He shot 5-19 from the floor. We harshly criticize and demand the benching of players who shoot that poorly.
Game Thread: Pirates vs. Monmouth
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And how did the guy he was guarding do? Rice scored 20 points, 5 assists, 1 turnover, 5 steals, 4 of 8 from 3 pointers, 6-7 free throws. So you pick one stat and ignore all the rest of the great stuff? You really think we would bench him when we have guys who can't do what he did against a team like Monmouth and are starting?
Both arguments have legitimacy. IMO Rice was the second best player on the court to Coleman.
Without Rice the Hall easily wins the game. Without Coleman the Pirates might very well have taken an L.
The difference to me was Coleman's 7-12 from the floor compared to Rice's 5-19.
Without Rice the Hall easily wins the game. Without Coleman the Pirates might very well have taken an L.
The difference to me was Coleman's 7-12 from the floor compared to Rice's 5-19.
Yes but Rice was performing against a BE team with much better players and Coleman was performing against a team with supposedly less talented players? Would you not agree?
He is one heck of a player but he is a 6 year experienced player as compared to freshman Coleman who is showing flashes of being a very good player now and should start.
He is one heck of a player but he is a 6 year experienced player as compared to freshman Coleman who is showing flashes of being a very good player now and should start.
That's why I noted both sides have a legitimate argument.
In my case I don't think saying Rice was the second best player on the court despite shooting 5-19 is wrong. Debatable though? Of course.
He's a point guard who probably played the two guard defensively given the size difference between himself and Richmond.
That would mean mostly Dawes and Sanders who combined for a more efficient 20 points (6-13/3-8/5-5).
If he were our best (or one of our best) players, we certainly wouldn't bench him but that wouldn't stop people from suggesting we should.
You can make numbers tell a lot of stories. On a night that Monmouth shot 12-34 on two-point shots, Rice was 1-11. In a nine-point game. Where the opponent converted on 18-31 two-point shots.
As Halldan says, you can make the argument he was the second-best player on the floor. It's not as if many players on either side stood out.