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Message: [QUOTE="bearcatmax, post: 2368596, member: 4526"] Hope you don't mind a Bearcat fan chiming in on this.... Rob Gray was objectively better last year (better ORating, better DRating, higher win shares, higher box score +/-, etc.) but that's not meant to be a knock on Adams: Gray is just that good and so underrated nationally. You're probably right that Jalen has another level (and yes, he has shown flashes of that), but Gray's best is already pretty damn good and he brings that type of production consistently. I should add that whenever UC plays Houston or UConn, I'm much more confident about UC's ability to stop Gray than Adams. Jalen has never really seemed to be bothered by UC's length and athleticism. I'll think during the game, "Holy , Adams is killing us," but then I'll check the box score and he only shot 7-17 (like he did in the conference tournament this past year). On the other hand, UC always seems to do a great job on Gray and I'll often come away from a game thinking he was completely shut down, but his numbers at the end of the day are so similar to Adams'. I remember thinking that after the game @ Houston this past year when Gray went 9-22. It's a very weird dynamic that I can't really explain. [/QUOTE]