Dribble Handoff: Purdue’s Braden Smith, Memphis’ PJ Haggerty among picks for college basketball’s top guard

By all the standards, the race for the national year has decreased to players, such as duke Forward and Oporne center John Brom battle For the Naismith Award. But the discussion about the best university basketball goalkeeper is wide open.

There is no shortage of names to include it reasonably in the conversation. with Alabama Mark Cers and North Carolina state RJ Davis It is struggling to match pre -season expectations, many other guards have emerged as the first potential Americans in the first team.

Florida Public ground Walter Clayton Juniorand Bordeaux Pradin Smith and Market Cam Jones All of them play at the elite level – to name a few, they come to mind quickly. Among the teams that are expected to make the NCAA championship, Memphis He has the highest registration guard in the second year PJ haggerty.

During, Gonzaga Ryan Nimbard leads the nation with help. The list passes much deeper, depending on how you classify “the best” when it comes to guarding the game. This also depends on what you consider a guard. Do Michigan The ball surveyor is 7 feet Danny Wolf number?

So who is the best university basketball goalkeeper? With a license to explain “Better” and “Guarding”, they wanted to do so, our book took their choices in the delivery process this week.

Cam Jones, Market

As shown above, the goalkeeper NPO does not win because either Flagg or BROOME wins Boy with the exception of a big surprise. But there are still great guards who have great seasons. I think the best of them is Cam Jones, the 6 -foot Market goalkeeper who is scheduled to play in the fourth NCAA championship in a row.

Jones distinguished from the day he ascended to the campus, but this was his best season. With the ball in his hands more than ever (in the absence of former eagle Golden Tyler Colek), Jones flourished. Its average is 19.2 points, 5.9 passes and 4.4 rebounds, while approximately 50 % of the field is launched for a team that ranks 11th in CBS SPORTS ‘TOP 25 and 1. Jones is already ranked third in the Marcket registration list at all. By the time when this season ends, it should be ranked second behind Marcus Howard only. Gary Parish

Pradin Smith, Bordeaux

I don’t think this is discussed as of today. Smith is statistically the best goalkeeper in the country, and-when you account for what Bordeaux lost last season in NPoy Zach Edey twice-the most valuable. EvanMiya.com Smith III occupies the national level, behind Boom and Alam, as Kinbum does. (I am not the only one who wanders in Smith here, so that you can read more on him and his statistics below.) University basket for the past fifteen years. He told me that Smith is the second best in that period, just behind … – Nurlander died

Pradin Smith, Bordeaux

There is no contradictory choice for me here. Pradin Smith pays a strong pushing to Boy and emerged as a clear goalkeeper in the total basketball. Energy conference players lead to passes for each game (8.6) and ranks third among the qualified guards in the Box Plus/Minus-a statistic that appreciates the player’s value compared to the average league player. It is also average of 16.4 points for each game at 45/39/84 fire division

Bordeaux’s success is a state of Smith itself. The team-which, as noted over and over again, Zak Eddi is not in a season-is 19-6 in general, 11-3 in Big Ten Play and in the mixture to win the conference. This batch includes 11 wins in its last 13 games after a fragile start 8-4. Smith found that his foot as a star and Bordeaux designed his identity around him in this process.

“There were two different camps to go to the points guard last year, as they invited 15 or 16 points from the guards coming to the college and they were in the college, and I could not get Braaden Smith in any of these,” Bordeaux coach Matt Pinter said last week. “I say,” hey, I don’t say that he is a 15 -point goalkeeper in the country. “I say,” He is the best goalkeeper in the country. “

I know that the coach will always go to the player’s bat, but the painter has a point here. He was one of the best university basketball guards last season, and he jumped to stardom this season. He deserves his flowers. – Kyle Bon

PJ haggerty, Memphis

My immigration is appreciated at the national level because it is sure that his relative identity is not revealed. But if you use this to discredit the special season he suffers from, evaluate his statistics other than conferences. Against what Kenpom got as the most difficult ranked schedule 4 in university basketball, the average migration reached 22.1 points at 47.5 % of the shooting-including 40.5 % of the shooting of 3 points.

the Tolsa Memphis transport in points (21.6), helps (3.7) and steal (2.1), which is the largest unilateral reason that prevents Mevis as seeds No. 4 of the NCAA championship. Haggerty was a bucket in Tolsa last season – with an average of 21.2 points – but it was fair to wonder how his game would be translated as he moved into a better team playing tougher opposition. Haggerty answered these questions categorically in November and December, and continued to lead the Memphis program fees to enjoy its best season, according to the Penny Hardaway coach, the seventh year. David CoB

Pradin Smith, Bordeaux

Upon reaching the season, I was skeptical about what Bordeaux will look like after Zash Edi. Replacing production from a national player twice a year is not an easy task, but Smith went up to keep Purdue on top of the Big Ten. It is a real year, the average functional highlands in points (16.4), helps (8.6) and steals (2.5). On top of you, his game style is just an aesthetic. He runs the crime of boilemakers at a high level, reaches its positions on the ground for medium -term players and can also reach the edge of the procedures. Guard Play game is still important in March, and Bordeaux will go further than Smith. – Cameron Salerno