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(12-04-2019 12:19 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(12-04-2019 12:07 PM)odu09 Wrote:  

(12-04-2019 11:56 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(12-04-2019 11:48 AM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(12-04-2019 11:28 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  We are rebounding offensively just as well as last year (30%). Kalu playing the 4 or 5 doesn't matter when he fouls every time down the court.

Robinson played 9 minutes per game last year and provided almost nothing. This team sucks because they lost 2 of the contenders for CUSA player of the year and returning players like Green and Godwin have not stepped up....not because they lost 9 minutes per game of someone giving them 2 points and 2 rebounds per contest.

Im not sure why that doesn't sound silly to you.

Everything is always about a statistic for you so it is not surprising that you don't understand a lot about the game. Especially the intangibles that affect the outcome of a game, but don't show up on a stat sheet.

By your account they lost a player that provided nothing, meaning they lost nothing at the position. The guys that returned at the position (Dickens and Kalu) are more experienced and should be even better this season. By your response to this topic back in June you insinuated that "they only lost 9 minutes" and it worked last year so everything would be fine. Newsflash - the interior play isn't fine.

Yes because everything is reflected somewhere.

Our interior game is not worse than last year. The rest of our team is significantly worse than last year.

If you could have Robinson on this team right now, would you take him?

The answer should be yes. Kalu isn't improving and Dickens can't hang. AC is just a smaller Robinson.

I would certainly take Robinson over a couple scholarships that we have on the roster this year but would it make an impact on the team....no.

LOL. Sure it would make an impact on the team this year. It would take Dickens out of the starting lineup and send him to the bench same as it did last season.

Since you love stats, here's some head to head stats for comparison -

Robinson - 9 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 53.3% shooting.
Dickens - 15.6 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 44.4% shooting.
Ezikpe - 14.4 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 43.2 % shooting.

Not a lot of difference in the "stats". Only thing is that Robinson did most all of his against the starters of the other team whereas the other two guys came off the bench. Robinson shot a much higher percentage, and managed comparable scoring and rebounding averages in far less time on the court.

I'd also point out that if he played on this season's team he would probably have a higher scoring average since he would not be playing as only the 3rd or 4th scoring option behind BJ and Caver who collectively averaged 33.4 points on a low scoring team. The shots and points are there to be had this season for Dickens and Ezikpe. They just aren't taking advantage of it well enough. I'm sure Jeff wishes they COULD score more than they are.