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[QUOTE="Dollar Dog, post: 3359901, member: 7597"]
I think your comparison exposes the exaggerated value of Sidibe on this board.  His late-season spurt is recency bias.  Others have noted his advanced metrics (like PER and win shares) look pretty good.  But that's largely a consequence of being the fourth or fifth scoring option on the floor.  He scores at an efficient clip because the defense is conceding on him to take away the primary options.

This part is anecdotal, but Bourama scores a lot on weak side rebound put-backs or easy dump-offs because the D overplayed someone else.  He's a limited offensive player.  That hurts because it allows defenses to play tight on our shooters since he's no threat in the post.  Defensively, he's not an elite rim protector.  That hurts because he's unable to clean up our weak top zone defense, after it allows easy penetration or entry passes.

I'm not sure Medley-Bacon is the answer against ACC competition.  I doubt he could play the zone better than Sidibe.  Bourama is surely the better rebounder.  In fact, I would grant him that over Tape or Haarms, if they came here.  But your comparison shows it's not hard to find a center with at least marginally better offensive skills.  We need to keep trying and the staff certainly is.  The Catch-22 is that Sidibe's not only deficient in key areas but his presence might be scaring off some of the decent options which would consider us.
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