“Sorry, but if our biggest worry next year is replacing 4 rebounds a game from a guy who’s averaging 30 minutes, we’ll be just fine.”
And no, Morford gets less time on the court because they can’t stay out of foul trouble and they are sharing one spot on the floor.
Yet again, you ignore that Robinson is a great offensive rebounder. Simply saying he averages 4 rpg is elementary analysis.
And actually, I did predict that LeVert would be elite in transition. Funny thing is that you were one of the main posters calling me delusional. Robinson isn’t far behind but he can’t pass out of the break like LeVert. If you read the article on Caris’ rise on the main page, you’d know it isn’t made up by me.
Where did I make the argument he is irreplaceable? I said if we want to be one of the few teams to have title shot, we need him back, unless Nik and Mitch come back and he leaves, which is the least likely scenario.
Robinson is a “great offensive rebounder”? Really, don’t you ever get tired of making shit up? He’s averaging 1.4 ORPG in 30 minutes. That’s it. In no way, shape or form, by no stretch of a sane imagination, does that make him “great” Oh, yes, you’re snorting that that’s an “elementary analysis”. Fine, then show us your “sophisticated” analysis that proves beyond any doubt that Robinson is a “great offensive rebounder”. Not just good, but great. And be sure to convince us all of how he’s great in comparison to all of the other players on his team, all of the other players in the Big Ten, and all of the other players in the country who are averaging more (in some cases more than twice as many) ORPG. Are all of them “great” too? Are are they “super great”? Ultra great?
And here’s what you said: “he is our best transition player.” “He is our most versatile defender.” "He plays the passing lanes. He has bigman like efficiency around the rim and finishing in the paint. I doubt any of that gets replaced. " Which either means, what Robinson is contributing this year can’t be replaced, or YOU just don’t think it can be replaced, but you could be full of shit and totally wrong. Which is it?
Glenn is not a great offensive rebounder. He has the tools to be, but his offensive rebounding numbers are down. He’s not even a top-30 offensive rebounder in the Big Ten.
Sure maybe it’s the system to an extent, but not entirely.
His offensive rebounding percentage looks solid to me, especially within our team. If he leaves, we’d lose two of our best o rebounders next year and unless McGary came back, we’d trend backwards in that department.
Glenn shoots 88% at the rim is BlueBasketeer really questioning if he has bigman like efficiency in the paint?
Transition?
Versatility on defense? Glenn has guarded the 1-5 positions for at times and is capable of switching onto most players who aren’t two big or too quick. The fact that he is capable of playing out of position should all that need be said…
Glenn hovers around 1.7-1.9 STL % for his career… he gets a solid amount of steals in system that doesn’t encourage them.
Now you tell me whose going to replace most of that?
I don’t think Chatman, Irvin or Donnal can do what he does defensively. I don’t think they’d cause the same amount of turnovers. Maybe the offensive rebounding can b replaced. Chatman may be a better ballscreen player but Irvin and Donnal surely aren’t. Most importantly, none of Chatman, Donnal or Irvin would be anywhere close to as effective in the paint.
Advanced stats? Well, your “advanced stats” show very clearly that Robinson is no better than the third best offensive rebounder on the team. Is that your criterion for “great”? Seriously? Even you’re back pedaling now to say that his offensive rebounding percentage “looks solid”. Last time I checked, “solid” wasn’t “great”. What, did you think you were going to bluff me out by throwing out a slew of stat tables?
And yeah, dude…players get compared across teams all the time…no player is ever judged “great” just by comparison to his own teammates and nobody else. How do you think All-conference and All American players get picked? That doesn’t even pass the laugh test, but that and making shit up appears to be all you have.
Outside of out two bigmen, Glenn is our best offensive rebounder and it isn’t close. Since the first Iowa game, he has been averaging 2 OREB per game. Stop it. You’re looking silly.
You have got to be one of the most ignorant people on this forum. Certain systems inflate defensive numbers and deflate offensive numbers (Syracuse) and others do the reverse (Michigan). At least know how to interpret the stats you are looking at before you try to challenge someone.
You’re the on declaring that we wouldn’t miss the production of a future NBA player. Amazing.
God, you’re funny. A few posts ago, Robinson was a “great offensive rebounder”, and now he’s not even the first or second best offensive rebounder on his own freaking team. And now you’re cherry picking bits of the season to try to bolster a silly argument. Do you realize what an idiot that makes you look like? We’re all still waiting for you to cite the statistics (from a sophisticated analysis, of course) that prove that Robinson is a “great offensive rebounder”. So have at it. Put up or shut up.
As far as missing the production of future NBA players, we lost TWO guys to the NBA last year, including the national player of the year, the best point guard in the country. Has our offensive production gotten better or worse, with a true freshman starting at PG? We lost another future NBA player halfway through this season. Have we gotten better or worse since he left? Do you realize what an imbecile THAT argument makes you look like? Teams lose players better than Robinson to the NBA or to injury all the time, and they don’t collapse. New players come along, and established players fill in the gaps. The fact that no single player may come along and duplicate every one of Robinson’s stats is meaningless. Our team without him may not look exactly like our team with him, either statistically or in terms of style of play but that in no way means that we can’t be as good or better without him.
Like I said, please try something that passes the laugh test next time, because the whole board is chuckling at you. If you’re unable to admit you’re wrong (as seems pretty obvious) then at least stop embarrassing yourself.
I’ve already proven that Robinson is a great offensive rebounder, you’re just to dense to interpret anything you read.
The season isn’t over so I wouldn’t be so quick to say where we are as a team in comparison to last years team with Burke and THJR or without McGary. Difference in quality of competition played heavily in our ability to weather the storm with each of those losses, once again you illustrate a lack of critical thinking. You’re also making a straw man argument as I never said anything about being as good or better, simply which player (out of the sophomores) would be the easiest and hardest to replace i.e. who brings more utility with their skillset and whose is more redundant/replaceable. Not hard to understand unless you’re a bit slow like I suspect you are…
BlueBasketeer, you’ve never offered a single piece analysis on this board, no one even cares what you have to say, but you obviously are on my jock since you follow me around
“Already proven”??? OMG you just pegged my laugh meter. I defy you to show me where. Put up,or shut up. Saying it doesn’t make it so.
We’ve played 27 RS games our of 30 and our offensive efficiency rating is better than it was at this point last year. We’re better on offense than we were last year, and if you think that’s going to change in our next three games, you’re even more deluded than I thought. And sorry, but that’s as sophisticated an analysis as it takes to make you look foolish. I’m not going to waste time on anything more. You’re not worth it.
2 ORB per game in his last ten games. I guess you need Dylan or Joe to write an article identifying the trend a few games from now so your sheep brain can accept Glenn’s prowess at getting second chance opportunities…
“You’re also making a straw man argument as I never said anything about being as good or better, simply which player (out of the sophomores) would be the easiest and hardest to replace i.e. who brings more utility with their skillset and whose is more redundant/easier to replace. Not hard to understand unless you’re a bit slow like I suspect you are…”
Yep, you lack reading comprehension…
I also love how you wrote about being a better/worse team but now try to switch it to offensive efficiency…
