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    Barnett to play for U.S. Eagles

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    http://www.wsucougar.../062012aaa.html

    Article where Jake is mentioned in game results from the Asian trip with the US Eagles. Sorry if this or similar info has already been posted.

    Looks like he was an important contributor. From the brief game summaries looks like he averaged about 10 and 6 or so. The Eagles went 5-1 including an "exhibition" game although seems like they were all exhibitions.

    I heard the team they lost to was Carlton. Rough Season ahead.

    New numbers...Bills and Washington are even

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    Hey Guys, Dawg fan here. I come in peace.

    You seem to have covered most of the issues so I will try and avoid being redundant. Just a couple thoughts.

    First, the Dawgs are much bigger and faster than your kids. You are giving away about 5 or 6 inches per player. The UW strength is in its wing players who love the open court game. I think you will be surprised by how many 6-5 to 6-7 athletic kids the UW can put on the floor at once. They all score well and defend.

    Second, our guys really improved from game one to game three. We should have beaten all three teams easily. They played everybody which led to alot of confusion at times. By game three they were pretty dominant. At this point in the season that extra game we have played could prove very valuable as guys are starting to find their roles.

    Third, Aziz N'Diaye is going to be an NBA center. He is athletic and much improved from last year. Wroten, Gaddy, Gant and a couple others could have a future in the NBA as well.

    Good Luck, tomorrow.

    GO DAWGS!

    I missed the youtube video of the the Washington Bball team foot racing the Billikens. Can someone repost? Fact of the matter is this will be a good measuring stick for both teams. I think Washington fans are underestimating the Bills talent. Probably rightfully so given how the Bills have performed in the past couple years. Let's hope the Bills show up tomorrow and start making some statements.

    Thanks for the Memories, Willie

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    Maybe so, but the University makes it a point to not release that information to the general public. You can say "oh Willie had tutors, etc." But who was his MENTOR? Who was there helping him out? Why do such talented and gifted athletes fall through the crack? Father Dinosaur, S.J. sitting at the end of the bench can't even feed himself. We need young priests to help these kids out. Hell, we're a Jesuit university. We have sporting fanatic priests a swallow's flight away at Jesuit Hall. Can't they help our student-athletes?

    An African or European Swallow?

    Bills with Reed and Mitchell

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    It's hard to say what our record would be with Reed and Mitchell, but it isn't hard to imagine being near the top of the league. Imagine adding 2 consistent scoring threats and a big that can rebound. The lack of both of these has hurt the Bills in a lot of games this year. Reed and Mitchell are enough to swing a game by 10 pts, so yes we probably would have beaten Dayton. We beat them last year with those 2 and they aren't nearly as good this year. And so we wait another year and have to put up with close losses for the time being.

    Turn the Jett's on

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    We will have 12 scholarship athletes w/o KC. With KC, we will have 13 -- the full amount. CS, JJ and MM can fill any of his mintues.

    My "shorthanded" comment was referring to us play 4.5 players v. the other team's 5 players. If a kid won't shoot/doesn't score, he gets a .5 in my book.

    12 scholarship athletes...unless someone gets hurt or suspended or decides to leave. Then we would be in the same position. There is a lot more to basketball than being a scorer. Defense, team leadership, facilitating an offense (all things that KC does better currently than the freshmen)...KC will never be a scorer. He isn't that type of player. I would rather he continue his shot selection than see him force it and throw up some ugly looks. With 15-20 minutes next year he will provide a steady hand at the help and set up the scorers we should have. It may be that JJ or MM pass him up and take most of his minutes. That is fine with me too, but for right now KC is doing about as well as he can.

    Turn the Jett's on

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    Roy. Sorry. As you know, I was one of KC's supporters. It was me telling other posters to be patient and let him develop. The another night, again, when the game was on the line against Rhody, KC missed the shot again. Then, when the game was totally out of reach, no pressure any more, KC makes the basket to make it a 2 point loss. Yes, JJ also had a turnover and missed 2 shots as well, but I'd much rather have the ball in JJ's hand than KC's at the end of a game. The difference is that KC is a Junior. At the end of your Junior season, Juniors need to step up. KC didn't -- and hasn't his whole career. Remember, KC played significant minutes as a Freshman and was basically a starter all of last and this year. KC is not sit the bench his first 2 years waiting for his opportunity like many Juniors must do. The Rhody game, to me, was the last straw. Do I truly hope I am proven wrong next year? Absolutely.

    Sorry if I am being too hard on KC. Frankly, I could care less if he comes back next year. I've moved on. I'd much rather watch JJ, MM and DE attempt and miss than KC. Maybe I've watched too much hockey lately, but I am tired us playing shorthanded. The other team has 5 and we have 4.5 players. With the number of minutes, touches, and opportunities he gets, we simply need more production from his position.

    Tired of playing short handed. And if Cassity doesn't come back next year...we would be shorthanded. The entire issue is that everyone has been forced into a role they weren't meant to be playing. When Majerus recruited KC do you think he was thinking "I just got my leading scorer"? No Majerus recruited KC for his basketball IQ and passing. He has been forced into the scoring role and frankly I think he has done a decent job with it. Is he as good as Kwamain? Hell no. But I feel much more comfortable with KC than the freshmen (who are not consistent right now). KC is able to facilitate a fair amount of good looks for others. We didn't lose to Rhode Island because of KC. We lost to Rhode Island because we shot under 40%. The looks were there for everyone, and nobody knocked them down.

    Good Team Win

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    I agree with every thing you say except the ended up shooting 46% from the field. That can be improved but its not awful.

    They also shot 45% from 3. (9-20) That is a number I can live with.

    The FT shooting, now that is a different story all together.

    My mistake. I forgot they were only shooting that % until about midway through the 2nd half. Then they started to click. I am still appalled at the inability to make high percentage shots (i.e. layups and FT's). This makes the team much more susceptable of living and dying by the 3.

    Good Team Win

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    Agreed. Good team win. And even more importantly, the team had a lead, blew it and then came together to close it out. Now the next step is to not blow the lead! Playing great defense lately, but that shooting % has to get better. Not going to win many games shoot in the low 30's.

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