Or another way of asking:
If you were to rank the typical 5 starters for each ACC team 1-75. Would Pitt's typical 5 rank 71-75?
If you were to rank the typical 5 starters for each ACC team 1-75. Would Pitt's typical 5 rank 71-75?
Would any Pitt player start on any ACC team?
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The way Parker is shooting right now, he'd be close or easily a 6th man somewhere.
That may be true. If we do go 0-18, this might seriously be the worst ACC team of all time.
Parker would probably play for a lot of teams because he’s such a good shooter- essentially a specialist.
He was effective against the zone because he has a good outside shot, but he still has a lot of holes in his game. He is bad on the defensive end, and struggles to create his own shot. Let’s see how he does the rest of the way, but he isn’t the 6th man on a Top 25 team.
Let's not sell him short. He was outstanding tonight. One thing he showed is some deeper range than he has in previous game (which has been mostly right at the 3 point line.)
His defense in the zone was also pretty good today, although I don't think he'll ever really be able to defend in man.
And he can't really create a shot, but he's shown he knows where to go to get one.
Parker has completely exceeded my expectations.
Let’s see how he does the rest of the way. He is the best player right now on a horrendous team.
A lot of the things people knock him for are normal for lights out shooters.
Lesser athleticsm, not able to create their own shot, etc..
But when you're on a good time, those things aren't as evident and shooting 50% from 3 is. And makes a big difference.
I think Parker really found the perfect team to play against tonight, they just sort of let him roam free on offense, and they didnt really attack on defense (and Pitt played zone). If Pitt is in the man, and playing against a man D, he's going to have a much tougher time.
That being said, obviously our PG, SF, PF, and C wouldnt start for anyone in the league, I think thats obvious.
Could Parker start somewhere? I don't know, I dont think anywhere actually...maybe GT, maybe Wake.
Here are the ACC depth charts:https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/depth-charts
Stewart and Carr are in the 60's. Luther would obviously be above that.
They're better than guys like Salt, Obiagu, Moyer. Beverly at NCST. Probably a bit better than a couple GT, Wake, BC guys.
Probably about where most of the better performing Pitt freshmen would be (e.g. Ramon, Gibbs, Artis, Young). A bit better than the worst starters on a few random Conference teams.
Stewart is the most pleasant surprise. Carr maybe the most disappointing so far. Brown is the most intriguing to me on how he continues to develop. Stevenson is a complete train wreck of a player right now.
I'm starting to be a little concerned with Stevenson. For a wider body, he doesn't seem to carve out space inside or be as succesful a rebounder as I had hoped. He also seems slow and his handle looks too shaky to play outside much. His lumbering drives seem a little too easy to strip, and better frontcourts have time to react to him at the rim.
I think Carr will do a lot better by the end of the season because I think we're seeing a lot of on-the-job learning for this level of PG play. I don't think his early season scoring was a fluke, and I'm very interested to see how he adjusts when playing some of the league teams a second time. His attitude seems good, and I love how he encourages his teammates from the bench.
One thing about Carr, I drew a bit of a Krauser comparison with him. When Carl came here, he was 20 years old. He played an extra year at Prep School. He also was redshirted. And his RS year, everyday he legendarily went at it with Brandon Knight. Carr is 18 years old, no RS, and no one like that pushing him.
So when Carl burst on the scene, not only was a RS Fr who had experience, he was also backing up Brandin, Carr was playing HS last year and has this all on him, with little help. So patience is likely the operative word.
This is a true 0-18 ACC team. An absolutely horrific roster which will go down in the annals of Pitt sports as a truly bad ill fated moment. The sooner Stallings is gone and I am hearing he is not all in , will be better.
I'm not sure if Stewart would start, but he'd be an early rotation player for most, as a specialist. I'm not sure any other player would have a legitimate role for anyone. Maybe Carr would be a 4th G for some.
I remember those days. Most folks had never seen Krauser but there was a constant buzz about him--the PG in waiting.
I think Stewerts emergence is related to adapting to the speed and quickness of the college game . Even the players on the OCC teams are better athletes than you’ll find on hs school and ACC teams . Parker’s game adapted .
Both Carr and Stevenson troubles coincided with the start of the ACC games were the talent level is far above that of the OOC . Pitts players are disadvantaged by not having veteran ACC players to practice against and there games haven’t adapted just yet . They’re both players the light will turn on just like Stewerts . Patience is needed .
Both Carr and Stevenson troubles coincided with the start of the ACC games were the talent level is far above that of the OOC . Pitts players are disadvantaged by not having veteran ACC players to practice against and there games haven’t adapted just yet . They’re both players the light will turn on just like Stewerts . Patience is needed .
Yeah they’d get my vote, probably. That team had some bad losses(UMass-Lowell, Santa Clara) and 2 experienced seniors leading the way.
Like you said, at least with this team it’s mostly all guys who have never played D-I before, they aren’t losing much after this year, and they have the prospect of adding Luther and Ellison to the mix next year.
It’s not fun losing and the inevitable “freshman wall” that these guys will all eventually hit is going to be even more brutal, but I can’t imagine how hopeless that 2015-16 season had to be for BC.
We aren't all Freshman. We have 7 true FR and 10 new players.
BC had 8 true FR and 9 new players on their 2015-16 team. The best player was a SR transfer from Florida, Eli Carter. We have Monty Boykins.
Eli carter is twice more talented than anyone on our roster
I agree and my point is that he was still a new player and transfer. The "we are all freshman and new players" applies for that BC team, too. Our "big" transfer land was Monty Boykins.
