At least on his free throws, he very consciously tries to put WAY too much backspin on the ball; hence the airballs
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Hauser? ACC POY?
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Yeah he may be one … 2nd team all Big East to first team all ACC …
Shot better from three at Marquette, but overall shot about the same both places. Played with a ball hog at point guard at Marquette and was option number one at Virginia.
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Shooting it pretty good now too
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They aren’t running sides in that video… that offense they are running looks way more free and actually looks to be more suitable for them.
I think it’s the offense they’re running. Whatever they’ve been doing is not working at all. It’s up to the coach to make it happen.
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Yes, I agree, based on their college stats in comparable years, TB has made better use of RD on offense than Alabama did with Herb 
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Nice! Then let’s give Tony the “I’m better at developing guys on offense than Avery Johnson” award. 
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4 year player at Bama and SEC MVP. This is the way RD
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RD 3 time NDPOY who says no?
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ESPN’s latest draft update is out, focused on the top-24:
I don’t have Insider, but the ESPN best-player-available page does match what Givony publicly posted as the top-15 of the rankings, so if we assume the rest is right, Dunn at #24:
Not sure if the rankings past #25 are updated, but Reece is at #66 there.
Yup, this is pretty spot on:
He is unequivocally the best defender in college basketball, but Dunn has not taken the step forward many hoped he would on the other end of the floor, as he currently ranks among the bottom of the class in usage and scoring rate while hitting just 7 of 32 attempts from 3 and only 53% of his free throws. Dunn’s offensive struggles have been magnified by Virginia’s futility on that end of the floor, as the Cavaliers failed to crack 50 points in four of their past five games. Dunn will need to show more offensive potential during the pre-draft process once outside the confines of Virginia’s conservative schemes to assuage worries about his ability on that end of the floor
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Givony on ESPN+ with Dunn at 24.
Dunn’s offensive struggles have been magnified by Virginia’s futility on that end of the floor, as the Cavaliers failed to crack 50 points in four of their past five games. Dunn will need to show more offensive potential during the pre-draft process once outside the confines of Virginia’s conservative schemes to assuage worries about his ability on that end of the floor.
Interesting which direction he has the arrow pointing here with Dunn’s offense and Virginia’s offense.
Overall, seems like Dunn will take the route of explore to get feedback before decision mode. Don’t love it for us during portal szn.
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Ironically maybe NBA people see it as a UVa problem this year and not an Ryan Dunn specific issue. And they make that bet on him
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I wonder if RD will feel like he needs to be somewhere else next year, be it college or NBA, to exorcise his demons. He must be feeling the pressure of knowing that every time he goes to the foul line or considers throwing up a shot that the crowd is for the most part thinking “Uh oh”. I imagine that is a factor in him getting worse rather than better this year. Another school would give him a little bit of a fresh start, and if he went to one that pushes the ball, he probably would look better offensively.
If the NBA selects him, they have to be thinking that he will be much better in the up-tempo style they play and that the problem is demons, not skill.
He should definitely take the money and run if he has the opportunity. If he stays here (or goes to another school) and nothing much changes, I don’t think the money will be there the next year.
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It’s interesting because he is a big part of the problem! Haha
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First round vs second round is a pretty big difference, so as he gets closer to that dividing line, things get tricky.
First round means a set contract with two guaranteed years, then team options for the third and fourth years.
Second round is a lot more variable, half the guys get a couple of guaranteed years similar to first rounders, except at a lower salary number, but the other half get two-way contracts, same as some undrafted guys. But it’s not based on pick number, it’s dependent on what the drafting team wants to offer.
Reference:
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There really isn’t a higher honor.
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Tony recruiting pitch: “my offense is so miserable that you’ll get a free pass on all your shooting woes and still get drafted high … why risk going somewhere else and actually having to learn to shoot?!”
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