Pedulla and Cattoor are not the floor for being a good shooter...
So there are many levels below Pedulla and Cattoor that are still good shooters.
When I made the comment I said they have a proven track record. I've seen Nickel play for the last 4 years, in addition to this year. Shooting translates. There's no such thing as "shooting at an ACC level," he is well above average this season across the ACC. He is shooting 36%. That includes shooting 36.3% in the 3 games in Orlando...against Top 100 (very much ACC level) competition.
When I say he isn't shooting how he is capable, he is still capable of another level.
To dismiss someone who scored 2,900+ points in high school (regardless of competition) as not having proven he can shoot is bonkers. Anyone who has ever watched the kid for 5 min can see he is an elite level shooter. His brain is currently tying up his feet, so isn't allowing himself to just play, which is when he will reach that next level. And even with all of that happening he is still shooting 36% from 3.
Pedulla and Cattoor? 37%.
But both of those went through a drought during the Orlando weekend. (Cattoor shot 32% in Orlando, Pedulla was 5 for 7 against Iowa State, but 1 for 7 in the other 2)
So...like I said, there is nuance and context to judging his ability to shoot. He took 27 total threes over the course of 25 games last season. He has already taken 25 threes this season and has made 3 more threes than he did all of last year. It is incredibly difficult to come in 8 min a game as a freshman and toss up 1 three per game and have any kind of consistency.
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Interesting stats: John Camden hitting 5-7 .714% 3-pointers. Young B-Roc
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Nov 30, 2023 at 02:55 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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11/30/23 02:55 PM ET
Who was on the floor for the other team and what was the score?
-- marcbvtgm
Dec 02, 2023 at 08:12 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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12/02/23 08:12 PM ET
When SP gets out of whack and starts hurting team MY should sit him down
-- tallahasseehokie
Dec 01, 2023 at 10:25 AM ET
tallahasseehokie
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12/01/23 10:25 AM ET
Jaydon Young played a lot of minutes and made the most of it. **
-- Zanderhokie
Nov 30, 2023 at 05:57 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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11/30/23 05:57 PM ET
That's precisely why they were brought in...
-- GCHokie34
Nov 30, 2023 at 03:59 PM ET
GCHokie34
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11/30/23 03:59 PM ET
Does Nickel really have a proven track record besides high school against
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 06:59 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 06:59 PM ET
AAU ain’t ACC or upper echelon D1**
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:44 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 09:44 PM ET
The Nike EYBL, Adidas 3ssb, and UA Next circuits are D1 basketball just a
-- 39hokies
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:07 PM ET
39hokies
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11/30/23 10:07 PM ET
He’s not a freshman. Why after a year+ he hasn’t shown the ability to
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:10 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:10 PM ET
Nickel did not play at all at UNC . In terms of
-- sideline guy
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:32 PM ET
sideline guy
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11/30/23 10:32 PM ET
I see your point, but he has barely got his feet wet at this level, he is
-- 39hokies
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:17 PM ET
39hokies
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11/30/23 10:17 PM ET
All that is completely lost in this is that I’m not putting anything all
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:20 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:20 PM ET
GC said he had a proven track record of being able to shoot, and I believe
-- 39hokies
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:31 PM ET
39hokies
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11/30/23 10:31 PM ET
Pedulla shot 50% from three as a true freshman. Cattoor is the best shooter
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:36 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:36 PM ET
Cattoor is the best shooter in VT history?
-- millmtnhokie
Dec 01, 2023 at 08:11 AM ET
millmtnhokie
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12/01/23 08:11 AM ET
Could be recency bias or simply age😁
-- tallahasseehokie
Dec 01, 2023 at 10:31 AM ET
tallahasseehokie
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12/01/23 10:31 AM ET
He just got to VT, UNC has 5 stars everywhere, give him some time please.
-- Stech
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:49 PM ET
Stech
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11/30/23 09:49 PM ET
My response is to the comment that he has a proven track record.
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:53 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 09:53 PM ET
Okay, that’s an interesting way to show you are pulling for him.**
-- Stech
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:02 PM ET
Stech
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11/30/23 10:02 PM ET
So you want me to agree that he has a proven track record just because
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:04 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:04 PM ET
Of course he doesn’t, it’s November, why focus on that? Maybe focus on what
-- Stech
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:14 PM ET
Stech
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11/30/23 10:14 PM ET
Dude, this all started with GCHokie saying he has some proven track
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:17 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:17 PM ET
Did he say at the D1 level or did you put that in there?**
-- Stech
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:27 PM ET
Stech
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11/30/23 10:27 PM ET
He played for Team Loaded and they were one of the top teams on the Adidas
-- 39hokies
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:03 PM ET
39hokies
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11/30/23 09:03 PM ET
And has shown to be a below average player at the ACC level so far. **
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:15 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 09:15 PM ET
Well he had no business at UNC so he sorta wasted a year there. He can play
-- 39hokies
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:01 PM ET
39hokies
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11/30/23 10:01 PM ET
I 100000% agree. This all started with GCHokie saying he has a proven
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 10:03 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 10:03 PM ET
And there's zero nuance to that, right?**
-- GCHokie34
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:52 PM ET
GCHokie34
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11/30/23 09:52 PM ET
What? You said he has a proven track record. He clearly does not.
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:56 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 09:56 PM ET
Pedulla and Cattoor are not the floor for being a good shooter...
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-- GCHokie34
Nov 30, 2023 at 11:13 PM ET
GCHokie34
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11/30/23 11:13 PM ET
Dead serious. You’re not proven until you do it at the D1 level. **
-- DDhokie31
Nov 30, 2023 at 09:12 PM ET
DDhokie31
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11/30/23 09:12 PM ET
Camden giveth and taketh away last night. He made a couple of 3's, but...
-- Bmackattack
Nov 30, 2023 at 04:30 PM ET
Bmackattack
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11/30/23 04:30 PM ET
Yep gotta hope those 4 regress back to their mean
-- Vippie1
Nov 30, 2023 at 04:01 PM ET
Vippie1
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11/30/23 04:01 PM ET
Progress back to their mean ;-)**
-- Bmackattack
Nov 30, 2023 at 04:57 PM ET
Bmackattack
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11/30/23 04:57 PM ET
Would like to see more of those 3....
-- HokiePail
Nov 30, 2023 at 03:16 PM ET
HokiePail
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11/30/23 03:16 PM ET