Pirates SOTG

[MU82]

Very very dense.  Not not giving Sacar credit. Simply saying he is not as good as the other 2s in the league, as ive said all along.  Have you always struggled?

By far. Not very good at all.

Hey man, those were your words, not mine.

I know ... it's rough being reminded of them, but don't shoot the messenger.

[JakeBarnes]

Markus should have been the SOTG for SH game. That is why he sat out today.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The stats are relative, im glad he is averaging 12 a game in the BE.  Again go down the list,

Okay. Here are the starting 2Gs in the Big East along with their basic stats:

Butler: Kamar Baldwin 34.3 mpg, 17.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.4 bpg, 2.8 tpg, 46.7 eFG%
Creighton: Ty-Shon Alexander 32.7 mpg, 17.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 2.1 tpg, 56.6 eFG%
DePaul: Jalen Coleman-Lands 29.9 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 1.7 tpg, 42.7 eFG%
Georgetown: Mac McClung 25.5 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.8 tpg, 45.0 eFG%
Marquette: Sacar Anim 28.0 mpg, 7.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.1 tpg, 47.0 eFG%
Providence: David Duke 24.9 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.5 bpg, 2.4 tpg, 41.9 eFG%
Seton Hall: Myles Powell 35.7 mpg, 22.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 2.6 tpg, 56.6 eFG%
St. John's: Justin Simon 33.6 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.6 bpg, 1.8 tpg, 52.3 eFG%
Villanova: Phil Booth 34.4 mpg, 18.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.9 tpg, 57.4 eFG%
Xavier: Paul Scruggs 31.5 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.7 bpg, 2.7 tpg, 42.9 eFG%

I mean I get he's not Powell, Booth or Alexander, but I'm putting him above Duke and Coleman-Lands for sure and I think he's above McClung especially when you factor in his defense. Now Duke and McClung are freshmen so they have higher ceilings than Anim but right now, Anim is better.

So even your scaled back statement of not as good as the other 2s in the league isn't correct. He's middle of the pack compared to the rest of the league. Below average, but he definitely belongs.

You also used "worst 2 in the BE by far" and "simply not very good at all". These seem hyperbolous at best.

[MU82]

Okay. Here are the starting 2Gs in the Big East along with their basic stats:

Butler: Kamar Baldwin 34.3 mpg, 17.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.4 bpg, 2.8 tpg, 46.7 eFG%
Creighton: Ty-Shon Alexander 32.7 mpg, 17.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 2.1 tpg, 56.6 eFG%
DePaul: Jalen Coleman-Lands 29.9 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 1.7 tpg, 42.7 eFG%
Georgetown: Mac McClung 25.5 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.8 tpg, 45.0 eFG%
Marquette: Sacar Anim 28.0 mpg, 7.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.1 tpg, 47.0 eFG%
Providence: David Duke 24.9 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.5 bpg, 2.4 tpg, 41.9 eFG%
Seton Hall: Myles Powell 35.7 mpg, 22.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 2.6 tpg, 56.6 eFG%
St. John's: Justin Simon 33.6 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.6 bpg, 1.8 tpg, 52.3 eFG%
Villanova: Phil Booth 34.4 mpg, 18.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.9 tpg, 57.4 eFG%
Xavier: Paul Scruggs 31.5 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.7 bpg, 2.7 tpg, 42.9 eFG%

I mean I get he's not Powell, Booth or Alexander, but I'm putting him above Duke and Coleman-Lands for sure and I think he's above McClung especially when you factor in his defense. Now Duke and McClung are freshmen so they have higher ceilings than Anim but right now, Anim is better.

So even your scaled back statement of not as good as the other 2s in the league isn't correct. He's middle of the pack compared to the rest of the league. Below average, but he definitely belongs.

You also used "worst 2 in the BE by far" and "simply not very good at all". These seem hyperbolous at best.

Good stuff as usual, TAMU.

Plus, stats don't always reflect the kind of role we need Sacar to play. We don't need a scoring 2 because we have a 1 who is the leading scorer in the Big East. It's like a baseball team that can have a singles hitter at 1B because they have a slugger at 2B. Sacar has grown very nicely into his role, and I have grown quite comfortable with him in it.

As I said, reminds me quite a bit of Lockett.

Two things we know for sure:

Sacar by far isn't the worst "by far"! And Sacar obviously is a lot better than "not very good at all."