The 21-year-old forward is still in his sophomore season on a team that is still trying to put things together. And whoever who wants to actually take some time to look at advanced stats, he may find Ingram as the most underrated defender in the CSL. He is the only player who faces both more than 10 drives and 10 shots per game and stops above 85 % of those drives and allows less than 0.85 points per shot faced. Specifically, Ingram is stopping 89.5 % of 10.3 drives per game and allowing 0.84 points per shot on 11.4 shots faced per game. In addition, he is forcing 2.1 turnovers per contest. That is elite defense any way you want to look at it. At 6'9" and 190 lbs, Ingram can guard both the perimeter and the paint. Only small and quick point guards and tall and strong centers can overcome his defensive skills.
Of course, then there are the stats everyone looks at: 34.4 minutes per game resulting in averages of 16.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 0.8 steals, shooting 43.7 % from the field, 73.4 % from the free throw line and 36.6 % from three-point range.
So there you have it. For all the heat he gets, numbers do not lie. Still, being selected first overall will mark his career. Most expect first overall selections to instantly become dominant players with video-game stats. That does not have to be the case, necessarily.mgtr81 wrote:We are absolutely in love with Brandon's game. We will draft him once and again. We had three players from that draft on our list: Brandon was the first one, followed by DeAron Fox and Malik Monk, in that order. And after almost two full seasons, we stand by our pre-draft assessment from that class. Sure, others have found more success at this point of their early careers, but we are confident Brandon will be a player who will leave his footprint in the CSL. Do not forget he has played only 138 games as a pro and is still 21. It is now our job to put a team around him who can compete.
Will Ingram's third season next year prove doubters wrong, as coach Duhon suggests? Only time will tell, but the Milwaukee Bucks have rejected all offers for Ingram for a reason.Chris Duhon wrote:Brandon is such a special player ... whatever we ask him to do, he does it. We have even asked him to run the point at times and he did it well enough. He listens to us and to his teammates, he gives his best every game and is a reliable young player. Player usually need at least a couple years to get used to the pro game, so we are expecting big things from him next season. His versatility gives us a lot of options, as he contributes on so many areas. We are lucky to have been able to draft such a great basketball player.
Note: I was planning an article on listing all players who met that criteria, but to my surprise I found that Ingram was the only one.
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