Davante v Luke

[bilsu]

Who would you want?

Davante would have had at least 15 today......

Luke, wake up.

Otule

[forgetful]

How many of Davante's shots would have been blocked, or how many shots would Davante have blocked?  The answers are 'several', and 'none'.

I agree with this.  Smith is the type of player (except much bigger and much stronger) that Davante really struggled with since he was undersized.  I actually think Davante would have been far worse against Georgetown and would have likely gotten a technical (get frustrated and lash out).

[#UnleashSean]

Otule

Otule would have been destroyed by Smith on both ends. Davante would have beaten down on him.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I mean, I feel like this is where davante was his sophomore year. Except with less defense.

[GGGG]

I mean, I feel like this is where davante was his sophomore year. Except with less defense.

Davante scored and rebounded at a higher rate, but not substantially so.

[Texas Western]

Davante was an offensive force and obviously would have been more effective . On the other hand Luke does have some good defensive instincts. If eventually Luke can be 90 percent as effective as Davante I will be very pleased. Should be noted that Davante played with very capable from line players compared to what Luke is playing with .

[bilsu]

Otule would have been destroyed by Smith on both ends. Davante would have beaten down on him.

Otule is taller than smith and was strong to not be pushed arround. He would have been the best defense against Smith. Fischer is not strong enough and Gardner is not tall enough to stop Smith.

[mattyv1908]

You guys are making it out to be like Smith is an unstoppable force yet the guy's only averaging slightly over 12 a game.  Most likely scenario were Gardner playing yesterday is that Smith would be slightly limited due to having to sit with foul trouble.  Gardner probably gets his 12-18 with several trips to the line.  Luke is not strong enough to defend Smith at this point and doesn't have the offensive savvyness of Gardner to be effective against quality bigs in conference play.

He will become a better player the next two years as it takes longer typically for bigs to develop their games.

[doc K]

The ideal answer is both of them. They are two different types of players who would improve the contributions that each of them could make. These are the combinations that get you to the next level of success. Since we only have Luke, let's encourage him to do all that he can on the team that he has around him.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Anybody know how Luke did vs. Davante in practice last year?

[Hubert Davis]

People need to remember this is basically Luke’s first season. He barely played at Indiana before transferring. Still adjusting to the college game. The skills are there. Luke is a fine player and will only get better by the day.

Marquette will be back.

[leever]

Offense will come - I just wish he could grab a few more rebounds!  He's a 7 footer with 2 eyes, right?