If he’s not a PG, and his shooting is iffy, at best, what’s his value to the team? A lock-down defender? I’m not seeing it.
I was under the impression that he had been a PG at Akron.Your response sent me to a little research. He played 88 games at Akron. He scored 828 points which comes to 9.4 p/pg. He had 294 assists, or 3.34 a/pg. And he committed 143 to’s, for 1.63 to/pg
Meanwhile, in his seven-game UNLV career, prior to today’s loss at Illinois, he scored 42 points, or 6.0 p/pg, 27 assists, for 3.86 a/pg & 13 to’s or 1.86 to’s/pg. I must admit that aside from the points, those other two numbers are not too far off of his career stats.
Today, however, although he managed 2/5 (.400) shooting, including 2/4 from beyond the arc, he posted a whopping zero assists with five turnovers. Ouch!
Perhaps, if he wasn’t expected to be the floor general at Akron, the added pressure may be effecting his shooting touch. I don’t know. But what I’m seeing is that he’s not being a positive force for this team.
I would still prefer to see Amauri get the nod. The experience should serve as a learning experience for him. We’re not going places this season, anyway.
FWIW, I’ll give the Rebels some credit for making a run at the Illini in the closing seconds, but, as I think we all knew in our heart of hearts, it fell short, in the end.
Hey, the MWC looks awfully weak this season (with the exception of that school from our state, that I’ll bet, casual fans assume is us, ha!). Maybe we can surprise in conference. Who knows?
GO REBELS!