LJ;1054071 wrote:Which is why I want him to get better. Dunno what is wrong with someone wanting to get better?
Get better? Tough to get much better when your point total will put you in the Top Five in Ohio State history. The top six now are Dennis Hopson, Herb Williams, Jerry Lucas, Kelvin Ransey and JJ, they were "scorers". They were THE #1 options on their teams. They almost always led their team in scoring. William Buford is just one of the first three options on this TEAM.
Buford is not, nor can he be a "scorer". He doesn't have the personality or mentality. Buford will have games when he is "on" and can score 20 something and it's a thing of beauty. When he's "on" I don't think I've seen a smoother player in my life. "Scorers" are players like Duane Wade. There's nothing "smooth" about Wade. He'll score 40 points to beat you. He's an assassin, he'd slit your throat to win a game, that's not Buford. You can not change a player's personality. "Scorers" score 20+ points all the time and take the shots to do it. Think about it, on this TEAM Buford is a 14-16 point guy, NOT a "scorer'. Over his career in Big Ten play Buford has not had that many 20 point games.
Be happy Buford is who he is, be thankful that Buford is a Buckeye.