La Salle University is currently seeking qualified applicants Head Coach of it’s Men’s Men’s Basketball program. I have been very vocal about the need for La Salle to identify and seriously consider highly respected BLACK coaches.
Jackie Moore (far right) first Black player at La Salle 67 years ago
In response, some white local observers have expressed their belief that I have gone too far…
To those guys, I respectfully ask… Is this too far? If you DO NOT have a problem with this list AND you have a problem with the Black Cager publishing this list…
Here is the logical response, especially for basketball fans and observers all across the nation… Look at the numbers…
Trae Young Fatts
35.4 mpg 18.2 mpg
27.4 ppg 7.0 pgg
8.7 apg 1.5 apg
3.9 rpg 1.7 rpg
Trae Young played twice as many minutes as Fatts…
Trae Young averaged 27.4 ppg and Fatts averaged 7.0 ppp…
Trae Young averaged 8.7 apg and Fatts averaged 1.5 apg…
Trae Young averaged 3.9 rpg an Fatts averaged 1.7 rpg…
Statistically, it’s not very close. Trae Young is a far more productive college player.
Indeed…Young finished his freshman regular season leading the country in many statistics: assists (271), turnovers (161), points (848), points per game (27.4), assists per game (8.7), and assist percentage (48.6%).
Those outside of 215 may, legitimately, wonder why is this even a question…
Nonetheless, for many Philly HoopHeadz this is a tough call… More than a few give the nod to Fatts…
In their own words…
Stan Williams “Mike Mack Who won the game between Oklahoma and Rhode Island today?😂😂 Did Fatts and trae guard each other? Did someone turn somebody over multiple times? Was one talking that Philly shit to the other player????? 😂😂😂😂😂”
Dwayne Welch “LaVar Utsey……The difference between the two is that trae young has the ULTRA-GREEN LIGHT TO SHOOT THAT’S HIS ONLY STRENGTH YES HE CAN PLAY BUT HE’S A ONE-SIDED PLAYER…NOW FATTS PLAYS DEFENSE, CAN PASS ,CAN SCORE AND THE BIGGEST PART HE HAS HEART ..TRAE IS GOING TO THE LEAGUE BUT I’LL TAKE THE COMPLETE PLAYER …”
Chuck-Hasan Laws “LaVar Utsey i was gonna say the same thing var. give fats OU & that green light. Is he a top 5 pick n this years draft or top 10. Like trae🤔🤔”
For these guys… FATTS > Trae Young
Others lean heavily on accumulated performance data…
Chaz Franklin “Fats played a very spirited game, but here are the FACTS: he’s an undersized guard, coming off the bench at a mid major. He’s avg 7ppg, 35% fg, 29% 3pt. That DOES NOT compare to a fellow freshman leading AMERICA in both scoring and assist, while averaging 30ppg, in a power conference. Plus, he takes everybody best shot! That’s how it is when you are “the guy””
Chaz Franklin Fats played a solid/spirited game against a star. He repped Philly the right way, and we salute that! But he didn’t KILL Trae Young… Now what Marvin Oconner did to Casey Jacobson in the tournament…THAT’S killing someone, and proving you are the better player!!!!
Real Shit… Marv did kill Jacobson…
LaVar Utsey It’s a difference between being able to compete with a guy and being better than a guy. Fats is not better than Trey Young
Mike Mack Exactly Trae 28-5-8 Fatts 15-1-3
Trae Young > FATTS
So… who’s right… My mind says Young by considerable margin…
My eyes say FATTS… Watch the video and tell me you come to a different conclusion…
The Black Cager 