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These are the player’s averages in conference games only.
Paschal Chukwu
20.1m 8.2p 10.0r 0.8a 1.1s 3.2b = 23.3+ 1.2mfg 1.4mft 1.8to 5.5pf = 9.9- = 13.4NP 5.6OE 7.8FG
Last year:
28.7m 6.7p 10.3r 0.7a 0.9s 3.1b = 21.7+ 1.4mfg 0.8mft 1.7to 4.3pf = 8.2- = 13.5NP 4.5OE 9.0FG
Comments: Paschal played fewer minutes but his overall play was about the same, although the first Duke game, (10p, 18r, 19NP) was clearly the best game of his career. Obviously there were other games that were worse than last year to pull his average down to the same level. He actually scored better than last year. The thing is, his fouls increased from 4.3 to 5.5. A senior big man shouldn’t be committing so many fouls that he can’t stay in a game. That’s all about knowing where he’s supposed to be and what he’s supposed to do.
Bourama Sidibe
7.0m 5.4p 9.2r 0.0a 1.9s 1.9b = 18.4+ 2.9mfg 3.5mft 1.3to 2.9pf = 10.6- = 7.8NP -1.0OE 8.8FG
Last year:
10.4m 8.5p 11.2r 0.5a 0.3s 3.0b = 23.5+ 3.3mfg 1.1mft 2.5to 7.1pf = 14.0- = 9.5NP 4.1OE 5.4FG
Comments: Bourama’s floor game has actually improved but his offensive game has disappeared. This is strange because Bourama clearly has better hands, better moves to the basket and can finish better than Paschal, as he showed in the Clemson game. I assume he’s healthier than last year. it may be that this just isn’t a big enough sample to be statistically relevant. I hope so. Bourama will be the likely starter next year and we’ll need him to come through for us. One plus is that he’s significantly dropped his fouls, indicating he’s at least figuring out the game a bit, even if he hasn’t figured out his own game.
Marek Dolezaj
23.6m 10.1p 8.6r 3.6a 3.0s 1.5b = 26.8+ 3.0mfg 0.9mft 2.8to 5.6pf = 12.3- = 14.5NP 6.2OE 8.3FG
Last year:
28.7m 6.5p 5.8r 2.1a 1.0s 0.9b = 16.3+ 2.5mfg 0.5mft 1.6to 3.7pf = 8.3- = 8.0NP 3.5OE 4.5FG
Comments: Marek had trouble coming off the bench in the pre-conference season, (I still think Hughes should have been coming off the bench to give up “instant offense”). JB finally figured out a way to get Marek starting minutes replacing Chukwu and Sidibe at center and he responded by playing well. Our offense certainly functions better with him out there and he’s an under-rated defender and rebounded. The problem: he’s not a center, which probably accounts for his dramatically increased fouling.
Oshae Brissett:
33.6m 14.0p 8.3r 2.1a 1.1s 1.1b = 26.6+ 7.7mfg 1.5mft 2.7to 2.5pf = 14.4- = 12.2NP 4.8OE 7.4FG
Last year:
38.6m 14.8p 8.1r 0.9a 1.3s 0.8b = 25.9+ 7.8mfg 0.9mft 2.1to 2.7pf = 13.5- = 12.4NP 6.1OE 6.3FG
Comments: Astonishing. For all the criticism, Oshae Brissett is essentially the same player he was last year. He hasn’t shot fouls as well, (but seems to have turned that around, making his last 9) and he turns the ball over a bit more. He’s actually rebounded slightly better. I think the difference is that we didn’t know what to expect last year and this eyar we had high expectations so the basically same performance came up short.
Elijah Hughes:
31.7m 15.6p 5.5r 1.5a 1.4s 1.1b = 25.1+ 7.9mfg 0.7mft 2.0to 2.2pf = 12.8- = 12.3NP 7.0OE 5.3FG
Comments: Elijah was a firecracker over the first half of the season, basically a second Tyus Battle. But like a lot of first year players, he kind of “hit the wall” during the conference season. Of late he’s settled into a jump shooter when he’s capable of driving to the basket and scoring. Next year he will be Battle and we’ll depend on him to do the things Tyus is doing now.
Robert Braswell:
1.0m 13.3p 0.0r 4.4a 8.9s 0.0b = 26.6+ 4.4mfg 2.2mft 0.0to 2.2pf = 8.8 = 17.8NP 6.7OE 11.1FG
Comments: It’s such a small statistical sample, and against reserves and walk-ons, that the numbers have little meaning. All we have is what we saw: a smooth, athletic player who seemed to know where to be and what do when he got there. His problem is that with three current sophomores ahead of him, (Dolezaj, Brissett and Hughes) and Quincy Guerrier coming in, when will Robert get a chance to show what he can do?
Tyus Battle:
36.9m 18.0p 3.9r 3.3a 1.1s 0.4b = 26.7+ 9.4mfg 1.4mft 2.2to 2.3pf = 15.3- = 11.4NP 7.2OE 4.2FG
Last year:
40.1m 19.9p 3.0r 2.1a 1.5s 0.1b = 26.6+ 9.7mfg 1.0mft 2.8to 1.9pf = 15.4- = 11.2NP 9.2OE 2.0FG
Comments: Tyus improves his rebounding and did more passing, (largely because he was pressed into service at the point), but remained essentially the same player. He didn’t score as much but we had other options. His shooting varied: he was 16 for 28 against Florida State and Boston College then 18 for 57 against NC State against Louisville, Duke and North Carolina. He was 9 for 13 against Wake Forest but is 8 for 30 since. And is floor game just isn’t what you’d expect from a 6-6 205 guard. Still, he scored 32 in the first Duke game, 29 against North Carolina and 31 vs. Boston College. He’s the one guy we’ve got who can really carry the team.
Frank Howard:
26.6m 13.3p 3.4r 3.8a 1.8s 0.3b = 22.6+ 12.1mfg 0.6mft 3.1to 2.9pf = 18.7 = 3.9NP 0.6OE 3.3FG
Last year:
39.5m 15.5p 3.2r 4.2a 1.5s 0.3b = 24.7+ 9.1mfg 1.0mft 3.0to 2.5pf = 15.6- = 9.1NP 5.4OE 4.7FG
Comments: Frank’s game has just collapsed, which is tragic because people were saying that last summer he was looking better than he ever had. He had an injury and an operation and probably should have red-shirted except that Howard Washington was also red-shirting following his operation. So Frank has struggled through a senior year in which he accomplished very little. That’s all folks.
Buddy Boeheim:
16.3m 18.5p 4.1r 1.6a 1.5s 0.3b = 26.0+ 8.0mfg 0.1mft 1.6to 3.0pf = 12.7- = 13.3NP 10.4OE +2.9FG
Comments: Buddy, after a tough start, has had a nice freshman season. He’s out best three point shooter and it’s not close to being close. He can be taken out if the defense focuses on him but that opens thing sup for his teammates, (who haven’t taken enough advantage of that). He’s basically Trevor Cooney, who Jim always wanted out there because of the threat he presented even if he wasn’t hitting in a particular game. Like Cooney, he’s an under-rated defender with quick hands who plays the passing lanes well. The battle between Buddy and JGIII for the shooting guard slot next year should be interesting.
Jalen Carey:
3.4m 7.1p 3.9r 2.6a 1.9s 1.9b = 17.4+ 6.5mfg 3.2mft 7.7to 3.2pf = 20.6- = -3.2NP -2.6OE +0.6FG
Comments: Carey, after looking like the best player on the team in new York, has crashed and burned. He can’t shoot and he turns the ball over far too much. Frank Howard’s inadequate assist to turnover ratio is 3.8/3.1. Carey’s is 2.6/7.7. He sleeps with the fishes, ar at least the walk-ons. People have bene saying that he’ll be “tossed the keys” to next year’s team. He’s got get a lot better to wind up in the driver’s seat. Howard Washington, for as little as he’s been able to show or Brycen Goodine, who is listed a as shooting guard, both have a real shot at the point for next year’s team.
Paschal Chukwu
20.1m 8.2p 10.0r 0.8a 1.1s 3.2b = 23.3+ 1.2mfg 1.4mft 1.8to 5.5pf = 9.9- = 13.4NP 5.6OE 7.8FG
Last year:
28.7m 6.7p 10.3r 0.7a 0.9s 3.1b = 21.7+ 1.4mfg 0.8mft 1.7to 4.3pf = 8.2- = 13.5NP 4.5OE 9.0FG
Comments: Paschal played fewer minutes but his overall play was about the same, although the first Duke game, (10p, 18r, 19NP) was clearly the best game of his career. Obviously there were other games that were worse than last year to pull his average down to the same level. He actually scored better than last year. The thing is, his fouls increased from 4.3 to 5.5. A senior big man shouldn’t be committing so many fouls that he can’t stay in a game. That’s all about knowing where he’s supposed to be and what he’s supposed to do.
Bourama Sidibe
7.0m 5.4p 9.2r 0.0a 1.9s 1.9b = 18.4+ 2.9mfg 3.5mft 1.3to 2.9pf = 10.6- = 7.8NP -1.0OE 8.8FG
Last year:
10.4m 8.5p 11.2r 0.5a 0.3s 3.0b = 23.5+ 3.3mfg 1.1mft 2.5to 7.1pf = 14.0- = 9.5NP 4.1OE 5.4FG
Comments: Bourama’s floor game has actually improved but his offensive game has disappeared. This is strange because Bourama clearly has better hands, better moves to the basket and can finish better than Paschal, as he showed in the Clemson game. I assume he’s healthier than last year. it may be that this just isn’t a big enough sample to be statistically relevant. I hope so. Bourama will be the likely starter next year and we’ll need him to come through for us. One plus is that he’s significantly dropped his fouls, indicating he’s at least figuring out the game a bit, even if he hasn’t figured out his own game.
Marek Dolezaj
23.6m 10.1p 8.6r 3.6a 3.0s 1.5b = 26.8+ 3.0mfg 0.9mft 2.8to 5.6pf = 12.3- = 14.5NP 6.2OE 8.3FG
Last year:
28.7m 6.5p 5.8r 2.1a 1.0s 0.9b = 16.3+ 2.5mfg 0.5mft 1.6to 3.7pf = 8.3- = 8.0NP 3.5OE 4.5FG
Comments: Marek had trouble coming off the bench in the pre-conference season, (I still think Hughes should have been coming off the bench to give up “instant offense”). JB finally figured out a way to get Marek starting minutes replacing Chukwu and Sidibe at center and he responded by playing well. Our offense certainly functions better with him out there and he’s an under-rated defender and rebounded. The problem: he’s not a center, which probably accounts for his dramatically increased fouling.
Oshae Brissett:
33.6m 14.0p 8.3r 2.1a 1.1s 1.1b = 26.6+ 7.7mfg 1.5mft 2.7to 2.5pf = 14.4- = 12.2NP 4.8OE 7.4FG
Last year:
38.6m 14.8p 8.1r 0.9a 1.3s 0.8b = 25.9+ 7.8mfg 0.9mft 2.1to 2.7pf = 13.5- = 12.4NP 6.1OE 6.3FG
Comments: Astonishing. For all the criticism, Oshae Brissett is essentially the same player he was last year. He hasn’t shot fouls as well, (but seems to have turned that around, making his last 9) and he turns the ball over a bit more. He’s actually rebounded slightly better. I think the difference is that we didn’t know what to expect last year and this eyar we had high expectations so the basically same performance came up short.
Elijah Hughes:
31.7m 15.6p 5.5r 1.5a 1.4s 1.1b = 25.1+ 7.9mfg 0.7mft 2.0to 2.2pf = 12.8- = 12.3NP 7.0OE 5.3FG
Comments: Elijah was a firecracker over the first half of the season, basically a second Tyus Battle. But like a lot of first year players, he kind of “hit the wall” during the conference season. Of late he’s settled into a jump shooter when he’s capable of driving to the basket and scoring. Next year he will be Battle and we’ll depend on him to do the things Tyus is doing now.
Robert Braswell:
1.0m 13.3p 0.0r 4.4a 8.9s 0.0b = 26.6+ 4.4mfg 2.2mft 0.0to 2.2pf = 8.8 = 17.8NP 6.7OE 11.1FG
Comments: It’s such a small statistical sample, and against reserves and walk-ons, that the numbers have little meaning. All we have is what we saw: a smooth, athletic player who seemed to know where to be and what do when he got there. His problem is that with three current sophomores ahead of him, (Dolezaj, Brissett and Hughes) and Quincy Guerrier coming in, when will Robert get a chance to show what he can do?
Tyus Battle:
36.9m 18.0p 3.9r 3.3a 1.1s 0.4b = 26.7+ 9.4mfg 1.4mft 2.2to 2.3pf = 15.3- = 11.4NP 7.2OE 4.2FG
Last year:
40.1m 19.9p 3.0r 2.1a 1.5s 0.1b = 26.6+ 9.7mfg 1.0mft 2.8to 1.9pf = 15.4- = 11.2NP 9.2OE 2.0FG
Comments: Tyus improves his rebounding and did more passing, (largely because he was pressed into service at the point), but remained essentially the same player. He didn’t score as much but we had other options. His shooting varied: he was 16 for 28 against Florida State and Boston College then 18 for 57 against NC State against Louisville, Duke and North Carolina. He was 9 for 13 against Wake Forest but is 8 for 30 since. And is floor game just isn’t what you’d expect from a 6-6 205 guard. Still, he scored 32 in the first Duke game, 29 against North Carolina and 31 vs. Boston College. He’s the one guy we’ve got who can really carry the team.
Frank Howard:
26.6m 13.3p 3.4r 3.8a 1.8s 0.3b = 22.6+ 12.1mfg 0.6mft 3.1to 2.9pf = 18.7 = 3.9NP 0.6OE 3.3FG
Last year:
39.5m 15.5p 3.2r 4.2a 1.5s 0.3b = 24.7+ 9.1mfg 1.0mft 3.0to 2.5pf = 15.6- = 9.1NP 5.4OE 4.7FG
Comments: Frank’s game has just collapsed, which is tragic because people were saying that last summer he was looking better than he ever had. He had an injury and an operation and probably should have red-shirted except that Howard Washington was also red-shirting following his operation. So Frank has struggled through a senior year in which he accomplished very little. That’s all folks.
Buddy Boeheim:
16.3m 18.5p 4.1r 1.6a 1.5s 0.3b = 26.0+ 8.0mfg 0.1mft 1.6to 3.0pf = 12.7- = 13.3NP 10.4OE +2.9FG
Comments: Buddy, after a tough start, has had a nice freshman season. He’s out best three point shooter and it’s not close to being close. He can be taken out if the defense focuses on him but that opens thing sup for his teammates, (who haven’t taken enough advantage of that). He’s basically Trevor Cooney, who Jim always wanted out there because of the threat he presented even if he wasn’t hitting in a particular game. Like Cooney, he’s an under-rated defender with quick hands who plays the passing lanes well. The battle between Buddy and JGIII for the shooting guard slot next year should be interesting.
Jalen Carey:
3.4m 7.1p 3.9r 2.6a 1.9s 1.9b = 17.4+ 6.5mfg 3.2mft 7.7to 3.2pf = 20.6- = -3.2NP -2.6OE +0.6FG
Comments: Carey, after looking like the best player on the team in new York, has crashed and burned. He can’t shoot and he turns the ball over far too much. Frank Howard’s inadequate assist to turnover ratio is 3.8/3.1. Carey’s is 2.6/7.7. He sleeps with the fishes, ar at least the walk-ons. People have bene saying that he’ll be “tossed the keys” to next year’s team. He’s got get a lot better to wind up in the driver’s seat. Howard Washington, for as little as he’s been able to show or Brycen Goodine, who is listed a as shooting guard, both have a real shot at the point for next year’s team.
