Projected RU scoring breakdown for 20-21

[Scarlet Shack]

Guys

here is a basketball thread to talk about RU hoops despite these crazy covid-19 times we are going through...


Harper 12.6
Baker. 11.9
Young 10.1
Mathis. 10.0
Johnson 8.2
Macconnell 6.4
Mulchay 5.4
Onamuryi 4.7
Palmquist 3.3
Remainder 1.4
Team average 74.0 (yes...think we score 4 ppg better this year than last)

 

[fbc1866]

You think Cliff is only good for 4.7 points. I would hope for about 10 points. He should get points from rebounds and post power mores, which our big men didn’t take advantage of last year.

 

[BigEastPhil]

I admire the decimal points.....that's accuracy and really giving it your all....

Shack - Hope all is well...

Phil

 

[Knights 1212]

I think that is very good Phil. I think Mag will get about 2.5 ppg. I think he will play about 12 minutes per game and get some put backs. I also think Cliff will only get about 4.0 ppg as a freshman. i just hope we will have a complete season.

 

[RUby RED]

Harper - 13.7
Baker - 12.8
Young - 9.1
Mathis - 9.0
Johnson - 7.2
McConnell - 7.0
Mulcahy - 6.7
Omoruyi - 4.5
Palmquist - 3.0
Mag - 2.2

Average: 75.2

 

[RUChoppin]

You think Cliff is only good for 4.7 points. I would hope for about 10 points. He should get points from rebounds and post power mores, which our big men didn’t take advantage of last year.

How many freshman bigs that are not one-and-dones average 10 points?

There are 40 minutes at the center spot, and a redshirt junior returning starter likely taking 25 of those. Expecting Omoruyi to score 10 points a game would also mean you are expecting Johnson to be our reserve center at 10 to 15 minutes per game.

 

[RUJMM78]

Guys

here is a basketball thread to talk about RU hoops despite these crazy covid-19 times we are going through...


Harper 12.6
Baker. 11.9
Young 10.1
Mathis. 10.0
Johnson 8.2
Macconnell 6.4
Mulchay 5.4
Onamuryi 4.7
Palmquist 3.3
Remainder 1.4
Team average 74.0 (yes...think we score 4 ppg better this year than last)

Hopefully,Harper and Baker will average more than 24 points a game because they are considered the go to scorers on the team.Palmquist is a 3 point shooter which should result in more than 3 points a game.

 

[NickRU714]

For comparison
2019-2020 numbers (69.9 ppg):

Harper 12.1
Baker 10.9
Yeboah 9.8
Young 8.5
Johnson 7.8
Mathis 7.4
McConnell 6.7
Mulcahy 3.7
Carter 3.6
Downes 1.6
Doucoure 0.6
Brooks 0.4
Nathan 0.4
Kiss 0.0

 

[NickRU714]

National: 69.9 ppg (212th)
Conference: 67.6 ppg (10th)

 

[mikebal9]

Harper - 13.2
Baker - 12.1
Young - 10.1
Mathis - 9.0
Johnson - 7.6
McConnell - 7.0
Mulcahy - 5.7
Omoruyi - 4.5
Palmquist - 2.4
Mag - 2.0
Remainder - 0.4

Average: 74.0

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Next you are going to be spelling Geo with an I. Absolutely no excuse to spell Omoruyi wrong.

you might have Mathis and YOUNG A TAD HIGH and Baker too low. Just my guess

 

[Beancounter88]

Guys

here is a basketball thread to talk about RU hoops despite these crazy covid-19 times we are going through...


Harper 12.6
Baker. 11.9
Young 10.1
Mathis. 10.0
Johnson 8.2
Macconnell 6.4
Mulchay 5.4
Onamuryi 4.7
Palmquist 3.3
Remainder 1.4
Team average 74.0 (yes...think we score 4 ppg better this year than last)

I think Harper and Geo will both be in the 14-15 ppg range - they will be better and their competition will not be as good. On the other side, I think Mulcahy may be a little lower, as could Johnson. A real key for this team will be free-throw shooting - too many players under 70% and Myles under 40%. That's an easy way to boost overall ppg 3-5 pts a game. Don't know Cliff's FT% but that's important for a big man. Also, if someone emerges as an effective 3 pt shooter (besides RHJ) that would be a big boost.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

These are great items to focus on during down time. There's 10 PPG up for grabs with Yeboah graduation so it comes down to who absorbs his minutes.

Without an additional transfer in that we don't know about being here and eligible, my guess is Palmquist is the one player most likely to fit that Yeboah role.

Palmquist is not as good as Yeboah, so I am not stating he's going to start. My guess is Harper, Mathis, Mag and Palmquist absorb Yeboahs 24 minutes a game. Palmquist is most likely to gather the bulk of that 24 minutes, without interrupting the workload or minute totals of the other starters. I could see Mathis easily at 29 minutes next year, which launches him to 10 to 12 PPG.

 

[rufancoe00]

RHarper 13.5
GBaker 11.3
MMathis 10.0
MJohnson 9.4
JYoung 8.9
CMcConnell 7.6
COmoruyi 4.6
PMulcahy 4.5
Remainder 4.2
TEAM 74.0 PPG

 

[jordkap]

You think Cliff is only good for 4.7 points. I would hope for about 10 points. He should get points from rebounds and post power mores, which our big men didn’t take advantage of last year.

I would be surprised if he averaged more than 5 a game. He just won’t get the minutes regularly. If he does, that means either Myles is on the bench a ton or they play 2 bigs. The extra scoring will come from Harper, Geo, Young, and Mathis. I also believe one of the freshman that isn’t Cliff (Likely Palmquist) will score about 5-6 a game too. Add in marginal scoring improvements from Paul and Myles, there’s your 4-5 point increase year over year.

 

[NickRU714]

I think Harper and Geo will both be in the 14-15 ppg range - they will be better and their competition will not be as good. On the other side, I think Mulcahy may be a little lower, as could Johnson. A real key for this team will be free-throw shooting - too many players under 70% and Myles under 40%. That's an easy way to boost overall ppg 3-5 pts a game. Don't know Cliff's FT% but that's important for a big man. Also, if someone emerges as an effective 3 pt shooter (besides RHJ) that would be a big boost.

Very little chance both Harper and Geo score 14-15ppg.

2019-2020 only 10 players in the Big Ten scored 14ppg:
Garza 23.9
Oturu 20.1
Winston 18.6
Stevens 17.6
Dosunmu 16.6
Cowan 16.3
Smith 15.5
Carr 15.4
Wesson 14.0
Kieskamp 14.0

I would say that Rutgers having potentially 2 players in the Top 10 of scoring would be very unlikely.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/2020.html

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

I think you're all overlooking Caleb. I've been rewatching all the games in order (up to home w/ Illinois) and he's been impressive. He's the most natural shooter on the team, he hustles, he doesn't back down under the boards, and he has good quickness. He's going to start at the 3 spot and be a solid contributor. Also, these ppg stats are misleading to me. What do they show? That we can count on Harper to score a certain number of points each game? No, especially not with this team since there seemed to be so many different guys who led the team in scoring. We also know that just about everyone had some off-games, from Geo to Mathis to Yeboah and so on. Knowing that ten different guys could lead the team in scoring on any given night is a good thing, however.

 

[Scangg]

The one factor that could lead to any of our players make a jump in PPG is consistency. Really hope to see more of that from Harper and Geo next season as team leaders and really think Young hit his stride late and that trend continues. Caleb is really a wild card with so much upside and versatility. Palmquist hopefully is a 3 point threat. Cliff 4 PPG is just 2 dunks a game. He's so explosive around the rim he should be able to get a couple put backs or lobs/dump offs a game

 

[superfan01]

You think Cliff is only good for 4.7 points. I would hope for about 10 points. He should get points from rebounds and post power mores, which our big men didn’t take advantage of last year.

He will be coming off the bench and is a freshman. He was very very raw offensively last year. Need time to develop. Give him time.

 

[Scangg]

Cliff doesn't need any moves to get a few dunks or easy buckets around the rim a game based on his length power and athleticism alone. He really doesn't need any skillful refined post game or plays drawn for him to get there.

I expect Cliff to get virtually all the minutes at the 5 when Myles isnt in and he should be a stronger finisher around the rim than Myles has been during his first two years