122 and counting. Christian is starting to look like a guru.
In last week's pre-game show on the New mix 92.1, Christian Selich, color-commentator extraordinaire, boldly predicted that Frankenmuth's Brad Redford would average over 40 points a game for the 2007-08 season.
The rest of us on the show laughed it off...said no way...it just couldn't be done.
Well, after three games this year, Mr. Redford is averaging 40.6 points per game, with 47 in the opener against Flint Southwest Academy, 39 in a big win over Bridgeport along with 36 on Friday night in a 77-60 win over North Branch.
Against the Broncos, Redford spurred his team to a 66-36 lead by the end of the third quarter, meaning of course that the 6-0 guard spent the majority of the fourth on the bench.
Redford scored 12 in the first, 12 in the second, eight in the third and four in the fourth when the Frankenmuth starters had to return to the game to close it out for the win.
Even though he is averaging over 40 at this point, I still don't think it will be possible for Redford to close out the season with such a high average.
It's not that I don't think that he can do it....I've seen him play enough times over the last two years to know that the kid can do pretty much do whatever he wants to do on the basketball court.
He can score from anywhere on the court....he's much too quick for anyone in the area to guard him man-to-man...and you can try to push him back, but he can make the '3' from 25 feet out or more, so it is not beyond the realm of reason to think that he could score 40 points a night.
The reason I don't think he will average 40 this season is this....he is so good, that his team will have too many games like Friday night's, where a 30 point lead after the conclusion of the third quarter cost Redford at least six to seven minutes of playing time.
That's a lot of time, especially when you consider that right now he is averaging over 40 points a game in a 32 minute game. Give him those extra six to seven minutes last night, and instead of a 36 point night....well, who knows what he could have ended up with. 48...50...maybe even more!
Outside of Birch Run and Bridgeport, the Tri-Valley East is down this year, and with Frankenmuth playing 14 of their 20 regular season games against TVC-E opponents; well, that's just going to make it that much more difficult for Redford to continue to pour in the points when the game's might be out of hand by halftime.
I would love see him do it. For Redford to be seriously considered for the Mr. Basketball award, he might just have to average 40 points a game. For a Class B player to be chosen for the honor over a Class A player from say Detroit or Kalamazoo....he would have to average nearly twice as many points as a kid from a Class A school, so for Redford to get the award, he will have to score as many points this season as Christian boldly predicted.
But with the competition he has to play against this season, I just don't see that happening.
In last week's pre-game show on the New mix 92.1, Christian Selich, color-commentator extraordinaire, boldly predicted that Frankenmuth's Brad Redford would average over 40 points a game for the 2007-08 season.
The rest of us on the show laughed it off...said no way...it just couldn't be done.
Well, after three games this year, Mr. Redford is averaging 40.6 points per game, with 47 in the opener against Flint Southwest Academy, 39 in a big win over Bridgeport along with 36 on Friday night in a 77-60 win over North Branch.
Against the Broncos, Redford spurred his team to a 66-36 lead by the end of the third quarter, meaning of course that the 6-0 guard spent the majority of the fourth on the bench.
Redford scored 12 in the first, 12 in the second, eight in the third and four in the fourth when the Frankenmuth starters had to return to the game to close it out for the win.
Even though he is averaging over 40 at this point, I still don't think it will be possible for Redford to close out the season with such a high average.
It's not that I don't think that he can do it....I've seen him play enough times over the last two years to know that the kid can do pretty much do whatever he wants to do on the basketball court.
He can score from anywhere on the court....he's much too quick for anyone in the area to guard him man-to-man...and you can try to push him back, but he can make the '3' from 25 feet out or more, so it is not beyond the realm of reason to think that he could score 40 points a night.
The reason I don't think he will average 40 this season is this....he is so good, that his team will have too many games like Friday night's, where a 30 point lead after the conclusion of the third quarter cost Redford at least six to seven minutes of playing time.
That's a lot of time, especially when you consider that right now he is averaging over 40 points a game in a 32 minute game. Give him those extra six to seven minutes last night, and instead of a 36 point night....well, who knows what he could have ended up with. 48...50...maybe even more!
Outside of Birch Run and Bridgeport, the Tri-Valley East is down this year, and with Frankenmuth playing 14 of their 20 regular season games against TVC-E opponents; well, that's just going to make it that much more difficult for Redford to continue to pour in the points when the game's might be out of hand by halftime.
I would love see him do it. For Redford to be seriously considered for the Mr. Basketball award, he might just have to average 40 points a game. For a Class B player to be chosen for the honor over a Class A player from say Detroit or Kalamazoo....he would have to average nearly twice as many points as a kid from a Class A school, so for Redford to get the award, he will have to score as many points this season as Christian boldly predicted.
But with the competition he has to play against this season, I just don't see that happening.
5 comments:
It just seems that I can not lose. I won the TCA football picks. I won the football picks on HCP sports blog. Now I am on the cutting edge of getting this correct with Brad Redford. I should start playing the lottery.
I dont think any of the guys disagreed with you. I just feel like you stated the obvious. whats left to comment. Brad Redford is probably THEE best shooter in the state, and definetly the best player in the thumb.
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If stating the obvious is 40 points per game, then I am guilty.
That kind of scoring average has not been common since the late 60's early 70's. In that era 30 pt/game occurred somewhat regularly by of the h.s. bb studs - typically big guys.
High scoring averages seem unusual given the way the game is played today.
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