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[QUOTE="fanfanclubclub, post: 57516, member: 787"]
I didn't say that you took any position regarding Scoop v. Triche, I merely said you were anti-empirical, because of your statement that you don't need stats in order to know who the best guard on this team is (by which you mean DW).

Triche appears to lack the lateral quickness to be a quality NBA starter, but he can be a fantastic, take-all-sorts-of-teams-to-a-championship type player in college. Triche's advanced metrics over his career [URL='http://www.kenpom.com/player.php?p=9229']are very good[/URL] especially when adjusted for competition. He simply had a terrible start during our pre-season conference games last season, while adjusting to a new role for which he is not ideally suited.

Dion's [URL='http://www.kenpom.com/player.php?p=10823']advanced numbers[/URL] are good also, and I love his potential. Great hands, strength, great free throw shooter, good quickness and a good shot: but I don't think he is the team first leader like Triche. If Triche and Dion maintain their efficiency while increasing their usage rates enough to qualify for the leaderboard, they'd both be top 30 in the country.

Scoop was very efficient as a run-and-gun, mini-hibatchi off the bench, but his season as the lead point guard was [URL='http://www.kenpom.com/player.php?p=6691']not good[/URL].
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