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Message: [QUOTE="Cuse_MN, post: 91841, member: 1559"] [FONT=Georgia]Scoop had his first good shooting game of the season yesterday. Unfortunately, he also had his first sloppy game of the season. Scoop is missing a lot of shots he normally makes. I think he'll come around and I imagine JB thinks he will as well. He is clearly deferring to his teammate more this season. As a Scoop 'supporter' (which doesn't mean I don't support Brandon also) I feel for him starting this slow as I'm sure he is hoping to put it all on the table in his final season...it seems like he's in the worst shooting slump of his career, but then I look at Scoop vs Triche and see that they are both shooting 44% on the season and that Scoop is actually shooting better from 3pt range than Brandon, 39% vs 35%. BT looks like he should be the better shooter based on his stroke, but they've shot consistently similar %'s. On the season, Scoop is distributing the ball better and turning it over less on a minutes adjusted basis. [/FONT][FONT=Georgia]Brandon[/FONT][FONT=Georgia] has more rb's, Scoop more steals. Only major difference is FT%, something I think Scoop will turn around and get back to his historical %. JB having Dion and BT on the floor at the end of the last two games speaks volumes and I acknowledge stats can't speak to how the game is flowing offensively when each is out there, but I don't understand the view by the Scoop haters that Brandon is undoubtedly a better shooter and distributor. This year and previous year's shooting % and a/to have never justified that view. The rebuttal to Scoop leading the BE in apg last year is always "he led the league in TO's also"...right now [/FONT][FONT=Georgia]Brandon[/FONT][FONT=Georgia] is leading this team in TO's, but his sloppy play and often boneheaded TO's never get discussed. Scoop is clearly a lightning rod for fans, but the guy bleeds orange and has embraced his new reduced role with a team first attitude. We will need both Scoop and BT to play better to win a Nat'l Championship. Without a consistent offensive post threat teams are going to pressure our ballhandlers all year long. Dion and Kris can break guys down off the dribble at will. BT and Scoop don't have the quickness to do so consistently, so they'll need to play more within the offense and pick their spots. They will all have ups and downs on the season, but we are fortunate to be able to have three solid options for two spots to allow us to ride the hot hands. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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