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RE: Gardner/Yetna discussion
(01-30-2019 04:04 PM)StillJonesing Wrote: (01-29-2019 10:53 AM)WhoseHouse? Wrote: (01-29-2019 10:48 AM)WhoseHouse? Wrote: Gonna throw a few stats around. Starting with Gardner, Yetna, and Hinton's conference games stat lines.
Gardner: 32.1 MP, .463 FG%, 10.6 REB, 1.4 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.7 BLK, 2.4 TOV 18.9 PTS.
Hinton: 19.5 MP, .481 FG%, 5.3 REB, 1.4 AST, 1.3 STL, .03 BLK, 1.4 TOV, 10.4 PTS.
Yetna: 32.1 MP, .587 FG%, 8.8 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.6 BLK, 2.3 TOV, 15.3 PTS.
In addition to those traditional stats I'll add in a few advanced stats from their conference play.
Gardner: 25.9 PER, .536 TS%, 30.8 USG%, 0.6 OWS, 0.1 DWS, 0.7 WS, .123 WS/40
Hinton: 28.2 PER, .636 TS%, 24.2 USG%, 0.6 OWS, 0.4 DWS, 1.0 WS, .263 WS/40
Yetna: 23.1 PER, .656 TS%, 20.7 USG%, 0.8 OWS, 0.5 DWS, 1.3 WS, .206 WS/40
I'm not going to make any predictions on whats going to happen, just want to say that all three schools have some pretty special talents.
Found one more thing. Gardner is #3 in offensive rating for the conference, Hinton is #1 in defensive rating, and Yetna is #2 in offensive rating and #3 in defensive rating. (note sports-reference only lists the top 20 and I believe thats taking into count all games, not just conference games).
Again you are talking about a handful of games in conference and Gardner has played all of his games against upper level teams. He hasn't gotten a chance to play an ECU or Tulane yet and when you are talking about a 7 games sample, one game like that vs an ECU to pad the stats makes a large difference.
Also Gardner and Yetna's performances are also consistent with the other 2/3's of the games they have played this year where as Hinton's is not. He was pretty terrible in those other games which along with doing it on lower minutes should bring skepticism.
Yetna and Gardner still have cases as the best individual seasons in the AAC It's clear that USF has a hell of a lot more help around Yetna though. Again we have the worst 3 point shooting team in the nation, no space, and no secondary scoring option to take any pressure off Gardner etc etc. The closest we have is LeDay who has to work in the same space and compete for the same rebounds.
The fact he is doing what he does on this sad sack ECU team is a feather in his hat, certainly not anything to write him off for high usage bull $hit which it's not. Most bad teams don't have players with the level true shooting and efficiency he does and there is a reason because it ups the pressure on them and being on ECU is certainly doing him no favors.
All I did was post the three players conference stats which are the only numbers that matter for a conference award. Also in case you haven't noticed we're almost at the halfway point in conference play, so these numbers are based on a pretty decent sample size. I provided very little commentary after that. Additionally all three players have two games left against either ECU or Tulane, so moot point. I was trying to let the numbers speak for themselves. All three players are having nice seasons. If ECU fans want to pump their guy and write off the rest of the talent in this league, thats fine. The reality is all three of these players can make an excellent case for FOY. Personally, If I had a vote I'd give it to Yetna. I think he's a more complete player than Gardner and has a bigger role on his team than Hinton. However, I wouldn't trade Hinton for either player as he's simply a better fit for UH and our team needs.
(This post was last modified: 01-30-2019 05:27 PM by WhoseHouse?.)
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