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[QUOTE="ibleedhuskyblue, post: 4857955, member: 149"]
I forgot to mention something:
UConn and Purdue have a common opponent this season, Indiana.
Similar games. Purdue won by 21, UConn won by 20.
In the Purdue/IU game Edey took 23 shots (11-23, 33 points) 36 min
In the UConn/IU game DC took 3 shots (1-3, 7 points) 30 min

A person who didn't understand any nuance at all would say "look how much better Edey is". A person who understood basketball would say "UConn has a half dozen awesome players, and doesn't run the offense through one player". 
This doesn't make DC worse, it actually makes him efficient, and able to let the game come to him. This is a skill that all NBA players (outside of about 10 of the very best) will have to acquire. An NBA team will not look at these common opponent games and say "Edey is 26 points better" because no one cares about low post scoring. They do however care about how many shots weren't taken at the rim because of the presence of a player, which is where DC is pretty much without equal.
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