Makale Foreman Grad Transfer
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What the heck is PRPG! again? I never remember that one.
I know it can't be a paper role-playing game or a Les Paul guitar as Google leads me to believe...
https://www.bigtengeeks.com/new-stat-porpagatu/
Think of it like the WAR statistic from baseball -- but instead of net wins added by a baseball player over a replacement player over the course of 162 games, it is the net points added by a college basketball player over a replacement player over the course of the 70-75 possessions that typically make up a college basketball game.
It is points over replacement for a game instead of wins above replacement for a season.
Here were the national leaders last year...
The fact that he "survived" the longer three-point line with his shooting percentage intact does make me feel good. But check this out with Nixon...
FT % by season...
FR = 65.5% (not very attractive)
SO = 80.9% (alright, getting there)
JR = 84.0% (turning into a pretty good shooter at the line)
SR = 67.9% (and WTF happened?)
Nixon hitting 1/10 more shots from the field and 1/5 more shots from the line is not going to be an all-B12 player, but he becomes useful instead of maddeningly frustrating.
That would be my best hope if Foreman was a Cyclone.
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I often thought with him that 15 footer was a much better shot. The analytics say it is not a good short but for certain guys you need to ignore what the analytics say. The 3 pointer from Nixon was akin to a turnover.
He's pretty meh in my opinion. Not sure why we'd take him versus the 5 or 6 very similar low major guys we've passed on. If his rebounding and defensive numbers were better I'd say sure, but at the going rate, maybe a slight, slight upgrade from Terrance Lewis? That's me being optimistic
Biggest difference between this kid and Nixon would be, he wouldn't have the expectations or be asked to do what Nixon was. As much as Nixon struggled, he was still better offensively than all the guards/wings except for Bolton and Tyrese. That was more of an us problem than a Nixon thing. He should never have been asked to have as big a role as he was. I don't love Foreman as a starter but if he's willing to come off of the bench, I think he's a take. If he isn't working out, just go with the freshman. IF he's expecting to start, I'd pass.
If he's going to come in and steal minutes away from Tre, it's a hard pass for me. Prohm likes to give minutes to these 5th year transfers and if it's going to piss someone off like tre who has a similar playing style and been in our system for a year already, I don't see how bringing in foreman is good either short term or long term for the program.
It reminds me of when you call the auto shop to schedule an oil change and they suggest an additional service you weren't considering. "Would you also like us to rotate your tires for $15?" Take my money.
It’s good because we need basketball players and he plays basketball. If Tre is better Tre plays. Did you notice when Prohm tried inserting young Conditt over older Young? Started freshman THT and Halliburton? He gives minutes to 5th year transfers because we need people on the floor.
This dude can ball. I have watched him play several times.
I should answer for that because I was the one who started that.
That being said -- I have been hammering him as "Nixon with a decent outside shot." You kind of hit on the key difference that we were already highlighting.
