Massive Love hole

[CatInFL]

KCC, Caleb is averaging 20ppg and 5apg the last four games, often while guarding the opponent's best player. He is doing this while being the focus of that opposing team also. He is avg over 16ppg and 3.5apg on the season. I know he doesn't always get those pts efficiently, but there haven't been many AZ guards in the last 10-15 yrs that have put up those numbers.

First, Caleb is a very good player, he does almost everything very well. The one exception in 3 pt shooting. He's a career 32% shooter and he's worse this year. Yet he shoots 8 3's per game. If he averaged 3 per game, he wouldn't be very good, he'd be great. I believe that his scoring average would be higher if he took half as many 3's.  As it is, if he gets hot (put another way, if he gets lucky), we'll make a deep run. If he does not get lucky, the sweet 16 is our ceiling.

This team can play with almost anybody when they don't give away 10-15 possessions by taking shots they've proven they're highly unlikey to make.

[arxpert]

Campbell College is not a Juggernaut to continue to recruit from like a pipeline.

Tommy needs to actually learn how to construct a roster for his 1 and only way of coaching OR he needs to learn how to coach more than 1 style.

[KansasCityCats]

I don't know what that has to do with Love...but it should be known that Delly is part of the third most efficient duo in the country AND has a better three point percentage (40%) than your savior, Sanon.

[arxpert]

I don't know what that has to do with Love...but it should be known that Delly is part of the third most efficient duo in the country AND has a better three point percentage (40%) than your savior, Sanon.

So then that has a lot to do with Love because Love is taking valuable shots and minutes from said efficient Delly.

As for Sanon... I don't really think there is much to say about it. He is better than Caleb Love at his age.

[KansasCityCats]

From a scoring perspective, I agree. Sanon couldn't effectively shut down the guys that Love covered on defense this season. That's irrelevant in the NBA, so Sanon will obviously be a pro in the near future.

I was comparing Delly though, who continually improved throughout the season in every respect, while Sanon trailed off after Hurley's NIL money vanished.

[arxpert]

From a scoring perspective, I agree. Sanon couldn't effectively shut down the guys that Love covered on defense this season. That's irrelevant in the NBA, so Sanon will obviously be a pro in the near future.

I was comparing Delly though, who continually improved throughout the season in every respect, while Sanon trailed off after Hurley's NIL money vanished.

Sanon's willingness to guard people is clearly affected by the almighty dollar. That's not really something anyone can take into consideration. Caleb Love got his Millions by now. He knows he has to play as hard as possible to audition to play abroad. When Sanon is Love's Age, it will be different for him. I think Sanon is better than Love was as a Freshman. It is all relative. UNC was a way better team, program and school at the time for Love than ASU I would assume most would think too.

[KansasCityCats]

Sanon made the conscious decision to play for a crappy basketball team. He could be at UNC if preferred but he wanted to be the focal point of a team, in order to showcase his game to scouts.

He would have earned more NIL money AND marketed himself better if he played for anybody not named Bobby Hurley.

[arxpert]

Sanon made the conscious decision to play for a crappy basketball team. He could be at UNC if preferred but he wanted to be the focal point of a team, in order to showcase his game to scouts.

He would have earned more NIL money AND marketed himself better if he played for anybody not named Bobby Hurley.

He outplayed Caleb Love tonight. It doesn't matter. Senseless debate. Sanon will be going to the NBA, Love won't. There is a level that Sanon possesses that Love doesn't. I hope he declares and goes undrafted then picks his landing spot. He doesn't belong in college. The Real World will slap 99% of these kids in the face when they blow through their NIL before Age 25.

[KansasCityCats]

They played the same amount of minutes and Sanon had fewer points and assists (rebounds were equal). He's known for his outside shot and couldn't make it.  How is that better?

Yes, their futures will look different but Caleb chose a school that allowed him to maximize his NIL and win Conference POY. Sanon's draft stock dropped since conference play started.

It's definitely a senseless debate. The point is: don't play for assu.

[Cactus🌵Cat]

You give that Sanon kid another 4 years of college basketball like Love, he might be pretty good!
I'd welcome him next year @ Arizona in a heartbeat.