BDJ wouldn't be a cyclone if RV picked Iowa State. RV injury hurt his NBA stock a lot.All the more amazing that Fred does what he does without any high-level, early first-round NBA talent, too. I guess the closest we have is Monte, but he's still small and I've never seen him more than a late first-round pick next year, not this year.
Poor RV. Has to be kicking himself playing ugly streetball in half-empty gyms in random, underpopulated Western states when he could have been a hero in Hilton on a team that almost won a major conference, won the conference playoff, in front of a screaming atmosphere and now a #3 in the NCAA tournament. Such a better experience, more attention to him as a player, and a better situation to come into. The roster had an open slot in the back-court--a starting gig that was his to lose, that eventually went to BDJ/Naz at the 2. Morris, Vaughn, Hogue, Niang, McKay was probably the plan all along for Fred, though our current guards did just fine.
Just some fun comparisons...
UNLV
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68.2 PPG (154th)
13.7 APG (89th)
137th in adjusted tempo according to KenPom
ISU
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78.4 PPG (14th)
16.2 APG (11th)
15th in adjusted tempo according to KenPom*
*the fastest in a major conference save for Arkansas (1st), UNC (2nd), and LSU (3rd)
Vaughn did get better as the year went along and put up some nice stats in conference...
18.3 PPG
41.6% from three
55.6% eFG
23.3 PER
...which is on-par with McKay (23.9) and Morris (21.6), which the advance stats love for their efficiency, and better than Niang and BDJ (who both had some trouble with turnovers, a no-no, and have higher usage ratings for when they're on the court).
He would have been a nice addition and had plenty of chances to shine, though I'm not sure on net we're any different for it (BDJ still does plenty for us on offense, Naz is just as good a shooter, and Fred runs the offense through Niang and McKay more as a consequence).
Definitely his loss...
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- Thread starter daniel22
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Could have done some big things rv. Instead your sitting on your coach why were dancing. Moving on
Whoa, dude...I knew there was some shady stuff going on, but that's some serious accusations to be throwing around there, PSU and all....
Hahahaha stupid auto correct
Whoa, dude...I knew there was some shady stuff going on, but that's some serious accusations to be throwing around there, PSU and all....