Grade Aaron Craft 2013/2014 season

[victor2111]

We do it after every OSU BB season. Grade the players. First up, Aaron Craft. You're the teacher so you grade how you want:

Craft stats:
34.4MPG
9.8PPG
4.7APG
3.6RPG
2.5SPG
2.6TOPG

47% FG, 30% 3PT, 74% FT


My grade for Craft
Solid B. He was Craft and had Craft moments. I was expecting better shooting from him. He was the leader though, he will be missed. It was another good year for Aaron Craft. Great four year career.

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Probably a B. His defense is an A+ which makes up for his lousy offense. I will miss him and his floor burns a lot.

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C.


Tremendous defensive player. One of the best on ball defenders I've seen in awhile. His offense sucks and I think his shooting form has gotten progressively worse. I also didn't feel like he set up his teammates very well.

He does get an A for heart but he lacks the necessary tools to translate that desire into the success he wanted.

[angrybaldman]

Mar 21, 2014 20:10:00 GMT -5 @theurbaneffect said:

C.


Tremendous defensive player. One of the best on ball defenders I've seen in awhile. His offense sucks and I think his shooting form has gotten progressively worse. I also didn't feel like he set up his teammates very well.

He does get an A for heart but he lacks the necessary tools to translate that desire into the success he wanted.

Ridiculous.

[angrybaldman]

He's the only guy on the team worth a sh!t. He wasn't supposed to be the primary scorer and he kept us in games when others just stood around.

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Mar 21, 2014 21:28:45 GMT -5 angrybaldman said:

He's the only guy on the team worth a sh!t. He wasn't supposed to be the primary scorer and he kept us in games when others just stood around.

I could name 100 point guards that made their teammates better. Craft simply wasn't that kind of player. He needed great players with him that could produce on their own. He couldn't facilitate that production.

[angrybaldman]

The guys around him weren't that good. We still won 20+ games. I think he did everything he could with what he had to work with.

[nwohiofn]

Mar 21, 2014 21:32:44 GMT -5 angrybaldman said:

The guys around him weren't that good. We still won 20+ games. I think he did everything he could with what he had to work with.

While I agree with you, for the most part, there is still no excuse for his total inability to become a better shooter over his four years.

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Mar 21, 2014 21:32:44 GMT -5 angrybaldman said:

The guys around him weren't that good. We still won 20+ games. I think he did everything he could with what he had to work with.

They weren't that good but you won 20 games. He accounted for roughly 20 PPG through scoring and assists, so someone was doing something. I have seen a number of point guards turn lesser talented guys into better players. All I'm saying is I don't think Craft did that.

Also the fact that this season was pretty much par for the course in terms of Craft's numbers is another indicator of that. He should have been able to score double figures this year. He simply isn't great on the offensive end and that doesn't just mean his shooting ability.

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100% given every possession. Relentless determination. Senior leadership. Defensive genius. True Buckeye


A+

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Absolutely an A. The guy may not have had the offense people wanted, but he had the hustle and heart of a true Buckeye. I think part of the issue people have of him is due to the fact their was no one on the team he could trust to be clutch, and therefore tried to do too much. It will take someone crazy special to replace him as my favorite Buckeye.

[angrybaldman]

Mar 21, 2014 22:15:18 GMT -5 @grumor said:

Absolutely an A. The guy may not have had the offense people wanted, but he had the hustle and heart of a true Buckeye. I think part of the issue people have of him is due to the fact their was no one on the team he could trust to be clutch, and therefore tried to do too much. It will take someone crazy special to replace him as my favorite Buckeye.

Exactly. They wanted him to be a player that he wasn't.

[nerk]

Aaron Craft is Ohio State basketball.


His jersey will be in the rafters.

[victor2111]

Mar 21, 2014 23:52:32 GMT -5 nerk said:

Aaron Craft is Ohio State basketball.


His jersey will be in the rafters.

Not sure if the bottom part is true. Just saying. Would be cool but doubt it happens.

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Mar 21, 2014 23:54:11 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

Mar 21, 2014 23:52:32 GMT -5 nerk said:

Aaron Craft is Ohio State basketball.


His jersey will be in the rafters.

Not sure if the bottom part is true. Just saying. Would be cool but doubt it happens.

I wouldn't think there's a chance of that happening.