Player comparisons

[CappyNU]

We've played roughly half the season so far, so given the belly-aching over all the players who should've been here but aren't now, I wanted to do some comparisons to see what we're missing:

Guards:
Buie - 21.6 mpg, 10.8 pts, 50% eFG, 27.9% ast rate, 17.1% TO rate, 1.8% steal rate
Spencer - 26.7 mpg, 10.6 pts, 46.9% eFG, 33.7% ast rate, 20.1% TO rate, 2.1% steal rate
Greer - 9.2 mpg, 1.3 pts, 30% eFG, 24.2% ast rate, 11.2% TO rate, 2.2% steal rate

Lathon - 26.3 mpg, 5.6 pts, 41.8% eFG, 20.6% ast rate, 23.9% TO rate, 2.5% steal rate

Buie and Spencer are outperforming Lathon in almost every stat, against a much more difficult schedule, in their first years playing college basketball. If Lathon didn't put himself in a position to lose his offer, does Buie come here?

Gaines - 26.5 mpg, 5.9 pts, 42.7% eFG, 45.8% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 3.1% steal rate
Turner - 21.5 mpg, 4.3 pts, 35.5% eFG, 14.5% FTrate, 2.2 rbd, 1.3% steal rate

Ash - 17.2 mpg, 4.7 pts, 46.4% eFG, 39.3% FTrate, 2.9 rbd, 2.2% steal rate
Brown - 33.1 mpg, 10.5 pts, 49.6 eFG, 19.7% FTrate, 4.7 rbd, 1.7% steal rate

Gaines's poor numbers can be attributed to his injury and Turner will hopefully build on the IU game. Ash's numbers are roughly equivalent, except done against the #336th ranked schedule. Brown seems like he could've been useful as a shooting guard, but that's on Collins for why he couldn't get Brown to be a useful option. There's also no way Brown gets 33 mpg here this year.

Wings:
Kopp - 30.5 mpg, 12.6 pts, 53.5% eFG, 21.3% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 0.5% blk rate, 0.8% steal rate

Falzon - 25.0 mpg, 7.4 pts, 50.6% eFG, 6.0% FTrate, 2.8 rbd, 2.0% blk rate, 1.4% steal rate

Kopp and Falzon play the same position, and Kopp is clearly better offensively, though Falzon is better defensively, with again the caveat that his stats are against the 5th-easiest schedule in the country. Unlikely Falzon would be getting 25 mpg here.

Nance - 29.2 mpg, 9.8 pts, 44.8% eFG, 6.4 rbd, 3.3% blk rate
Beran - 16.6 mpg, 4.4 pts, 49.0% eFG, 2.9 rbd, 2.5% blk rate

Ivanauskas - 29.4 mpg, 13.1 pts, 44.0% eFG, 7.8 rbd, 2.4% blk rate

Nance's disappointing numbers have been discussed ad nauseum lately, while Beran has shown some things the past few games. Ivanauskas' numbers aren't dramatically better while being the focal point of his team's offense against the #276th ranked schedule.

Centers:
Young - 27.4 mpg, 10.7 pts, 58.1% eFG, 68.5% FTrate, 7.1 rbd, 0.9% blk rate, 3.1 fouls/40
Jones - 8.3 mpg, 1.4 pts, 40.5% eFG, 19.1% FTrate, 1.4 rbd, 5.0% blk rate, 9.0 fouls/40

Benson - 24.4 mpg, 10.1 pts, 56.1% eFG, 37.4% FTrate, 5.3 rbd, 3.5% blk rate, 4.9 fouls/40

Young and Benson have equivalent stats despite Benson being a senior and Young being a freshman. Young gets to the line more often, rebounds more, and fouls less. Jones is raw but had a nice game against IU.

So out of the 6 players who've left or never made it here, only Brown in my opinion would be contributing at a level to this team better than the players we currently have. Given that, I'd much rather be in the situation this year, frustrating as it is, where we are throwing the young guys to the fire and letting them develop than playing a bunch of seniors who wouldn't appreciably make the team better than it currently is.

 

[Medill90]

How crazy is the comparison between Young, a guy we knew nothing about a year ago, and Benson. Young is doing his thing as a frosh in the Big Ten.

I did not mind Falzon's defense. Happy he's able to play a year close to his parents so family can watch. I like every part of Kopp's game.

 

[GatoLouco]

All those players (except Lathon) left to get minutes. And they are getting them. Good for them.

None of them would make us any less of a rebuilding team. Other than raising the competition level in practice, don't see how we would benefit having them on the roster today. They'd just take some playing time from the players that can be our future.

 

[hdhntr1]

We've played roughly half the season so far, so given the belly-aching over all the players who should've been here but aren't now, I wanted to do some comparisons to see what we're missing:

Guards:
Buie - 21.6 mpg, 10.8 pts, 50% eFG, 27.9% ast rate, 17.1% TO rate, 1.8% steal rate
Spencer - 26.7 mpg, 10.6 pts, 46.9% eFG, 33.7% ast rate, 20.1% TO rate, 2.1% steal rate
Greer - 9.2 mpg, 1.3 pts, 30% eFG, 24.2% ast rate, 11.2% TO rate, 2.2% steal rate

Lathon - 26.3 mpg, 5.6 pts, 41.8% eFG, 20.6% ast rate, 23.9% TO rate, 2.5% steal rate

Buie and Spencer are outperforming Lathon in almost every stat, against a much more difficult schedule, in their first years playing college basketball. If Lathon didn't put himself in a position to lose his offer, does Buie come here?

Gaines - 26.5 mpg, 5.9 pts, 42.7% eFG, 45.8% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 3.1% steal rate
Turner - 21.5 mpg, 4.3 pts, 35.5% eFG, 14.5% FTrate, 2.2 rbd, 1.3% steal rate

Ash - 17.2 mpg, 4.7 pts, 46.4% eFG, 39.3% FTrate, 2.9 rbd, 2.2% steal rate
Brown - 33.1 mpg, 10.5 pts, 49.6 eFG, 19.7% FTrate, 4.7 rbd, 1.7% steal rate

Gaines's poor numbers can be attributed to his injury and Turner will hopefully build on the IU game. Ash's numbers are roughly equivalent, except done against the #336th ranked schedule. Brown seems like he could've been useful as a shooting guard, but that's on Collins for why he couldn't get Brown to be a useful option. There's also no way Brown gets 33 mpg here this year.

Wings:
Kopp - 30.5 mpg, 12.6 pts, 53.5% eFG, 21.3% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 0.5% blk rate, 0.8% steal rate

Falzon - 25.0 mpg, 7.4 pts, 50.6% eFG, 6.0% FTrate, 2.8 rbd, 2.0% blk rate, 1.4% steal rate

Kopp and Falzon play the same position, and Kopp is clearly better offensively, though Falzon is better defensively, with again the caveat that his stats are against the 5th-easiest schedule in the country. Unlikely Falzon would be getting 25 mpg here.

Nance - 29.2 mpg, 9.8 pts, 44.8% eFG, 6.4 rbd, 3.3% blk rate
Beran - 16.6 mpg, 4.4 pts, 49.0% eFG, 2.9 rbd, 2.5% blk rate

Ivanauskas - 29.4 mpg, 13.1 pts, 44.0% eFG, 7.8 rbd, 2.4% blk rate

Nance's disappointing numbers have been discussed ad nauseum lately, while Beran has shown some things the past few games. Ivanauskas' numbers aren't dramatically better while being the focal point of his team's offense against the #276th ranked schedule.

Centers:
Young - 27.4 mpg, 10.7 pts, 58.1% eFG, 68.5% FTrate, 7.1 rbd, 0.9% blk rate, 3.1 fouls/40
Jones - 8.3 mpg, 1.4 pts, 40.5% eFG, 19.1% FTrate, 1.4 rbd, 5.0% blk rate, 9.0 fouls/40

Benson - 24.4 mpg, 10.1 pts, 56.1% eFG, 37.4% FTrate, 5.3 rbd, 3.5% blk rate, 4.9 fouls/40

Young and Benson have equivalent stats despite Benson being a senior and Young being a freshman. Young gets to the line more often, rebounds more, and fouls less. Jones is raw but had a nice game against IU.

So out of the 6 players who've left or never made it here, only Brown in my opinion would be contributing at a level to this team better than the players we currently have. Given that, I'd much rather be in the situation this year, frustrating as it is, where we are throwing the young guys to the fire and letting them develop than playing a bunch of seniors who wouldn't appreciably make the team better than it currently is.

Brown might havehelped also in that he is a guard and we are guard challenged. Rap might have been nice here but the injuries made him finding anew home the right thing to do. The rest would not get the minutes as our current guys are better options

 

[NUCat320]

I would rather have Brown than Spencer, though I don’t think it would impact the record.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

We've played roughly half the season so far, so given the belly-aching over all the players who should've been here but aren't now, I wanted to do some comparisons to see what we're missing:

Guards:
Buie - 21.6 mpg, 10.8 pts, 50% eFG, 27.9% ast rate, 17.1% TO rate, 1.8% steal rate
Spencer - 26.7 mpg, 10.6 pts, 46.9% eFG, 33.7% ast rate, 20.1% TO rate, 2.1% steal rate
Greer - 9.2 mpg, 1.3 pts, 30% eFG, 24.2% ast rate, 11.2% TO rate, 2.2% steal rate

Lathon - 26.3 mpg, 5.6 pts, 41.8% eFG, 20.6% ast rate, 23.9% TO rate, 2.5% steal rate

Buie and Spencer are outperforming Lathon in almost every stat, against a much more difficult schedule, in their first years playing college basketball. If Lathon didn't put himself in a position to lose his offer, does Buie come here?

Gaines - 26.5 mpg, 5.9 pts, 42.7% eFG, 45.8% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 3.1% steal rate
Turner - 21.5 mpg, 4.3 pts, 35.5% eFG, 14.5% FTrate, 2.2 rbd, 1.3% steal rate

Ash - 17.2 mpg, 4.7 pts, 46.4% eFG, 39.3% FTrate, 2.9 rbd, 2.2% steal rate
Brown - 33.1 mpg, 10.5 pts, 49.6 eFG, 19.7% FTrate, 4.7 rbd, 1.7% steal rate

Gaines's poor numbers can be attributed to his injury and Turner will hopefully build on the IU game. Ash's numbers are roughly equivalent, except done against the #336th ranked schedule. Brown seems like he could've been useful as a shooting guard, but that's on Collins for why he couldn't get Brown to be a useful option. There's also no way Brown gets 33 mpg here this year.

Wings:
Kopp - 30.5 mpg, 12.6 pts, 53.5% eFG, 21.3% FTrate, 3.6 rbd, 0.5% blk rate, 0.8% steal rate

Falzon - 25.0 mpg, 7.4 pts, 50.6% eFG, 6.0% FTrate, 2.8 rbd, 2.0% blk rate, 1.4% steal rate

Kopp and Falzon play the same position, and Kopp is clearly better offensively, though Falzon is better defensively, with again the caveat that his stats are against the 5th-easiest schedule in the country. Unlikely Falzon would be getting 25 mpg here.

Nance - 29.2 mpg, 9.8 pts, 44.8% eFG, 6.4 rbd, 3.3% blk rate
Beran - 16.6 mpg, 4.4 pts, 49.0% eFG, 2.9 rbd, 2.5% blk rate

Ivanauskas - 29.4 mpg, 13.1 pts, 44.0% eFG, 7.8 rbd, 2.4% blk rate

Nance's disappointing numbers have been discussed ad nauseum lately, while Beran has shown some things the past few games. Ivanauskas' numbers aren't dramatically better while being the focal point of his team's offense against the #276th ranked schedule.

Centers:
Young - 27.4 mpg, 10.7 pts, 58.1% eFG, 68.5% FTrate, 7.1 rbd, 0.9% blk rate, 3.1 fouls/40
Jones - 8.3 mpg, 1.4 pts, 40.5% eFG, 19.1% FTrate, 1.4 rbd, 5.0% blk rate, 9.0 fouls/40

Benson - 24.4 mpg, 10.1 pts, 56.1% eFG, 37.4% FTrate, 5.3 rbd, 3.5% blk rate, 4.9 fouls/40

Young and Benson have equivalent stats despite Benson being a senior and Young being a freshman. Young gets to the line more often, rebounds more, and fouls less. Jones is raw but had a nice game against IU.

So out of the 6 players who've left or never made it here, only Brown in my opinion would be contributing at a level to this team better than the players we currently have. Given that, I'd much rather be in the situation this year, frustrating as it is, where we are throwing the young guys to the fire and letting them develop than playing a bunch of seniors who wouldn't appreciably make the team better than it currently is.

Brown was never a PG. Square peg forced into round hole.

This weekend, Lathon would play over Greer. Brown would play. Benson would play and allow Jones to be redshirted. Rap would be in contention for PT, maybe even allow the staff to try to shirt Beran or Nance. Even Falzone would provide depth, allow more possibilities to shirt someone.

Instead, we have 2 open schollies, a novelty G transfer, 7-8 healthy schollie players and lots of questions about the program.

I would rather no Spencer and Brown, Falzone and Benson back. Not a good team, but some questions following the mass exodus eliminated, some senior leadership and some depth. It’s not like those guys could make things worse.

 

[hdhntr1]

Brown was never a PG. Square peg forced into round hole.

This weekend, Lathon would play over Greer. Brown would play. Benson would play and allow Jones to be redshirted. Rap would be in contention for PT, maybe even allow the staff to try to shirt Beran or Nance. Even Falzone would provide depth, allow more possibilities to shirt someone.

Instead, we have 2 open schollies, a novelty G transfer, 7-8 healthy schollie players and lots of questions about the program.

I would rather no Spencer and Brown, Falzone and Benson back. Not a good team, but some questions following the mass exodus eliminated, some senior leadership and some depth. It’s not like those guys could make things worse.

Nance played last year so no shirt for him. Plus CCC has shown that he can recruit that position as he brought in Falzon, Rap, Nance and Beran. Yes Lathon would have played in front of Greer but it is not like CCC asked him to do whatever got him eliminated, Rap might compete for playing time but with the injuries and the new guys coming in, it was better for him that he moved on. No bodies fault, just what needed to happen. Falzon would have had a tough time getting minutes as the younger guys developed and with his tendency to get injured. Benson vs Jones is about even so better to get Jones minutes. Brown might have helped, but he would not have played if Buie or Gaines was available. Any help would have been marginal.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

Nance played last year so no shirt for him. Plus CCC has shown that he can recruit that position as he brought in Falzon, Rap, Nance and Beran. Yes Lathon would have played in front of Greer but it is not like CCC asked him to do whatever got him eliminated, Rap might compete for playing time but with the injuries and the new guys coming in, it was better for him that he moved on. No bodies fault, just what needed to happen. Falzon would have had a tough time getting minutes as the younger guys developed and with his tendency to get injured. Benson vs Jones is about even so better to get Jones minutes. Brown might have helped, but he would not have played if Buie or Gaines was available. Any help would have been marginal.

We have 7, maybe 8 players this weekend. That’s reality. Two open schollies. No chance to redshirt anyone this year except the forced transfer redshirt. And there are lots of people asking questions about the health of the program.

If Brown, Falzon and Benson were on the roster (no Spencer), there would 9,10 healthy players this weekend. The option to have redshirted a couple guys might have existed this year. And there would be fewer questions about the health of the program.

These are undeniable facts. You can accept them not ignore them, but they are facts.

 

[CatManTrue]

We have 7, maybe 8 players this weekend. That’s reality. Two open schollies. No chance to redshirt anyone this year except the forced transfer redshirt. And there are lots of people asking questions about the health of the program.

If Brown, Falzon and Benson were on the roster (no Spencer), there would 9,10 healthy players this weekend. The option to have redshirted a couple guys might have existed this year. And there would be fewer questions about the health of the program.

These are undeniable facts. You can accept them not ignore them, but they are facts.

Yup. Benson’s depth certainly would have helped against IU. Falzone while injury prone is hitting 32% of his 3s this year for Quinnipiac. Plus Brown was in the wrong role.

It’s great to see the young players producing but they’re not winning. The seniors would have helped provide leadership and mentorship if in a healthy team environment- plus I think we’d have a few more big wins.

Their transfers are a red mark against CCC anyway you spin it.

 

[Medill90]

Yup. Benson’s depth certainly would have helped against IU. Falzone while injury prone is hitting 32% of his 3s this year for Quinnipiac. Plus Brown was in the wrong role.

It’s great to see the young players producing but they’re not winning. The seniors would have helped provide leadership and mentorship if in a healthy team environment- plus I think we’d have a few more big wins.

Their transfers are a red mark against CCC anyway you spin it.

I just don't see players who graduate and then move on in the same category as one who leaves after one or two years.

14 or whatever games in I'd rather have Young doing what he's doing than Benson. And that's not a close call. If Benson were here I think he'd get minutes.

Falzone would be buried on the bench as he was last year. Good move by him and gets to play nearer to family.

I think part of why Brown is gone is because he had difficulty doing what was asked. Might not be his fault....could be a chemistry thing.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Benson would see back up minutes. Some of the people clamoring for him now were the same people riding his *** last year and calling him a CCC recruiting miss or pointing to him as exhibit A in not being able to develop players. Young is much better and it’s obvious that Jones will be. Watch Young now and watch his HS tape and tell me tgere hasn’t been development.

WTF would NU be without Spencer? This was a Great pick-up by CCC. Pulled a rabbit about of his hat when we needed a PG. Picking on his faults is just silly. He has deficiencies, but has been way better than anyone on this board predicted.

Boo is fearless. Brown would be no more than a Vinnie Johnson Microwave piece. Useful in some games, nonexistent in others. Also, isn’t one of those “unused Schollies” being used on Audige?

it never was about wins this year. It has been and will continue to be about development. I believe it is obvious to see clear progress with just about all of the young players. Even Nance who has struggled mightily, is way better than what we saw last year.

Stay the course, if NU gets their *** kicked regularly next year, I will join the mob. The year after should be as good as any we have seen.

 

[willycat]

Benson would see back up minutes. Some of the people clamoring for him now were the same people riding his *** last year and calling him a CCC recruiting miss or pointing to him as exhibit A in not being able to develop players. Young is much better and it’s obvious that Jones will be. Watch Young now and watch his HS tape and tell me tgere hasn’t been development.

WTF would NU be without Spencer? This was a Great pick-up by CCC. Pulled a rabbit about of his hat when we needed a PG. Picking on his faults is just silly. He has deficiencies, but has been way better than anyone on this board predicted.

Boo is fearless. Brown would be no more than a Vinnie Johnson Microwave piece. Useful in some games, nonexistent in others. Also, isn’t one of those “unused Schollies” being used on Audige?

it never was about wins this year. It has been and will continue to be about development. I believe it is obvious to see clear progress with just about all of the young players. Even Nance who has struggled mightily, is way better than what we saw last year.

Stay the course, if NU gets their *** kicked regularly next year, I will join the mob. The year after should be as good as any we have seen.

I was thinking the same regarding Audige but even then there are only 11 guys on scholarship. Would think that NU should always have at least 12 scholarship players. Wonder how many P5 schools carry 13 scholarship guys on a regular basis. Also agree that Brown would get just a few minutes, although Benson probably would have been a better back-up and would have allowed Jones to redshirt.

 

[hdhntr1]

We have 7, maybe 8 players this weekend. That’s reality. Two open schollies. No chance to redshirt anyone this year except the forced transfer redshirt. And there are lots of people asking questions about the health of the program.

If Brown, Falzon and Benson were on the roster (no Spencer), there would 9,10 healthy players this weekend. The option to have redshirted a couple guys might have existed this year. And there would be fewer questions about the health of the program.

These are undeniable facts. You can accept them not ignore them, but they are facts.

Sorry but you would still be asking. Frankly right now I am seeing the signs that things have turned the corner. Buie looks like a legitimate BIG player. Young has shown to be a solid piece and he may have been recruited over in Nicholson. Jones looks like he will be a solid 4/5 giving us inside power and athleticism and Beran has shown development. Even Greer has shown some things (remember he would have been a Frosh this year) Going forward, we do not have the shortage of guards on the roster that have plagued us as we will have two new guys being available. And we likely have Gaines for an additional year that we would not have. Still want to see more from Nance. We have finally been able to put Lathon in the rear view mirror and he has recovered nicely from the Bamisle defection. We have the new facilities. Overall, feel much better about the program going forward.

 

[hdhntr1]

I was thinking the same regarding Audige but even then there are only 11 guys on scholarship. Would think that NU should always have at least 12 scholarship players. Wonder how many P5 schools carry 13 scholarship guys on a regular basis. Also agree that Brown would get just a few minutes, although Benson probably would have been a better back-up and would have allowed Jones to redshirt.

While it would be nice to have a full roster, CCC has tried to not bring in guys that don't fit in to BIG.

 

[Medill90]

Sorry but you would still be asking. Frankly right now I am seeing the signs that things have turned the corner. Buie looks like a legitimate BIG player. Young has shown to be a solid piece and he may have been recruited over in Nicholson. Jones looks like he will be a solid 4/5 giving us inside power and athleticism and Beran has shown development. Even Greer has shown some things (remember he would have been a Frosh this year) Going forward, we do not have the shortage of guards on the roster that have plagued us as we will have two new guys being available. And we likely have Gaines for an additional year that we would not have. Still want to see more from Nance. We have finally been able to put Lathon in the rear view mirror and he has recovered nicely from the Bamisle defection. We have the new facilities. Overall, feel much better about the program going forward.

If the blue chips decide to follow mom and dad to NU the roster is set up nicely for them. They would have starring roles and have solid support. They would not have to score 25 every night for NU to win.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

I just don't see players who graduate and then move on in the same category as one who leaves after one or two years.

14 or whatever games in I'd rather have Young doing what he's doing than Benson. And that's not a close call. If Benson were here I think he'd get minutes.

Falzone would be buried on the bench as he was last year. Good move by him and gets to play nearer to family.

I think part of why Brown is gone is because he had difficulty doing what was asked. Might not be his fault....could be a chemistry thing.

BenSkoworonek

 

[xxxbobxxx]

While it would be nice to have a full roster, CCC has tried to not bring in guys that don't fit in to BIG.

Other than all the guys that transferred and arguably Greer...

 

[hdhntr1]

Brown was never a PG. Square peg forced into round hole.

This weekend, Lathon would play over Greer. Brown would play. Benson would play and allow Jones to be redshirted. Rap would be in contention for PT, maybe even allow the staff to try to shirt Beran or Nance. Even Falzone would provide depth, allow more possibilities to shirt someone.

Instead, we have 2 open schollies, a novelty G transfer, 7-8 healthy schollie players and lots of questions about the program.

I would rather no Spencer and Brown, Falzone and Benson back. Not a good team, but some questions following the mass exodus eliminated, some senior leadership and some depth. It’s not like those guys could make things worse.

We could not get a PG and needed one. CCC tried to get poor man's PGs and work them in. Same thing with Vassar. They were more tweeners with what CCC thought was potential for the position. But they could not or would not embrace the role and as a result, they were non fits. Over the last two classes, CCC seems to have rectified the situation getting guys who fit better

 

[hdhntr1]

Other than all the guys that transferred and arguably Greer...

Every coach has misses. And Injuries were what kept Falzone, Rap and Ash from making it in the BIG. All three were generally hurt when they were here. Rap likely would have helped more than Falzone as he has been healthier the last couple years. But who can blame either one of them for transferring. Falzone had one year left and was likely to only get spot minutes. Benson was likely hurt in not getting the minutes because of just how good Pardon was. Young has shown that he is better in the role than Benson and Benson likely saw that in practice. Both he and Falzone had graduated and basically recruited over. If they still had the love of the game, reasonable to look for someplace that they could get to play significant minutes. Brown is the only one you have any argument for and hadn't he already decided to make his move before the Lathon fiasco? So he was going to be pretty limited in minutes. Ash same as Falzone and Benson. Graduated and wanting to get a chance to actually play. Could they have helped? Some but they were all going to get only limited minutes. Better for both parties to be moving forward for them to move on. Them not being here gave opportunities for Young, Buie, Beran, Nance, Jones and even Greer to get important minutes that will benefit us significantly next year and beyond

 

[Katatonic]

Even when (relatively) healthy, neither Falzone nor Rap showed that they were bona-fide B1G starter material (meanwhile players like Vukusic, Cobb, etc., while having prolonged injury issues, showed a lot more flashes of their talent-level).

At best, they would have been role players off the bench and neither showed the shooting prowess from the arc for a stretch-4 (don't think either would have provided the consistency shooting 3s off the bench that Tap did during the Tourney season).

Don't buy the Benson not seeing action-excuse for not getting better/developing.

Benson could have developed/gotten better by going against Pardon in practice everyday.

Benson was basically Rowley 2.0 - a big body w/ limited skills.

Took some time for Spencer to get used to this level of competition (and he's still in the process of adjusting and learning), but man, where would this team be w/o him (esp. w/ Boo getting hurt)?

A 44.8% eFG for a player of Nance's height is just too low.