This is not even close to true. His plain offensive rating is pretty good, but you have to adjust that by usage (and it's adjusted on a curve, not linearly). Every analytic I look at (OBPR, OBPM, PORPAGATU, on/off net rtg, win shares/40, RAPM) has Locke as the 4th or so best player on his team last year and substantially behind Bouk.
Whaley was a big surprise. Polley was always thought to be more likely to come back than Whaley according to sources on here. Seems to be a lot of smoke towards a Polley return but it’s still probably not much more than 50/50 at this point.
Jackson? Lmao
We don’t need a 3 we are absolutely stacked at that spot. Jackson, Martin, Hawkins(6’6 now?) Hurley also likes to play 3(sometimes 4) guards. Most good teams last year played 3 guards.
Ahh gotcha. Just don’t trust anything Louisville fans say. When I said Louisville fans are delusional I meant it.
If the staff doesn’t totally want him then I trust their judgement. They know we need shooters, but Locke seems to be a 1 trick pony. DH probably wants a guy who has a more well rounded game. Even if we get a guy who is a 37% career 3pt shooter, he’ll have a whole offseason to bump that up to 40% which is in line with a Locke.
Amazing. Doesn’t get more blue blood than NAIA
and the 1956 NIT and the completely vacated 2013 title. LOL
He’s lacking Huskymagic
The difference between Locke and Polley is immense. For example Locke has the ability to run off screens, fight through screens. Polley for whatever reason had trouble with that. He was a much better transition shooter or shooter when there’s some kind of defensive breakdown. I think Bouk or Cole could have similar numbers if they only took the looks Polley had. Not a knock on Polley 6’9 shooters are a rare commodity. Locke also has adequate handle and space creation maneuvers to be on ball and create his own 3. He also has a very good floater/runner that he uses when defenders go over screens or play him super tight. He shot 50% from the field in AAU I don’t think he’s as bad inside the line as others. The biggest knock on him is that he NEVER gets fouled(which is a shame because he makes his free throws). Florida really used him almost exclusively off screens and in the corner as a shooter though so it’s hard to tell how bad this flaw is. He got to the line much more with team Melo.
Thanks for that. Got a good laugh out of it!
I think staff wants him. If all these programs are wrong than we have entered the twilight zone.
I know what you mean but he really has another gear that I have no clue why he doesn’t shift into more often. When I asked him, he just looked perplexed.
