Rankings Update
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I know you guys have not been able to stop thinking about how I ranked the top points guards, shooting guards, wings, power forwards, and centers of the Bill Self era last offseason. I also know you have all been dying to know how I would update said rankings now that another season is in the books. For your reference, here are the previous posts:
PGs: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13780
SGs: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13781
SFs: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13782
PFs: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13783
Cs: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13784
6th men: https://archive.kubuckets.com/topic/13785
Here is where the new guys on the list rank.
PG Melvin Council: 6th on the list. Behind Devonte Graham and ahead of DaJuan Harris. He was a lot better than Harris but not near as good as Graham so this ranking seems clear.
SG Darryn Peterson: 8th on the list. Behind Kevin McCullar and ahead of Brady Morningstar. If this list was based on talent he would be first, but Peterson's lack of availability and the fact that he just didn't make our team better drop him to 8th.
SF Tre White: 8th on his list. Behind Ben McLemore ahead of Grady Dick. Very similar stats to Dick actually but a better defender, rebounder, and drawer of fouls. But, he could not take over a game like McLemore.
PF Bryson Tiller: 11th on the list, after KJ Adams and ahead of Christian Moody. His ability to play really well in spurts puts him ahead of Moody but he just wasn't a good player overall on either offense or defense so he can't be above anyone else on the list.
C Flory Bidunga: 6th on his list. Behind David McCormack and ahead of Darnell Jackson. He is definitely a better individual player than D-Block and was a better regular season player than Big Dave. But Flory just cannot pass Big Dave in my eyes because Bid Dave's heroism in the final four was the stuff of legend and Flory's career has no answer to that.
6th man Jamari McDowell: 12th on the list behind Connor Teahan and ahead of Elmarko Jackson. I appreciate everything Elmarko did for our program but he just was not a great player. Not a terrible player, but he should have been an 8th man instead of a 6th man.
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Tiller is the puzzle to me. Looked so good for stretches, and then disappeared for longer stretches. Seemed like he just wanted to drift around the 3 point line rather than mixing it up in the middle.
