re: Kansas State guard Cam Carter commits to LSU

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I guess it's debatable. Carter played about 4 min more per game than Wright. When you normalize things by Per 40 min you get this:

Wright - 19 PTS, 6.5 RB, 3.2 AST, 2.8 TO
Carter - 16.4 PTS, 5.6 RB, 2.9 AST, 3.3 TO

I guess some might see that as better numbers across the board

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I don't think anyone here expected Jordan Wright to assume the role and become the player that he did. Sure he had his good moments, but I don't like using per40 stats for Wright because it ignores a lot of really, really bad games that he had. Per40 will largely ignore these inefficiencies and inflate his stats via sheer volume.

BPM wise Carter was much higher defensively than Wright. His DBPM is .5 higher than anyone on LSU last year. He will come in and be the best defender on the team from day 1.

Additionally, Carter assumed a larger role at KSU than Jordan had at Vandy. Jordan was an off ball 3&D player at Vandy, Carter was a ball dominant guard. It's just bad to make that comparison. I don't think anyone wants Carter to become Jordan Wright 2.0, but he at least has had experience in that sort of role... (if McMahon unfortunately gives it to him).

I think if you surround him with spacing (something KSU didn't have) and take the ball out of his hands more often, his efficiency will go up. We already know his value on the other end of the court.