Jump to content

Fullbacksympathy

Members
  • Posts

    2,584
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    19

Everything posted by Fullbacksympathy

  1. I disagree that Molinari is the problem. We've played excellent defense this year. We haven't pressed much because we probably don't have the depth to do so. Offensively, we have Petteway and Shields, who basically play the same position and have similar one-on-one scoring mentalities. Every good team needs guys like that, but those are also the sorts of players who get the most attention. What we don't have an even serviceable offensive post presence or a designated three point specialist. Those are coming. All that said, I think a trapping defense makes a whole lot of sense with our guard length and athleticism. Having a team this skilled defensively and this poor offensively means we need to force more turnovers and transition opportunities for our offense. Look how much better Tai was utilized when we allowed him to pressure the ball and take some chances. I wouldn't mind a 40 minutes of hell mentality and use all our bodies to do so just for the hell of it to finish out the year.
  2. Great article. It needed to be written. The kid is a confident, emotional player, and he's one of the best that's ever suited up here.
  3. Ah. For some reason I thought he earned one eventually, but I'm probably not remembering that accurately.
  4. Glad to see players shooting when they were open tonight. Night and day. I'll always be able to live with a missed shot. I can't stand scared. Benny, David, Tai, and Walt all stepped into open shots with no hesitation. Rhythm makes a ton of difference. Petteway was phenomenal.
  5. Rey had a very, very specific role that no one on our current squad can fill. We do have enough current talent to beat any team in the B1G. We just have to play really well to do so, and so do they to beat us. That's why the conference is so jumbled in the middle. Only Wisky has the talent to have off nights and still out-talent and out-system the opponent. I look forward to the day when our best effort isn't necessary for a win, but that time isn't now. I think it's next season. So, now, we have to play well--and loose. It's time to be an underdog. It's time to shoot when you're open. I'm still optimistic about this season. I still think we are an excellent home court team. I'm glad we have ranked opponents coming in. I'm glad we have the talent to win the B1G tourney. Fight to the end. I don't feel like effort has been poor this year--our defense says otherwise. You have to make shots to win games. Unfortunately, we don't have a designated spot up shooter. I think that's just the breaks of a new coaching staff transitioning to their system. That said, I'm still excited for THIS season. Good defensive teams do better in tournaments because shooters sometimes clam up on the foreign court. Let's have fun and see what happens. There is no "state of the program" conversation to be had because it's still trending remarkably in the right direction.
  6. Velander had an academic scholarship. His pops was a professor, I believe.
  7. McVeigh, Jacobson, and Watson are all three point shooters. That alone might get them on the court. If we have a lineup of Watson, Petteway, White, Shields, and Pitchford, we're going to score a lot of points to go with a ton of athleticism. I think we'll see Shields emerge into a three point threat next season. Additionally, if we have Parker, Smith, Webster, Morrow, McVeigh, Jacobson, and Hammond ready to go on the bench, we could actually roll out a second lineup that is stronger defensively than the first bunch. There are so many perceivable options next year it's scary.
  8. Sometimes his shots don't go in and he's disappointed in himself. What an asshole! Miles has said repeatedly that TP is the hardest worker on the team, but that's really easy to forget when he's missing shots. Also, why wouldn't he be self-involved? We rely on him to create his own shot, and he has a chance to make millions off of his ability. Go ahead and be self-involved, TP. The entire NCAA system is self-involved. As for the team, if everyone else had the self-expectations and personal work ethic of TP, we'd be a better team. Seriously, this is the last person we should be ragging on in a thread, particularly since we're just days removed from when his "self-involved" 32 got us a quality win.
  9. A whole lot can happen. I think we have just as good of a chance to beat Wisconsin and Maryland at home as we did to beat Michigan on the road. That's just life in the BIG. Home court is a crazy advantage in this league. The season is by no means lost or won at this point.
  10. Pitch is the most unaware NBA talent I've ever seen. That was a crazy post bucket. Just decide you're the truth already and be if dude.
  11. Great D and good offensive sets so far. Just got to make some friggin shots. We're gonna be in this one. Michigan isn't good enough to blow us out.
  12. That said, DR had the greatest ball-bounce IQ in the history of earth in addition to his hustle attributes.
  13. Rodman averaged 25 and 15 in college, albeit NAIA. That probably translates to 15 and 10 in D1. Morrow's highlights are largely big finishes, putbacks, blocked shots, and hustle plays. He's not a great ball handler. I'm guessing he can guard 3-5. I saw maybe one or two post up highlights and like one jumper. I think he's a scrapper all the way, but to an extreme, point-producing level. I don't see Morrow ever evolving into a Barkley-type talent because of his offensive limitations. But to watch his film and think he could be the next Rodman is kind of a crazy revelation to speak out loud. I'm excited as well.
  14. I haven't seen a player that reminds me more of Rodman. That's precisely what we're getting, without all the weird. The kid is relentless.
  15. I don't know who praised him throwing the forearm, but I said understand it, and don't have much of a problem with it. It wasn't his best decision, however. As for getting bullied, we're playing semantics. Maybe I should've said playing "soft". I'm in agreement with you there. Getting owned in the post and on the boards is what I consider allowing yourself to be bullied. Forearm shivers go on all the time too, just not to the head. As for trash talking, it's not my thing, but I'm not sure you can find many great players from the past 40 years who didn't do it. MJ? Bird? Magic? Kareem? Kobe? Lebron? Malone? Pippen? Barkley? Garnett? All of them are/were notorious trash talkers. It's part of the game (and most major sports), fortunately or unfortunately.
  16. A few things for clarification: 1. He was correctly ejected. 2. He had to do something to defend himself and get his arm back. 3. He should've forearm shivered the dude's body--he aimed too high. A review of that wouldn't have resulted in an ejection and would've shed a fair light on what was happening. 4. I don't think Miles was that upset about it because Walt didn't let himself get bullied, which has been Walt's biggest problem in the past. Remember he's been telling Walt to "play like Rodman"... well? 5. I pretty much share what I perceive to be Miles' sentiment... getting ejected wasn't the best decision, but I understand what Walt did. Was it smart for Petteway to escalate a fight with Gibbs? To punch the KU kid when he was at Tech? No, but I understand those decisions. 6. I thought it was mature of Walt to holler at the official while it was happening, and immature to aim high with the forearm.
  17. I watched the replay a couple of times... I don't really have a problem with what he did. He should've punched the guy in the kidney or something instead, I guess. When you hold a guy's extended arm like that in boxing, it usually means your intention is to break it, and anything goes (usually a headbutt) at that point. Walt was begging the official to call an offensive foul. When the dumbass didn't call the foul, which was right in front of his face, Walt took matters into his own hands. I like the toughness. If you look at the KU douche or CU douche who tried to mess with Terran, a similar result ensued. Cheap players deserve to get punched in the face. That's life. I don't mind the tone it set, and the tech was dumb considering Walt was defending himself. Whatever. Get after Mich, Walt. Don't take crap from anyone.
  18. I think he's beginning to figure it out defensively, and that's giving him confidence on the other end. I really think Molinari has reached him. He's a completely different defender than last year or earlier this year. The way he's played on D justifies him being on the court no matter how he's performing offensively. Also, the kid has very good speed and when he works his ass off, he can be a real nuisance for the opposing team just from hustle plays. He's beginning to play like Benny with more upside, and that's a major compliment.
  19. I'm fully on board with Hammond. I think he'll end up setting the trend for quality bigs down the road. I've been impressed with what I've seen--good shot blocker, good footwork, good speed, good athleticism, high motor. 10-15lbs will do wonders. I think if he played big minutes this year he would've been a 6pts, 5rbs, 1 block type of player, but he would've given up some muscle points every night.
×
×
  • Create New...