I understand many will be upset at these grades, but here goes:
DORAL - B+ - His meteoric growth should have gotten him A or even A-, but his FT shooting was so atrocious, it cost him. He improved in the off-season and got better as the season went on. The staff fixed his early weak hands by showing him how to use his hips and shoulders to keep defenders away. Occasionally, he understandably about not getting the ball, but at the end of the season he turned that into working harder to make himself available. Next could be a monster for him.
DONOVAN- B - Most likely the second most improved player. His improvement grew during the season. It looks like he's going to be a really nice player off the bench next year. Definitely surprised by his three point shooting and hope he keeps working on it. Needs to add strength. Was also pleasantly surprised at his ability to bring the ball up against a press or off a rebound. His defense was improving as was his positioning.
SARR- B - He does a lot of things few seven footers can. His mobility, pick setting and defense can set him apart. The first thing that should happen is Danny should give him basically a month off. He was bone tired and looked it several times. During this month, he should do some light lifting, FT shooting and shoot some threes. Yes, that's a month off. It's not much there. When he gets back from home in July, start the real work of adding weight, strength and shooting. Danny needs to work him into starting next to Doral.
CHAUNDEE - C - By the end of the season, Chaundee was probably our best defender. His biggest problems were trying too hard and Danny not playing him enough. Hopefully, both of these will change next season. He should learn not to be at 110% all the time. When he does, he'll improve a lot.
BRYANT - C/C- - I can hear the howls already. He had a disappointing season. There is no doubt about this. But the reality is he kept us in most games and without him, we may not have won a single ACC game. He was the only one who looked for Doral on a consistent basis. He should have a better season next year with more talent around him.
KEYSHAWN - C/C- - This shooting trailed off, but that could have been due to the injury. His defense was bad, but he was forced to play out of position a lot of the time. He seemed to lose intensity and his D was just plain bad. If he comes back next year, his role will be perfect for him. He can be our version of Vinnie Johnson or Lou Williams or Jamal Crawford. He won't have to play any SF or PF except in end of games while we protect leads and use FT shooting.
BRANDON - C- - He actually regressed. He must dribbling too much and driving without playing into contact. He also need to look for Doral more often.
WILBEKIN - C- - Although his 3 point shooting percentage was good, he hesitated. His D was atrocious.
TT - D - It's not his fault. He's just not an ACC player.
MELO- INC - He improved and is a really active player. Hopefully, he'll continue his improvement and get some PT next year.
SUNDAY - INC - Didn't play much, but plays really hard. He needs to work on a lot, but his effort is top notch.
DANNY - D - I can hear the moans. He had a terrible season. We should have won about 4 more games, but this team was not going to be much better than that. His substitution patterns were terrible. His use of timeouts was puzzling. His use three and four guards (many times without Chaundee) was wrong. What saves him from an F is that Doral improved massively in ways that were obviously done by coaching. Donovan also improved a lot. Next year is make or break for Danny. No Dance, no job. It's that simple.
I know many of you are going to say, "grade inflation". That would be wrong. The grades are based on the ability of the players and how they played according to their ability. Regardless of what many thought. we were grossly undertalented for the ACC. You can't expect miracles.
DORAL - B+ - His meteoric growth should have gotten him A or even A-, but his FT shooting was so atrocious, it cost him. He improved in the off-season and got better as the season went on. The staff fixed his early weak hands by showing him how to use his hips and shoulders to keep defenders away. Occasionally, he understandably about not getting the ball, but at the end of the season he turned that into working harder to make himself available. Next could be a monster for him.
DONOVAN- B - Most likely the second most improved player. His improvement grew during the season. It looks like he's going to be a really nice player off the bench next year. Definitely surprised by his three point shooting and hope he keeps working on it. Needs to add strength. Was also pleasantly surprised at his ability to bring the ball up against a press or off a rebound. His defense was improving as was his positioning.
SARR- B - He does a lot of things few seven footers can. His mobility, pick setting and defense can set him apart. The first thing that should happen is Danny should give him basically a month off. He was bone tired and looked it several times. During this month, he should do some light lifting, FT shooting and shoot some threes. Yes, that's a month off. It's not much there. When he gets back from home in July, start the real work of adding weight, strength and shooting. Danny needs to work him into starting next to Doral.
CHAUNDEE - C - By the end of the season, Chaundee was probably our best defender. His biggest problems were trying too hard and Danny not playing him enough. Hopefully, both of these will change next season. He should learn not to be at 110% all the time. When he does, he'll improve a lot.
BRYANT - C/C- - I can hear the howls already. He had a disappointing season. There is no doubt about this. But the reality is he kept us in most games and without him, we may not have won a single ACC game. He was the only one who looked for Doral on a consistent basis. He should have a better season next year with more talent around him.
KEYSHAWN - C/C- - This shooting trailed off, but that could have been due to the injury. His defense was bad, but he was forced to play out of position a lot of the time. He seemed to lose intensity and his D was just plain bad. If he comes back next year, his role will be perfect for him. He can be our version of Vinnie Johnson or Lou Williams or Jamal Crawford. He won't have to play any SF or PF except in end of games while we protect leads and use FT shooting.
BRANDON - C- - He actually regressed. He must dribbling too much and driving without playing into contact. He also need to look for Doral more often.
WILBEKIN - C- - Although his 3 point shooting percentage was good, he hesitated. His D was atrocious.
TT - D - It's not his fault. He's just not an ACC player.
MELO- INC - He improved and is a really active player. Hopefully, he'll continue his improvement and get some PT next year.
SUNDAY - INC - Didn't play much, but plays really hard. He needs to work on a lot, but his effort is top notch.
DANNY - D - I can hear the moans. He had a terrible season. We should have won about 4 more games, but this team was not going to be much better than that. His substitution patterns were terrible. His use of timeouts was puzzling. His use three and four guards (many times without Chaundee) was wrong. What saves him from an F is that Doral improved massively in ways that were obviously done by coaching. Donovan also improved a lot. Next year is make or break for Danny. No Dance, no job. It's that simple.
I know many of you are going to say, "grade inflation". That would be wrong. The grades are based on the ability of the players and how they played according to their ability. Regardless of what many thought. we were grossly undertalented for the ACC. You can't expect miracles.
