IthacaMatt
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Season ending stats:
Played 29 out of 33 games, averaging 10.8 minutes per game. He played more than 300 minutes of basketball, which equates to starting in about 8 to 10 games for a normal team.
So he got minutes. Almost all of them were in the first half, and he seemed on a short leash, but as the futbol coaches in Europe say, "Ten minutes is enough time to make an impact in a game, to make something happen."
His production? 1.9 points, 1.4 rebounds per 1/4 of every game. That's not enough of an impact over the whole season, but he did have some strong games down the stretch.
His results this year didn't warrant a lot of second half minutes, to be honest. He got a lot better later in the year, until he got hurt. I hope that he wants to come back, because we will be a better team for it. He knows what he's supposed to do out there, and there is nobody who should beat him out of a starting job, if he's up to doing the job.
He would help cure the lack of athleticism of our back line. Frank's emergence, too, means we should be SO much better next year, like Top 25 / Top 4 of ACC better, if everyone is back. That's what I'm hoping for. I think Benny can play a lot better next year, knowing that he's not coming out at his first mistake. That changes a lot of players for the better.
Played 29 out of 33 games, averaging 10.8 minutes per game. He played more than 300 minutes of basketball, which equates to starting in about 8 to 10 games for a normal team.
So he got minutes. Almost all of them were in the first half, and he seemed on a short leash, but as the futbol coaches in Europe say, "Ten minutes is enough time to make an impact in a game, to make something happen."
His production? 1.9 points, 1.4 rebounds per 1/4 of every game. That's not enough of an impact over the whole season, but he did have some strong games down the stretch.
His results this year didn't warrant a lot of second half minutes, to be honest. He got a lot better later in the year, until he got hurt. I hope that he wants to come back, because we will be a better team for it. He knows what he's supposed to do out there, and there is nobody who should beat him out of a starting job, if he's up to doing the job.
He would help cure the lack of athleticism of our back line. Frank's emergence, too, means we should be SO much better next year, like Top 25 / Top 4 of ACC better, if everyone is back. That's what I'm hoping for. I think Benny can play a lot better next year, knowing that he's not coming out at his first mistake. That changes a lot of players for the better.