Or maybe he just had an off game.  

In his five games, Benny took 33% of Germany's shots (like Bishop last year), but only had an offensive rating of 93 (vs 106 for Bishop).  Not JN3-esque, but not good.  Turnover rate was 23% (would've been second worst after Amir Harris).  

Love the aggression, but needs better decision-making which is definitely coachable.  Better too aggressive than too passive.

Last edited by BM (7/13/2023 12:08 pm)

Free Quebec wrote:

This year’s team will have 7 players who are either freshmen or redshirt freshmen, including Benny. It’ll take time for this young team to gel and players to figure out their roles, but based on what I saw last year, I have no doubt CC and staff will help each player maximize their strengths.

"based on what I saw last year" is exactly why I am optimistic about the future.  

Good stat finds.
You never know what happens when the ball rolls out at the Smith Center.
But just based on this U20 tournament, don't know if these two international freshmen will be the immediate answer.
We'll see after they get here.
 They still have good potential if they listen to the coaches and work hard
to develop their games, especially to meet our needs on a team without much real big men.

Has Coach mentioned Benny in the last few pre-game notes?  Did not notice him on the bench at all the last few games I attended and he was not in the box scores that I noticed.