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@AlbrechtShotFake

Dawkins would play more if he didn’t play matador D.

Hm… imagine that.

@AlbrechtShotFake

I think it’s fine to say Dawkins was a poor defender but I do believe people are overstating it. At the end of the day he only played 13 mpg and had his minutes cut large for certain stretches and the team was still poor defensively. Dawkins is an easy scapegoat nobody is going to call out any other player for their crap D. Look at some of these numbers.

Dawkins 4 mins against Maryland in 86-82 loss, Maryland shoots 54%. Maybe Dawkins was awful in those 4 mins but I bet there were other culprits.

Purdue 87-70 loss. Dawkins 12 minutes, Purdue hits 76% of their shots in the 2nd half. Dawkins plays 4 minutes enters down 10, taken out when down 7. Doesn’t return until 2-3 mins left down 15.

Purdue 17 point loss in B1G Tourney 11 minutes. Purdue shoots 52% for the game. Plays 3 minutes in first half and is a +4 while out there left when the game was tied. Enters in the 2nd half when team was down 15 leaves after 7 minutes and the team is down 10.

I am well aware that ± is the best indicator but if Dawkins enters these games and isn’t a net negative I don’t know how we can paint him with the brush of being a horrible defender. Let’s look at guys who played 30+ mpg instead of a guy playing 13 mpg.

Maybe this year this will be a terrific defensive team and Dawkins was the biggest issue I have my doubts about that though. Easy to find a scapegoat though.

Dawkins would have played more if he didn’t play matador d.