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Post by jwp91 on Mar 28, 2015 18:57:16 GMT -5
Ok. I was mistaken regarding Dekker.
The recent USA Today article talked about how lightly regarded several of the Wisky players were and I thought Dekkar was one of them.
I am glad to hear he wasn't, because he is so skilled, it would begin to destroy my faith in the recruiting process.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 19:00:58 GMT -5
Makes you realize the job our bigs did against Kaminsky.
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 28, 2015 19:10:25 GMT -5
Makes you realize the job our bigs did against Kaminsky. Hop was a good defender and seems like a good kid. I wish he hadn't been allergic to the basket offensively.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 19:13:29 GMT -5
Makes you realize the job our bigs did against Kaminsky. Hop was a good defender and seems like a good kid. I wish he hadn't been allergic to the basket offensively. His problem was his truly bad hands. I don't think he had bad instincts and every once in a while he'd do something in the post to make you realize that he does have some offensive skills but he just could not catch or hold on to the basketball. In regard to Sam Dekker, I think we often expect highly regarded recruits to step in day one and look like superstars right away but it took Dekkar 3 yrs to get to the peak of his game in college, and still for as talented as he is, his numbers don't really jump out at you. He's averaging 13 and 5, 50% from the field but only 31% from 3.
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 28, 2015 19:17:45 GMT -5
Hop was a good defender and seems like a good kid. I wish he hadn't been allergic to the basket offensively. His problem was his truly bad hands. I don't think he had bad instincts and every once in a while he'd do something in the post to make you realize that he does have some offensive skills but he just could not catch or hold on to the basketball. It was more than that. I have never seen so many point blank shots missed by a single player or anyone that size blocked so often who was also so athletic..
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Post by This Just In on Mar 28, 2015 19:22:44 GMT -5
My Final Four picks are Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke, Michigan St.
Wisconsin has been really impressive tonight. Every time that is looks like Arizona is about to make a run, Wisconsin answers back with a 3pt shot.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 19:35:48 GMT -5
Couple points: 1. It's amazing how close we played Wisconsin. I know teams improve over the course of the year but it's happened a few times now where we've played the teams in the final 4 either very close or beat them. 2. Interesting that everyone talks about how Arizona and Wisconsin don't foul, yet there were a combined 43 personal fouls called, and a pretty even 22-21. Compare that to our game against Utah where we were on the wrong side of a significant foul disparity 24-14.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 28, 2015 19:56:10 GMT -5
If the Kentucky Wildcats were in the NBA they would have the 2nd tallest team....Trailing only the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Post by Filo on Mar 28, 2015 19:57:49 GMT -5
And yet a cautionary tale - I was at the East Regional last night, sitting in front of 4 or 5 MSU fans in their 20's. When they fell behind by 8 in the second half, they were all grousing about how Izzo can't recruit any more, his schemes are too old fashioned, the game is passing him by, etc. I asked one of them how they felt after they came back and won - one of them just said they were lucky that Buddy Hield had an off game. Great post. Fans will always find something to complain about. Watching this tournament (like all NCAA tourneys) just impresses me on how far we have to go to get elite 8 or final four level talent. There are guys out there with skills (especially big men) that we haven't had since Hibbert and Green. It's not rocket science. Give us an Okafor or a Harrison twin or a Harold and we make deep NCAA runs. Seriously, can you imagine what would happen if Josh or Hop had to play against some of these guys? Yeah, I would have hated to see how much they would have gotten destroyed by Kaminsky and company. Would have been ugly. Oh, wait...
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Post by This Just In on Mar 28, 2015 20:13:33 GMT -5
John Calipari is riding his players on every offensive possession..constantly pointing and screaming at them.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 20:17:45 GMT -5
John Calipari is riding his players on every offensive possession..constantly pointing and screaming at them. He's known for throwing his players under the bus. See their NIT season. His team isn't really running much offense either, they just have great individual playmakers. Towns can get just about anything he wants in the paint. Most drafts have Okafor and Towns going 1/2. The Harrison twins are not his best backcourt either, Booker and Ulis are the better guards.
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Post by drquigley on Mar 28, 2015 20:22:02 GMT -5
Great post. Fans will always find something to complain about. Watching this tournament (like all NCAA tourneys) just impresses me on how far we have to go to get elite 8 or final four level talent. There are guys out there with skills (especially big men) that we haven't had since Hibbert and Green. It's not rocket science. Give us an Okafor or a Harrison twin or a Harold and we make deep NCAA runs. Seriously, can you imagine what would happen if Josh or Hop had to play against some of these guys? Yeah, I would have hated to see how much they would have gotten destroyed by Kaminsky and company. Would have been ugly. Oh, wait... Good point. But the Wisconsin we played was not the Wisconsin we saw tonight and for the last few weeks.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 28, 2015 20:22:46 GMT -5
Josh Smith would have been called for 3 offensive fouls on those moves by Towns so far.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 28, 2015 20:28:32 GMT -5
John Calipari is riding his players on every offensive possession..constantly pointing and screaming at them. He's known for throwing his players under the bus. See their NIT season. His team isn't really running much offense either, they just have great individual playmakers. Towns can get just about anything he wants in the paint. Most drafts have Okafor and Towns going 1/2. The Harrison twins are not his best backcourt either, Booker and Ulis are the better guards. Very impressed with how Notre Dame has played tonight vs. Kentucky. I know posters like Big Dog wanted the Hoyas to play Notre Dame in the NCAA, but the way the Irish has looked since the ACC Tournament that game would have resulted in a loss for the Hoyas.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 20:30:25 GMT -5
Josh Smith would have been called for 3 offensive fouls on those moves by Towns so far. He's gotten called for 2 so far but he should most definitely have a 3rd at the very least. Towns is the only effective big they have in the post. Lyles can post up a bit but for the most part the Kentucky bigs are of the run and jump variety. If you limit that, they have a hard time. I don't know is ND can sustain for 40 mins, but they're giving Kentucky all they can handle.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 28, 2015 20:37:50 GMT -5
Notre Dame has brought their A++ game tonight in the 1st half as the game is tied 31-31 all.
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Post by dense on Mar 28, 2015 20:48:28 GMT -5
Notre Dame has brought their A++ game tonight in the 1st half as the game is tied 31-31 all. Not really they have hit 1 3 and turned the ball over 6 times. They average 9 a game. I think the one thing they are doing well is rebounding considering the size difference. I'd say that was a B+ half for them
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 28, 2015 21:09:34 GMT -5
Notre Dame has brought their A++ game tonight in the 1st half as the game is tied 31-31 all. Not really they have hit 1 3 and turned the ball over 6 times. They average 9 a game. I think the one thing they are doing well is rebounding considering the size difference. I'd say that was a B+ half for them One thing I will give them tremendous credit for is they are not afraid to take it inside regardless. They have absolutely no fear of this Kentucky team.
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Post by dreamhoya on Mar 28, 2015 21:14:39 GMT -5
Josh Smith would have been called for 3 offensive fouls on those moves by Towns so far. He's gotten called for 2 so far but he should most definitely have a 3rd at the very least. Towns is the only effective big they have in the post. Lyles can post up a bit but for the most part the Kentucky bigs are of the run and jump variety. If you limit that, they have a hard time. I don't know is ND can sustain for 40 mins, but they're giving Kentucky all they can handle. Karl Anthony Towns is a good college player. That's it. By the way, Brey has really changed ND's style - goes to show that the only thing keeping GU from becoming a perennial sweet 16 team is the lack of aggression. They never have guards that force the issue - heck they never have no one that put offensive pressure on teams. Maybe Peak and Campbell will become those types but geez - it's why Utah beat GU; Then Duke was more aggressive than Utah, so they lost... Hope JTIII can see it. Walking the ball up court and running sets ...shoot, as I've always said "systems can be figured out"
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Post by rockhoya on Mar 28, 2015 21:16:10 GMT -5
Hop was a good defender and seems like a good kid. I wish he hadn't been allergic to the basket offensively. His problem was his truly bad hands. I don't think he had bad instincts and every once in a while he'd do something in the post to make you realize that he does have some offensive skills but he just could not catch or hold on to the basketball. In regard to Sam Dekker, I think we often expect highly regarded recruits to step in day one and look like superstars right away but it took Dekkar 3 yrs to get to the peak of his game in college, and still for as talented as he is, his numbers don't really jump out at you. He's averaging 13 and 5, 50% from the field but only 31% from 3. It's more that he's predictable....his hands have little to nothing to do with the frequency he got his shot blocked.
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