A boy Named Wusu

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I’m as guilty as anyone for derailing other conversations. So here is a look at Big East Underclassmen guards and how it compares to my guy Dylan.

Underclassmen scoring leaders (high-low):
Posh Alexander (13.8)
Aminu Mohammed
Dante Harris
Chuck Harris
Ryan nembhard
Colby Jones
Kadary Richmond
DYLAN WUSU (8.5)
Andre Jackson (forward?)
Tyler Kolek

Underclassmen rebounding leaders:
Aminu Mohammed (8.2)
Colby Jones
Andre Jackson
Posh Alexander
DYLAN WUSU (3.9)
Tyler Kolek
Kadary Richmond
Dante Harris
Ryan Nembhard
Chuck Harris

Underclassmen assist leaders:
Tyler Kolek (5.9)
Posh Alexander
Ryan Nembhard
Donte Harris
Kadary Richmond
DYLAN WUSU (3.9)
Colby Jones
Andre Jackson
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris

Underclassmen 3pt%:
DYLAN WUSU (38.9%)
Andre Jackson (36.1%)
Kadary Richmond
Ryan Nembhard
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris
Tyler Kolek
Colby Jones
Donte Harris
Posh Alexander

Underclassmen FG%:
Posh Alexander (49.8%)
Colby Jones
DYLAN WUSU (42.9%)
Andre Jackson
Ryan Nembhard
Kadary Richmond
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris
Dante Harris
Tyler Kolek

So out of those ten BE underclassmen guards Wusu ranks:
8Th in points
5Th in rebounds
6Th in assists
1st in 3pt%
3rd in overall Fg%

We tend to view our guys with a microscope, over emphasizing both the good and the bad, while mostly looking at other teams guys and accentuating the positive. If we were rooting for those guys on a night to night basis while hanging on to every play, there would be plenty more negatives that we would nitpick and notice IMO.
 
Wish I could give 2 thumbs up for this topic. We needed a Wusu appreciation thread.

And I'm truly shocked at all the Wusu hate on here. In the other thread I actually read one poster say he's not a BE level guard. And I seen another guy say he's not a good 3 point shooter because he barely gets off the ground when he shoots. I don't even know how to respond in a civil fashion to comments like those.
 
Dylan needs to improve his decision-making and ability to finish at the rim.

BUT he was top ten in BE in APG with a 2-to-1 assist to TO ratio PLAYING OUT OF POSITION MOST OF THE YEAR because of the Pinzon injury.

The dude is extremely versatile on defense and is the one thing that we constantly chirp about: He's a tough, hard-nosed dude.

He reminds me so much of Matt Brust in terms of his raw strength and willingness to grind.

Glad he's a part of the team.
 
The problem was that he and Mathis were both on the court at the same time, too often last year. A lot of times, that led to us playing almost 3 on 5 offensively. I fear coach going down this same road again next year, which is why I wasn't particularly thrilled when Mathis said he would be back.

And yes, it could have been avoided last year. Smith and/or Coburn should have played more. Sacrifice a little bit defensively (one of Mathis or Wusu could have been on the court almost all times, not both), for a more well-rounded offense, and I think we would have been a better team for it.

That's not how Anderson thinks though, which is probably always going to be an issue with me.
 
SJU61982 said:
The problem was that he and Mathis were both on the court at the same time, too often last year. A lot of times, that led to us playing almost 3 on 5 offensively. I fear coach going down this same road again next year, which is why I wasn't particularly thrilled when Mathis said he would be back.

And yes, it could have been avoided last year. Smith and/or Coburn should have played more. Sacrifice a little bit defensively (one of Mathis or Wusu could have been on the court almost all times, not both), for a more well-rounded offense, and I think we would have been a better team for it.

That's not how Anderson thinks though, which is probably always going to be an issue with me.
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I just don’t understand the lumping of him and Mathis together when discussing floor spacing issues. One guy was top ten in BE in 3pt% and assists.
 
Re Dylan, For a two year guy, he really has enjoyed ample minutes and can’t really think of a reason why this hard worker will not continue to improve heading into his junior season. Patience.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
I just don’t understand the lumping of him and Mathis together when discussing floor spacing issues. One guy was top ten in BE in 3pt% and assists.
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Wusu's numbers went way down from about late January on. His playing time did too, but not by as much as his numbers did.

He was top 10 in 3 point percentage, but he didn't take many. Only 97 attempts for the season (not a lot in this day and age). Probably a good thing that he didn't take more, but that does not make him a legit three point threat (i.e., someone opponents make sure doesn't shoot threes).

What can I say? I only watched every game this season. Whenever I saw him and Mathis on the court together, I cringed. Even Mathis appeared to be more effective when Wusu wasn't on the court. Ditto Wusu, when Mathis wasn't there. Probably because Smith or Cobrun was on the court to provide some offense. With those guys gone, and no obvious replacements with their skill set, I fear we are going to see more of this combo, and that offense will be a struggle.

I will say, between the two of them, I prefer Wusu to Mathis. I do think there is more of a skill set there. I'm just not sure it's a good skill set, in terms of filling a need on this team.
 
Count me in as a member of the Wusu fanclub (my 4 yr olds favorite player- fun name to say)-

Love what he brings, esp given there was 0 expectation of him arriving on campus. Think there were a couple games which left a bad taste in people's mouth- I can remember specifically the UConn game (away) where he just seemed to keep driving and getting blocked... i even got frustrated by the 3rd Sanogo block lol.

Whether people like it or not- Wusu will be a huge piece next year- hopefully he's ready for heavier expectations.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
I’m as guilty as anyone for derailing other conversations. So here is a look at Big East Underclassmen guards and how it compares to my guy Dylan.

Underclassmen scoring leaders (high-low):
Posh Alexander (13.8)
Aminu Mohammed
Dante Harris
Chuck Harris
Ryan nembhard
Colby Jones
Kadary Richmond
DYLAN WUSU (8.5)
Andre Jackson (forward?)
Tyler Kolek

Underclassmen rebounding leaders:
Aminu Mohammed (8.2)
Colby Jones
Andre Jackson
Posh Alexander
DYLAN WUSU (3.9)
Tyler Kolek
Kadary Richmond
Dante Harris
Ryan Nembhard
Chuck Harris

Underclassmen assist leaders:
Tyler Kolek (5.9)
Posh Alexander
Ryan Nembhard
Donte Harris
Kadary Richmond
DYLAN WUSU (3.9)
Colby Jones
Andre Jackson
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris

Underclassmen 3pt%:
DYLAN WUSU (38.9%)
Andre Jackson (36.1%)
Kadary Richmond
Ryan Nembhard
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris
Tyler Kolek
Colby Jones
Donte Harris
Posh Alexander

Underclassmen FG%:
Posh Alexander (49.8%)
Colby Jones
DYLAN WUSU (42.9%)
Andre Jackson
Ryan Nembhard
Kadary Richmond
Aminu Mohammed
Chuck Harris
Dante Harris
Tyler Kolek

So out of those ten BE underclassmen guards Wusu ranks:
8Th in points
5Th in rebounds
6Th in assists
1st in 3pt%
3rd in overall Fg%

We tend to view our guys with a microscope, over emphasizing both the good and the bad, while mostly looking at other teams guys and accentuating the positive. If we were rooting for those guys on a night to night basis while hanging on to every play, there would be plenty more negatives that we would nitpick and notice IMO.
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First, I really like Wusu and think that he can be a really effective role player on this team. Counting stats like Pts, assists, etc. are somewhat misleading because we play at a much higher pace than anybody else in the BE and therefore will have more of all stats (good and bad). I love that he shot 3's well this year, but the poor FT% makes me not expect it going forward. He is a wonderful passer and his 27.3 Ast % in conference play is fantastic. He is at best a below average ball handler and 20% TO% is really bad. Having Wusu as a primary ball handler was one of CMA's biggest mistakes. I thought that it really impacted his play for a couple of weeks. In conference play Wusu's ORtg was 98.3, only Mathis was lower at 93.0. His skill set at this time is more point forward than shooting guard. Like almost all of our players, I would like to see him focus more on his strengths passing, defense and offensive rebounding.
 
ShrekII said:
First, I really like Wusu and think that he can be a really effective role player on this team. Counting stats like Pts, assists, etc. are somewhat misleading because we play at a much higher pace than anybody else in the BE and therefore will have more of all stats (good and bad). I love that he shot 3's well this year, but the poor FT% makes me not expect it going forward. He is a wonderful passer and his 27.3 Ast % in conference play is fantastic. He is at best a below average ball handler and 20% TO% is really bad. Having Wusu as a primary ball handler was one of CMA's biggest mistakes. I thought that it really impacted his play for a couple of weeks. In conference play Wusu's ORtg was 98.3, only Mathis was lower at 93.0. His skill set at this time is more point forward than shooting guard. Like almost all of our players, I would like to see him focus more on his strengths passing, defense and offensive rebounding.
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I don’t disagree with really anything you said. But the fast pace also makes it more impressive in terms of shooting % and more understandable regarding TO%. I havnt looked but I think all of these guards I used for this would have close to same TO numbers as him.

Like you said he’s a point forward not a point guard, but if not posh who else would have been a better option to handle the ball?
 
ShrekII said:
First, I really like Wusu and think that he can be a really effective role player on this team. Counting stats like Pts, assists, etc. are somewhat misleading because we play at a much higher pace than anybody else in the BE and therefore will have more of all stats (good and bad). I love that he shot 3's well this year, but the poor FT% makes me not expect it going forward. He is a wonderful passer and his 27.3 Ast % in conference play is fantastic. He is at best a below average ball handler and 20% TO% is really bad. Having Wusu as a primary ball handler was one of CMA's biggest mistakes. I thought that it really impacted his play for a couple of weeks. In conference play Wusu's ORtg was 98.3, only Mathis was lower at 93.0. His skill set at this time is more point forward than shooting guard. Like almost all of our players, I would like to see him focus more on his strengths passing, defense and offensive rebounding.
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With Pinzon out much of the year, who was suppose the ball-handler outside of Posh? Smith?
 
Amaseinyourface said:
I don’t disagree with really anything you said. But the fast pace also makes it more impressive in terms of shooting % and more understandable regarding TO%. I havnt looked but I think all of these guards I used for this would have close to same TO numbers as him.

Like you said he’s a point forward not a point guard, but if not posh who else would have been a better option to handle the ball?
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I definitely would have let Smith have a good long run at the point, probably Mathis after that. CMA even had Wusu as primary ball handler at times when Posh was healthy.
 
European teams will be using this deep dive into Wusu for the next 20 years while investigating if he should be offered a contract.
 
ShrekII said:
I definitely would have let Smith have a good long run at the point, probably Mathis after that. CMA even had Wusu as primary ball handler at times when Posh was healthy.
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I agree about Smith. His defense was lacking, but not nearly bad enough to be berried on the bench like he was.
 
MakingPlays said:
Wish I could give 2 thumbs up for this topic. We needed a Wusu appreciation thread.

And I'm truly shocked at all the Wusu hate on here. In the other thread I actually read one poster say he's not a BE level guard. And I seen another guy say he's not a good 3 point shooter because he barely gets off the ground when he shoots. I don't even know how to respond in a civil fashion to comments like those.
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I am hard on Dylan mostly because of his decision making especially late in games and in crucial situation. That being said, he does have value to the team and I am hoping for it to really click next year. As for the things you mentioned in the 2nd and 3rd sentences of your post above, yeah those comments might have been a little over the top.
 
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