people are now expecting him to be Walter Berry or something.
Hyperbole.... I think several people who has seen him play believes he can help the Johnnies, at some point, this season. He is a skillful player, as he'll probably be one of our better ballhandlers and, possibly, the best passer (on the team) once he hits the floor.
Ok, but even so, say he is a 15 and 7 guy which would be awesome! Does it warrant this much specualtion 17 games into a season in which even with him we will be lucky to make the NIT? At this point you have to joke about this no?
Actually, I'm not even sure I would call him a 15 and 7 guy. Maybe, a 12 and 7 guy.
By the way, the joking of the situation doesn't bother me. The bigger joke is the NCAA, but that horse has been beaten to death.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Sanchez averaged something like nine points a game last year in JC, rIght? What makes people think that he'll be a consistent double digit scorer at this level, particularly given that he's already missed over half the season?
You make a good point. But here is the counter.... He played with a backcourt who never met a shot they didn't like (I saw this much from the two games I watched Monroe in the NJCAA Tournament). He also played on a fairly, deep team, and seemed to often defer.
I also believed it was newsman who spoked with either Sanchez's head coach or assistant coach at Monroe, and the coach felt Sanchez was capable of scoring more, but played within the framework of the team. He was very unselfish.
I remembered his numbers at Monroe, and figured he would be asked to score more with the Johnnies, hence why I felt he could, possibly, average 12ppg. Unfortunately, we may never get a chance to find out.
