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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 5566101, member: 60"]
No one hates the kid personally. By all accounts, he is a fantastic representative for the program. And no one is saying he is the only reason we haven't been good in the recent past. That has clearly been a group effort. And no one is saying he doesn't give 100% when he is on the floor and in practice.

But all evidence points to him being an inefficient player on O and a poor defender, at best. I don't care about All ACC anything. Anyone can put up aggregate points with enough shots.

We have real talent and the right players on our roster. All people are saying is, or at least what I'm saying is, just because he got to start and put up volume of shots in the past doesn't mean that should be the case moving forward.

He's started 83 games and has a <43% FG and <30% 3PT. His advanced metrics are not great. His PER last year was 15. That is an average player. If you want to call JJ an average player, I'lll take it.

Also, I don't care if the kid was born and raised in Day Hall or Dinosaur BBQ. The best players should play.

And btw, between the media stories on the use of analytics for the team and bringing in a GM, it's clear that we there has been a massive blind spot in how to build a roster in the recent past. And now we've amended that and that is a huge credit to Red, Wildhack, etc.

So I'm extremely happy to have JJ. Just want to be cognizant of who is he is and not who we hope he is.
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