Quote from: wheels81 on March 14, 2019, 11:45:36 AM
Maybe they didn't give him region honors because he may make POY?

Hard to justify giving MOP to someone who wasn't good enough for the first team.

Congratulations to all NABC All-Americans, including Second Team All-American Aston Francis...

http://bit.ly/2T0xVIn

Quote from: Titan Q on March 13, 2019, 11:18:58 AM
NABC all-district teams...

http://nabc.com/nabc_releases/2019/diii_all_district


They do not have Aston Francis as Central player of the year? Did they bold the wrong name?

The way NABC makes their All-American team (player of the year from each district is on the 1st team), this would mean their 1st team All-America won't have Aston Francis?

Totally understand that Boots is a very good player who has had an excellent career, but I am admittedly confused about all of the national love he receives. First team All-Region for D3hoops, District POY for NABC, and he averages 15.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, and 4.1 APG while shooting 43.1% FG and 38.6% 3PT. Nice numbers no doubt, but worthy of that kind of attention? Perhaps a nod to Oshkosh's team success?

On Saturday, Loras pounded Lake Forest 118-92 behind one of the most impressive shooting performances I've ever seen out of a team. The Duhawks shot 70.8% from the field and 62.5% from beyond the three point arc. The defense for both teams was shaky at best, but still an incredible performance.


Perhaps no single player was more impressive than sophomore Rowan McGowen, who connected on all 10 of his FGA (including 6-6 3PT) on his way to 26 points. Senior Ryan DiCanio was 12-15 with a team-high 30 points. For Lake Forest, Danny Sotos led with 25 points.

Quote from: duckfan41 on November 01, 2018, 04:14:41 PM
Loras kicking off the games portion of the schedule (kind of) with a scrimmage at D2 Augustana University (Also the Vikings like the CCIW's Augustana). Loras was chosen specifically by the AU coaching staff because "they will give us fits" according to the head coach. No stream available which is disappointing but I look forward to seeing how Loras stacks up against a solid Augustana squad that graduated essentially their entire rotation from the year before.

Loras goes into D2 Augustana and wins an exhibition game 81-76. Senior Ryan DiCanio led the team with 20 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds while senior Demond George & sophomore Rowan McGowen added 14. Solid exhibition win for the Duhawks.

Quote from: AndOne on October 28, 2018, 07:17:09 PM

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Quote from: rlgyank on October 24, 2018, 12:34:40 PM
There are 4 ARC players who made d3hoops.com preseason all-america teams.

Ryan Garver (NWU) - 2nd team
Nate Schimonitz (NWU) - 3rd team
Cooper Cook (NWU) - 3rd team
Josh Ruggles (Loras) - Honorable Mention

Good publicity for the ARC - surprised that Ruggles (Co-POY with Garvey) is suddenly behind Schimonitz & Cook, but that's what winning the national title will do for you.

And winning the national championship is exactly why you should not be surprised. 

Besides that, I think Ruggles is widely renowned for his scoring and 3 point shooting where Schimonitz, and especially Cook, are viewed as more complete players and players whose contributions come more often at critical junctures of a game than do Ruggles'. Also, while Ruggles is a great 3 point shooter and scorer, he had like 5 teammates who started or played significant minutes who had better overall shooting percentages. And, while he may be an above average or even good defender, I've not heard or read of his name being associated with defense. Completely accurate or not, you hear the name 'Ruggles' and you think exceptional 3 point shooter, and high scorer. So while he may very well be more of a complete player, I think the general perception of him basically ends with the tag of great long range shooter. He may then be a victim of the concept of perception being reality.

Defense is a fair complaint, as he's certainly not known for it, but the line about the shooting percentage is inaccurate. Had he made one more shot on the season, I believe he would have been the only player in the country to hit 90/50/40 numbers (of all players with qualifying # of attempts). Looking at Loras #s from last year, three Duhawk players who played over a quarter of the game on average posted higher shooting % numbers, two of whom were big men (so, to be expected because most of their shots are layups), and one was Rowan McGowen (#2 in the country in 3PT%, took just over half as many shots as Ruggles).

Additionally, perhaps you're right about perception not matching reality, as Ruggles also added 5 RPG & 4 APG on top of arguably the most efficient all-around scoring numbers in the country - more rebounds than Schmonitz & more assists than Cook with nearly 20 less turnovers than both. Again, can understand the NWU players getting much-deserved love, but your comparisons are off-base.

Not sure about those comparisons being very far "off base."

* Schimonitz was injured to begin the season and was limited to 23 games—10 less than NWU played—during which he surely would have secured many more rebounds.

* Comparing Cook to Ruggles is apples to oranges. Ruggles is a guard whereas Cook is a forward who would not be expected to have the ball-handling and passing skills of a guard. That a forward playing the minutes Cook does has more TOs should not be surprising.

Apologies, the numbers I listed were per game - as in a Ruggles averaged more RPG than Schimonitz, regardless of how many games he played. Additionally, the fact that Schimonitz played significantly fewer games makes Ruggles having far fewer total turnovers that much more impressive.

I notice you ignored the shooting numbers, too - which was a pretty key point in your original post. I can agree with your point that the perception surrounding Ruggles appears not to be reality in this case, as the numbers show.

Quote from: AndOne on October 26, 2018, 03:26:38 PM

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Quote from: rlgyank on October 24, 2018, 12:34:40 PM
There are 4 ARC players who made d3hoops.com preseason all-america teams.

Ryan Garver (NWU) - 2nd team
Nate Schimonitz (NWU) - 3rd team
Cooper Cook (NWU) - 3rd team
Josh Ruggles (Loras) - Honorable Mention

Good publicity for the ARC - surprised that Ruggles (Co-POY with Garvey) is suddenly behind Schimonitz & Cook, but that's what winning the national title will do for you.

And winning the national championship is exactly why you should not be surprised. 

Besides that, I think Ruggles is widely renowned for his scoring and 3 point shooting where Schimonitz, and especially Cook, are viewed as more complete players and players whose contributions come more often at critical junctures of a game than do Ruggles'. Also, while Ruggles is a great 3 point shooter and scorer, he had like 5 teammates who started or played significant minutes who had better overall shooting percentages. And, while he may be an above average or even good defender, I've not heard or read of his name being associated with defense. Completely accurate or not, you hear the name 'Ruggles' and you think exceptional 3 point shooter, and high scorer. So while he may very well be more of a complete player, I think the general perception of him basically ends with the tag of great long range shooter. He may then be a victim of the concept of perception being reality.

Defense is a fair complaint, as he's certainly not known for it, but the line about the shooting percentage is inaccurate. Had he made one more shot on the season, I believe he would have been the only player in the country to hit 90/50/40 numbers (of all players with qualifying # of attempts). Looking at Loras #s from last year, three Duhawk players who played over a quarter of the game on average posted higher shooting % numbers, two of whom were big men (so, to be expected because most of their shots are layups), and one was Rowan McGowen (#2 in the country in 3PT%, took just over half as many shots as Ruggles).

Additionally, perhaps you're right about perception not matching reality, as Ruggles also added 5 RPG & 4 APG on top of arguably the most efficient all-around scoring numbers in the country - more rebounds than Schmonitz & more assists than Cook with nearly 20 less turnovers than both. Again, can understand the NWU players getting much-deserved love, but your comparisons are off-base.

Quote from: rlgyank on October 24, 2018, 12:34:40 PM
There are 4 ARC players who made d3hoops.com preseason all-america teams.

Ryan Garver (NWU) - 2nd team
Nate Schimonitz (NWU) - 3rd team
Cooper Cook (NWU) - 3rd team
Josh Ruggles (Loras) - Honorable Mention

Good publicity for the ARC - surprised that Ruggles (Co-POY with Garvey) is suddenly behind Schimonitz & Cook, but that's what winning the national title will do for you.

Quote from: rlgyank on September 30, 2018, 08:34:32 PM

Quote from: Titan Q on September 29, 2018, 05:53:31 PM
If I had to submit a ballot for the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 poll at this early stage (Sept 29), it would look something like this...

(Top three returning scorers for each team noted.)

#1) Nebraska Wesleyan (30-3, 13-3 IIAC, IIAC Champ, NCAA National Championship)
* Cooper Cook, 6-5 Sr F; 16.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
* Ryan Garver; 6-3 Sr G; 14.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.6 apg
* Jack Hiller; 6-6 Jr G; 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg

#2) Springfield (22-9, 12-2 NEWMAC, NEWMAC Champ; NCAA National Semifinal Game)
* Jake Ross, 6-4 Jr G; 24.8 ppg, 9.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
* Heath Post, 6-6 Jr F; 12.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 apg
* Cam Earle, 6-5 Sr G; 9.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg 

#3) UW-Oshkosh (25-8, 9-5 WIAC, WIAC 3rd, NCAA National Runner Up)
* Ben Boots, 6-1 Sr G; 16.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.4 apg
* Jack Flynn, 6-8 Jr C; 12.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg
* Adam Fravert, 6-8 Jr F; 12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.9 apg

#4) Augustana (25-6, 12-4 CCIW, CCIW Co-Champ, NCAA 4th Round)
* Nolan Ebel, 6-1 Sr G; 16.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.8 apg
* Chrishawn Orange, 6-2 Sr G; 15.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
* Brett Benning, 6-6 Sr G; 10.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
(*Pierson Wofford, 6-4 Jr F; 14.7 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 3.0 apg[/i]; 3 games/injured)

#5) Williams (23-6, 7-3 NESCAC, NESCAC Co-champ, NCAA 2nd Round)
* James Heskett, 6-8 Sr F; 19.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg 
* Kyle Scadlock, 6-8 Sr F; 18.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.3 apg
* Bobby Casey, 6-3 Sr G; 15.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.1 apg

#6) Swarthmore (25-6, 15-3 CC, CC Co-champ, NCAA 4th Round)
* Cam Wiley, 6-0 Sr G; 16.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg
* Zac O'Dell, 6-7 Jr F; 10.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg
* Nate Shafer, 6-6 Jr F; 9.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg

#7) UW-Platteville (24-5, 12-2 WIAC, WIAC Champ, NCAA 3rd Round)
* Robert Duax, 6-4 Sr F; 15.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 apg
* Carter Voelker, 6-3 Jr G; 10.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.2 apg
* Quentin Shields, 5-8 So G; 10.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg

#8) Hamilton (24-5, 7-3 NESCAC, NESCAC Co-Champ, NCAA 3rd Round
* Kena Gimour, 6-3 Jr G; 18.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg
* Peter Hoffman, 6-5 Sr F; 13.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg
* Michael Grassey, 6-4 Sr F;  12.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg 

#9) MIT (25-6, 10-4 NEWMAC, NEWMAC Co-champ; NCAA 4th Round)
* Bradley Jomard, 6-6 Sr G; 15.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.0 apg
* AJ Jurko, 6-3 Sr G; 14.2 ppg; 4.7 rpg, 5.9 apg
* Cameron Korb, 6-1 Sr G; 14.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg

#10) Whitman (29-2, 16-0 NWC, NWC Champ, NCAA 4th Round)
* Joey Hewitt, 6-2 Sr G; 16.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg
* Darne Duckett, 5-11 So G; 10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
* Trevor Osborne, 6-2 Jr F; 9.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg

#11) Illinois Wesleyan (19-8, 12-4 CCIW, CCIW Co-champ, NCAA 1st Round)
* Brady Rose, 6-3 Sr G; 21.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
* Colin Bonnett, 6-4 Sr G; 12.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
* Alex O'Neil, 6-9 Jr C; 9.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg

#12) Plattsburgh State (24-5, 17-1 SUNYAC, SUNYAC Champ, NCAA 3rd Round)
* Jonathan Patron, 6-2 Sr F; 23.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg
* Brandon Johnson, 5-10 Sr G; 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg
* Nick DeAngelis, 6-4 Jr G; 8.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg

#13) Whitworth (24-4, 14-2 NWC, NWC 2nd, NCAA 1st Round
* Kyle Roach, 6-5 Sr G; 18.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.8 apg
* Ben College, 6-1 Jr G; 16.5 ppg, 2.1 apg
* Jordan Lester, 6-2 Sr G; 15.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.6 apg

#14) UW-Stevens Point (21-9, 11-3 WIAC, WIAC 2nd, NCAA 3rd Round)
* Nate Dodge, 6-3 Sr G; 11.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
* Canon O'Heron, 6-5 Sr F; 10.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
* Drew Frederickson, 6-0 Sr G; 7.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.2 apg
(Ethan Bublitz, 6-2 Sr G; returning from injury)

#15) Loras (19-7, 12-4 IIAC, IIAC 2nd, NCAA n/a)
* Josh Ruggles, 6-2 Sr G; 22.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.5 apg
* Ryan Dicanio, 6-3 Sr G; 17.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 4.7 apg
* Rowan McGowen, 6-4 So G; 10.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg

#16) Marietta (21-7, 14-4 OAC, OAC Co-champ, NCAA 1st Round
* Kyle Dixon, 6-3 Sr G; 14.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.8 apg
* Anthony Wallace, 6-2 Sr G; 12.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
* Avery Williams, 6-7 Sr F; 11.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg 

#17) Wittenberg (27-3, 16-2 NCAC, NCAC Champ, NCAA 2nd Round)
* Mitchell Balser, 6-0 Sr G; 12.2 ppg, 3.2 ppg, 3.5 apg
* Connor Seipel, 6-6 Jr F; 11.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg
* Jacob Bertemes, 5-11 Jr G; 11.0 ppg, 2.4 ppg, 3.2 apg

#18) Emory (23-5, 12-2 UAA, UAA 2nd, NCAA 3rd Round)
* Romin Williams, 5-9 So G; 15.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
* Gebereal Baitey, 6-2 Sr G; 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.8 apg
* Matt Davet, 6-7 So F; 8.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg

#19) Middlebury (21-7, 7-3 NESCAC, NESCAC Co-champ, NCAA 3rd Round)
* Matt Folger, 6-8 Jr F; 13.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg
* Eric McCord, 6-7 Sr F; 8.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg
* Jack Farrell, 6-1 So G; 8.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg 

#20) Johns Hopkins (24-5, 15-3 CC, CC Champ, NCAA 2nd Round)
* Michael Gardner, 6-2 Sr G; 14.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
* Conner Delaney, 6-0 So G; 10.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
* Joey Kern, 6-1 So G; 8.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg

#21) St. John's (23-4, 19-1 MIAC, MIAC Champ, NCAA 1st Round)
* David Stokman, 6-2 Sr G; 13.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.2 rpg
* Jubie Alade, 6-4 Jr F; 11.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
* Lucas Walford, 6-8 Jr C; 9.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg

#22) St. Olaf (20-8, 15-5 MIAC, MIAC 2nd, NCAA 2nd Round)
* Austin Korba, 6-5 Sr F; 14.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg
* Nate Albers, 6-3 Jr G; 12.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg
* Dominic Bledsoe, 6-0 So G; 10.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg

#23) Wooster (22-7, 14-4 NCAC, NCAC 2nd, NCAA 2nd Round)
* Danyon Hempy, 6-5 Jr G; 15.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg
* Reece Dupler, 6-2 Sr G; 14.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg
* Blake Blair, 6-2 Sr G; 7.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg 

#24) Hope (19-10, 10-4 MIAA, MIAA Co-champ; NCAA 2nd Round)
* Jason Beckman, 5-11 Sr G; 22.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apg
* Preston Granger, 6-6 So C; 9.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg
* Teddy Ray, 6-5 Sr F; 9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg 

#25) Wesleyan (22-7, 7-3 NESCAC, NESCAC Co-champ; NCAA 2nd Round)
* Jordan Bonner, 6-4 Sr G; 15.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg
* Austin Hutcherson, 6-6 So G; 12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.7 apg
* Antone Walker, 6-0 So G; 7.6 ppg
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First Two Out:

#26) Bethel (21-7, 14-6 MIAC, MIAC 3rd; NCAA n/a)
* Granger Kingland, 6-4 Jr G; 14.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
* Matt Ambriz, 6-2 Sr G; 13.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
* Jack Jenson, 6-1 Jr G; 11.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg

#27) Maryville TN (22-7, 14-2 USAC, USAC Champ; NCAA 1st Round)
* Dante Hoppa, 6-5 Sr. F; 12.7 ppg, 5.1 ppg, 2.2 apg
* Calvin Songster, 6-2 Sr G; 12.7 ppg, 2.6 ppg, 2.5 apg
* Emier Bowman, 6-3 Sr F; 12.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg 

There are many teams I'd keep an eye on outside of the 27 above.  That list would include, but certainly not be limited to: New Jersey City; Washington U (re-loading with a very talented nucleus); North Central and Wheaton from the CCIW; UW-Whitewater; and Amherst. 

I'm sure I am missing a few legit Top 25 contenders above.  Any thoughts on who those are?

I'm glad you have Loras in your top 25. At the end of last season, they were ranked by Massey & Bennett in the mid teens. They have most of their team returning. Offensively they are one of the top teams in the nation, but defensively they need to improve. Out of 416 ranked teams, they were 390th in scoring defense, 410th in fg% defense, and 308th in 3 pt fg% defense. If they can do that, they will really be tough. They were only 1 game behind NWU during the regular season last year.  The IIAC, oops, I mean the ARC, needs to get some more love this year.

The season is fast approaching, I can't wait!!!!!!!

As a pretty avid IIAC (ugh, ARC) follower, couldn't agree more on this Loras take. 8 months ago, Loras appeared to have solved their defensive woes with the commitment of Chicagoland stud shot-blocker Jared Crutcher, but he ultimately decommitted and ended up on full scholarship at Lewis. But then, Loras reloaded by adding freshman big Jordan Boyd, who had several D2 full scholarship offers before committing to Loras. He's supposed to be a high-flyer, and if he can be a strong defensive presence inside, that Loras team (which has a core of guards that can compete with any other lineup of guards in the country) could get over the hump. The ARC is going to be a lot of fun this year.

Quote from: BLynn on September 18, 2018, 03:58:23 PM
The Plainsmen, ah, the Prairie Wolves will dominate this year.

Feels like a tough take when there's a Loras team around that beat the Prairie Wolves once, barely lost to them the second time, graduated one player, and added a freshman big man (interior defense was a glaring weakness for the Duhawks last year) who had several D2 offers, including one from the defending D2 national champs. Should be a war at the top.

Congratulations to Loras' Josh Ruggles (first team), Nebraska Wesleyan's Ryan Garver (first team), & Simpson's Sam Amsbaugh (2nd team) on their NABC All-Region honors. Given that the NABC only picks two teams per region, heck of an accomplishment for all three.

Quote from: Titan Q on March 12, 2018, 06:51:31 PM

Quote from: AndOne on March 12, 2018, 02:45:00 PM
LORAS DECOMMITMENT

Jared Crutcher, a 6'5" PF from West Aurora IL HS, who had previously announced he would be attending Loras next year, has withdrawn that commitment and reopened his recruitment.
Crutcher, who possesses a 7'2" wingspan and blocked 82 shots this season, averaged 13.2 PPG on 56% shooting. He also averaged 8.8 RPG. He was chosen as captain of the Fox Valley All-Area team.
Speculation is that he is looking for D2 or NAIA scholarship money.

I know he was offered by D2 Lewis...and I believe he is going there.

Based on this article, looks like finances at Loras came back differently than originally anticipated for whatever reason. Also looks like this is a process that won't play out too quickly based on the schools listed: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/sports/ct-abn-boys-basketball-west-aurora-st-0313-20180312-story,amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

Quote from: Ryan Stoppable on March 02, 2018, 10:17:46 PM
Aurora stuns #4 Washington-St. Louis 82-80 in the first round! The Bears hit a 3 to tie the game with 1.6 seconds left, but with no timeouts remaining, Marcus Myers shook free in the frontcourt, they found him, and the NACC Player of the Year buried the dagger at the buzzer.

The Spartans advance to play Nebraska Wesleyan in the second round tomorrow night.

What an insane finish. Still trying to figure out how Wash U let Myers get that open. Has to be one of the biggest upsets in recent tournament history

Quote from: Dutch Calvinist Reformer on March 02, 2018, 06:55:41 PM
BVU's Van Haaften heads to Dordt
https://www.dordt.edu/news/40500

A huge loss for for BV, as perhaps the most proven coach in the IIAC jumps to Dordt.  Not often a 400-win guy leaves his school.  Thoughts from the crew?  NAIA vs NCAAD3?

Definitely unexpected. I suppose the allure of having scholarship money is the key to any coach jumping fron D3 to NAIA. That and maybe a pay raise?

Quote from: J-Hawk on March 01, 2018, 03:18:05 PM
Interesting that you say Ruggles' season was in a class of it's own. While he certainly had an outstanding season and deserved to be named MVP, a quick look at the numbers shows Garver's stats weren't too shabby either. Being surrounded by a deeper team probably kept his total numbers down. Percentage-wise, his stats were as good or better than Ruggles'. I don't think he should be downgraded for playing on a good team, and it's not as if Ruggles doesn't have talent around him as wel. Amsbaugh's numbers were also solid. All three are different types of players. Congrats to all 3 players on fantastic years. Here is a look at their numbers (Conference Only, for the purpose of this discussion).

Player      Pts   Reb      FG%         FT%    3Pt%   Ast/Gm Steals
Ruggles      23.3   4.8   49.8%   92.9%   49.1%   3.6      <6
                        
Garver      16.6   4.9   60.8%   82.2%   54.3%   4.0       43
                        
Amsbaugh      18.7   7.4   49.5%   78.8%   28.1%   3.9    13

With all due respect to Garver, the story you're telling using the percentages is grossly misleading. Garver did shoot 60.8%, but he did so on 70 fewer attempts than Ruggles. Likewise, 54.3% from 3 sounds great until you realize that he shot 46 three pointers all season (compared to 116 from Ruggles). Even though the FT percentages speak for themselves, it should also be noted that Ruggles was almost 11% higher despite shooting 40 more FTA. Now, looking at other statistical categories, Ruggles was first in the league in scoring, FT%, FTM, 3PM, 3PT%, & A/TO. And, Ruggles did all that while playing nearly 2 games worth of minutes (70) fewer than Garver.

No argument from me when it comes to the defensive end of the floor, and Garver was rewarded there justly.