As Brandon goes, so go the Hawks?

posted by Jeremy Chrysler on 3/8/2006 - -

Luke Winn explores the importance of individuals to teams in a column today. I was surprised to find Brandon Rush in his list at #6.

I think the miserable performance at UT probably hurts him the most, but it’s still an interesting exercise.

Check it out.

All-Bellwether Team
Which players’ scoring averages differed the most between wins and losses?
Rk. Player Team Conf. Rec. Avg. in wins Avg in Ls Diff.
1 Richard Roby Colorado (9-7) 23.7 13.1 10.6
2 Steve Novak Marquette (10-6) 23.9 14.5 9.4
3 Paul Davis Michigan State (7-8) 20.4 11.6 8.8
4 Devan Downey Cincy (8-8) 13.5 5.3 8.2
5 Chris Lofton Tennessee (12-4) 19.9 12.8 7.1
6 Patrick O’Bryant Bradley (13-8) 15.6 8.6 7.0
7 Brandon Rush Kansas (13-3) 16.4 9.7 6.7
8 Dee Brown Illinois (11-5) 17.2 10.8 6.4
9 Adam Haluska Iowa (11-5) 15.8 10.2 5.6
10 Cameron Bennerman N.C. State (10-5) 17.6 12.0 5.6