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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1670332, member: 716"] Blackwell missed so many layups. Seemed frustrating back then, but he looks like a better player with the passage of time. He's actually fairly similar to Gbinije - jack of all trades, master of none. Gbinije's become a better shooter; he was a similarly shaky finisher for a couple years, but he's drifted out toward the perimeter as needed this season. Apart from a few times when Blackwell got stuck filling in at center, though, he got to play his natural position for most of his time here. Gbinije's probably made the most of an imperfect situation, dumped into a position for which he isn't suited. I'd rank in this order, based on the 50% skills/50% success criteria: Leo (very good talent, less successful teams, Nova win, 3 years > 1) Wes (obvious talent winner, two frustrating performances in postseason losses, 1 < 3) Ellis (solid, talented center; didn't play in a system that needed or allowed him to put up huge numbers; two underachieving postseasons on good teams) Blackwell (complementary piece on very decent and maybe under-talented teams; crushed Notre Dame like it was his job) Gbinije (extraordinary improvement in skills - unlike anyone else on this list, he's had a real raw freshman to productive senior development arc. And I think it's safe to say that he's a very good three-point shooter after years of work. Though Leo played a number of roles, Gbinije's the only guy on this list who's been a long-term starting point guard. That obviously has not been his strong suit, but he's also the only guy who's still playing - history looks very kindly on point guards whose teams make deep postseason runs. He'll be no different, should we string together some wins.) Cole didn't even look overmatched to me; he was just unmemorable. [/QUOTE]

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