Stats aren't everything. Legends make everyone around them better. That is what seems to be missing. He's obviously the best freshman in the country but I personally wouldn't vote for him as player of the year of this.
OK. I knew that the day would come when we disagreed on something. It took a while.
I don't regard Marcus Dupree or Joe Don Looney as anything more than temporary distractions. I don't disagree with The King on much, but I rather resent his calling Dupree the best running back he ever coached, which I don't believe either. These guys were really talented. But, they didn't make a good team better. We have been a championship caliber football power for sixty years, and I don't see them as having contributed to one of those titles or ever any significant improvement on their teams. They are more like curiosities, stars who could have been.
I see Trae as a legend because he really could do all of the things you would want in a point guard on a successful team, and he did them very, very well. So, he couldn't bring together this group as a team. Was that his responsibility? If they had caught the passes that he threw and dunked them, we might have won more games. If they had hit their shots---and free throws---we might have won more games. If they had rebounded the ball and thrown it to him at almost midcourt like a good-fast breaking team does, we might have won more games. But, if they didn't do any of that, it doesn't distract from the fact that he put on a show, the likes of which we may never see in Norman again. He did his part, at least for a while.
Legends don't necessarily succeed. They just rise above. Paul Revere was a Legend, and we're not even sure he made any of his famous ride. If he did, it wasn't more than a couple of miles of a forty mile ride that involved at least two or three other riders. But, he's the only one we've heard of, and it was a legendary exploit.
Leading in both points and assists? That's pretty good. But, I'll just be impressed by what I saw. I hadn't seen it before.
