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[QUOTE="Ward, post: 1666402, member: 1958"]
Fair enough, his 3FG% is up but he also has a small dip overall from the floor. This is where I think things have to start being dissected a little bit because yes from 3 he is very similar if not better % wise than McNamara or Malachi but that's only one piece of it. Gerry was our primary ball handler, created for others, and also could take guys off the dribble. Malachi attacks the rim and can get to the line or finish (inconsistent at times albeit) and also has shown to be a pretty good passer when driving and hitting guys underneath. Cooney doesn't have those pieces to his game so when you look at impact on that side of the floor and comparing him being similar from 3 to those guys that isn't giving you enough to stack up if you aren't getting the other contributions as well.

I guess to sum it up ideally you would like him to be a considerably better and more consistent 3 point shooter than what he has been if that is ultimately the main/only way he's making an impact on that end.

Your other points I agree with. The team is missing pieces and is incomplete. Malachi and Cooney are both inconsistent but like you said the way it works is expectations/fan tolerance in that area for a 5th year senior who has started for 3 years are different than a freshman.
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