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Originally Posted by justinhub2003
I ran the defensive Synergy (the same tool coaches use to scout) numbers for each player (Minus Trevor Moore who does have enough possessions to get a grade).
The defense from our bigs has been really good. Its a feel spots on the wing where we could be better:
Chris Vogt: Good (.706 ppp)
Jay Sorolla: Excellent (.385 PPP)... one of the best in the country
Chris McNeal: Very Good (.647 ppp)
Zach Harvey: Average (.857 ppp)
Jeremiah Davenport: Very Good (.625 ppp)
Mika Adams-Woods: Below Average (.938 ppp)
Keith Williams: Average (.80 ppp)
Mamaoudou Diarra: Excellent (.5 ppp)
Tre Scott: Very Good (.684 ppp)
Jarron Cumberland: Very Good (.615 ppp)
Jaevin Cumberland: Below Average (.929 ppp)
Looking at these numbers, Our 4 bigs are doing a really good job on defense.
I'm just really surprised to see Keith posting average defenses numbers. It could be that he is tasked with guarding the best player, but he should thrive defensively with his length and athleticism.
But the clear weakness is the guards with Jaevin, Keith & Mika posting not great numbers. I think Mika and Keith will improve and so will Jaevin but he is less likely with being a fifth year senior.
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I don't know how synergy or other defensive grades system works. The synergy grades don't consistently agree with Basketball references DRtg.
Because of that, I tend to believe in the eye-test.
I think Sorolla's numbers are going to come down significantly once he returns and gets a bigger sample size, but I do think Diarra is the best defender on the team.
Jaevin I don't expect much improvement from, he's here for the offense and wasn't known as a defender at Oakland. Keith, Harvey and Maw have the athleticism to improve significantly, I feel like Scott could be better as well. It seems like Scott and Keith are having some trouble adjusting to not have a rim protector to funnel the ball to when their man drives.
I'm surprised at how high Jarron ranks. Also surprised at Davenport ranks. I consider them both good at defense, but would have guessed that Scott would be in front of them.
I notice you left Moore off. If that because of lack of minutes? I feel like he would rated pretty high on defense.