Poll: More 3’s Akok or Whaley

[lange10]

Friend and I have a wager over this. Curious what the casuals think. My vote is for Whaley, and I’m fairly confident.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Whaley.

He getting 20+ minutes every game and Hurley wants him shooting.

Akok's minutes are going to be a roller coaster this season.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Akok, Whaley higher % but on less volume.

 

[dennismenace]

Whaley. Good probability Whaley will play more minutes than Akok. If he is on the perimeter he is more likely to shoot threes than take it to the rim. I think Akok will be able to do both. Therefore more minutes and time on the perimeter = more threes. It all depends on what DH uses for offensive sets. Real interesting question. I just hope Akok can maintain his health. If he stays healthy that's a heck of a tandem at the 4 (or 4 and 5 when Sanogo is resting). If Whaley can shoot threes this will be a monster year for him because we already know what he can do on the offensive glass.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Akok. Will take more and make them at a higher %.

 

[uchusky32]

At this time has to be Whaley. We know he will get minutes. We know he will rebound and defend his man.

We don't know much about Akok. Spotting up to hit a 3 isn't the only thing he needs to prove to the coaches to get on the floor.

 

[August_West]

Whaley will end up with double the attempts of Akok so it has to be Whaley

 

[awfuldan]

Interesting question.. Last year as the starting 4, Whaley took 23 three point shots in 635 minutes and made 8. Akok in his freshman year as the starting 4 took exactly twice as many three's (46) in 701 minutes and made 12.

The big questions will be whether Akok gets legit minutes and whether Whaley shoots more, which we know Hurley is asking him to do.

I voted Whaley, but honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Akok.

 

[elmcityboy]

yeah, i think all things being equal, whaley will play way more and shoot a considerably higher percentage, so i gave him the nod.

if it was whaley vs. akok and samson combined, i might favor the latter pair. one of those two is going to get significant time behind whaley and sanogo, barring a springs-aissaince.

 

[BigEastCT]

Akok I cant wait and see how this season pans out for him., he is our XFactor....At one point when recruiting him you would read he could be a one and done. Now he may be on the bench not getting any burn time. I hope this young man is healthy. A healthy Akok is going to knock down 3s and Whaley can not keep up with Akok in regard to shooting

 

[Get a Job]

Akok I cant wait and see how this season pans out for him., he is our XFactor....At one point when recruiting him you would read he could be a one and done. Now he may be on the bench not getting any burn time. I hope this young man is healthy. A healthy Akok is going to knock down 3s and Whaley can not keep up with Akok in regard to shooting

See post #8. In a small sample, Squirrel has shot about 10 percentage points better than Akok from 3. I hope you're right about Akok and he hits at 35% or better from now on, but so far there is no evidence to support your optimism.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Great question.

I think it's going to be Whaley.

I don't think their percentages will be all that different, but Whaley is going to get a lot more minutes (frankly, I don't see Akok ever reaching the potential he flashed at times a few years ago) and Hurley has said that Whaley needs to shoot 3s when he's playing the 4 alongside Sanogo.

I expect Whaley to play around 28 mpg, attempt around 3 3's per game, shoot around 33% (1 made 3 per game).

I expect Akok to play around 15 mpg, attempt around 2 3's per game, also shoot around 33% (0.7 made 3 per game).

 

[Yankees32123]

It's a coin toss when you look at the numbers. When comparing Whaley last season and Akok two seasons ago, they played roughly the same amount of games and averaged the same # of minutes. Akok took 2x as many threes as Whaley, but hit them at a lower clip. I think Whaley will get a lot more minutes this season, but I think their 3-point attempts will probably be comparable at the end of the year. It's just a matter of who makes them at a higher clip.

My money is on Whaley, but it will be close.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I'm surprised everyone thinks Whaley is suddenly gonna start shooting. Hope it's true.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Akok. He's peak 3pa was 1.8 vs Whaley's 1.0.

More importantly, I love that all but one of our frontcourt pieces will need to be respected from the three point line,.

 

[McLovin]

If it's Whaley, that is either really good for us or really bad for us. Have to image Akok will be taking about 1 more per game, so I went Akok.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

I'm surprised everyone thinks Whaley is suddenly gonna start shooting. Hope it's true.

Hurley is on record saying he wants Whaley to make 25 threes this year, in order to do that he is going to have to shoot a few of them a game.

 

[navery12]

Whaley is going to take significantly more 3's and make more. I'd put my money on Whaley making more 3's than Akok attempts this year

 

[bendm]

i cant believe this is close. akok isn't even a lock for the the "8 man rotation"

 

[lange10]

i cant believe this is close. akok isn't even a lock for the the "8 man rotation"

To me it comes down to 2 things:
1. Playing time
2. What we’ve heard.

Whaley is a lock to start and receive 25+ minutes in my opinion whereas Akok’s playing time could fluctuate.

Second, for the last few weeks we’ve heard Hurley talk about the importance of Whaley being able to stretch the floor for us. He’s said he needs to make 25 or so 3’s for us this year.

 

[Get a Job]

i cant believe this is close. akok isn't even a lock for the the "8 man rotation"

About half this board thinks Akok is the second coming of Kevin Durant.

 

[bendm]

About half this board thinks Akok is the second coming of Kevin Durant.

if akok is taking more 3s than whaley (assuming he's not still shooting <30%) then that raises our ceiling. i just dont think predicting that is a smart bet right now.

to be clear i want akok taking up all whaley and sanogo's leftover minutes at PF/C. but given what hurley has said it just not a smart bet.

 

[OkaForPrez]

Team Wrench

I'll go one further. Whaley will double Akok

 

[TheChamps990411]

Friend and I have a wager over this. Curious what the casuals think. My vote is for Whaley, and I’m fairly confident.

I dont mind Akok stepping out but id rather see him slashing to the basket, getting put backs and posting up with his length.

 

[jibsey]

I dont mind Akok stepping out but id rather see him slashing to the basket, getting put backs and posting up with his length.

He has the skill to put it on the floor and score from 15 feet in. More excited about that than the 3's.