D'angelo Harrison is leading the big east in scoring.
I was bored in class last night and decided to waste some time by running the numbers of the top 10 scorers in the big east (for the whole year) and computing their PPG over their last ten games. Here is how it looks..
Name Points AVE
1.)D'angelo Harrioson 216 21.6
2.)Kevin Jones 214 21.4
3.)Malik Waynes 144 20.6
4.)D.J. Odom 194 19.4
5.)Jae Crowder 172 17.2
6.)Clevland Melvin 171 17.1
7.)Jeremy Lamb 152 15.2
8.)Vincent Council 149 14.9
9.)Darryl Bryant 148 14.8
10.)Ashton gibbs 139 13.9
* Moe Harkless 148 14.8
Very impressive numbers for D'angelo. I dont think it is far fetched to think that he could average close to 20 for the whole year next year. The year off working on his body and his game, more rest during the games, and also some more scoring threats on the court should help him.
D'Angelo is our most efficient offensive player b/c he makes 3's at a reasonable % and gets to the line. He is only shooting 37% from the field (exact same as 3pt) but b/c he gets to the line so much he still avg abt 1.33 points per shot which is very good.
I would be surprised if he didnt raise both his FG% and 3FG % next year, due to the reasons you mentioned above, along with a little better shot selection.
Moe is the one who still has a lot of room for growth offensively, which is scary. He is at around 1.14 points per shot. This is due to his 3pt% and FT% along with not getting to the line nearly as much as D'angelo. If he can improve both at a decent rate he will be a dominant force in the big east.
They both have to carry the load offensively rt now. Moe, looks a little worn down having to guard 4-5's for 40 mins a game. A few more options, along with their individual improvement in the offseason will pay dividends next year.