DAW is roundly criticized here, often for good reason, often because he's not what everybody's idea of a solid basketball player is. He was an important piece last year and was asked to outplay his abilities this year, as many others were.
We should remember these words as Dylan moves on after this season.
"The postgrad guard received some cheers by St. John’s fans during introductions, a classy hat tip to a guy who spent three years with the Red Storm. He rose to the moment after that, opening the game with a steal-turned-layup, and never took his foot off the pedal.
Omnipresent, handling the ball versus St. John’s pressure and hounding their guards, Addae-Wusu finished with 18 points, seven assists, four steals and three rebounds in 37 gritty minutes.
It was reminiscent of his showing against the Storm last season at the Rock: 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a runaway Hall triumph.
“Dylan does what Dylan does – he gave us defense, he gave us toughness, he made shots and he made some plays," Holloway said. "I put the ball in his hands more today because of the way they were playing defense. I wanted to make sure we drove the basketball, and we did.”
If there was one common thread throughout this season for the Pirates, it’s that they were so much more competitive when Addae-Wusu played. The season’s biggest embarrassments (blowout losses to Butler and St. John’s at home and DePaul on the road) came while he was injured. His roles in the two Big East victories, against DePaul and UConn, were pivotal.
In a lost season, Addae-Wusu has fought the good fight."
