thebigabd
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- Freshman Year: 4.9 points, 3.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds per game... 25 minutes per game
- Sophomore Year: 5.3 points, 2.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds per game... 30 minutes per game.
This is essentially identical production from year 1 to year 2. Less than 1 more ppg, slightly less assists per game. Decent increase in rebounds per game, but he is playing 5 more minutes per game.
He has raised his shooting percentage from 12% to 21% on 3's over the past few games... but let's be honest here, teams are literally not guarding him. On purpose. He is not just getting open, they are actually not guarding him. I can't remember the last time I really saw something like that outside of Doug Gottlieb and a few others.
He has been to the free throw line 16 times. You wonder how that is even possible. Look at this:
Victor has been 23 times
Jalen has been 14 times
Alondes has been 23 times
These guys get significantly less minutes than JB does. This stat is blowing my mind. He is basically the point guard on the team, plays over 30 minutes per game, and is shooting less free throws than people who don't even play that much.
Can he not dribble? Is he timid? Does he not even look to score going to the rim? You would think he would accidentally shoot more free throws than this. If he could get to the line and attack the rim, you would think that would be a better use of his skills and size given that he is 6'4'' and a pretty good athlete...
He is a good defender... and he takes care of the ball.. But is that just what he is? Is he a bus driver type? Doesn't turn it over but basically doesn't do anything else? The reason I say that is, the positive of not turning the ball over much lose some value when you basically don't make any plays.
I mean... the stats indicate that he isn't going to score much, that he isn't going to shoot much, that he is basically never going to attack the rim, etc.
Am I wrong here?
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