Lottie has yet to fulfill the potential he has shown. As a freshman he played like a freshman: not awful, but not great. This past season he was limited by injuries, but still had a decent season. He was second on the team in minutes per game, although he played in only 23 of the 31 games. His shooting was awful: 29% from the arc and a head-scratching 39% from the FT line. That has to improve if he is going to fulfill his value to the team. On the other hand, his 1.57 A/TO ratio, while still not great for a point guard, was significantly better than Nowell's.
I keep waiting for this kid to have a break-out season. The ability is there. The intangibles are there; his minutes show that he was one of the key players on the team this year, and with the players leaving, he will be even more important next season. Now he has to improve in the factors that show up on the stat sheet. Shooting obviously has to be a point of emphasis in the off-season.
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