'22 TX CG Cason Wallace

[ricepatty]

When is his visit?

 

[Volunteer08]

We haven't had a high % perimeter shooter in a while. So spoiled with Lofton, Mc3, Turner - guys that did it consistently.

 

[zjcvols]

We haven't had a high % perimeter shooter in a while. So spoiled with Lofton, Mc3, Turner - guys that did it consistently.

Vescovi is a 37% shooter on 5 attempts per game. That’s really solid

 

[walkenvol]

Vescovi is a 37% shooter on 5 attempts per game. That’s really solid

Really interested to see if that percentage rises with him likely playing off the ball more this season. He seems like a classic catch and shoot type guy.

 

[golfballs]

But I thought UK is no longer a threat on the court and recruiting trail!

Mild success.

/Bruinmode

If we ever lose to UK again Rick Barnes should be fired!

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Apologies. Edited.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

We haven't had a high % perimeter shooter in a while. So spoiled with Lofton, Mc3, Turner - guys that did it consistently.

Justin Powell shot 44% at Auburn last year. Granted it was only 10 games but he had 43 3 point attempts (4.3 3PA per game). Springer had 46 in 25 games last year for reference

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Justin Powell shot 44% at Auburn last year. Granted it was only 10 games but he had 43 3 point attempts (4.3 3PA per game). Springer had 46 in 25 games last year for reference

If there was a dark lining in his 3-shooting last season, almost all of it came in the pre-conference schedule. Don't know how much that means. Maybe not very much.

 

[Volunteer08]

Vescovi is a 37% shooter on 5 attempts per game. That’s really solid

Yeah but he wasn't on the same level as those other guys. Plus I remember him being streaky, inconsistent. I agree 37% is solid tho

 

[walkenvol]

Justin Powell shot 44% at Auburn last year. Granted it was only 10 games but he had 43 3 point attempts (4.3 3PA per game). Springer had 46 in 25 games last year for reference

Hopefully between SV, Powell, and Bailey we will have a solid perimeter game that spaces the floor well for dribble drives and post play!

 

[allvolrecruiting]

If there was a dark lining in his 3-shooting last season, almost all of it came in the pre-conference schedule. Don't know how much that means. Maybe not very much.

That is also very true

 

[INDEFENSE]

If talking about Powell didn't it have to come before conference play since he had an injury that sidelined him the rest of the year if I recall correctly.

 

[cardvolfan]

Vescovi is a 37% shooter on 5 attempts per game. That’s really solid

Pretty solid, but very streaky. He can give us a big advantage one game, then put us in a hole the next. Sort of what Bailey seems to do as well.

 

[walkenvol]

Pretty solid, but very streaky. He can give us a big advantage one game, then put us in a hole the next. Sort of what Bailey seems to do as well.

Remind us of the game where SV was off but kept jacking up 3’s. Bailey was guilty of this but SV appeared to have an awareness of when his shot wasn’t falling IMHO

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Yeah but he wasn't on the same level as those other guys. Plus I remember him being streaky, inconsistent. I agree 37% is solid tho

In 106 career games Lamonte Turner a career 34% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 60 of them, 57%.

In 131 career games Skylar Mc3 a career 35% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 69 of them, 53%.

In 128 career games Chris Lofton a career 42% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 49 of them, 38%.

In 46 career games Santiago Vescovi a career 37% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 20 of them, 43%.


So Vescovi not only is Vescovi much more consistent/not streaky than Turner & Mc3, but he’s also damn near on Chris Lofton level from a consistency standpoint.

 

[walkenvol]

In 106 career games Lamonte Turner a career 34% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 60 of them, 57%.

In 131 career games Skylar Mc3 a career 35% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 69 of them, 53%.

In 128 career games Chris Lofton a career 42% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 49 of them, 38%.

In 46 career games Santiago Vescovi a career 37% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 20 of them, 43%.


So Vescovi not only is Vescovi much more consistent/not streaky than Turner & Mc3, but he’s also damn near on Chris Lofton level from a consistency standpoint.

LT seemed more consistent than those numbers - maybe because he seemed to hit some really big 3’s late in games?

Numbers like this reinforces how under appreciated SV has been. I can’t think of another player who has been critiqued more harshly. Maybe there’s a South American biased amongst our fan base

 

[wtmvol]

In 106 career games Lamonte Turner a career 34% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 60 of them, 57%.

In 131 career games Skylar Mc3 a career 35% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 69 of them, 53%.

In 128 career games Chris Lofton a career 42% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 49 of them, 38%.

In 46 career games Santiago Vescovi a career 37% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 20 of them, 43%.


So Vescovi not only is Vescovi much more consistent/not streaky than Turner & Mc3, but he’s also damn near on Chris Lofton level from a consistency standpoint.

Without having to carry the brunt of the point guard duties, I expect SV's %'s to go up too.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

LT seemed more consistent than those numbers - maybe because he seemed to hit some really big 3’s late in games?

Numbers like this reinforces how under appreciated SV has been. I can’t think of another player who has been critiqued more harshly. Maybe there’s a South American biased amongst our fan base

SV definitely has his limitations, but he is very under appreciated by the majority of this fan base it seems. And yes, that’s probably why many have that opinion of LT is because of some of those big shots, but he was very streaky himself, it’s the whole recent memory thing.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Without having to carry the brunt of the point guard duties, I expect SV's %'s to go up too.

I think/hope so…I think he’s going to get a whole lot more “good” looks this year.

 

[walkenvol]

I think/hope so…I think he’s going to get a whole lot more “good” looks this year.

SV strikes me as a guy who rarely looses a game of horse. Even if he doesn’t get a lot of open looks, he should draw the defender out to the perimeter which will better space the floor for others than operate

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Back to Wallace…

UK sites had said Wallace plans to take an OV to Kentucky towards the end of August, but as of now no date has been finalized. Just was reported though that Nick Smith will take an OV to UK on September 2nd…will be worth paying attention to that situation. Most seem to think UK will only land 1 of Smith or Wallace, and while their preference is Wallace they likely won’t turn Smith away…if Wallace does visit at the end of August will he decide quickly or take some time and other visits thus opening the door on Smith to UK? Just something worth monitoring.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

SV strikes me as a guy who rarely looses a game of horse. Even if he doesn’t get a lot of open looks, he should draw the defender out to the perimeter which will better space the floor for others than operate

And it's easy to forget what a terrific passer SV is. I recall his freshman year making some really savvy passes. In his role as a shooting guard, look for him to draw a defender at the three point line and then to make a deft pass in for an easy bucket for a big.

 

[cncchris33]

In 106 career games Lamonte Turner a career 34% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 60 of them, 57%.

In 131 career games Skylar Mc3 a career 35% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 69 of them, 53%.

In 128 career games Chris Lofton a career 42% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 49 of them, 38%.

In 46 career games Santiago Vescovi a career 37% shooter, shot 33% or worse in 20 of them, 43%.


So Vescovi not only is Vescovi much more consistent/not streaky than Turner & Mc3, but he’s also damn near on Chris Lofton level from a consistency standpoint.

I'm not sure I'd call Vescovi near Lofton's level, but I thought cherry-picking McBee and Turner as flag bearers for shooting consistency were curious choices.

Lofton is still 5 percentage points ahead of Vescovi, which is a pretty enormous lead, especially considering how many more 3s he took in his career. In fact, from a pure shooting percentage perspective, Vescovi is closer to McBee and Turner than he is Lofton.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

I'm not sure I'd call Vescovi near Lofton's level, but I thought cherry-picking McBee and Turner as flag bearers for shooting consistency were curious choices.

Lofton is still 5 percentage points ahead of Vescovi, which is a pretty enormous lead, especially considering how many more 3s he took in his career. In fact, from a pure shooting percentage perspective, Vescovi is closer to McBee and Turner than he is Lofton.

Imo, our recent history of 3pt shooting mirrors our recent PG situations (with the exception of Chandler coming in): weak and almost non-existent. Who has been the best 3pt shooter since Lofton?

 

[cncchris33]

Imo, our recent history of 3pt shooting mirrors our recent PG situations (with the exception of Chandler coming in): weak and almost non-existent. Who has been the best 3pt shooter since Lofton?

I think Vescovi has a chance to be that guy. I'm excited to see him off the ball where he should have been all along.

Outside of him, you'd probably be, at least, mildly surprised to hear the rest of the top-5 3-pt shooters (based on %) since Lofton are Schofield (38.7%), Punter (36.2%), Hopson (35.4%), and Bone (35.3%). That is based on players who played >10 mins/gm and attempted a reasonable number of 3-pt shots.