So Sprads

[Dugout DickStone]

Spradling has been decent since he's been here. Anyone who says differently is trying too hard.

You are giving "decent" a big umbrella.

[MixBerryCrunch]

Spradling has been decent since he's been here. Anyone who says differently is trying too hard.

You are giving "decent" a big umbrella.

Not considering the players we've had for the past twenty years that I've been watching.

[Pexikan]

Sprads has been more bad than good. He's closing the gap somewhat now. But it still exists.

[kso_FAN]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

[DQ12]

He was really really good last night.  Very fun to watch.

[MixBerryCrunch]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Nailed it, as usual.

[Dugout DickStone]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Nailed it, as usual.

Was basically my point.  He couldn't hit anything last year and our offense did a good job getting him open looks.  His job was to hit them and last year he didn't.

[MakeItRain]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Not a stretch, he was bad all year.  He also did nothing to create for his teammates.  This season he's been better elsewhere but he's still shot poorly, considering.

[kso_FAN]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Not a stretch, he was bad all year.  He also did nothing to create for his teammates.  This season he's been better elsewhere but he's still shot poorly, considering.

He shot the ball solid through the 1st Missouri game last year. After that he had a couple solid games, but shot poorly in Big 12 play.

This year he leads in offensive rating and has the best FT rate of the perimeter players. 38% from 3. We'll see if he can keep it up.

[Pete]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Not a stretch, he was bad all year.  He also did nothing to create for his teammates.  This season he's been better elsewhere but he's still shot poorly, considering.

He shot the ball solid through the 1st Missouri game last year. After that he had a couple solid games, but shot poorly in Big 12 play.

This year he leads in offensive rating and has the best FT rate of the perimeter players. 38% from 3. We'll see if he can keep it up.

Are you citing that three point percentage is a good thing?

At 38%, there are roughly 40 teams who have a collective shooting percentage better than Sprads from three, and over a HUNDRED individual players who shoot better from three.

[kso_FAN]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Not a stretch, he was bad all year.  He also did nothing to create for his teammates.  This season he's been better elsewhere but he's still shot poorly, considering.

He shot the ball solid through the 1st Missouri game last year. After that he had a couple solid games, but shot poorly in Big 12 play.

This year he leads in offensive rating and has the best FT rate of the perimeter players. 38% from 3. We'll see if he can keep it up.

Are you citing that three point percentage is a good thing?

At 38%, there are roughly 40 teams who have a collective shooting percentage better than Sprads from three, and over a HUNDRED individual players who shoot better from three.

I'm comparing to my experience of watching K-State basketball. I didn't say Sprads was going to be an All American. 38% compared to the history of K-State hoops is respectable.

[Pete]

Sprads had a terrible stretch of shooting last year, this can't be denied. But he is a solid basketball player and I think he's showing growth. We need him to be good to be a NCAA team and top 4 Big 12 team. I think he will be.

Not a stretch, he was bad all year.  He also did nothing to create for his teammates.  This season he's been better elsewhere but he's still shot poorly, considering.

He shot the ball solid through the 1st Missouri game last year. After that he had a couple solid games, but shot poorly in Big 12 play.

This year he leads in offensive rating and has the best FT rate of the perimeter players. 38% from 3. We'll see if he can keep it up.

Are you citing that three point percentage is a good thing?

At 38%, there are roughly 40 teams who have a collective shooting percentage better than Sprads from three, and over a HUNDRED individual players who shoot better from three.

I'm comparing to my experience of watching K-State basketball. I didn't say Sprads was going to be an All American. 38% compared to the history of K-State hoops is respectable.

Well, that's not true if you look at the last decade of KSU hoops (i.e. Cartier, and Pullen) but if you want to get into debating the hapless 90's, I guess you are right.  We've had at least one guy (many years, two) every year for the last decade who have hit that mark.  If Rodney weren't having his worst shooting year of his career, Will wouldn't be thought of as our "shooter."

[yosh]

HUNDRED!!!

[Pete]

HUNDRED!!!

Clearly that was an exaggeration. Thanks for pointing that out.  There's really only 80. 

 http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/individual/143/p2

Man, you brought some levity to this.

[yosh]

HUNDRED!!!

Clearly that was an exaggeration. Thanks for pointing that out.  There's really only 80. 

 http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/individual/143/p2

Man, you brought some levity to this.

   how many were worse??? 

80   

[DQ12]

sprads is doing better this year.  we should be happy about that.

[Pete]

HUNDRED!!!

Clearly that was an exaggeration. Thanks for pointing that out.  There's really only 80. 

 http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/individual/143/p2

Man, you brought some levity to this.

   how many were worse??? 

80   

Great question, super poster Yosh.  I guess the answer you are looking for is "more," eh? 

[Dugout DickStone]

Sprads is below average for a big 12 2.

[Pete]

Sprads is below average for a big 12 2.

Big 12 2

yosh is going to be sooooo pissed that I beat him to this....

[yosh]

HUNDRED!!!

Clearly that was an exaggeration. Thanks for pointing that out.  There's really only 80. 

 http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/individual/143/p2

Man, you brought some levity to this.

   how many were worse??? 

80   

Great question, super poster Yosh.  I guess the answer you are looking for is "more," eh?

no really.  I think your on to something.  I wonder how many players get more rebounds per game than Gipson     I'm not sure this is a thread I want to start pulling...

[Dugout DickStone]

Sprads is below average for a big 12 2.

Big 12 2

yosh is going to be sooooo pissed that I beat him to this....

I am ready for an angry yosh

[Pete]

no really.  I think your on to something.  I wonder how many players get more rebounds per game than Gipson     I'm not sure this is a thread I want to start pulling...

Man, you are doing things with posting that the rest of us can only look at and be inspired.  KEEP GOING, YOSH!

[yosh]

no really.  I think your on to something.  I wonder how many players get more rebounds per game than Gipson     I'm not sure this is a thread I want to start pulling...

Man, you are doing things with posting that the rest of us can only look at and be inspired.  KEEP GOING, YOSH!

Did you really need to put "HUNDRED" in all caps? 

[Pete]

no really.  I think your on to something.  I wonder how many players get more rebounds per game than Gipson     I'm not sure this is a thread I want to start pulling...

Man, you are doing things with posting that the rest of us can only look at and be inspired.  KEEP GOING, YOSH!

Did you really need to put "HUNDRED" in all caps?

You've done it twice as much as me, in this thread alone.

[yosh]

no really.  I think your on to something.  I wonder how many players get more rebounds per game than Gipson     I'm not sure this is a thread I want to start pulling...

Man, you are doing things with posting that the rest of us can only look at and be inspired.  KEEP GOING, YOSH!

Did you really need to put "HUNDRED" in all caps?

You've done it twice as much as me, in this thread alone.

lol Touche.