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Expectations: RJ Cole

imno1 said:
RJ has always been a scorer. I don't see that changing. I hope we are a team that averages over 76 per game and Bouk's points will need to be made up and and then some.
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He scored a lot of points (on a lot of shots and poor percentage) at Howard on teams that collectively went 27-40 and was an okay scorer here (shooting under 40%.) I truly think that if RJ has to score 15/game then we will not be a very good team. There's too much effort involved with him getting that many shots/points.
 
RJ Cole 12.2 and 4.3
Jalen Adams 18.1 and 4.7
Jalen Adams 14.4 and 6.1
Shabazz Napier 18 and 4.9
Shabazz Napier 17.1 and 4.6
Shabazz Napier 13 and 5.8
Ryan Boatright 15.4 and 4.4
Daniel Hamilton 12.5 and 4.7
Kemba Walker 23.5 and 4.5

Over the last 11 seasons, we've had 9 player seasons near 15 and 5 ast but none actually do it. Some very close. I'd say it's reasonable that he'll be in the ballpark, but probably not do both. I'd put him down for 14.4 and 4.4 for good luck.
 
Jbirdp5 said:
Does Andre Jackson really take a point forward role while he’s in the game and cole has more of an off the ball role in the offense for big chunks of the game? I can see a scenario where that happens.
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The people want to see this.
 
RJ is an interesting one. I don’t except huge numbers, outside of assists and a solid 3 point game. I except him to be like an on the floor coach, extension of the coaching staff for the next 2 years then play a few years in Europe before transitioning into coaching. He’s like another Hurley to me lol.
 
auror said:
RJ Cole 12.2 and 4.3
Jalen Adams 18.1 and 4.7
Jalen Adams 14.4 and 6.1
Shabazz Napier 18 and 4.9
Shabazz Napier 17.1 and 4.6
Shabazz Napier 13 and 5.8
Ryan Boatright 15.4 and 4.4
Daniel Hamilton 12.5 and 4.7
Kemba Walker 23.5 and 4.5

Over the last 11 seasons, we've had 9 player seasons near 15 and 5 ast but none actually do it. Some very close. I'd say it's reasonable that he'll be in the ballpark, but probably not do both. I'd put him down for 14.4 and 4.4 for good luck.
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I will say that the numbers don't lie.But context would suggest that most of the PGs on your list were scoring PGs surrounded by weaker sidekicks. RJ has the benefit of a stronger supporting cast.. Don't see his pts/game dramatically changing but I do see his assists/game drifting up due to the guys he's playing with/passing to...-IMO
 
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RJ has to have a Levance Fields (Pitt) impact for us to excel offensively. Get to the paint, lob, dish, kick, float and be decisive. We have too many athletes not to see lobs and dimes for dunks. Also, like Levance (who I despised) he has to hit his open jumpshots. Control and efficiency on O is what we need from RJ along with bull dog defense could keep us steady until someone else steps up.
 
I expect RJ to be the team's high scorer this season.
 
Major concern really should be who's going to be the #2 guy. Hoping that player steps up quickly.
 
olehead said:
Major concern really should be who's going to be the #2 guy. Hoping that player steps up quickly.
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Hawkins or AJax..Adama will be 12/12

There will be games where they score by committee. 5 or 6 guys scoring 8 to 12 pts and a W
 
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Number 1 scorer Cole. Number 2 Sanogo. Just a guess.
 
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we have no choice. he’s probably ready. i think gaffney has the size and strength. they should split the pg based on games
 
jibsey said:
Gaffney is underrated.
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Not sure how he’s underrated unless you go by the fact he plays a good game every 3 or 4 games thus far in his career. Would like to see him be much more consistent and aggressive like he was in 4-5 games last year. He seemed to shoot it better from Deep and can get to the hole. Just better decisions, less easy/west and quicker feet on defense.
 
mauconnfan said:
Not sure how he’s underrated unless you go by the fact he plays a good game every 3 or 4 games thus far in his career. Would like to see him be much more consistent and aggressive like he was in 4-5 games last year. He seemed to shoot it better from Deep and can get to the hole. Just better decisions, less easy/west and quicker feet on defense.
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I wonder if he'd be best used as a spot up shooter and straight line driver instead of a PG. He just doesn't seem to have the IQ or mentality to understand how to be a balanced distributor and scorer. Sometimes that ability is just innate. I think with a license to score at will playing from the 2, he might be at his best. Just a guess of course.
 
husky429 said:
I wonder if he'd be best used as a spot up shooter and straight line driver instead of a PG. He just doesn't seem to have the IQ or mentality to understand how to be a balanced distributor and scorer. Sometimes that ability is just innate. I think with a license to score at will playing from the 2, he might be at his best. Just a guess of course.
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And who is our point guard? What am I missing here? RJ is the point guard, he showed he was a good passer last year unfortunately our guys missed a lot of bunnies he set them up with. He has a more than solid assist to turnover ratio. His weakness was penetrating too deep and getting swallowed up by bigger guys but it was never as big a problem as with Alterique and he figured it out more as he got comfortable playing at this level. More of a scorer but he showed he was our point and he's our best option there.
 
Gaffney had ability to score and it wasn’t consistent but we have seen it. Even the good players show inconsistency game to game. Not a great distributing point guard.
 
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superjohn said:
And who is our point guard? What am I missing here? RJ is the point guard, he showed he was a good passer last year unfortunately our guys missed a lot of bunnies he set them up with. He has a more than solid assist to turnover ratio. His weakness was penetrating too deep and getting swallowed up by bigger guys but it was never as big a problem as with Alterique and he figured it out more as he got comfortable playing at this level. More of a scorer but he showed he was our point and he's our best option there.
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RJ for 25-30 minutes a game. I'm talking about Gaff.

I was responding to Mau... who was responding to someone who mentioned Gaffney.
 
mauconnfan said:
Not sure how he’s underrated unless you go by the fact he plays a good game every 3 or 4 games thus far in his career. Would like to see him be much more consistent and aggressive like he was in 4-5 games last year. He seemed to shoot it better from Deep and can get to the hole. Just better decisions, less easy/west and quicker feet on defense.
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Gaff seemed to come along towards the end of the year. He was playing with more confidence. Should be a factor this year.
 
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