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Post by jld54 on Mar 30, 2015 22:03:23 GMT -5
Anton Gill from Louisville?
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Post by jld54 on Feb 7, 2015 15:27:31 GMT -5
The one guy who is killing this team is Josh Smith. He is not contributing and then we have to rely on Hopkins to do things he cannot do.
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Post by jld54 on Jan 28, 2015 20:00:18 GMT -5
The difference was: 1. the excessive turnovers -- many unforced, and 2. the poor FT shooting. The lesson is that you cannot defeat a top 35 RPI team in a conference in which each team has the other well-scouted with high TOs and poor FT shooting.
We have improved in both area in our win streak after the Providence game so we can be good in these areas. This was just an all-around subpar performance.
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Post by jld54 on Nov 27, 2014 9:17:02 GMT -5
Paul has a lot of Otto in him. He was also excellent on closeouts/help in the zone defense. He also has very long arms and good court sense. He does need to box out better but this is his first game against a top-level athletic team and I am sure that he will realize the need to box out and not rely on his own athleticism. He was definitely the glue guy last night.
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Post by jld54 on Nov 10, 2014 17:45:54 GMT -5
I am concerned with blueandgray comment that it will be tough to pull him out of SC.
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Post by jld54 on Nov 9, 2014 11:10:35 GMT -5
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Post by jld54 on Nov 6, 2014 9:20:48 GMT -5
If this was a done deal to Louisville already, why would our staff drag themselves down to SC on a weekday right before the season starts? They may be leading, but...
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Post by jld54 on Nov 4, 2014 13:11:28 GMT -5
Best Guess - us or SC. I found the thread regarding the characteristics of Pitino guards -- shorter and very quick – – interesting, as it does not appear that Dozier fits this profile. Further, Louisville did recruit over him with Blakeney.
This being said, there is absolutely no logic to any of this, so he probably will wind up where we do not expect him to go.
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Post by jld54 on Sept 20, 2014 9:34:10 GMT -5
You can't teach size...
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Post by jld54 on Sept 13, 2014 8:39:41 GMT -5
Agree 100%. I think he would be a great fit for the 4 position in our system. He would follow in the Jeff ->Greg->Otto slot and be a top 5 pick in 1-2 years. (He may need 2 years given his frame). If he is drawn to a Memphis with a coach with no tradition of developing bigs and just wants to hang around college for a year or two before signing the inevitable NBA contract then he is not a fit anyway. So this is a low risk, high reward recruitment.
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Post by jld54 on Sept 11, 2014 18:38:22 GMT -5
Can this troll be blocked under board rules?
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Post by jld54 on Sept 11, 2014 4:01:12 GMT -5
You folks who suggest that GU consider passing on Crawford sound like the fan base at a Kentucky, UNC, or Kansas -- teams that pick from the cream of the crop one and done types. This is GU, a real, non-football school which deals with facilities and league visibility issues. Our post season record has also not been a draw.
We should be very happy to land a top 100 player, especially a guard. We have been more of a draw for forwards than guards under JT3 as the system does not let guards showcase for big stats but rather integrates them into an overall offense. A good guard will develop but not in the "drive and dish" mode which attracts one and done type guards.
College is a guard's game and depth is key. We should welcome a Crawford commitment and not give up on a Dozier but a class with Crawford, Govan and Derrickson compliments the 2014 class nicely.
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Post by jld54 on Apr 12, 2012 7:52:56 GMT -5
As much of a SU homer that Thamel is, there is one line from his NY Times article that, if true, explains the whole thing: Noel was accompanied to NC for the announcement by Driscoll.
This sums the whole thing up: Driscoll is dirty and is still part of the Noel circle.
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Post by jld54 on Apr 11, 2012 16:33:21 GMT -5
I think this thread is the funniest thing I have ever read. I am glad that (most) everyone is recogniizing how absurd the whole thing is. I check back regulerly for the over/under. I predicted 150 pages but clearly underestimated.
When the whole circus is over there should be a poll for most hilarious post. My favorite to date is the one about printing the whole thread and reading it aloud with a bullhorn in Red Square...
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Post by jld54 on Apr 1, 2012 10:31:15 GMT -5
I think it is likely that NN is headed for KY. A few days after the championship game there will be a mass announcement that NN, Shabazz, and Bennett are headed to the one and done paradise of KY. I think we need to turn our attention to Upshaw, who could be a very good 3-4 year player. I would also love to see a commitment from Pollard, and I think it is very possible as we have the last visit and Kirby. With DSR, Upshaw and Pollard we would have replacements for the Clark, Sims and Thompson positions, great depth, and good compliments and balance to the new leaders of the team, our excellent sophs.
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Post by jld54 on Jul 25, 2011 14:05:23 GMT -5
Not a big deal, and totally unfair to bash Broadus, who is not recruiting on the road, if at all. Semaj reportedly has weak/no outside shot, and we do not need a slasher in our offense. While he may have brought defense, Trawick is a step in the right direction. Finally, he was a non-qualifier, so we do not know what if any role this played.
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Post by jld54 on Apr 21, 2011 6:54:59 GMT -5
The most telling comment was that he thought he would automatically get PT just by being recruited. Perhaps Vee had unrealistic expectations all along which built up over two years. From the outside, it seemed that a player of his caliber would be a spot player his first 2 years, with CW, AF, and JC ahead of him on the depth chart, and with Markel a better ball-handler, even if a freshman. Vee's role this year was the 4/5th guard. I thought that his shot would come the next two years, with 70 minutes of time open next year, and JC's time thereafter.
I think that the key to CBB these days is to build a deep team with 4 year players. This approach works year in - year out for teams like Pitt, but necessitates patience by all but the best players. It seems that Vee did not buy into this, however. We should wish him the best and no hard feelings, but this transfer is in ow way on JT2 and the staff.
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Post by jld54 on Apr 17, 2011 13:42:54 GMT -5
Vee was a late signee who we took due to a problem with depth, due to transfers. He was being recruited only by mid-majors and Gillespie at KY. He was a long shot. He was not going to play ahead of 2 senior guards and a junior WP player of the year.
This has to be based upon the coaches seeing what goes on day in and day out in the gym. I was not in the gym every day for several months and the coaches were. i assume the know what is going on and do not have agendas against players which are carried out at the expense of the success of the team.
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Post by jld54 on Apr 12, 2011 8:26:39 GMT -5
While it looks like a decision may be imminent, and we have good shot at landing Otto, lets not jump the gun. This has been a very quiet recruitment as the family seems to be controlling things as opposed to AAU handlers and the like, who often leak information to favored outlets. I felt that we had a good shot once Anderson left Mizz.
Also, win or lose on Otto, it is clear that JT3 has realized what needs to be done talent-wise and size-wise to compete at a high level. In retrospect, this year's team was limited athletically, with a 6'3" SF in Austin, a 2G without a handle in Clark, and a physically limited center in Julian, who tried hard but seemed to wear out at the end of the year.
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Post by jld54 on Mar 22, 2011 15:21:03 GMT -5
The one thing that stands out on all of these lists is the lack of decent facilities. We know that we cannot have an on-campus arena due to space/neighborhood issues. But the lack of a D-1 practice facility is a disgrace. If we expect the program to be at a high level then facilities matter. I visited lower level D-1 and D-3 schools a few years ago when looking at colleges with my son and even they had better athletic facilities. Also, as a fan of the lacrosse program, its facilities are likewise a disgrace. The field is worse than many high schools from which the good lacrosse players come. All fo the top D-1 programs have far superior facilities. The tougher admissions process, academic demands, and discipline should never change, or else we become the same as the basketball factories. As for JT3's system, no one complained about it in the FF year, and it did not prevent Monroe, Summers, CW and AF from coming. again, the one issue that the school can address is that which requires a finacial commitment.
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