.
if you start as a top 3 big 12 team preseason, it is a short climb into the top 25. when you start at the bottom, the hill is a lot steeper.
will it win you a big 12 title or national title? no. but being the preseason pick to win the big 12 sure looks a lot better to recruits than being picked as a basement dweller every season. it just gives you a 1% advantage before you even play a game. a 1% advantage i'll take any day of the week. you still have to go out and win games and that is of course more important than any preseason ranking. but it IS better to be at the top of a useless poll than at the bottom.
That and as a freshman playing behind an all-conference pg that is now in the NBA. Nothing incriminating about his minutes.
No you did! ha jk. 18 mpg at PF, 10 mpg at SF for a total of 28 mpg. I forgive you.
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Most post players don't play as many minutes as guards do because it's a more physical game in the post and also because foul trouble is more of a factor which limits minutes.
Alright I'll do it. ha. I compared Lucious' stats this year so far compared to Bubu's stats last year:
Lucious' stats this year so far:
30.9 mpg
10.1 ppg
5.5 apg
3.8 topg
1.8 rpg
1.1 spg
3.9 2 pt field goal attempts per game
1.6 2 pt makes per game
5.1 3 pt field goal attempts per game
1.8 3 pt makes per game
1.8 free throw attempts per game
1.5 free throw makes per game
Bubu's stats if he were to play 30.9 mpg:
30.9 mpg
9.0 ppg
3.4 apg
2.5 topg
3.4 rpg
.9 spg
3.5 2 pt field goal attempts per game
1.6 2 pt makes per game
1.2 3 pt field goal attempts per game
.5 3 pt makes per game
6.3 free throw attempts per game
4.2 free throw makes per game
So yeah I would say Bubu would compare decently well to Lucious if he were to play the same amount of minutes as him. Bubu doesn't pass it as well, but he also takes care of the ball better. Bubu's points don't come from 3 pt range like Lucious' do. Bubu gets to the line much more than Lucious does though. Last year he shot more free throws per minute than anyone on the team, including Royce. He also rebounds better than Lucious. I hope this paints a better picture for people of how Bubu might perform if he played more minutes. Also consider the fact that these were numbers from last season. With another year of experience this season his numbers might get even better by the time the 2013-14 season rolls around.
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