NCJohnnie post=446788 said:
Marcus Earlington leading San Diego in both scoring (12.8) and rebounding (6.3) as well as three point baskets and attempts (shooting 42% from three). Had 23 points and 16 rebounds in their last game, a blowout win. I'm pretty sure The Duke is happy with his transfer decision as he is getting to be featured in their offense and making the most of it. Good for him. He's not going to get to play in the tourney as they are in same league as Gonzaga, St. Mary's, BYU & San Francisco and I'm sure they'll take their lumps in league play, but still hard to argue it was a good move for him in his own journey to play professionally overseas.
Very different results for Greg Williams so far as he has been struggling some with his new team.
Agree that for Earlington, it is working out according to plan so far, but let's remember a couple of things:
1) We are still in OOC season in most leagues. Beating up on inferior competition can bloat your stats.
2) Almost stands to reason that when you play down a level, relative to teammates, you will get more looks, more points, and play with more confidence as the man.
You cannot simply look at stats and say a transfer was a good or bad move. Tariq Owens scored about the same amount of points and rebounds leaving SJU, but his shooting % skyrocketed when he wasn't permitted to launch at will from the outside. He got to the Final Four, so it was a very good move for him.
LJ Figueroa got more minutes, less starts, less shots, less points, but a much higher shooting %. It was a much better team and he fit in, so good for him.
Both are G League players, but so is Ponds, so it is hard to determine if the transfers paid off for them or not. They did put up better numbers tho, but not at first glance.