In terms of shooting Tre Johnson is light years better than DP. In terms of handles they are about the same. That is unless DP's injury hurt his ball handling. DP's ball handling is reflected in his terrible assists numbers.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/does-darryn-peterson-still-belong-in-the-top-3-conversation-in-the-nba-draft-questions-persist-after-tourney-exit-153540021.htmlThe box score shows 21 points. But it came on 5-for-15 shooting from the field. Dillon Mitchell — assigned to shadow him by St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino — gave him genuine length problems. Peterson struggled to create separation off the dribble, settled for tough pull-ups, and never found a consistent way to pressure the basket. He once again didn’t look explosive in the paint, a concerning trend for a 6-foot-6 guard.
The advanced creation moves that would let him turn the corner against length simply aren’t there at this stage of his development, especially when juxtaposed against BYU forward AJ Dybantsa creating at will, Duke big man Cameron Boozer generating shots both inside and outside, and Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff scoring from every spot on the floor.
Peterson ends his year with an effective field goal percentage of 51.3% against Quad 1 and 2 teams. That’s 13.2% worse than his 64.5% number against Quad 3 and 4 teams, which is the largest drop off of any possible top-10 pick, per CBB Analytics. The better Peterson’s competition, the more his efficiency erodes.
“I was hurt for the majority of the year,” Peterson said. “I went through some really bad stuff. I wasn’t really myself for real until like the end of the year.”
The numbers don’t quite back that up. After Peterson pulled himself out of a game against Oklahoma State on Feb. 18 following a 23-point, 18-minute burst, the criticism was deafening. Jayhawks fans questioned his toughness. Draft boards flickered. And then suddenly, he was available. In the nine games since, he averaged the most minutes (32.7) of his entire season.
But his production was at its worst. He took only 15% of his shots in the half-court at the rim and made just 37% of them. From outside, shots weren’t falling either. He made just 34% of catch-and-shoot jumpers and only 31% of dribble jumpers. If he was as healthy as he says, that’s almost worse.
The scoring numbers are only half of it. The assist column features a big fat goose egg. Peterson had zero assists and three turnovers. Pitino had actually previewed this in his pregame press conference, joking about whether Peterson had any flaws: “You know he's going to shoot the basketball, because he has a negative assist-turnover ratio.”
Sunday validated the scouting report. St. John’s dared him to kick it out to Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. He made one beautiful read to White on a corner 3 that was bricked, but for the most part he didn’t really look to pass. He averaged 1.6 assists all season long, and Kansas’ offensive rating was actually better without him on the floor: 113.2 compared to 109.8 with him
