Getting into some position match-up assessments
STARTING 1's
Guard Play varies greatly among these 4 Teams
4 UKY 6-3 | 187 Fr Brandon Knight
3 CON 6-1 | 172 Jr Kemba Walker
11 VCU 5-10 | 174 Sr Joey Rodriguez
8 BTL 6-3 | 221 Jr Sheldon Mack
Guard Play varies greatly among these 4 Teams
Size plays little role here
VCU's Rodriguez shortest by 3-5"
Yet, as more of a playmaker his length less significant
SCORING in TOURNEY
- CONNECTICUT | WALKER 27 PPG
- BUTLER | MACK 21 PPG
- KENTUCKY | KNIGHT 16 PPG
- VA COMMONWEALTH | RODRIGZ 10½ PPG
2011 Final Four | Point Guards
UConn's Kemba Walker is 2011 Tourney M-O-P
Giving Huskies a definitive, most significant advantage at '1'
UCONN 6-1 | 172 Jr KEMBA WALKER
Continues sensational NCAA Tourney Play
Walker raised vigorous 24 PPG Regular Season Avg
To 27 PPG in UConn's 4 Gm Tourney Run
Up from Season Avg 24 PPG
Important characteristic of Walker's numbers
Both Regular Season & Postseason
Is his marginal Shooting %'s
- WALKER SHOOTING 43.8% FG NCAA TOURNEY
- WALKER Shot nearly identical 43.3% FG Regular Season
Staggering Fact remains:
WALKER MISSED ALL 3-PT GAME SHOTS TAKEN
IN 4 OF UCONN's 5 BIG EAST TOURNEY GMS
- 0-3
- 0-2
- 0-3
- 0-2
- 2-6 Threes vs Syracuse
- 0-10 Remaining 4 Gms
Walker parallel 34% Regular Season from Deep
THAT SAID, Walker's accolades are 110% deserved
WHEN LOOKING AT WALKER's POWERFULLY CONSISTENT PRODUCTION
KEMBA FILLS STAT-SHEETS w/MULTIPLE EYE-POPPING POSITIVE NUMBERS
WALKER's REBOUND NUMBERS STAND OUT AMONG FINAL-FOUR PG's:
- 5⅓ Rebounds/Game
- 5¼ Rebounds/Game in Tourney
Walker's already proficient Regular Season 2.0 Assist|Turnover Ratio has moved from great to superb in
Tourney: 2.7 (27 Assists | 10 Turnovers)
Walker: 6 Steals in Tourney
Walker: Under 1 PF/Game in Tourney
Walker FG: 43.3%
WALKER PRODUCED 2nd MOST PTS 2010-2011 D-I: 931
(Closing in on Jimmer's 970)
WALKER AVG MPG LAST 24 GMS: 39.3 MIN/GM!
This totals 17 Minutes OFF Floor....Last 24 Gms
(OT's clearly inflates the number, yet EYE-Carumba)
Thus, Walker Plays 98.3% of UConn Min (Jan 1 Fwd)
Kemba Walker #1 NCAA Minutes Played: 1466 Minutes
Walker is on pace to log more single season min in 9 yrs
Running out of ways to describe Walker's excellence
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UKY 6-3 | 187 Fr BRANDON KNIGHT
Calipari's lightening quick, abundantly talented Freshman Point guard
Brandon Knight is young as he is WILDLY, precariously inconsistent
2011 NCAA TOURNEY:
- 2 PTS
- 30 PTS
- 9 PTS
- 22 PTS
KNIGHT SHOOTING POORLY OVERALL: 35.7% FG
Yet, Knight side-by-side w/Kemba's Three rate
(9-26 | 34.6%)
Truthfully, Knight picking his spots
Having Fortitude to Hit Game Winner vs Bucks on a poor shooting day, puts him in a new light in many experts eyes
DEFENSIVELY, Knight has Good Size & deceptive quickness
KNIGHT BEST 3-PT SHOOTER AMONG F-4 PG's: 38.2%
(4.1% Higher than next closest, Mack)
KNIGHT Expected lowest Ast|T-Ov: 1.3 Reg (1.22 NCAA)
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11 VCU 5-10 | 174 Sr JOEY RODRIGUEZ
THROWBACK POINT GUARD
- Smallest
- Lowest Scoring PG (10.54 PPG Reg | 10.2 PPG NCAA)
- Lowest FG% (35% FG Reg | 33% FG NCAA - 6-18)
ONLY SR STARTING POINT GUARD in FINAL-FOUR
Rodriguez Scoring Stats are secondary to his
DISTRIBUTION SKILLS
Rodriguez Best PG in Final Four KEY STAT
Asst|T-Over: 3.3 (33-10, thus 3.3 NCAA | 2.2 Reg)
Leadership has been ultimate difference maker for Rams
Joey Rodriguez makes this work for VCU
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8 BTL 6-3 | 221 Jr SHELDON MACK
MACK HAS CARRIED BULLDOGS WHEN NECESSARY
21.25 PPG NCAA | 16 PPG REG
Struggled thru much of 2010-2011 w/absence of old Sidekick, 2009-2010 Bulldog Leading Scorer
6-8 | 204 Gordon Hayward
Mack's Reg Season shooting fell .050 (FG) & .077 (3's)
Nevertheless, Mack bounced back from 0-5 Three Shooting NCAA Opener, to Shoot 10-22 Last 3 Gms from deep
& Up Over his 40.5% Reg FG Shooting to 43% in Tourney
Veteran Savvy really key for Butler
MACK BIG-POINT GUARD SIZE (6-3), yet also 221 Lbs
Will not be surprised to see Butler repeatedly Flash Mack to Mid-Key &/or Posting Up Mack on Rodriguez, whom S Mack Outsizes by 5" & MORE IMPORTANT, Mack nearly 50+ LBS
Mack in midst of 4-18 Three-Ball Stretch
Mack is Vet-Savvy & Great at getting deep looks
We'd be inclined to conclude Mack's 22.2% 3-Point Shooting cannot last
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STARTING 2's
4 UKY 6-4 | 197 Fr Doron Lamb *
3 CON 6-0 | 169 Fr Shabazz Napier
11 VCU 6-2 | 185 Sr Brandon Rozzell
8 BTL 6-0 | 171 Sr Shawn Vanzant
(*Lamb Started 3 of 4 Tourney Games for Cats)
SCORING IN TOURNEY
- VA COMMONWEALTH | ROZZELL 14 PPG
- BUTLER | VANZANT 8 PPG
- KENTUCKY | LAMB 6¾ PPG
- CONNECTICUT | NAPIER 5½ PPG
2011 Final Four | Shooting Guards
UKY 6-4 | 197 Fr DORON LAMB
Ky's Lamb is not to be confused w/UConn Fr Jeremy Lamb
Has one of most eye-popping stat numbers in 2011 NCAA Tourney
LAMB: 11-15 FROM DEEP IN NCAA | 73.3%!
No Fluke, either
Ky's Lamb has several Un-Freshman-Like Season Stat Lines
- 18.25 PPG NCAA | 11.1 PPG Reg
- 48.3% FG | 49.7% Reg
DORON LAMB WILL BE A HANDFUL | ROUGH MATCHUP
Lamb's Three Shooting is BIG CONTRIBUTOR
To Ky Status as leading 3% Tm in Final 4 (Ky 40% Season)
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UCONN 6-0 | 169 Fr SHABAZZ NAPIER
Yet another Freshman to Man-up on Lamb
Though Napier gives up 4" & 25 Lbs
The defensive minded stopper, Napier
Could be the ideal leak-plug for UConn
Napier is steady as they come here
Playing along side Kemba?
Napier chooses shots wisely; few & none
Nevertheless, Napier 1.66 A|T-Over %
3x more Steals than all other Final-4 Shooting Guards
Great fit for Huskies...esp vs Ky Lamb
Draws Fouls as well as any Off-Guard
Playing into UConn Hands
As Lamb has unaccustomed lofty 2.43 PF/Gm Rate
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VCU 6-2 | 185 Sr BRANDON ROZZELL
Rozzell is in a quiet, very productive shooting groove out on Wing for Rams
Rozzell one of the Few SR's in F-4
Doesn't start all gms for VCU, yet Plays 50% of VCU Minutes
& led VCU in fundamental facet of Rams Offense
3-PT SHOOTING
Rozzell Hit 78 Threes for VCU this year (40.4%)
& has exceeded his high-level %'s in Tourney (47.8%)
ROZZELL IS HITTING 3's IN BIG SPOTS, too
VCU has needed Rozzell's Great Consistent Play
12, 16, 10 & 26 HUGE Pts (6-10 Deep) vs G'Town
Rozzell 16 PPG, Last-4 Tourney Gms isn't referenced often, yet Rozzell's Production (5+ Pts Over his 11 PPG Season Avg), is significant part of VCU place in Houston
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8 BTL 6-0 | 171 Sr SHAWN VANZANT
Epitome of HC Stevens 'System-Player'
So many seemingly mild numbers
Yet his low-error, hustle numbers are sparkling:
VANZANT 4.6 ASST|T-OVER's in NCAA
Not huge number of 3's in Tourney (or Yr | 81), yet, Vanzant is making em count
(42% Reg | 35.7% NCAA)
Vanzant should get start vs VCU, yet would NOT vs UConn
Butler Starting 6-3 | 6-0 | 6-0 works fine v VCU
(Not so well vs Ky | UConn)
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ALL THE BEST, GUYS
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