(February 12th) Silas Demary has been the victim of an incredibly brutal SEC schedule – virtually every single statistic of his is down from the last profile, though most of them are only down by small margins – 16% in points, 5% in assists, 17% in rebounds, etc. His 2 point efficiency is down by …
(January 6th) Initially we talked about the lack of a clear single-skill strength with Aaron Scott, but as the season has moved forward, it’s become more and more clear that his ability to make plays on the ball from the defensive side is, in fact, an elite skill. In the time since the last profile, …
(February 12th) It’s always nice to get to do a “we told you so” in these profiles. For Jamir Watkins, seeing that he went from struggling at the start of the season, to the 64th percentile during the last profiles, to the 86th percentile in this one, while we were saying the whole time that …
(January 6th) Very little has changed on Jordan Gainey’s profile over the last few weeks. He’s still seeing good returns on the jump shot, is still showing out as an elite defender, and is still providing a little bit of extra value as a playmaker and finisher. The primary changes since the last profile are …
(February 12th) As the season moves forward, it’s typical to expect the increased sample sizes to cause the results to stabilize. In fact, in virtually every category, Rasheer Fleming is within 5 percentile points, in either direction, of where he was almost a month ago. But that, in itself, is valuable to teams. It’s valuable …
(February 12th) There was, last time, virtually no room for improvement in Bennett Stirtz’s profile. He was basically maxing out every single statistic we presented, and he was even okay in a few things like rebounding and shotblocking that were outside of his general role. That’s still just as true as it was before – …
(January 6th) The number we want to highlight on this profile is “shot possessions”. This is, as you might assume, the total number of possessions that the player ends with a shot of some kind, whether FGA or FTA. In it, Derkack has moved from the 44th percentile to the 51st percentile, indicating he is …
(December 12th) The most important statistic on this page is the 42.1 next to minutes. Unfortunately, the sample is too small to draw real conclusions based on any of the other numbers present, especially thinks like DBPM that need a much bigger sample to stabilize. What numbers we do have for Carr are generally good. …
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(February 12th) As with the last profile, this one represents a significant improvement over the last one. The points are up from the 35th percentile to the 40th. The true shooting is up from the 31st percentile to the 40th. And the assists and steals are still elite, though the steal rate could become concerning …
(February 12th) One of the primary criticisms of Thomas Sorber’s early season statistical profile was that it was largely recorded against weak competition. And Sorber’s numbers, after a month of high caliber Big East competition, among the hardest that any prospect will face, have “suffered”. And I put “suffered” in scare quotes because his OBPM …
(February 12th) Previously we discussed how Des Claude’s steal rate dropped from the 40th to 31st percentile as a potential random fluctuation. It now seems unreasonable to consider it as such, as his steal rate has now dropped to the 10th percentile. Additionally, his three-point percentage, which was encouragingly high to start the season, has …
(January 6th) In the last profile, we talked about how odd it was that Money Williams had been such an effective shot blocker for a guard but wasn’t also recording steals. It’s very rare for havoc creator guards to get only blocks. Well, since then, while Williams’ block rate has remained high, his steal rate …
(February 12th) The theme with Alex Condon’s profiles, thus far, has been how his role has shifted through the year. Last time, we discussed the drop in points from the 95th percentile to the 84th, which has continued a slight slide to the 81st percentile. But as Florida has settled in more to their status …
(January 6th) Christ Essandoko played very brief minutes across 3 games since the last profile while extremely limited by a hamstring issue. As a result, the “too small of a sample to draw meaningful conclusions” sample barely got any bigger. Most of his numbers still sit in that 30th-80th percentile range that low minutes will …
(November 30th) Some of Oso Ighodaro’s numbers are actually down this season – he’s averaging an AST% 7% lower than last season, and a BLK% 1.2% lower. And yet, all of his metrics that aggregate everything together are actually up – he’s 99th percentile in OPIPM, DPIPM, and the combination of the two, PIPM. Defensively, …
(February 12th) Earlier in the year, we talked about Tarris Reed’s passing as something that gives him a bit of upside beyond the traditional big man skills that he provides. As the season has progressed, though, this has turned from a small bit of upside all the way up to a legitimate plus skill. In …
(February 12th) In the time since the last profile, Jackson McAndrew has jumped from the 4th percentile in assists to the 17th. This is still not a number that actually represents his true passing ability, but given the way in which his numbers are clearly being deflated by his role, it’s good to see occasional …
(February 12th) The only major change in this profile, relative to last, is that Mgbako has struggled from 3, dropping him from the 95th percentile to the 75th. This was mostly driven by a 4 game stretch in which Mgbako was a combined 0-15 from deep. It’s not a coincidence, though, that this lines up …
(February 12th) This week, we want to highlight the defensive end for John Blackwell; He’s in the 90th percentile for DBPM, an all-in-one stat that approximately captures total defensive contribution, but he is fairly low in both blocks (17th percentile for guards) and steals (26th percentile for guards). There are two primary reasons this is …
(December 12th) If we were looking at Miles Rubin’s profile from last year, it would almost certainly be that of an elite defender, due in large part to elite rim protection, who does enough offensively to contribute by finishing well around the rim. This season, all of that is still true of Rubin. He’s still …