volhawk50
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Not sure what the point of that link was. All I got from it was that (excluding Denning and Rickert) Olaseni, Woodbury, Basabe, and White, in that order, are the top 4 on the team in field goal percentage.
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Not sure what the point of that link was. All I got from it was that (excluding Denning and Rickert) Olaseni, Woodbury, Basabe, and White, in that order, are the top 4 on the team in field goal percentage.
Defense - basabe has the edge. He is more of a shot blocking presence and gambles less. Therefore though they both get out of position basabe does so less.
Rebounding - push both do a solid job in this department. Basabe a little better on the defensive glass but white better on offensive glass.
Back to the basket - basabe at least he has some moves in his arsenal.
Midrange - basabe at least he knows how to shoot a midrange shot.
3pt - push basabe isn't dumb enough to try these and white isn't good at this.
Transition - white he is just unguardable in the break.
Drive - white...come on it is all he can do in the halfcourt.
FTs - white this is what he tries to get when he drives.
I just wish white would develop some of basabe's halfcourt abilities. Then he would truly be a solid player. But in the halfcourt he is a liability at times. If he could get those back to the basket moves and/or midrange shot of basabe he could make 1st team. Until that happens he maxes out at the 2nd team and I don't think he gets there.
Seth53
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Basabe's numbers were close to White's, which is significant considering the number of minutes he played less than White.
| ## | SUMMARY | GP | GS | Min/G | FG% | 3PT% | FT% | Reb/G | Ast/G | Stl | Blk | Pts/G |
| 30 | White, Aaron | 38 | 38 | 29.2 | .468 | .227 | .748 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 41 | 27 | 12.8 |
| 01 | Basabe, Melsahn | 38 | 18 | 18.5 | .481 | .000 | .656 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 16 | 45 | 6.8 |
stopsubbin
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Basabe averages 15 points per 40 min A White 17 .5. Basabe is Top 11 of reb pct # 7 def reb pct Big 10. We all Know Blocked Shots Basabe and because of Min played White FTS Mel attempts alit of FTS so I would guess his Ft pct as per minutes is similar to White. Doghouse Scratching Post Wall. Basabe
stopsubbin
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BASABE IS Better at DEFENSE HANDS DOWN. When Basabe gets pulled Hawks normally dont play better. His + - while on the floor is very good. Stopsubbin
WindsorHawk
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I'm glad they're both Hawks...White and Basabe. Take either of them away and we win fewer games this past season and next year IMO.
lightning1
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I like both of their games. Especially the versatility against different line ups. I like Basabe in the line up against better post players, for his defense. White at the 3 against smaller forwards is a real match up problem. Or he can play the 4 against less physical forwards. It's pointless to argue about who should start or play how many minutes. We could run a "40 minutes of Hell" type of full court defense with the depth we have. The last time we had this kind of quality depth was 87'-88'.
stopsubbin
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Another quick stat. How many made shots did Basabe picks account for. This intangible stat is the reason Basabe needs the minutes. He creates shots. We don't penetrate the lane .
