Hot take: Paul Scruggs is the most important player on our team right now. On the eye-test alone, he has been playing his best basketball since Big East play began at Depaul at the end of December. But, since the eye-test may not be enough to convince you, I decided to look at the numbers to see if my assessment holds true.
The first number I want to put out there is that in the first five Big East games Paul is averaging 16.6 points per game - shooting 46% from the field (29/63). As a team that has struggled significantly on the offensive end since the season began, this is huge.