Andre Drummond's Play Thus Far

[Built Ford Tough]

What are your thoughts on the play of Drummond early on in the season?

 

He has been widely regarded as the next great big man and the best big man prospect since Greg Oden. When he announced that he was going to be joining the Huskies this season it was major news and many people believed that he would possibly be the missing piece that they needed to contend with the likes of UK, UNC and OSU for a national championship.

 

However, he has struggled during his first 4 games of the season and has looked like a non-factor more often than the impact player expected of him. He is averaging a very pedestrian:

 

6.3 ppg l 7.7 rpg l 2.7 bpg l 1.7 topg on 40 FG% and 23 FT% in 19 mpg

 

His numbers are somewhat inflated even, since he scored more than half his points, grabbed half his rebunds and blocked half his shots in one game (an 11/14/4 game against Maine).

 

Clearly it is way too early to declare him a bust or anything like that, but compared to the other marquee freshman in Anthony Davis, his play has been a huge dissapointment.

 

Has his broken nose hindered his performance? Did he possible underestimate the competition jump from high school to college? Or, possibly, is he just not as good as he was made out to be and is more raw than anticipated?

[Check my Stats]

Drooling at those block numbers.

[Built Ford Tough]

Drooling at those block numbers.

 

I don't want to make this into an Anthony Davis vs. Andre Drummond thread, but if Drummond's shotblocking numbers have you drooling, you might want to take a look at Davis'.

 

He is averaging 4.5 a game (in just under 25 mpg) and has yet to block less than 3 shots in UK's first 4 games, including a 7 block game against Kansas. I've watched 2 of his games so far, and the guy is an absolute force when it comes to blocking and altering shots. His length, athleticism and timing is just scary.

 

Anyways, like I said, I don't want to turn this into a Davis vs. Drummond thread (that should be saved for later in the season when both of them get accustomed to the college game). I just wanted to mention it.

[Paul]

6.3 ppg l 7.7 rpg l 2.7 bpg l 1.7 topg on 40 FG% and 23 FT% in 19 mpg

 

That FT percentage is atrocious. I haven't been able to watch this kid yet, but the FT and TOPG numbers aren't that great. The PPG will go up it is just a matter of him getting a fit into the high powered UCONN offense. They don't need him to score a lot either with Lamb going crazy. Let's bring this back up in a week after they have gotten a few more games in and see what his numbers look like.

 

Do you know when they are playing on TV again? I would like to take a look at him seeing how he is so hyped.

[Built Ford Tough]

Do you know when they are playing on TV again? I would like to take a look at him seeing how he is so hyped.

 

I'm not exactly sure since I live in Canada and don't get ESPN and very few games are televised for me before March Madness. All of my college ball watching is done online.

 

Their next game is on Thursday at 7PM EST against North Carolina Asheville.

 

The next UCONN game that I know for sure will be televised is on Saturday December 3rd at 3:15 PM EST against Arkansas. It will be broadcasted on ESPN and ESPN3.

 

They may have some televised games before that, though. I'm not exactly sure what kind of tournaments they are playing in so assuming they make it to the finals of some tournament, I am sure they will be on ESPN at some point before that.