Monday, January 28, 2019

Why not get Bankston more involved?

No one would argue that Kris Bankston is a great offensive player. His repertoire is very limited - mainly dunks. He has his place, but his place is strictly limited. On the other hand, no one could argue that he does not do what he does superlatively well. As I write, the kid is shooting 82.4% from the field - and he has been doing that all season long. Frankly, I kept waiting for his percentage to start coming back, but he has been remarkably consistent. When he misses ONE SHOT, he has had an off night. Last game against App State, he was 4 of 5 from the field and his shooting percentage came down, believe it or not; that was below his average. Furthermore, it is not like he just started this eye-catching shooting. Last year he shot a measly 62% from the field (which did not even lead the team, remarkably enough, because of Chris Marcus' 67.5%).

I realize this is a good offensive team, and scoring is not our problem. But even with that, it sure looks like having Bankston shoot more would be a good strategy. Probably his percentage would come down if he did - say, maybe to a mere 75% - but that still would be the best in school history.

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