What purpose does Drew Buggs serve?
When Missouri began scouring the transfer market this past spring, its shopping list seemingly consisted of two items: scoring punch and spot-up shooting. Yet the graduate transfer, who committed last April last year, glaringly lacked both.
Over his three seasons at Hawaii, Buggs posted 8.8 points per game and only connected on 28 percent of his 3-pointers, including 26 of 93 unguarded attempts. On-boarding another ball-handler also induced some quizzical looks, given that Dru Smith and Xavier Pinson returned to man a revamped offense built around high pick-and-rolls.
While his decision-making is prudent, it was worth wondering whether Buggs’ style might translate to the high-major level.