mcgillis: as measured against our expectations? definitely. i think some of us thought we were getting a star drop-down from a major conference, but in fact, mcgillis was a sixth-man on one of the worst teams in the history of the pac-10. for us he averaged about eight points a game, shot 38% from the field and never did have the sort of breakout game he had at cal when he played for oregon state. sure, he hustled, but he also committed some dumb fouls you wouldn't expect from a veteran player. i think next year his best role might be to go back to sixth man, a spark off the bench.
staudacher: the vaunted three point shooter hit 45% of his treys non-con, but only 37% in conference. his scoring average of almost eight points a game non-conference dropped to about six in conference. in the pre-season guide, tinkle said of staudacher: "i think ryan is ready for a break-out year." didn't happen. i think next year, johnson moves to two, cherry takes over the point, and staudacher becomes a role player.
qvale: again, tinkle on qvale pre-season: ""we are very excited to have brian in our program. he has a big upside and can really have a big hand in leading our program in the right direction. the center spot will be a real plus for us." result? qvale averaged 18 minutes a game, less than half, and averged about five and a half points. i continue to be impressed with qvale's potential, but so far that's about what it remains--potential.
elgin-taylor: not what you want from your starting point guard, to miss a good chunk of the season for disciplinary reasons (of whatever kind.)
hasquet: averaged dropped from about 13 points a game last year to 11 non-conference, 10.1 conference, this year. is there anybody who thinks his senior year fulfilled the potential he showed as a freshman?
banny: a non-contributor. said in the media guide he wants to play professional basketball. needs to master amateur basketball first.
of these players, i see only qvale as a potential starter next year. qvale has upside, but i think both mcgillis and stauds have proven they simply aren't going to take us very far, even at their best, and need to make their contributions from the bench.
staudacher: the vaunted three point shooter hit 45% of his treys non-con, but only 37% in conference. his scoring average of almost eight points a game non-conference dropped to about six in conference. in the pre-season guide, tinkle said of staudacher: "i think ryan is ready for a break-out year." didn't happen. i think next year, johnson moves to two, cherry takes over the point, and staudacher becomes a role player.
qvale: again, tinkle on qvale pre-season: ""we are very excited to have brian in our program. he has a big upside and can really have a big hand in leading our program in the right direction. the center spot will be a real plus for us." result? qvale averaged 18 minutes a game, less than half, and averged about five and a half points. i continue to be impressed with qvale's potential, but so far that's about what it remains--potential.
elgin-taylor: not what you want from your starting point guard, to miss a good chunk of the season for disciplinary reasons (of whatever kind.)
hasquet: averaged dropped from about 13 points a game last year to 11 non-conference, 10.1 conference, this year. is there anybody who thinks his senior year fulfilled the potential he showed as a freshman?
banny: a non-contributor. said in the media guide he wants to play professional basketball. needs to master amateur basketball first.
of these players, i see only qvale as a potential starter next year. qvale has upside, but i think both mcgillis and stauds have proven they simply aren't going to take us very far, even at their best, and need to make their contributions from the bench.
