Sorry, Jim Boeheim...
...but Gerry McNamara is kind of overrated. I can understand Boeheim's argument that his senior leadership is a valuable commodity, especially at tournament time. And honestly this is not the best time to make this argument, as he Gerry led Syracuse to the Big East championship... but.... that doesn't make him less overrated. If anything, hearing Bill Raftery and Steve Lavin and whoever else sarcastically say, "yeah, he sure is overrated!" just makes me think he is MORE overrated. Right now, he might be the most overrated player in college basketball, besides J.J. Redick.
Allow me to explain.
1. Since his freshman year, his turnovers per game have increased every season, from 2.4 per game as a freshman to 3.3 as a senior. His assist/turnover ratio is exactly the same as it was four years ago (1.82), basically nullifying his career high 6 assists per game this year.
2. His three point shooting and field goal percentages hit an all-time low this year (.356 fg%, .339 3pt%).
3. The guy is a chucker, plain and simple. Out of Syracuse's 34 games this season, he shot 10 or more 3 pointers 15 times! That's one more than J.J. Redick for crying out loud! By the way, Redick, who I hate, outscored Gerry by over 11 points per game, and shot 8% better from three point land this year. The only player in the NCAA who shot more threes for a worse percentage this season is some asshole named Keekee Clark, from St. Peter's (?). McNamara's percentage is not even within shouting distance of the top 100.
Plus, it was hilarious to see him sitting next to Boeheim (who I actually like) at that press conference the other day with his head bowed down like he was going to cry. He's just such a fucking weenie.
Allow me to explain.
1. Since his freshman year, his turnovers per game have increased every season, from 2.4 per game as a freshman to 3.3 as a senior. His assist/turnover ratio is exactly the same as it was four years ago (1.82), basically nullifying his career high 6 assists per game this year.
2. His three point shooting and field goal percentages hit an all-time low this year (.356 fg%, .339 3pt%).
3. The guy is a chucker, plain and simple. Out of Syracuse's 34 games this season, he shot 10 or more 3 pointers 15 times! That's one more than J.J. Redick for crying out loud! By the way, Redick, who I hate, outscored Gerry by over 11 points per game, and shot 8% better from three point land this year. The only player in the NCAA who shot more threes for a worse percentage this season is some asshole named Keekee Clark, from St. Peter's (?). McNamara's percentage is not even within shouting distance of the top 100.
Plus, it was hilarious to see him sitting next to Boeheim (who I actually like) at that press conference the other day with his head bowed down like he was going to cry. He's just such a fucking weenie.
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