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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5767260, member: 722"]
Dual has two excellent characteristics that make him valuable.

His defense is probably elite.  Many reports suggest that it is.  His Steal% is good and Block% is great for a guard and his DBPM of 2.5 is very good considering he was playing in a lower level conference. His DBPM of 3.65 (averaged) over two years in the Big East lends more credence to his excellent defense.  Without watching a ton more video, I can't discern why his DRtg was 8th on his team last season.  I'll cede the point that he is a great defender.

Dual doesn't turn it over.  He has a great assist to turnover ratio, 2.75.  His raw assist and turnover percentages are good for a lead guard, though not elite.  For elite, look at Jeremy Fears for Michigan State last season, a 53% assist rate, with only a 15.5% turnover percentage.  Both numbers are much better than Dual.  But compared to George and the "throw it around gang" last season, Dual's ability to take care of the ball is really good.

I guess hoping for a guy who is an AA is too much to ask for... Fears is out of our ability to recruit and develop.  Hopefully GMAC can change that in time.
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