(01-25-2014 07:40 PM)Blazer85 Wrote: (01-25-2014 07:33 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: (01-25-2014 06:42 PM)Blazer85 Wrote: Swing didn't contribute much again, but we got good minutes from Rucker and Washington (which was not really the case against UNT).
Kinda disagree on Washington. He was 3-9 for six points in 27 minutes. He did have 10 rebounds.
This game was pretty much the Ruck and Fraze show.
Frazier has been pretty consistent. Yes some games he's on more than others, but you can usually count on him for 15+pts.
I'm talking about the next guys in points production like Rucker, Washington, and Swing. Swing has been MIA lately. Rucker and Washington have games where they go off and others where they are MIA.
I feel like Rucker stepped it up today and that Washington got some key points and rebounds as well. Swing is the one of the 3 that hasn't really done a whole lot recently in pretty much any aspect.
I feel like I'm the lone Swing apologists here.
Swing isn't scoring as much because he doesn't shoot as much nor play as many minutes as those other guys, but he contributes in other ways.
He is second on the team in assists, first in steals, and if you pay attention to per minute efficiency ratings, he's top three on the team.
If you look at some of the advanced basketball metrics, he is the leader or near the top in offensive and defensive categories.
For better or worse, Swing's role is different this year, and he isn't asked to score.
Quite frankly, I think he should be asked to shoot more as I don't see this team making a deep run in conference play without a consistent shooter and secondary scorer. Swing leads the team in effective and true shooting percentages, but it doesn't feel like it because he takes so few shots now.
Rucker isn't a dependable scorer. He is a volume shooter, so when he's off, it really hurts the team because he never stops shooting which effectively takes away possessions. You can thank him for padding those offensive rebounding stats though. With that said, if he plays every game like he did at Tulsa, I'll gladly welcome it.
Washington could be that second guy, and we need a low post presence as badly as we need a three point shooter.
Since I'm playing arm chair coach, here's my version of the best five:
PG Watts
SG Frazier
SF Swing
F Williams
F Washington