On the offensive end this what you hold your hat on.
The BIG question I have is the touches Eugene gives up and who takes them and how often do they make them. "Volume shooting". We have no idea what we have here. What we do know is that Geo has not been efficient in his 2 years here. All other players, other than Mathis, deferred to Geo and Eugene. That will have to change.
Let's not take things out of context.....there are stats and there are analytics involved.
These are the stats....keep in mind Eugene was the primary offensive option in the front court, but in games against similar competition, the question is .....Does Eugene impact the defense of the opponents...??
If the ball moved and Eugene was guarded by a big, the big never left the paint, because he was not a threat to shoot the ball....that impacts the other big (Myles Johnson or Carter or Doorson).
The offense requires ball movement AND requires making an opponents big man, guard a player at the basket AND away from the basket.
There were at least 80 to 100 instances where Eugene caught the ball at the top of the key and his man never left the paint.
We are going up against elite coaching staffs and scouting reports dictate that you ALLOW Eugene to take an open jump shot and to not leave the paint....leaving the paint takes a big away from the basket and away from rebounding.
If this makes sense and you run the exact same offense with Yeboah and he pops out at the top of the key, rest assured, the big or forward defending Yeboah, isn't going to be anchored in the paint.....that defender has to respect Yeboah as a shooter.
Given that Eugene was not a pure shooter or even a respectable shooter, he was 14-45 from 3 point range in 31 games. Keep in mind he started 6 out of 7 from 3 point range in the 1st 2 games.
He was 8 for 38 from 3 in the 29 games.....and if you watch the games, he probably didn't shoot another 60 3 pointers that he was given by the defense. That allows the defense to essentially play 5 vs 4.....you allow the B1G rosters to clog the lane and make life difficult for Myles Johnson AND you make the offense work harder to find a better shot, when Eugene's inability to shoot, negatively impacts the offense.
8 for 38 is 21% from 3 point range....Yeboah's worst year at Stony Brook as the 1st or 2nd scoring option is in the low 30s to 33% range from 3.....AND Yeboah is going to have his shots actually defended, where Eugene's 3s, were essentially left wide open.
If this doesn't make sense to anyone watching basketball or understands how teams scout and choose to defend, not sure what to tell you.
This explanation far outweighs any defense he played, charges taken etc. It is simple and easily fixed, by playing a better perimeter player, at the same height as Eugene.
Yeboah will shoot more 3s, unclog the paint for Myles Johnson and Shaq Carter, which creates 1 on 1 opportunities inside for them to score.
This is not an item as anti Eugene...I projected 8PPG for Eugene at the start of last year, and he promptly started 6 of 7 from 3 and was on fire. But unless he took the shots provided to him, his impact on the lineup hurt RU in 2 spots
A) he was not a capable threat from outside...
B) his unwillingness from 3 allowed teams guarding him to stay in the paint.
