New Brave- Ryan Thornton

[tornado]

Macabre Mob when he shoots from the scorer's table = .331

Lance Stemler in 2004-2005 when he played for BU = .083,
and his overall shooting accuracy in all shots was 3-17, 0.176.

In fact, when Lance was recruited TO IU by Kelvin Sampson, it was as their designated marksman/3-pt shooter.
But Lance's .330 was 6th best on the team, and NEXT TO LAST best among players who even took a 3-pointer.
In the meantime BU gets back to back 22 win seasons and a Sweet 16 run,
so I'd say Jim Les did just fine letting Lance look elsewhere.

[Beninator]

Ryan is a better ball handler and can create shots a bit better, and he go inside occasionally and score and rebound. Trevor Trimpe almost never dribbled the ball and was mostly a spotup shooter.

I think Ryan is a lot like Lance Stemler. And we know Coach Les was attracted to Lance's size and ability to shoot. Unfortunately, Lance never showed his shooting stroke much at Bradley, but had a great year as a soph at SWIC. And hopefully we'll see that again next year at Indiana.

DC I like this comparison.. Especially if Ryan Thornton spends some time in the weight room.

[BradleyBrave]

Ryan is a better ball handler and can create shots a bit better, and he go inside occasionally and score and rebound. Trevor Trimpe almost never dribbled the ball and was mostly a spotup shooter.

I think Ryan is a lot like Lance Stemler. And we know Coach Les was attracted to Lance's size and ability to shoot. Unfortunately, Lance never showed his shooting stroke much at Bradley, but had a great year as a soph at SWIC. And hopefully we'll see that again next year at Indiana.

DC I like this comparison.. Especially if Ryan Thornton spends some time in the weight room.

Having seen both guys quite a bit, I think Ryan is a much better shooter. Despite Lance's reputation as a shooter, I have yet to see it.

[meth]

Take it for what it's worth

Thornton DID get a D-I scholarship out of high school
Stemler did not get any d-I offers out of high school

[Da Coach]

Having seen both guys quite a bit, I think Ryan is a much better shooter. Despite Lance's reputation as a shooter, I have yet to see it.

You're right, he hasn't shot well in his yar at Bradley and his 1 year at Indiana. But the year he was at Bradley, I heard in practice, he was automatic. Some guys just can't relax with all the adrenaline floing, and shoot their normal shot when they get into a real game. Jeremy Crouch seemed to have some of the same problems his sophomore season. And I recall that Gavin Schaier didn't become a good shooter until his senior season.
I think Lance will have a good year next year.

[bu fan 9]

Lance can not play defense at all.