Shavon Shields (An off-season to keep him out of foul trouble, so he can light up the PBA Scoreboard)

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With all this talk about our new freshman and transfers (very deserving by the way).  I figured we needed a thread to talk about how much more improved our star Shavon Shields is going to be this year.  One of the first posts I made in the dungeon was how when Shavon can stay on the court and off the bench due to foul trouble his points per game and other metrics go up tremendously.  Even though he is only gaining around 5 minutes more per game when not in foul trouble, he was able to be aggressive on both sides of the court versus than being tentative, which lead to more points and rebounds.

 

This shows Shavon's stats from the Big Ten slate last year (sorry it's not formatted the best).  I highlighted the games he was able to stay out of foul trouble for the majority of the game in green, and those he had to sit on the bench for a period due to foul trouble in red.

 

 

 

OPP RESULT MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS          

• @
• #8 OHIO ST

L 70-44 30 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 9 0 1 1 4 2 4

• vs
• WISCONSIN

L 47-41 31 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 8 0 0 0 4 1 3

• @
• #2 MICHIGAN

L 62-47 33 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-3 .000 6 2 0 0 3 1 6

• @
• #22 MICH ST

L 66-56 26 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 6 2 0 0 5 3 9

• vs
• PURDUE

L 65-56 37 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667 8 1 1 1 4 1 18

• @
• PENN STATE

W 68-64 38 10-11 .909 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000 6 0 0 3 5 6 29

• vs
• ILLINOIS

L 71-51 21 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 4 0 0 1 5 2 2

• vs
• N'WESTERN

W 64-49 25 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 8 1 0 0 4 2 6

• @
• #23 MINNESOTA

L 84-65 33 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 3 3 0 0 1 1 10

• vs
• #11 OHIO ST

L 63-56 29 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3 0 1 2 3 1 6

• vs
• PENN STATE

W 67-53 26 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 3 0 0 0 4 1 7

• @
• #1 INDIANA

L 76-47 23 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 3 1 1 1 4 3 5

• vs
• #8 MICH ST

L 73-64 40 7-13 .538 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 13 1 0 2 1 0 19

• vs
• IOWA

W 64-60 37 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 6-9 .667 7 0 0 0 2 1 17

• @
• #17 WISCONSIN

L 77-46 30 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 7 0 0 0 4 1 2

• @
• ILLINOIS

L 72-65 34 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000 5 2 0 1 4 1 9

• vs
• MINNESOTA

W 53-51 34 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 6 1 0 2 5 2 8

• @
• IOWA

L 74-60 33 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 3 0 0 3 2 1 6

• vs
• PURDUE

W 57-55 37 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 6 1 0 2 1 2 19

• vs
• #10 OHIO ST

L 71-50 36 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 5 1 1 0 3 4

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Remember Shavon was an undersized and somewhat underdeveloped Freshman in a very physical Big Ten, having to guard down in the post when Ubel and Andre were in foul trouble (which lead to his own personal foul trouble). Given an off-season with this staff on skill development, a summer in the weight room, and the addition of more size on the team, to help Shavon stay guarding a 3 or 4, instead of a 4 or 5, I'm very excited to see how Shavon will be able to stay on the court and really breakout as a star this year.

 

All the incoming players, the new arena, and the buzz has me excited.  But, what really has me excited and have a lot of hope for this upcoming season is a big off-season of training with Coach Miles and this staff with Shavon Shields.

 

Ready for a fun year! GBR!