Garrett Siebels is making an impression on Bear Cubs fans
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — In sports, viewers will encounter all sorts of anomalies that fall under several categories. They could consist of bizarre instances, strange occurrences, wild endings and pleasant surprises. There are many more categories that could be mentioned but those are the ones that stick to memory. Years will go by and sports fans will always recall the bizarre, the strange and the wild things that happened. Somehow, the pleasant surprises are always last to pop up in the memory banks, but they do leave a mark. In the case of Garrett Siebels at Santa Rosa Junior College, he鈥檚 leaving an impression that will be etched in the minds of all the loyal Bear Cubs.
The 6-foot-3 sophomore is having a breakout year after a rather tame freshman season. In 2020-21, Siebels played in 24 games but only for one minute per game where he finished with a scoring average of 2.5 points per game. In a surprising way, he did manage to shoot the ball 58 times, averaging 39.7% from the field. He also took 37 three-pointers and had a percentage of 35.1. Apparently, a lot can happen in a minute along the course of a 24-game season. To round off his freshman numbers, Siebels had a total of 16 rebounds, 10 assists, eight turnovers, four steals and one block. Nothing wild about those numbers but something bizarre occurred this season. Siebels is scoring more but playing an indeterminate amount of time.
Siebels鈥� playing time is listed on the official website of Santa Rosa Junior College as having one minute per game in the five that he鈥檚 featured in the 2021-22 season. It鈥檚 an improbable figure given that he鈥檚 averaging 17.6 points per game. Despite the anomaly in the minutes category, Siebels is shooting the ball really well. His field goal percentage is at 50.8% from 65 shot attempts and his three-point shooting is at 42.9%. It鈥檚 quite the monumental increase in shooting efficiency. It鈥檚 a pleasant surprise albeit a strange phenomenon. Even his non-shooting stats have gone up to where he鈥檚 averaging 4.2 rebounds per game and already has nine assists from just those five games.
The only logical explanation is that the official Santa Rosa Junior College statistician has indeed made a common error, that does occur, concerning the average number of minutes that Siebels is playing. It鈥檚 almost unrealistic to imagine that a player can play exactly one minute per game and achieve those kinds of numbers. But if readers were to look up the minute information via a search engine, the number 1.0 minutes per game will appear.
Needless to say, it鈥檚 a pleasant occurrence that Siebels is managing to play better, even if the minutes he clocked in are unknown. Until that irregularity is sorted out, it鈥檚 worth taking the time to celebrate Siebels鈥� achievements and his breakout season with the Bear Cubs.
This is an unedited user writing submission. The views, information, or opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Best Version Media or its employees.