I like Theiro. A lot! And do wish he would play more, even though I'm not sure what position he is. While he is like a bull-in-a-china-shop at times, good things still mostly happen when he is on the floor. Some of those not noticed is this TO:Stl rate is 1.0, which is very good. And 1 STL every 16.2min, and 1 BLK every 32.3min are good. But 1 Foul every 6.9min is not good.
But I would NOT say Livingston isn't UK caliber. He is good enough to play at any school. But he is also not a OAD caliber! But honestly, there should only be 5-10 OADs each year.
But since you cite his 5.3 ppg, while that is lower than most hoped and expected. It does not tell the whole story. First of all he averages only 16.2mpg. So his per30min averages are 9.9pts, 5.0reb. While Theiro's per30min averages, vs mostly lesser competition, are 7.4pts, 5.9reb. But yeah, I'd like to see him closer to 12 & 7. He has made 43%/36.7%/87.5%. That last # is one we should take advantage of, with him driving hard to the rim (not pulling up 8' away) to get fouled. His 2pt-FG% is 46%, again with fewer pull ups that would go up. I loved how he played offensively the first 8 minutes Saturday (minus the airball 3 and then his reluctance from outside after that).
FR forwards (SF or 'tweener' F) per30min averages at UK:
Jones 14.9, 8.4
MKG 11.5, 7.2
Poythress 13.1, 7.0
Young 13.3, 4.0
Lyles 11.3, 6.8
Gabriel 7.8, 8.2
Knox 14.4, 5.0
PJW 11.9, 6.3
Johnson 13.1, 5.7
Brooks 8.8, 6.3
Whitney 7.8, 4.0
Juzang 7.2, 4.7
Boston 11.4, 4.4
Clarke 10.1, 2.8
Livingston 9.9, 5.0
So yes, your comments are stupid.