Learning to Appreciate Josh Perkins

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsAfter watching Josh Perkins play his first couple of games at GU, I made the following comment; “he’ll do amazing things Pangos couldn’t do and make bad decisions Pangos wouldn’t do.” While it sounded good at the time, I was wrong to say it. Part of being a player at GU is developing your game and improving every year. Bad decisions decrease as players grow with experience. Look at some of the fouls committed by Domas Sabonis when he was a freshman and how he improved the next year. JP is finishing his sophomore season and we fans seem to tougher on him than we are any other player. Why is that and is it deserved?

Most would say it’s the turnovers, but it’s a…