Post by nashvillestag on Apr 8, 2020 9:13:07 GMT -5
I'm excited. The only thing I don't like here is that apparently he will have to sit a year, apparently because as recently reported, the expected change in the 'one time' transfer rule will probably not take effect until the 2021-22 season. But certainly he appears to be someone who will fit in well based on his skill set and toughness.
Agree lots of positive comments about Jake on the Richmond board. However, the underlying theme seems to be he is not an A-10 level player and should move to a lesser conference where he has a chance for greater PT. A very good shooter who appears to me to be a Taliaferro type replacement. Obviously a good FT shooter 90% and a very respectable 3pt shooter. A number of Richmond posters indicated his defense ( a major JY requirement) needs to improve. Appears to be a MAAC type player ( remember originally committed to Siena) who is finding his way to the right level where he can be successful. Welcome to Stagland and good luck!
I'm excited. The only thing I don't like here is that apparently he will have to sit a year, apparently because as recently reported, the expected change in the 'one time' transfer rule will probably not take effect until the 2021-22 season. But certainly he appears to be someone who will fit in well based on his skill set and toughness.
Unfortunately it’s not unreasonable to expect some social disruption next winter due to the virus. Another transfer to sit a year would be fine with me.
Also his uncle Doug started at PG on the Navy teams featuring David Robinson. Both Dave and Doug have been college head coaches, the latter having a lot more success. Point is though, Jake is from a basketball family meaning he is probably well-versed in the fundamentals and toughness it takes to be a good player.
I wonder if this is the end of Whipple. Granted Woj would sit out a year but seems like they are recruiting over.
Whipple really disappointed me last year, similar MPG but lower 3 point %. Not the way you are going to get playing time.
I have had a lot of conversation with folks about Whipple. I know some think he is not a D1 player while other see him as part of the solution at guard. While I think its the latter, I personally have very mixed feelings. I like Calvin. I think if he regains his confidence and has the green light to shoot he can be part of the guard rotation. He can shoot. He has demonstrated he is a high percentage shooter when open, and he has been a solid rebounder especially for his size. At times though Whipple looked lost last year. He passed up wide open threes for highly contested twos. Then he forced a three when he may have had a clear path to the bucket. He played like he was trying to do what the coach wanted to do instead of letting the game come to him naturally. He played at times without confidence.
So I see a few challenges for Whipple, the biggest of which is he is not a good fit for the offense we ran last year. I think he can progress as a player and give quality minutes, but it does seem like some of the folks coming in may be more multi-dimensional and may eat into his playing time. I guess time will tell.
I don't think anyone is a great fit for last year's offense. May that offense go with the old gym and never return.
Having said that... Whipple certainly had opportunities... it just seemed like he was thinking too much and far too passive. There were times I'd look at a box score and be amazed to see his name on it - let alone with the amount of minutes. He's got to produce more - especially when he's a guy you'd think could put some points on the board. Challenging road ahead for him.
I don't think it was the offense .. it was that the offense had so few players who could score. What offense looks good when you have players who either aren't very good shooters, or can't create a shot?
Plus we really didn't have solid point guard to run things. Aidas was inconsistent and a bit too slow. Benning ended up being relied on more for scoring than distributing the ball (which is interesting because going into the season, I can't imagine anyone predicted that Taj would be looked to for much scoring).
I may be wrong, but it seems that without an above average point guard to run things, it is difficult for any team to be really successful and without scorers it is difficult for an offense to look very good.
I don't think it was the offense .. it was that the offense had so few players who could score. What offense looks good when you have players who either aren't very good shooters, or can't create a shot?
Plus we really didn't have solid point guard to run things. Aidas was inconsistent and a bit too slow. Benning ended up being relied on more for scoring than distributing the ball (which is interesting because going into the season, I can't imagine anyone predicted that Taj would be looked to for much scoring).
I may be wrong, but it seems that without an above average point guard to run things, it is difficult for any team to be really successful and without scorers it is difficult for an offense to look very good.
I agree that last year that we really did not have a true starting PG. But we also did not have a True Starting 2G either. And if you look at Taliaferro, our 3rd Guard, he was a great shooter that shot 32.8% from the arc .
With the improvement of Taj Benning, our guard situation looks much improved with Caleb Green and a Multi-talented Jalen Leach. Need one more guard.
I don't think it was the offense .. it was that the offense had so few players who could score. What offense looks good when you have players who either aren't very good shooters, or can't create a shot?
Plus we really didn't have solid point guard to run things. Aidas was inconsistent and a bit too slow. Benning ended up being relied on more for scoring than distributing the ball (which is interesting because going into the season, I can't imagine anyone predicted that Taj would be looked to for much scoring).
I may be wrong, but it seems that without an above average point guard to run things, it is difficult for any team to be really successful and without scorers it is difficult for an offense to look very good.
That being true probably explains why the offense was so many times painful to watch. Green will make a big difference I think.
I don't think it was the offense .. it was that the offense had so few players who could score. What offense looks good when you have players who either aren't very good shooters, or can't create a shot?
Plus we really didn't have solid point guard to run things. Aidas was inconsistent and a bit too slow. Benning ended up being relied on more for scoring than distributing the ball (which is interesting because going into the season, I can't imagine anyone predicted that Taj would be looked to for much scoring).
I may be wrong, but it seems that without an above average point guard to run things, it is difficult for any team to be really successful and without scorers it is difficult for an offense to look very good.
I made the statement above based on my gut, but I was curious if it was true or not.
For those of you who like stats (I'm one of those) this site is excellent:
I looked to see if there was a relationship between Assist/Turnover ratio for point guards, and the team's overall winning percentage. My conjecture was that a good point guard (high A/TO ratio) would lead to a better overall team, and conversely the lack of a good point guard would lead to a losing team.
Now obviously a lot of other things come into play. For example, you could have a PG with a high A/TO ratio, but the team doesn't play any defense and loses a lot. So take this with a grain of salt.
I looked at every season since the 2000-01 season (individual turnovers don't appear to have been identified prior to that).
We had 11 seasons where our main PGs (there were some seasons where this duty was shared) had at least a 1.50+ ratio. Eight out of 11 of those seasons produced winning records.
We had seven seasons where the ratio was below 1.50. Only one of those seasons produced a better than .500 record. btw: That was Tyquawn Goode's junior year (19-11). The lineup included Todd, Thomson, Gai, Maxwell and Bell, so there was a pretty strong supporting cast in place.
Note: There were two seasons that were aberrations and I did not include them above. Those were the seasons where Needham was our PG, but he was also our leading scorer. A team that has a PG who is also a prolific scorer seems to be a different animal. During those two seasons we happened to win 25 and 23 games.