In this article we will look at the Wake Forest freshmen, and see how they compare to the freshmen that were ranked around them in the Rivals.com final rankings.
My hypothesis is that they are performing at or above average to their peers (at their respective position). We will not look at Melvin Tabb, as he did not play enough. I will put Tony Chennault up if y'all want to see it, but of course he will not compare due to his lack of playing time because of his foot injury.
So we are predominantly looking at Carson Desrosiers, JT Terrell, and Travis McKie to see how they stack up against their classmates. Today we look at Carson Desrosiers.
Click through for a look at how Carson stacks up against his counterparts from the 2010 recruiting class.
Player
Team
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
TO
A/T
STL
BLK
PF
FG%
FT%
3P%
PPS
Ardreian Payne
Michigan St.
8.7
2.5
2.2
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.7
1.2
0.51
0.464
0
1.29
Josh Smith
UCLA
20.6
10.7
6.4
0.6
1.4
0.44
0.8
0.9
3
0.568
0.605
0
1.58
Patric Young
Florida
17.8
3.3
3.3
0.3
0.8
0.42
0.6
0.8
1.7
0.559
0.696
0
1.39
Meyers Leonard
Illinois
9
2.3
1.5
0.1
0.8
0.15
0.2
0.3
1.6
0.471
0.643
0
1.12
Tarik Black
Memphis
22.7
9
5.2
0.4
1.5
0.25
0.7
1.8
3.1
0.532
0.575
0
1.35
C.J. Aiken
St. Joes.
27.6
7.4
4.5
0.6
1.5
0.43
0.4
4
1.9
0.447
0.623
0.279
1.22
Demarco Cox
Mississippi
9.1
1.8
1.9
0.1
0.5
0.15
0.2
0.3
1.3
0.516
0.55
0
1.39
Carson Desrosiers
WFU
18.8
4.3
3.5
0.7
0.8
0.86
0.2
1.7
1.8
0.4
0.71
0.357
1.07
Moses Abraham
Georgetown
4.3
2.5
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.667
0.75
0
3.33
Alex Kirk
New Mexico
17.4
5.8
4.2
0.4
0.8
0.45
0.3
0.8
2.4
0.504
0.622
0.323
1.29
Maurice Walker
Minnesota
9.6
3.7
2.8
0.8
0.9
0.91
0.6
0.4
1.1
0.514
0.4
0.4
1.19
Average
Null
15.05
4.85
3.25
0.41
0.94
0.43
0.45
1.11
1.78
0.52
0.60
0.12
1.47
%Min
ORtg
%Poss
%Shots
eFG%
TS%
OR%
DR%
ARate
TORate
Blk%
Stl%
FC/40
FD/40
FTRate
Ardreian Payne
Michigan St.
21.1
84
19.4
14.6
50
49.2
14.1
16.5
3.8
29.7
9.5
2.6
5.2
4
59.5
Josh Smith
UCLA
48.6
112.7
26.3
24.4
57.5
59
20.5
15.1
7.6
15.9
4
2.3
6.1
6.8
72.5
Patric Young
Florida
43.3
105.1
10.9
9.7
55.9
58.6
6.9
14.9
3.2
24.4
5.1
2.1
3.8
2.2
39
Meyers Leonard
Illinois
22
79.6
17.2
16.3
47.1
49.4
4.6
12.4
2.5
29.4
3.9
1.3
7.4
2.8
27.5
Tarik Black
Memphis
55.1
104.5
21.3
20.4
54.5
55.5
15.2
10.4
3.6
18.8
8.2
1.7
5.6
4.8
50.3
C.J. Aiken
St. Joes.
68.9
95.9
16.6
15.9
50.3
52.9
5.1
13.7
5.1
19.3
15.1
0.8
2.7
3.3
41.5
Demarco Cox
Mississippi
21.2
100.6
13.3
10
51.6
53.1
11.8
11.7
1.6
22.7
3.5
1.1
5.1
3.2
64.5
Carson Desrosiers
WFU
46
93.5
14.6
15.9
43.4
47.5
5.8
14.2
8
17.4
8.2
0.6
3.7
2.6
31.6
Moses Abraham
Georgetown
2.1
129
24.8
13.2
N/A
N/A
0
6.6
10.4
28.5
11.7
7.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Alex Kirk
New Mexico
43.8
105.3
17
19.1
54.8
56.2
7.3
20.9
4.5
17.2
5.3
1.2
5.6
3.3
32.2
Maurice Walker
Minnesota
11.5
100.6
24.5
24
54.1
52.7
18.1
14.8
19.2
23.3
5
3.6
4.5
3.4
27
Average
Null
34.9
101.0
18.7
16.7
51.9
53.4
9.9
13.7
6.3
22.4
7.2
2.2
5.0
3.6
44.6
- I figured that out of Travis, JT, and Carson, Carson would be the most likely to be at the average or right below it. It is always hard to tell with young big men how they are going to develop. As a whole, the 2010 class yielded a lot of efficient freshmen.
- Carson is a little above the average playing time for big men, and falls a little short on the offensive end (ppg and offensive efficiency). As we already know, Carson is not the focal point of our offense, and is below the average of in both possessions used, and shots taken while in.
- Carson's biggest shortcoming is his point per shot (pps). He comes in at 1.07 pps, while the average is 1.47 (inflated due to Moses Abraham's 3.33 pps, but still the worst on the chart).
- CD protects the ball well, and also has a good assist rate for a big man, which is evident on the court.
- He is also the best free throw shooter of the bunch, which should pay off when he gets more muscle, a higher amount of % when on the court, and rebounds better.
- Speaking of the rebounding, he is well below the OR% (5 compared to the average of 9), but slightly above average on the defensive end. This indicates Jeff Bzdelik's "get back on defense" mindset, which does not allow for a lot of offensive rebounds. To back this up, the highest OR% on the team is Travis McKie, at a meek 9.0%.