Friday, April 6, 2012

About Keith Shamburger

As there are some naysayers and some celebrating, here's a few comments regarding what Keith Shamburger brings to the court:

* He is small, probably 5-foot-9, and best suited to play the one

* Call him much more crafty than a blow-by-his-defender speed demon

* But he did go to the foul line a very good 150 times this past season

* He was a volume shooter in 2011-2012 -- based on need -- which is not necessarily a role for which he is best suited

* His assist-to-turnover ratio was a solid 155/63 on a team that shot 39%

* While he grabbed just under three rebounds a game, some of that number was due to a lack of bigs

* The junior-to-be tied for the team lead with 40 steals, a total derived from a combination of his quick hands and sense of anticipation

* He lives to compete

* Position him with a big or two, another outside shooter and a dribble-drive creator and you'll have a very able contributor

* He's not a take-over-the-game-guy but, really, how many of them are available?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the write-up. We(Hawaii fans)really appreciate the coverage you've given us over the past few years. This is one of the blogs that a bunch of us check frequently. As for Shamburger, the majority of us are elated to have him. He'll do well in the Big West and will be around familiar settings on road trips to Cali.

Hope to see SJSU in the same conference as UH in the future. It seems like we've been playing each other forever.