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I think Brian will figure out how to score at the college level. Currently he just tries to power the ball up into bigger defenders. The good news is that he's getting fouled,the bad news is he can't get a field goal. All in all I think he's had a good freshman year.I would tend to agree with that. I think Mitchell has really elevated his game and has proven to be a fine point guard extremely early in his career. Willie has certainly exceeded my expectations, but I would agree with Roy here. I recall him being fantastic against UMBC and a number of other nonconference games and then during the majority of the conference games I have seen he seems to be overmatched. I think he provides a ton of energy and is extremely fun to watch, but I do not see much improvement with regards to his play now as compared to a month ago. I am still extremely excited about his potential. Brian Conklin is the guy that frustrates me. Where is his offensive game?
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I agree. Bills by 3.Isn't it about time for us to pull off a surprise?
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I also wonder about how much time we spend on watching tape. If the NCAA limits the time you can spend on basketball how much of that is devoted to tape? I can invision RM droning on in the locker room when that time might be better spent shooting free throws. Don't get me wrong, I'm convinced Rick will take us to the promised land, but he does have his quirks.In general, I agree with your premise, but these kids began lifting in June and July, not October. Heck, Femi John can lift everyday, but he's not any bigger. Players at BCS schools get bigger during the season.
Again, not trying to argue, just discuss, is it possible we'd be better off with less time watching film and more time lifting? From what I hear 2 and 3 hour film sessions are fairly normal. Again no offense to anyone, but if that's true, can't they watch a little less and get a little stronger?
Are KL, TL and PE appreciably stronger than last year? BE certainly is.
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I think bringing up the Clagget- Highmark class is a good point.I see improvement in WR. He's rebounding better defensively and playing better help defense.
I see improvement is KC. He seems to have a little more confidence offensively and is playing better defense.
KM is improving all aspects of his game and taking a leadership role.
BC has been tough all year. He can't get his shot off against taller opponents, but is getting to the line.
BT is just a long term project, but he certainly has tools. He probably won't be effective until his junior year.
That's not to say there aren't big flaws in their games right now. WR needs to play his man much better on defense. KC needs to be less tentative on offense.
There's ussually a big jump between freshman and sophomore years for players. Remember, Clagget, Highmark and Winfield only won 5 games their first year and were sub .500 as sophomores(Winfield was gone but Donnie Dobbs took his place). They will be a better team next year and the year after will be really fun. Just hang in there through the growing pains.
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This is what I have stated for years. The reason we should be in the A-10 is for the next conference yet to be formed.Because clearly UD arena is much better than Cintas or Chaefitz...
I for one don't think X will leave until SLU does and I predict it will likely be to the same conference. The institutions are too much alike.
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That could explain why he hasn't been playing. You wouldn't want to blow up the trade by Larry getting hurt.Funny you mention Hughes getting traded, because actually a trade is on the table right that would send Hughes to New Jersey for Bobby Simmons. Chicago is just waiting on the Nets to sign off. Maurice Ager might be thrown in to make salaries work.
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Speaking of the NBA what's the deal with Larry Hughes? He hasn't played in about 6 or 7 games due to coaches decision. Larry makes 12+ million dollars a year and can't get off the bench. I thought he was having a decent year. I know his 3pt shooting % is way up. Hinrch came back from injury and Larry hasn't played. I know he would be hard to trade because of his salary but I still think he could help somebody.Of course, 76.9% of the players in the league can't dribble without traveling.
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I don't know how much or if anything Rick gets paid for doing a post game show, but I believe a lot of coaches get good bucks for doing radio.I bet if a big sponsor put up some big $'s you would have Rick every game,then the challenge would be to get him to shut up.Many college coaches do not do the post game radio program all of the time or much of the time. I wouldn't put the post-game presser as anywhere near the top of my interests in program promotion.
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Roy you give them way too much credit. They are not that bright.what you all are missing or afraid to say, is that the A-10 isnt all that stupid. they know the more that xu, dayton and slu bond the more likely they are to partner if and when the next conference shuffle happens. i am actually surprised they let em play each other as much as they do now.
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Come on Skip' What could be better than Larry Siiiiiiiiimoooooons. I'll say it again I have no problem with Guy. I don't get the hate.Just his Erwin Claggett and Donnie Dobbs calls were better than anything Guy does, there's no denying it would be an upgrade
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Siaus was before Owen in the Ecker/Grawer days. I'm sorry but Owen is about as exciting as watching paint dry. He has a good voice but no excitement.yes
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Hey Joe I just read your review of the 10 best new restaurants in the Post. Good Stuff but I have a question. They are all east of 170.. Is that an accident or does that make some kind of statement about where new places need to be? You would think with all the money in West County there would be some outstanding new places there. Or maybe you just like coming into the city?
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I'm sorry I just don't get the Guy bashing on this board. Went to the womens game ,now that PA individual was bad. Guy has a good voice,a sense of humor,and seems to be a good fan. My guess is he is handed a script by the athletic dept. which called for the national anthem. If that is the case I thought he handled it pretty well. Sure he makes mistakes but I'll take Guy over the deadpan Mike Owens this board seems to adore.-i don't think guy is horrible all the time, but he has his moments
-are you sure it was his mistake on the announcement about the Anthem?
-i understand he said the words, but i would believe he only reads what he is given, and whoever gave him the script and timing for everything last night did a not so good job
-now, if that is his responsibility, squarely on his shoulders
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What I don't understand is how we pick our refs. Maybe this was done by the Vegas Tournament but I'm pretty sure those guys were from the East Coast. I know the tall black guy does ACC games and I've never seen the other two. It's Friday night why can't we get a Welmer or o"Neil or Roy's frient Pollard. You guys might not like them but their a damn sight better then last nights clowns.The only real complaint I have about the refs was that the visiting team shot 25 FTs - that is almost unheard of in NCAA D1 basketball. The visiting team seldom gets to the line and to get 25 FTs is amazing. By the way they made 22 of 25 FTs that is why the game was as close as it was.
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I think it's simple. We have always been a little light on having good athletes. If most of the teams you play are bigger stronger quicker you need to muck up the game. Hopefully as we get better athletes like willie the game will have a better flow. We didn't have anybody like upstates #32. So for us to win we need to slow it down,work for good shots,play hard defense,kill the clock,in other words play ugly.I was thinking about that recently and agree, we do play a very ugly brand of basketball. And for some reason, despite multiple coaching changes, we've done it for years. Can anyone explain the reason for this?
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Rick said at the Tip-Off meeting that we were playing ND in Chicago. It must be like our game with DePaul,predetermined.i know last year that Indiana, kent st. and illinois state were 3 of the teams that played in chicago.
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Chris Lee from the Post is there almost every game.It seems like we always had photos from the AP. Maybe the PD doesn't want to pay for them any longer or as often....
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I'm kind of partial to the name WILLIE.I agree 100%.
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Valery Kodis[sp]. Use to work in the athletic dept.,now works for the Cardinals. Knows how to fill out a sweater.The lady that sang at the BC game was good. Otherwise I agree.
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With all due respect I think Kevin's problem on the offensive end is that the ball is in his hand too much. Kevin is a shooter who needs to play into open space. He is much easier to guard with the ball in his hands. If I were coaching this team Tommie would be my backup point. I think he has become stronger with the ball since his sophmore year. What I really can't figure out is why everybody is blowing by Kevin on the defensive end. I actually hope he's hurt because maybe he'll get over that.i disagree. kevin was limited to his role on the team by soderberg, but i thought when he got the time and assignments, he was forcing us to ask, "why isnt kevin starting" we should put the ball in kevin's hands more. his attitude towards offense hasnt changed all that much from day one.
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Last night he played because everyone was in foul trouble. I'm not sure why Rubin didn't get more time,I thought he looked ok and didn't make any terrible mistakes. I know Rick likes him from last year but I don't see what PE is giving.You bring up a good point. On a related note, why does BE continue to get minutes through all of his mistakes while RC and others don't? I've got to believe it's only because of our lack of front court depth.
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Rasheed MalikI know Barry has been frustrating, but let's not rewrite history. Varner had seasons of 3.5 ppg, 1.5 ppg and 2.3 ppg; Newbourne had 3.8 ppg and 2.8 ppg... Last year Barry averaged 6 ppg, 3.8 rpg. We are not exactly debating all-conferene type players here, but Barry is the best of a weak bunch.
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From The Dude
"TL seemed to play with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm in the two contests against Kent State and BC".
Above I illustrated how the whole team benefits when Tommie is allowed to aggressively attack the rim, here I will show what happens when he plays within the restraints of the offense
Lets look at the Nebraska game. Tommie was officially 4/10 from the field with no free throw attempts. Of those 6 shots missed by Tommie, we retrieved two for a total of 2 second chance points (Conklin). None of his 6 misses were classified as layups, all jumpshots. When Tommie is turned into a jumpshooter, the whole team suffers as the defense can remain stout.
In the Detroit game Tommie was officially 6/11 from the field and 2/3 from the line. Unlike the Kent State and BC game all 5 of his misses were unproductive as they were all jumpshots rebounded by Detroit.
Tommies 16 points and 11 official shots seems aggressive but they are misleading as he scored 4 quick points after being inserted into the game in the 1st half and 11 other points came in the last 2 minutes of the game. In other words 14 of his 16 points came within a very small time frame. Now some will argue that Tommie needs to attack more but....
Jale my question to you is Tommie encouraged or discouraged from attacking the basket? I agree that we are a better team when he takes it inside. Does Rick allow him to freelance? It appears to me we are running more pick and rolls which allows Tommie to break his man down. Does the game plan change from game to game? My question is it Rick or is it Tommie. As an aside to this I don't like Kevin as the backup point guard. When he has the ball in his hands to much he tries to penetrate and that is not his game.
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I have no problem with gimmick defense's,in fact I wish coaches would change looks more often. The difference here is Curry evidently just stood in the corner, and 2 Loyola players stood with him not playing defense. Also when you lose by 30 you change up.I remember Soderberg successfully shutting someone down and winning by using a triangle and two defense once a few years ago. He credited his father for the idea, as he always used 'gimmick' defenses back in the day in Wisconsin. Does anyone remember who he did this against?
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