6 BYU Guards Cannon Out-performs
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:47 am
Due to various reasons, tonight was the first game of the season I was able to see this team play. It's one game against less than stellar competition, but I'd say Cannon is better than these recent BYU guards:
L.J. Rose - People were high on LJ last year, but it soon became obvious LJ had no offensive game whatsoever. Cannon can score and isn't afraid too. IMO, Cannon is just as quick and I didn't see any glaring deficiencies on defense.
Jordan Chatman - this will irk some folks because Chatman never really got a chance, but Cannon is an upgrade over what Chatman did for us. Cannon is currently averaging 12.5 points per game, 2.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and .5 steals on 25 min of play. Chatman averaged 2.7 points per game, 1 rebound, .8 assists, and .1 steals on 10 min of play. Even if you doubled Chatman's playing time, Cannon still out performs Chatman. Maybe Rose was onto something...
Skylar Halford - Cannon is quicker, bigger, and a better defender. Halford as a senior averaged 8.8 points per game, 1.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 0.7 steals on 18 min of playing time. Still a lot of games left against better opponents, but so far Cannon is a better baller than Halford.
Craig Cusick - how this guy ended up on a Division 1 school like BYU is beyond me. Cusick averaged 19 min a game as a Senior and hardly did a thing with the ball, had little to know athletic ability, and his only claim to fame was being a "steady hand" compared to Carlino. Cannon could run circles around Cusick.
Cory Calvert - another player that was "wronged" by Rose that supposedly never got the playing time he deserved. Maybe Calvert actually wasn't that good. Before transferring, Calvert was averaging 1.3 points per game, 1.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0 steals on 6.5 min per game. Even if you quadrupled the amount of playing time Calvert got, at that clip Cannon still outperforms Calvert. Oh, and just in case you're thinking Calvert is off tearing it up at his new team after leaving BYU, he isn't. He's averaging a whopping 7.4 min/game at UVU and has made a total of 3 baskets on the season. We should be glad Calvert was "chased" out.
Nick Martineau - who? Remember, he played backup PG to Jimmer. He made the BYU team, on scholarship and no one criticized his presence. Cannon did more against Illinois State tonight than Martineau did his entire career at BYU.
Has Rose made mistakes. Sure. Players often don't pan out how we think or hope. Occasionally, a player performs better than expected. So why not be glad Rose got the better end of the deal here? Weber St. lost a good player.
L.J. Rose - People were high on LJ last year, but it soon became obvious LJ had no offensive game whatsoever. Cannon can score and isn't afraid too. IMO, Cannon is just as quick and I didn't see any glaring deficiencies on defense.
Jordan Chatman - this will irk some folks because Chatman never really got a chance, but Cannon is an upgrade over what Chatman did for us. Cannon is currently averaging 12.5 points per game, 2.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and .5 steals on 25 min of play. Chatman averaged 2.7 points per game, 1 rebound, .8 assists, and .1 steals on 10 min of play. Even if you doubled Chatman's playing time, Cannon still out performs Chatman. Maybe Rose was onto something...
Skylar Halford - Cannon is quicker, bigger, and a better defender. Halford as a senior averaged 8.8 points per game, 1.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 0.7 steals on 18 min of playing time. Still a lot of games left against better opponents, but so far Cannon is a better baller than Halford.
Craig Cusick - how this guy ended up on a Division 1 school like BYU is beyond me. Cusick averaged 19 min a game as a Senior and hardly did a thing with the ball, had little to know athletic ability, and his only claim to fame was being a "steady hand" compared to Carlino. Cannon could run circles around Cusick.
Cory Calvert - another player that was "wronged" by Rose that supposedly never got the playing time he deserved. Maybe Calvert actually wasn't that good. Before transferring, Calvert was averaging 1.3 points per game, 1.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0 steals on 6.5 min per game. Even if you quadrupled the amount of playing time Calvert got, at that clip Cannon still outperforms Calvert. Oh, and just in case you're thinking Calvert is off tearing it up at his new team after leaving BYU, he isn't. He's averaging a whopping 7.4 min/game at UVU and has made a total of 3 baskets on the season. We should be glad Calvert was "chased" out.
Nick Martineau - who? Remember, he played backup PG to Jimmer. He made the BYU team, on scholarship and no one criticized his presence. Cannon did more against Illinois State tonight than Martineau did his entire career at BYU.
Has Rose made mistakes. Sure. Players often don't pan out how we think or hope. Occasionally, a player performs better than expected. So why not be glad Rose got the better end of the deal here? Weber St. lost a good player.