(11-20-2020 01:53 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(11-20-2020 12:04 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Darien Jackson should be way higher on your list Pesik. Had some of the best advanced stats of any returning player in the conference.

i love advanced stats but with the context of film.. if i focused on advanced stats rachal likely shouldn't even be in the top 20. the stats also LOVE Madut Akec (usf) and Mamoudou Diarra (uc) i dont even have either listed or mentioned..

jackson is an off-ball wing at only 6'2 (almost certainly shorter than listed 6'2), handles and offense have to improve ..advanced stats love him because he only shots when completely wide open, the majority of his offense is fast break dunk, designed alley oops, or lightly contest layups ..defense and rebounding (especially for his size) are really good but not enough IMO to make up for his lack of offensive skillset...of all the guards listed in the top 52, jackson is likely the worst at creating his own offense. a 6'5+ jackson would be higher because he'd be more versatile position wise

His advanced stats aren’t particularly good for offense. They’re good for defense. He’s probably one of the top 2 defensive players in the league and he has one of the best returning win shares / 40, one of the best returning +/- etc... his defense turns into offense because of his high steal rate. Neglecting his defense would pretty much be ignoring the entire reason that Tulsa tied with Houston at the top of the league last year. We don’t depend on him for offense.