It is an astonishing statistic for any goalkeeper of the ball, especially the one who was not so long ago was stuck at the back of the Rutgers basketball rotation.
During the last five games, Jamichael Davis has returned 15 assists while engaging a single turnover in 91 minutes of action.
“I know the importance of taking care of the ball,” said the student in the second year. “No one goes up in my pockets.”
While Rutgers (11-11 in total, 4-7 Big Ten) continues to feel his way while the star leader Dylan Harper recovers in a sprained with a high ankle, Davis benefits from his possibility of managing the offensive. His effort as eight assistants in last week’s victory in Northwestern, followed by an explosion of 20 points out of 14 on Saturday’s defeat against Michigan, opened more than a few eyes and asked an interesting question as a disappointing season approaches. HOMESTRECH.
Is the playmaker of “J-Mike” from the rutgers of the future?
Head coach Steve Pikiell, who hates to distinguish anyone during his post-match interview sessions, delighted Davis in terms of gushing on Saturday.
“He’s an everyday guy, J-Mike,” said Pikiell. “I love him. I don’t think he missed a practice in two years. And he was really good today. We needed it, of course. J -Mike is great to train – great. “”
Davis has always been a disruptive ball defender; It has the highest flight rate of the team, recording seven in the last two games only. Now, its assistance / return ratio is greater than 3.5 to 1 – comparable to the best ball burgundy in the country (although a much lower than most use rate). And during the last two competitions, its shooting – historically, not a force – is 11 out of 20 in the field, including 6 out of 11 in the range of 3 points.
“I worked a lot, trusting my work,” he said about his photo.
Now, it should be noted that the other rutgers guards have already won hot shooting sequences – Jeremiah Williams last year and Jordan Derkack against the state of Michigan. Last week does not necessarily mean that Davis filmed a corner as a sniper (over the season, he pulls 36% on the field, 29% on a 3 -point range and 60% of the free throw line – All lower quality figures).
Finally, Davis plays more like a combo guard than a pure point; He does not hesitate to look for his shot, although his assistance rate has checked this season compared to the last time.
In balance, his progress deserves to be traced while Rutgers welcomes Illinois (15-7, 7-5) Wednesday (8:30 p.m., Big Ten Network). With Harper probably at least a little longer, Williams has diverted through illness and inconsistency, and the opposite defenses throwing the kitchen sink on AS in the Bailey Hors-Concours, Davis will have the ball in his hands and the place to operate.
Can he transform this section into the pole position of the leader next season, with a first year of the first year of entering, learning the strings under his wing in the genre of continuity of continuity, Pikiell wants? Stay listening.
“I have the impression that we have adapted,” said Davis. “It’s a bit like the next man, and I do what I can.”
Jerry Carino has covered the sports scene of New Jersey since 1996 and the beat of university basketball since 2003. Contact it to jcarino@gannettnj.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Rutgers basketball: Is Jamichael Davis the leader of the future?
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