ED I know this will make Grammy a little crazy but to strengthen your point after watching the scrimmage I believe that the guard combo of Castro & Smith out played Colter & Mason. Colter can not play the point and have 1!!!!!!! assist for the game. Sorry I don't care how many he scored. We also can't gloss over the near 1 to 1 ratio of assists to turnovers. This becomes a factor when you take into consideration the officiating was very liberal and those numbers could have been worse. I do see a lot of positives but I'm very skeptical.

Last edited by The Dome (11/02/2015 2:21 pm)

The Dome wrote:

ED I know this will make Grammy a little crazy but to strengthen your point after watching the scrimmage I believe that the guard combo of Castro & Smith out played Colter & Mason. Colter can not play the point and have 1!!!!!!! assist for the game. Sorry I don't care how many he scored. We also can't gloss over the near 1 to 1 ratio of assists to turnovers. This becomes a factor when you take into consideration the officiating was very liberal and those numbers could have been worse. I do see a lot of positives but I'm very skeptical.

1 - Is this a bad thing that Smith and Castro are better than Colter and Mason?  I would expect recruiting to improve over time.  This is a clear indicator to me that Ferry has done so.  Colter was signed in a recruiting period where nobody was available. 

2 - Mason had an 8-1 Asst/TO ratio.  Again, if we taking the scrimmage as gospel, then point that out as well. 

3 - As far as Colter dropping 31, why is this bad?  You need a guy who can carry you to a win by literally just taking a game over...see Aaron Jackson.  I'll be halfway stunned if we lose a game where Colter scores 31. 

4 - 8 rebounds in 22 minutes by Sanders is mighty impressive. 

5 - For all the talk, hype and hoopla about Smith, Castro got 3 less points on 9 less shots. 

WEB sorry I can't buy a comparison of Colter to Ajax. He has been a good soldier in a tough period. He isn't scoring at that pace after a few blow out games he disappears as defenses adjust. He's just too small. So you would rather have Mason dishing?  Where did that go last year. And I'll stand by the fact your winning nothing with a 1 assist point guard.

The Dome wrote:

WEB sorry I can't buy a comparison of Colter to Ajax. He has been a good soldier in a tough period. He isn't scoring at that pace after a few blow out games he disappears as defenses adjust. He's just too small. So you would rather have Mason dishing? Where did that go last year. And I'll stand by the fact your winning nothing with a 1 assist point guard.

I don't know one winning team that brings it down the court, passes once and scores. DC just dropped 31, it makes sense that he didn't have that many assist because he instead was taking the shots and scoring. He clearly does get the ball to other players, this is just one 40 min game.  He's not the player that we need to focus our concerns on. Nevertheless, with the season upon us, I am very excited. Roll Dukes