[quote="MCNPA" post=351498][quote="SJU14" post=351497]https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1137373898201325568?s=21
Questionable stats across the board, maybe a depth guy to round out the roster?[/quote]
We have those guys. We need better players than this guy. His numbers are poor. I’m not sure what he can provide us when we need a starting PG.[/quote]
Just looking at Nick's career stats, something that sticks out to me is his stats dropped dramatically from his time at FAU to Monmouth. The skill level in the conferences isn't that much different they are both mid-majors, so that leads the question why did his PPG drop down by 4 and his his assist drop down by 2 and he played around the same minutes at the two schools.
Admittedly I don't watch either of these teams unless they are in the NCAA tournament, but looking at the team stats it appears that Monmouth runs a slower tempo and they pretty much just let 2 guys on their team get all the shots. That can explain why he went from 9 PPG to 5 PPG and from 4 APG to 2 APG. Monmouth only averaged 65 PPG this previous year. In comparison CMA's teams typically average anywhere from 75-82 PPG. Staff could have watched film on him and feels in a faster paced offense he'd be closer to the 9 PPG player he was at FAU. Also, reading about him he seems to be a 2-way guy that really plays hard on the defensive end and rebounds well for guard. CMA likes those type of guys.
If he can just come in and be solid on defense, provide leadership, and get you 6-7 PPG, 3-4 APG, 4-5 RPG and be a respectable shooter, 40% from 2 / 30% from 3. That's not a bad find in June.