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Message: [QUOTE="moqui, post: 139306, member: 214"] First of all, the Pomeroy numbers are not "padded;" they are simply normalized for minutes played. Next, I can only point out again that CJ gets more minutes because he backs up a token starter, while JS backs up a Wooden Award candidate. His minutes are lower vs. the BCS schools not because of the quality of his play, but because JB has always had a tendency to ride his senior star in those games. And, conversely, CJ's minutes are lower vs. the cupcakes because those are the games where JB gets additional minutes for Rak. Also, you are still not getting it that this is not, and never has been, a CJ vs. JS thing. They are different players who play different positions - CJ has the skill set of an 4, JS has the skill set of a 3. The entire point in this thread was not that one was better than the other (and certainly not to exclaim that any of our valuable contributors "sucks," as you put it), but that one was better suited to be a starting 3 next season. I repeat the innocuous comment that brought all this out: I would not take the idea that CJ is a lock to start at the 3 next season to the bank. wow, I don't think he is even in the same ballpark as KJ was as a sophomore. He may be, as you assert, a superior ball handler, but he has not shown in game play anything like KJ's ability to drive from various angles, and he completely lacks KJ's vision. Fair never goes to his right, he doesn't draw a lot of fouls for an interior player, and he rarely looks for his teammates. Personally, I think his ceiling is Damone Brown by his senior year (which would make him a pretty good player). again, if you actually look at the numbers, there has been no such improvement. He is [I]taking[/I] more jumpers, but he is not [I]making[/I] them at a higher rate. Like RF, I want to reiterate that I am not "anti-CJ;" I like his game a lot and I think he is a valuable contributor both now and in the future. But I try to be realistic about what I see. I don't see any indication that he would be as successful as a 3 (or, to be more specific, as a perimeter oriented forward) as he has been as a 4 (interior oriented forward). All things being equal, I have always agreed that he is a better player right now than James, but the point of contention right now is whose skill set would be better suited to line up alongside a pair of frontcourt mates who will be drawn from low post options Fab/Keita/Rak/DC2. [/QUOTE]

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