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NC State: Evaluating The Freshmen

by Backing The Pack

Posted: 3/22/2010 3:13:22 PM


Now that the basketball season is over, it's time to start taking stock. First up: the freshmen.  I assault you eyes with numbers after the jump.

Wood %Min ORtg %Poss %Shots eFG% 2FG% 3FG% OR% DR% Ast% TO% Blk% Stl% FTR Fouls/40
In-Conf 72.3 107.2 14.1 17.7 50.4 42.9 36.5 1.6 7.7 6.9 12.8 1.8 1.1 20.6 3.3
Full Season 71.2 105.4 14.3 17.2 52.4 44.6 37.3 2.5 8.8 9.9 16.9 1.6 1.4 13.9 3.2


Overall, I think  Wood had a successful--if inconsistent--debut.  He took an appropriate percentage of the shots; the problem was the distribution of those attempts.  Nineteen 3FGAs against FSU and Clemson, five 3FGAs in the two games that followed. Eight against UNC, two the next time out.  Eleven against Georgia Tech, two the next time out.  He took more threes against  FSU in the ACC tournament than he did in the previous five games combined.

When he hit a few, he was more inclined to find his shot, or go up with a hand in his face.  When he didn't start fast, he was much more conservative within the offense, taking shots only when open.  That's not a bad thing.  I'm not knocking Wood for his inconsistency.  Some of the fault there lies with the offense, because he needs help in order to get looks.  And the guards weren't exactly drawing a lot of attention from defenses with their dribble penetration. Down the stretch, I think Sid made a more concerted effort to have Wood on the same side of the court as Tracy, a good way to give Wood opportunities in lieu of running a bunch of screens for him.  That adjustment should have come sooner.

I like his patience.  He's not Terrence Oglesby, firing up unnecessary 25-footers at every turn.  With Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown drawing more attention from defenses next season, hopefully we'll see Wood become that 2-5 guy we need him to be every night.

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