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Message: [QUOTE="Gurleyman, post: 5262233, member: 175"] Gaffney averaged 5.6 points and 2.4 assists in his fifth season of college ball. He was a depth piece/role player at FAU too. The final four season for them he was a 30 percent shooter - but he got it over 40 his fifth year. I’m rooting for Nowell to find success. He seems like he was a good teammate and didn’t cause problems when things were probably frustrating for him (although none of us are privy to behind the scenes things). But the alarming thing to me was looking at how teams played him. He couldn’t really score this year - which is fine. Shooting sometimes requires confidence and comes later when the game slows down and you get more minutes. Shabazz wasn’t a great scorer as a freshman. But when you have a small point guard who isn’t a scorer, the defensive game plan is usually to play off him, go under screens, and force him to be a shooter (ie into his weakness). Nowell was harassed all over the court anyway … because nobody feared him off the dribble either, and they could get us out of our offense entirely by forcing him to deal with pressure. And then when he gave up the ball they could help off him. I’ve been wrong many a time - but I just didn’t see the raw material to mold him into anything here. Kemba dribbled into trouble all the time as a freshman but you could see how tough he was to guard and you could coach the bad habits out of him. But I hope Nowell finds his niche and has a great career. The fresh start and more minutes to find his way can maybe do wonders for him. [/QUOTE]

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