Sage's game against WMU really helped his 3-point shooting statistics. Before that game, he was only 4/15 (26.7%) for the year. But his 3/4 performance Sunday now puts him at 36.8% for the year, which is much better. Hopefully, he has just needed time to get settled in. Sage becoming a consistent 3-point threat will be highly beneficial to his long-term success ... and the success of the team.
I'm surprised we haven't seen Thompson, given the accolades he came in with. But as others have said, he likely needs to improve on defense. I assume he will be redshirting. McCollum said from Day 1 that the ability (and willingness) to defend was an absolute precondition for players seeing the floor. With this being McCollum's first year, and with the importance of firmly establishing the program's culture, I imagine sticking with this principle is of even greater importance. (Also likely explains Hausen's lack of playing time.)
With Ethan Harris coming in next year, it seems like we are doing really well with young forwards (Sage, Koch, Thompson, Harris, etc.). Definitely need to get some more ball-handling (and sharp-shooting) guards, as well as another true post (to complement Jirak, who also looks promising).
