Cameron Boozer

[JustBuzzin]

Can't wait to see Boozer vs Caleb Wilson in ACC play. I'm high on both.

[FrightCoward]

He definitely had some struggles against Florida’s length tonight despite the numbers, but Chinyelu has like a 7’9 wingspan so that’s going to be arguably his toughest matchup this year.

[RookieStar]

He definitely had some struggles against Florida’s length tonight despite the numbers, but Chinyelu has like a 7’9 wingspan so that’s going to be arguably his toughest matchup this year.

Yeah i think thats why he is chucking up 3s in this game.

[RookieStar]

Can't wait to see Boozer vs Caleb Wilson in ACC play. I'm high on both.

A high flying atheltic big man vs a ground bound muscled big? Exciting

[FrodoBaggins]

What did we think about Cam's performance against the reigning champs, Florida? That's about the toughest, NBA-like frontcourt in college ball. Rueben Chinyelu has freak measurements:



- 36 minutes played
- 29 points (7-12 2PT, 3-9 3PT, 6-7 FT), 6 rebounds (3 off), 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers

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[tmorgan]

He was solid, but yeah, that’s pretty much what I expect to see from him in the pros against more size and length. Smart basketball, can volume score on a bottom dweller or fit in on a contender, moderate efficiency, solid rebounding, even better facilitating if he has prime targets.

He’s going to be a good pro. Very good. Safe pick. But if it’s my pick on a downtrodden franchise, there are guys other than Peterson and Dybantsa I’d roll the dice on before Boozer. I think he’s a fringe all-star at his peak.

[FrodoBaggins]

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[Caneman786]

Here's some ranks to watch for Cameron Boozer.

Scoring, Points per game:

In NCAA D1, he is ranked #6 for scoring in points per game with 22.9 PPG.
In NCAA D1 among freshmen, he is ranked #2 for scoring after Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie who has 23.0
In the ACC, he is ranked #2 for scoring, once again after Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie.

Rebounding:

In NCAA D1, he is ranked #26 for rebounding in rebounds per game with 9.8 RPG.
In NCAA D1 among freshmen, he is ranked #4 among freshmen for rebounding after:

New Mexico's Tomislav Buljan with 11.1, Illinois's David Mirkovic with 10.0, North Carolina's Caleb Wilson with 9.9.

In the ACC, he is ranked #4 for rebounding.
In the ACC among freshmen, he is ranked #2 for rebounding after Caleb Wilson.

UPDATE (Post above was made November 30):

Cameron Boozer has upped his average, now scoring 23.6 PPG on 65.7% True Shooting.

In NCAA D1, he is ranked #3 for scoring.
In NCAA D1 among freshmen, he is ranked #1 for scoring!
In the ACC, he is ranked #1 for scoring!

As for rebounding, his average has declined to 9.3 RPG

In NCAA D1, he is ranked #29 for rebounding.
In NCAA D1 among freshmen, he is ranked #4 for rebounding.
In the ACC, he is ranked #4 for rebounding.
In the ACC among freshmen, he is ranked #2 for rebounding after Caleb Wilson (who averages 10.1 RPG).

NOTE:

In five games against non-power five conference teams (Western Carolina, Army, Indiana State, Niagara, Howard).
25.2 MINS. 23.0 PPG on 78.8% True Shooting, 9.2 TRB (5.8 DRB, 3.4 ORB), 4.0 AST, 2.0 STL, 1.6 BLK, 0.6 TOV, 1.2 PF
Plus-minuses in these games: +30, +38, +28, +36, +44. AVG +35.2. Team MOV +45.8. On-Off per 36 minutes. +9.1

Meanwhile in four games against power five conference teams (Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Florida):
35.5 MINS. 24.2 PPG on 58.2% True Shooting, 9.5 TRB (7.0 DRB, 2.5 ORB), 3.2 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.2 BLK, 2.2 TOV, 2.0 PF
Plus-minuses in these games: +17, +10, +7, +0. AVG +2.8. Team MOV +9.2 On-Off per 36 minutes. -5.5

Overall:
29.8 MINS 23.6 PPG on 65.7% True Shooting, 9.3 TRB (6.3 DRB, 3.0 ORB), 3.7 AST, 1.7 STL, 1.0 BLK, 1.3 TOV, 1.6 PF

Note the minute totals as well! Big difference.

[HadAnEffectHere]

Boozer's 3:1 A:TO ratio is so absurd.

[tmorgan]

Boozer's 3:1 A:TO ratio is so absurd.

The sample is small at this point, but that number isn’t nearly as impressive against legit teams.

Was almost 7:1 against the warmup teams. Under 1.5:1 against real competition.

He is super solid with the ball, though. Another strength of his.

[ReggiesKnicks]

We need a larger sample size, but I'm starting to become quite bullish on Boozer. It is going to depend on how difficult Boozer is to guard in the NBA, but I'm beginning to think he is going to be too quick and have too good of a handle for a Center to defend him, and then too strong and physically overpowering for the Power Forwards in the league to defend him.

The player I will be continuing to compare Boozer to at the college level is Paolo Banchero. Paolo is somewhat similar and recent, which makes the comparison more apt than other players at the college level.

I am slightly concerned with his dip vs good competition, but that's already going to be factored in during a 18-year old freshman's first 10 games.