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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2114366, member: 40"] Funny thing about Patterson, he came in with a reputation as a shooter with good defensive attributes for the zone [really long arms]. Wasn't a very good ball handler. I was expecting him to be a little like Ranzino Smith [pulling from the time machine] at UNC back in the day, as a backup guard who could fill it up. Instead, he ended up being better in most other respects of his game--driving, passing, etc.--but couldn't throw the ball in the ocean, and wasn't much of a defender. Basically, the complete opposite from what I expected from him. It really is too bad that he couldn't have shot a reasonable percentage from three -- even if it was just in the 33 - 35% range. Would have enabled him to carve out a niche as a reserve. [/QUOTE]