Comments on 2012 freshman projections: Part 1
by Drew Cannon on Thursday, July 5, 2012
A couple weeks ago, I left you with some crude freshman projections for the ESPNU Top 100. Today, I’m here to fine-tune them some. Forty-eight of the hundred took part in the 2011 Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, for which I’ve compiled advanced statistics. Worth knowing about those stats: The typical possession’s worth about 1.1 points, rather than the 1.0 we tend to see in college and the pros. Those are here next to the projections, then I’ll discuss what we should actually expect from each player. Today: The ACC and Big East. Monday: The Big Ten and Big 12. Next Thursday: Everyone else.
ACC
Clemson
Jaron Blossomgame, #94, 6’7 SF, Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, GA)G/Min ORtg %Pos OR/DR% A% TO% B/S% FC/40 FTR FT% 2P% 3P% 3PA% Projection 94 17 7/13 9 21 3/2 4.0 38 59% 48% 25% 29% Georgia Stars 22/446 124 22 9/18 7 13 2/1 3.0 54 63% 65% 27% 9%
Blossomgame’s ability to play the big man can be underrated. He’ll board better than this and make more twos. He’ll probably play a backup forward role to seniors Jennings and Booker, but he’ll play an effective one.