For one, McRoberts had more steals last year(37), than Cline has had in FOUR years(33).
McRoberts DRtg this year is 55.8 Clines is 101.8. For their careers, McRoberts is 97.8....Clines is 101.8
Another stat------Via Synergy Sports: From last year.
There have been 145 possessions that have ended with Zach’s man having the ball and either shooting or turning it over. In those possessions, Zach’s man is scoring just
0.621 points per possession. That is in the 95th percentile nationally. For comparison sake, Dakota Mathias is allowing 0.915 points per possession across 235 possessions. That is in the
34th percentile nationally. Other notable defenders:
- Jae’Sean Tate: 0.739 ppp across 268 possessions
- Josh Reaves: 0.818 ppp across 148 possessions
- Ethan Happ: 0.86 ppp across 178 possessions
There is more. But I'm not really a big stats guy. I used these b/c you said the metrics back your claim up. They do not.
McRoberts is a much better defender. Last year he guarded everyone from Diop to Bridges. And that was by design. When he was inserted into the line-up, IU's AdjD was 201. At the end of the year, IU sat at 51; Top in the Big 10. Not an accident, there.
I don't think there is an argument that McRoberts is a better offensive player(than Cline). But I also don't thnk there's one for CLine being a better defensive player.