Comments on: BJ Young Named SEC’s “Mr. Offense” By MrSEC.com

By: News | MrSEC

News | MrSEC — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:27:39 +0000

[...] the numbers we’ve already shown you in our “Mr. Offense” and “Mr. Defense” rankings, we’ve put together our own version of an All-SEC team [...]

By: News | MrSEC

News | MrSEC — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:36:47 +0000

[...] Wednesday, we handed out our honor for “Mr. Offense” in the SEC to Arkansas freshman guard BJ Young. Studying the numbers for every player in the [...]

By: News | MrSEC

News | MrSEC — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:13:04 +0000

[...] Tiger hoops team is better with Rob Chubb on the court.5. Arkansas freshman BJ Young — MrSEC.com’s “Mr. Offense” for the season — has won over the SEC’s coaches.6. The Razorbacks are locked in [...]

By: Jeff Claiborne

Jeff Claiborne — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:45:57 +0000

This whole thing is silly. An offensive rebound isn’t worth the same as a point. It doesn’t take turnovers into account. Shouldn’t a turnover equal a negative point. Silly.

By: Fayettechill14

Fayettechill14 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:42:30 +0000

@MoKelly @chrismd True, but less than half of points are scored by an assist. And at the end of the day, the team with the most assists doesn’t always win.

By: MoKelly

MoKelly — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:16:43 +0000

@Fayettechill14 @chrismd I thought you HAD to score to get an assist? So, don’t assists ALWAYS lead to points?

By: Fayettechill14

Fayettechill14 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:12:33 +0000

@chrismd True, but in the end, POINTS win games. The team with the most points wins. Not the teams with the most offensive rebounds or most assists (though these often lead to points). Thus, a 3-pointer every 3 minutes is the only sure thing to be worth some points. Five offensive rebounds in one possession doesn’t always mean points.

By: MoKelly

MoKelly — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:57:34 +0000

This is like the debate for the baseball Hall Of Fame. Does average per year (or minute) stats count more than gross totals. Is a guy who has the best average per minute more valuable than a guy who has more total stats yet played more minutes? I think I’d take the guy who can play at a very high level for the most minutes vs. the best per minute average. But that’s just me.

By: chrismd

chrismd — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:45:22 +0000

Interesting….

But the math doesn’t exactly work. The way this calculation is done I can make 1 real, game-action play, which could be a individual three-point basket for example, and it counts as three PLAYS in this formula by virtue as showing up as three points in my point total.

Three made free throws does not equal three offensive rebounds, if I’m a coach….However, it does in this ranking system…. I’m thinking that the guy who gets three offensive rebounds in three minutes is often times a far more valuable player than the guy who makes one three pointer in minute one but who does nothing the other two minutes…

By: Fayettechill14

Fayettechill14 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:23:57 +0000

Congrats to BJ. He’s a freak. Arkansas’ 2012 success will clearly depend on our ability to get more scorers besides BJ and the usually inconsistent shooter Mardracus Wade. Some rebounding would help too, but I’m very excited for the future of Razorback basketball.