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I've heard of 'sophomore slumps', but what in the world has happened to Isaiah Adams and Jamille Reynolds this year?
Adams, who is a former Florida Mr. Basketball, showed a lot of promise his freshmen season. He scored in double-figures ten times in 2020-21, including 22 points at FSU and 26 at Tulane. Not only has he failed to improve this season, but he's borderline unplayable. FG% has dropped from 47% to 36%, 3PT% has dropped from 34% to 28%, offensive rating has dropped from 97 to 79(!), true shooting percentage from 53% to 44%, and offensive box plus/minus from 1.4 to -4.0 (can't say I've ever seen this number that low). His defense by itself is a net positive, but I don't think it's enough to justify keeping him on the floor for very long. He's a mess, I really hope he figures it out in the off-season. Last year he had a scorers mentality, but now he's passing up open looks for highly contested midrange shots off the dribble, forced attempts at the rim, or turning the ball over (17 assists, 31 turnovers). He needs a lot of work, who is developing him on our staff?
Reynolds hasn't played much at all, tough luck for him that a four-year starter transferred in to UCF that plays his same position. I get that it's hard to get in a rhythm in limited minutes, but that relates more to guards and perimeter players. Big men should be just as productive, even in limited minutes. Accounting for his limited time on the floor, his per/40 minutes last year (freshmen season) compared to this year are still noticeably different. His offensive, defensive, and total rebounding percentages have gone down this season, as has his rebounds per/40 (from 9.1 to 8.1).
I don't know, I'm just pretty concerned about the development of our guys as they progress (or lack thereof) through the years in the UCF program. Who on this current roster (Perry, Green, Mahan, Adams, Fuller Jr., Walker, Reynolds) has actually gotten steadily better? CJ Walker has improved, I see some new wrinkles to his game this season, but that's really it. I'm not including Diong, Johnson, or Freeman, because it's their first year in the program. And Tony Johnson Jr., who was a really nice get as a recruit, isn't even with the team anymore??
Call me officially concerned about the future of UCF basketball.
Adams, who is a former Florida Mr. Basketball, showed a lot of promise his freshmen season. He scored in double-figures ten times in 2020-21, including 22 points at FSU and 26 at Tulane. Not only has he failed to improve this season, but he's borderline unplayable. FG% has dropped from 47% to 36%, 3PT% has dropped from 34% to 28%, offensive rating has dropped from 97 to 79(!), true shooting percentage from 53% to 44%, and offensive box plus/minus from 1.4 to -4.0 (can't say I've ever seen this number that low). His defense by itself is a net positive, but I don't think it's enough to justify keeping him on the floor for very long. He's a mess, I really hope he figures it out in the off-season. Last year he had a scorers mentality, but now he's passing up open looks for highly contested midrange shots off the dribble, forced attempts at the rim, or turning the ball over (17 assists, 31 turnovers). He needs a lot of work, who is developing him on our staff?
Reynolds hasn't played much at all, tough luck for him that a four-year starter transferred in to UCF that plays his same position. I get that it's hard to get in a rhythm in limited minutes, but that relates more to guards and perimeter players. Big men should be just as productive, even in limited minutes. Accounting for his limited time on the floor, his per/40 minutes last year (freshmen season) compared to this year are still noticeably different. His offensive, defensive, and total rebounding percentages have gone down this season, as has his rebounds per/40 (from 9.1 to 8.1).
I don't know, I'm just pretty concerned about the development of our guys as they progress (or lack thereof) through the years in the UCF program. Who on this current roster (Perry, Green, Mahan, Adams, Fuller Jr., Walker, Reynolds) has actually gotten steadily better? CJ Walker has improved, I see some new wrinkles to his game this season, but that's really it. I'm not including Diong, Johnson, or Freeman, because it's their first year in the program. And Tony Johnson Jr., who was a really nice get as a recruit, isn't even with the team anymore??
Call me officially concerned about the future of UCF basketball.
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