A boy Named Wusu

Might surprise some that out of these ten guards Dylan averaged the 4th fewest turnovers. If you handle the ball a lot, you’re gonna turn it over some. Unless of course you’re Colin Gillespie. 6th most assists and 4th fewest turnovers should really put things into perspective how harsh some were on him being a turnover machine.

-ranked last among these guards by a large margin in terms of ft%.

- Tied for 8th in steals.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
Whole year. But for what it’s worth Wusu’s BE #s were better than his overall season stats.
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Wusu's BE stats were comparable in assists, TO's, etc , but his shooting was a good bit lower. He shot 42% from 2 (versus 57% as a freshman), 37% 3P and 53% FT. That is why is ORtg went from 103 for season to 98 for BE.
 
ShrekII said:
Wusu's BE stats were comparable in assists, TO's, etc , but his shooting was a good bit lower. He shot 42% from 2 (versus 57% as a freshman), 37% 3P and 53% FT. That is why is ORtg went from 103 for season to 98 for BE.
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His 3pt % in BE play was .377 compared to .381 on the season. His 2 pt% in BE play was .42% compared to .465 on the season. A good bit lower? By that measure his other big East stats were a good bit higher.

The freshmen numbers you bring up give me even more reason to believe his struggles at the rim will improve.
 
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With the possible addition of Curbelo, Wusu would have less decision making to do on the court. That was really his only flaw last year that I'm not sure is fixable. I think he can really shine if he handles the ball less, especially in crunch time. He'll improve his shot around the basket.
 
Anthony Mattia said:
My only real issue with Wusu is that I don't think he should be inbounding the ball. He turns it over trying to male the hard pass instead of just getting it in too often for my liking, and it has cost us games.
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He has with out a doubt struggled with it in late game situations. There was also countless times throughout other parts of games where he made great inbound passes for baskets. Been a poor free throw shooter so maybe that also plays a role in CMAs decision to have him passing it in.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
He has with out a doubt struggled with it in late game situations. There was also countless times throughout other parts of games where he made great inbound passes for baskets. Been a poor free throw shooter so maybe that also plays a role in CMAs decision to have him passing it in.
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Like Anthony said, I actually think these crucial late game inbounds turnovers have caused a lot of people to be more sour than they should be. That along with poor finishing at the rim and getting blocked too often (which I think got better after the UCONN debacle). He's a solid contributor who I think will continue to improve. As Amase has pointed out many times and now backed up with some data, he's a solid piece and he is someone who is exceding expecations from when he was originally recruited. Count me on the pro Wusu side. I'm a fan.
 
matmi03 said:
Like Anthony said, I actually think these crucial late game inbounds turnovers have caused a lot of people to be more sour than they should be. That along with poor finishing at the rim and getting blocked too often (which I think got better after the UCONN debacle). He's a solid contributor who I think will continue to improve. As Amase has pointed out many times and now backed up with some data, he's a solid piece and he is someone who is exceding expecations from when he was originally recruited. Count me on the pro Wusu side. I'm a fan.
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Ditto on Dylan. I don't know if it is me but the topic "title" should read A Young Man Name Wusu" because he is a warrior who actually relishes in the challenge of covering bigger players in defensive switches and he has taken a huge number of charges. He is a Man!
 
BrooklynRed said:
Ditto on Dylan. I don't know if it is me but the topic "title" should read A Young Man Name Wusu" because he is a warrior who actually relishes in the challenge of covering bigger players in defensive switches and he has taken a huge number of charges. He is a Man!
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It's a play on the Johnny Cash song.
 
BrooklynRed said:
Ditto on Dylan. I don't know if it is me but the topic "title" should read A Young Man Name Wusu" because he is a warrior who actually relishes in the challenge of covering bigger players in defensive switches and he has taken a huge number of charges. He is a Man!
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"Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough”
 
matmi03 said:
Like Anthony said, I actually think these crucial late game inbounds turnovers have caused a lot of people to be more sour than they should be. That along with poor finishing at the rim and getting blocked too often (which I think got better after the UCONN debacle). He's a solid contributor who I think will continue to improve. As Amase has pointed out many times and now backed up with some data, he's a solid piece and he is someone who is exceding expecations from when he was originally recruited. Count me on the pro Wusu side. I'm a fan.
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The UCONN thing was probably more Sonogo then Wusu.

I was torn about that.

On the one hand, it was nice to see that Wusu wasn't intimidated by Sonogo. On the other, the blocks were just coming too easy for him. Anderson gave him too long a leash in that game, IMO. Smith probably would have been out had he gotten rejected even once.
 
I, unlike many here, think that Wusu at best is a role player on a decent team. His numbers were decent but that can be deceiving. Did you all forget the other stat he led in. ...blocked shots....his own. He actually did improve when he realized he was going to get his shot swatted away by most BE "5s". I'm not saying he's a bad player at all, and he did improve some aspects of his game but in Anderson's racehorse offense, and on a team that wants to get to the upper half of the conference and a perennial tourney team, Im not quite sure he fits in. I also believe that Mathis could be a superior player but was far too inconsistent to say he's that much better then Wusu. Certainly his defense seemed better and his quickness was more suited for Andersons style of play.
 
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