re: LSU 91 Queensland 88 - Final Stats

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He basically was a non factor the last part of the season, his minutes decreased severely while Patterson's shot up.

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Yea, he played more, but there were still several games where Gray played over 20 minutes. You know why? Because JP isn't a PG. TQ was playing 30 minutes a game, as well...and TQ was running PG.

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I'll take last SEASON'S performance over a few non-collegiate games in Australia as a true measure of shooters and who is better with the ball.

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In case you didn't know, I can throw some stats at you.

JP: 24.5 MPG, 6.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, .8 to, 1.2 spg, 40.8% FG

JG: 24.8 mpg, 7.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 2.6 to, 1.0 spg, 39.6% FG

The point is, that when you really peel back the stats, they tell you a different tale. Everyone expected Gray to drop 20 points and 10 assists so they're viewed differently. JP was way more steady than Gray, I'll give you that. However, there were games that Gray literally was instrumental in winning. Yes, he had bad games too...which is why I said inconsistent.

You can't say Gray had a bad year and JP had a good year, unless you concede that Gray has more potential and ability and didn't perform to expectations.

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Huh? He played a ton of PG especially when Gray's minutes vanished. Way way more than "once or twice". He played some PG role in just about any game he played in, increasingly when Gray sat the bench more and more.

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That simply isn't true. Tim Quarterman played Point Guard every time Gray was on the bench. Gray ONLY played PG when he was in the game. Not once were Gray and TQ on the bench at the same time


And I hate taking this position because I really like Patterson. But some of this is just false.