Scotty Hopson named 3rd Team Preseason All-America

[LawVol13]

How many minutes is enough to make an evaluation? 11? 13? 17 is obviously plenty. Check out Kenny Hall's numbers per 40 minutes. Or Skylar McBee's. Are you really going to argue that we had a bunch of production on the bench with them? Was it the star rating that caused that?

Your evaluation is fallacious. Your point is wrong. Tatum wasn't more productive because he didn't produce as much. He wasn't on the floor as often because, in the view of the guys that make those decisions, he wasn't going to produce as much. I happen to agree with them.

No, it's not fallacious. It's a fact that Tatum was a more productive player in the minutes he played than Hopson the last half of the season.

If you think Hopson is better, that's fine. I simply stated my opinion earlier; you questioned why I said that. I gave you my answer backed up with stats. If you don't like the results of the stats, that doesn't mean that they're misleading or deceptive. They support my opinion just as much as ppg and mpg support yours. No hard feelings here, but it was an excellent debate.

 

[cotton]

No hard feelings here, but it was an excellent debate.

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[papatomany]

Again, taken out of context. When evaluating the productivity of a player, his rebounds, points, steals, blocks, etc. per 40 minutes are much more telling when you're dealing with players that actually get to play unlike Michael Hubert.

And that's not my point. I understand why Pearl plays Hopson. My point, as I have stated numerous times through this thread is that Tatum was the better, more productive player over the last half of the season.

And I, for one, think you made the case extremely well. For any player with significant minutes, production per 40 minutes is a much more valuable assessment than bulk numbers. (I've pointed this out several times in the "why is Steven Pearl playing?" debates.)

 

[papatomany]

Perhaps because there are recruiting ramifications for not playing your prized McDonald's All-American recruit.

I think this is definitely one possible answer, but I'll have to say that as good as B Pearl is, his substitution scheme is often a complete mystery.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

This thread needs a lot of Midol.

 

[Indianavol4eva]

everyone is so down on scotty.

 

[PoochPunt3rdDown]

No they are not. Scotty will be an improved player this year as evidenced by his summer work to ensure this happens.
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[PandamoniumReigns]

Most here are fans of Scotty and only want him to play to his potential, which Most will agree he has not so far. But Scotty has shown signs of maturity this off season and is taking some steps to improve his game. Let's just wait and see if it works.