Vastly? I wouldn't say that at all...and the numbers don't show that either. Los was and is a decent college player...that's it. And I wouldn't have traded him for the PG's we've had since he left.
What? Look at his stats, he was basically the same player. His stats slightly improved, but that's due to him being surrounded by better players. If he vastly improved, how come after his freshman year he was projected to be an end of first round draft pick? And now, he's not projected to be drafted at all? The NBA seems to disagree that he "vastly improved."
Sadly, people don't understand or refuse to accept advanced stats. Los made a huge jump between his last year at OU and his first year at Houston. He didn't take as big a leap this year as I thought he might, but he was still far better than he was here. And I don't think any of us ever said he would be "elite." We said he would be better and that he would help his NBA prospects. No one was suggesting he was going to be a top 10 pick or anything along those lines.
I mean, not picking up his dribble in the corner and turning the ball over and playing good defense were both huge improvements.
But when good players struggle at OU, it's all due to lack of player development (coaching) and nothing to do with the player. At least that's what you would think if you read the board. BTW, I agree with some of your comments. Again, I wouldn't have traded either Fears or Brown for Los...so it worked out for both parties in his situation.
Did you watch him play for Houston or just know that he started for a top 5 team? I didnt say he was terrible, i said he didnt turn into a bona fide star that some were projecting once he got better coaching. He was solid and had some good games, but he also disappeared at times and as a veteran on a top five team, you can’t disappear when your team needs your veteran leadership. He was a solid defender and again could hit some shots off and on, but basically lost the starting point guard position to a true freshman. You could chalk him up to just getting better for being in college for four years compared to really improving under different leadership.
Can you throw some of those advanced stats out showing he was vastly improved?
www.sports-reference.com
It's not as simple at just looking at them thru the same lense.
Yep, at OU Moser hasn’t coached a single player more than 2 years (if what I read was correct). That’s an insane stat.
Compared to this years team and scoring:
It would be an insane stat in the pre-portal days for sure, but not so much these days. When 3k are in the portal, that says a lot. What was the crazy stat that was mentioned recently...like 2 seniors in the SEC actually graduated from the school they started at? That's insane and makes it hard to form any coach to implement much culture or continuity. Purdue is one school that has done a outstanding job of retention. 8 of their top 9 players in their rotation have only played at Purdue. That's pretty remarkable in the current environment, but that's ONE school. Not many others like that. Heck Michigan's 5 starters were all portal additions.
Milos Uzan College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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Per 40 and advanced stats are easily found at Sports Reference.
Can you read? His offensive rating skyrocketed. His win shares more than doubled. Points per 100 possessions way up. Offensive and defensive plus/minus far better. Turnovers way down.
