Sim vs those teams:oregontrack wrote:Sure, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, @ Utah, San Diego, St. Mary's, Kansas State... hell, Portland beat Washington that year and won a respectable 19 games... our out of conference slate that year was MUCH more difficult that it was this past season. This point is a fail.UOducksTK1 wrote:Gotta look at the competition through those games. Lots of those teams are not very good. Your opinion is just as valid as mine, and you bring up some good points. But I still think you're wrong.oregontrack wrote:We'll definitely have to table this and wait to see how he closes out his Oregon career. I can't think of anything more damning to a shooter than inconsistent minutes and attempts, and you seem to gloss over that fact. Here, I ended up doing the legwork:
In his first 11 starts as a freshman, he averaged 28 minutes a game, 11.8 points a game, and shot 43% from beyond the arc. He also averages 8 shot attempts a game. Those are pretty awesome numbers for a true freshman playing (what I consider) out of position. Did he hit the freshmen wall once Pac-10 play ramped into full gear? Absolutely. The whole team did. Many freshman do. It happens. But you take the good out of what your freshmen do, and after an offseason of work you try to mold their minds and bodies to withstand the rigors of a full season. How did Ernie follow up Sim's freshman year, which certainly showed a lot of promise? Cut his minutes played in half. Cut his shot attempts in half. OF COURSE his overall numbers suffer. Most sophomores are allowed to have their roles expanded, not shrink.
Again, I'm not saying the kid is destined for greatness. I'm merely saying he showed a lot of promise as a freshman, and I think it's criminal that he's being judged on last year. The numbers don't lie, he had no idea identity last year, spotty playing time, and operated in a directionless offense. Missed a shot, he was benched. Hell, do you guys remember the Pac-10 finale in Mac last year? Sim buries a deep trey, then was benched. Comes back in over TWENTY GAME MINUTES LATER, buries another trey. Even when he was shooting well, he couldn't get minutes or attempts.
Like you said, we really have to see how this plays out and come back to this discussion later.
You always think I'm wrong. Then I turn out to be right. Though it may seem like I often do, I rarely talk out of my ass just to get reactions.
2 for 5 against alabama, 3 for 7 against unc, 3 for 10 against texas, 1 for 9 against san diego, 2 for 7 against st marys.
And then you add in his stats against the other teams, 2 for 7 against n colorado, 2 for 8 against oakland, 3 for 8 against long beach.
Come on now, that's horrible. He had 2 good games. One against Utah where he scored 28, and one against Kstate where he scored 16. And then 1 OK games vs Portland.
Nothing impressive, nothing special, Sim frankly sucks. I like the guy, he was a very nice kid when we played together, but for real he just lacks that 'it' you need to be able to play college. If he starts hitting 3pointers, then sure he has some value, but hell I'd rather have someone like Drew Wiley who can actually shoot.
