- Joined
- Oct 7, 2012
- Messages
- 41,276
He's giving Duke over 15% offensive rebounding after his 6 OReb game vs GT. His offensive rating is solid for a freshman at 108 on 20% usage. It's being weighed down by extreme weaknesses that can be shored up with more experience/practice - 0.3 assist/turnover and 53% FT shooting. The FT% is based on a tiny sample, though (9-17). Playing the Black Falconesque game of "if he hit just 2 more FTs all season," the FT% goes up to an ok 65%. Seems like a hard worker who could be a 70% FT shooter by the end of the season, if he isn't already (i.e., the 53% is fluky).
Next season, I wouldn't be surprised to see K simply run his best 5 out there for the most important possessions, with Cook, Sulaimon, Hood, Jefferson, Parker, even if it means having no big man on the court. Parker guarding/boxing out Desmond Hubert, Joel James or Kennedy Meeks might be a problem, but I think the problem on the other end would be worse for UNC (imagine them defending Parker on the perimeter), and this would only be for high leverage situations, not banging inside for the whole game. The vast majority of teams in college basketball will have even weaker frontlines than UNC's, which is part of why they're a good example here. I guess this says more about my lack of faith in Marshall Plumlee next season than it does about my confidence that Parker at center could work. It would look a lot like Shaka Smart's offense, with guys like 6-9 235 Juvonte Reddic at center, but with much better talent. Everyone in the lineup except Cook would be able to guard 3-4 positions.
Next season, I wouldn't be surprised to see K simply run his best 5 out there for the most important possessions, with Cook, Sulaimon, Hood, Jefferson, Parker, even if it means having no big man on the court. Parker guarding/boxing out Desmond Hubert, Joel James or Kennedy Meeks might be a problem, but I think the problem on the other end would be worse for UNC (imagine them defending Parker on the perimeter), and this would only be for high leverage situations, not banging inside for the whole game. The vast majority of teams in college basketball will have even weaker frontlines than UNC's, which is part of why they're a good example here. I guess this says more about my lack of faith in Marshall Plumlee next season than it does about my confidence that Parker at center could work. It would look a lot like Shaka Smart's offense, with guys like 6-9 235 Juvonte Reddic at center, but with much better talent. Everyone in the lineup except Cook would be able to guard 3-4 positions.
