There was also a moment when in the right corner, he passed late in the shot clock to Malachi right in front of him on the baseline 10 feet from the hoop. That left Smith with no choices but a low percentage 10 foot push shot or going to the hoop and getting rejected. (He chose the latter.) Players with better instincts would have just thrown the ball back outside and let someone else make a play.
This. So many people just judge the shot and the results and not the reason behind them. One of the things that kills me is when people pass to a player that sets them up to get a charging call. Another is when a player realizes the clock is winding down and kicks to someone who has no reasonable opportunity to make a shot. Incredibly frustrating.
I’d love to see his opponent FG% and compare it to the analytics.
Evan Miya has him rated as our fourth best defender and best guard/wing after Silas. Basically grades out as a good but not great defender, which aligns with the eye test to me. I think his defensive value plays up a bit because of his length and athleticism. He can D up some guys that our smaller guards struggle with.
Are you comparing him to the Jordan Walsh as of now or Walsh during his one year at Arkansas? Walsh is currently shooting 48% from 3 and coming into his own in year 3 in the league, he's also only a couple of months older than Ross.
At Arkansas
Season started. My Ross points have been made.
Evan Miya is a big nerd with nice Bayesian data models, but his offense and defense grading are not the be-all-end-all of defensive assessments. This goes for everyone in CBB, not just Ross.
Also, when an inbounder passes the ball to a player in the coffin corner with a clear double team on its way. They should get credit for half of the ensuing turnover.
It should be by thirds. The inbounder, the receiver and our other players who couldn’t get free. I guess it could be fourths if the refs let opposing players hold our players.
Ross is an overall better scorer than Andre (which isn’t hard to do), not just shooter.
Umm you did see the last game when we had them by 3 and they full court pressed us, he lost it out of bounds.
There’s not much different about their games except they are elite finishers around the rim. They both can’t shoot worth a lick but play excellent defense and are elite athletes.
I did. Not sure pass should have been thrown to him in that situation. He was a PG in HS before he had his growth spurt. There have been multiple times this year where he has provided secondary ball handling to help our PGs- In a few instances-initiated our offense. Our execution -when pressed- is not as crisp as you would expect from a Top 5 team. I'm sure it's been a point of emphasis in practice as well as part of the scout by our opponents. Gotta clean it up.
Agreed. He is a good ball handler with light pressure, but he's not a good decision maker under pressure. We also had a bad press break when Reed and Reibe were sitting (which got one of them inserted ASAP after that).
