I know this probably wont be popular but i would bench Q and let him be the first off the bench. He turns the ball over way too much and just seems to be very slow. I think maybe the pressure has gotten to him. Let him come off the bench
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I dont know who id start in front of him but you cant deny he's been struggling bad. He turns the ball over way too much. The energy is just not there. The earlier part of last year when he was coming off the bench he seemed better. But hey lets just call folks names like a bunch of pansies without offering any real solutions.
Do you guys think he is playing out of position? What would you do different? They are some better and you see a glimpse of greatness at times but then you see some really head scratching moments. More of the latter.
You say bench our best scorer, one of the few with experience who can actually play some defense because he has had a couple of bad games and then get pissed for being told how dumb that idea is?
So sorry, please tell us again how this is going to help us be a better team.
I absolutely agree with you. Im willing to take the flack here for that opinion too.
Call it what you want....i wont give any particular reason. What i wikl say is this: Q and gis situation reminds me of daks freshman yr. Clearly russell was the better/experienced player but the team simply responds better with him in. In this case the team functions as a unit w/o Q. Ive been saying for a month, something is wrong with Q. Its psychological. Even on good night's hes not the same team guy. That last layup when we needs 3s really spoke volumes to me. That 2pts means nothing....you have to get 3 and hope for a steal and another 3. Hes just not there mentally and hes hurting the team.
Call it what you want....i wont give any particular reason. What i wikl say is this: Q and gis situation reminds me of daks freshman yr. Clearly russell was the better/experienced player but the team simply responds better with him in. In this case the team functions as a unit w/o Q. Ive been saying for a month, something is wrong with Q. Its psychological. Even on good night's hes not the same team guy. That last layup when we needs 3s really spoke volumes to me. That 2pts means nothing....you have to get 3 and hope for a steal and another 3. Hes just not there mentally and hes hurting the team.
He HAS had a tough stretch because no one else has stepped up to help our scoring consistently, so he is getting the major attention of the defense from our opponents.
He does need to learn that he doesn't have to rely on the 3 to get going. He did that a couple of games ago by actually trying to score inside first.
He is a really great player who is still learning and trying to figure out how he fits in with all the new guys.
He does need to learn that he doesn't have to rely on the 3 to get going. He did that a couple of games ago by actually trying to score inside first.
He is a really great player who is still learning and trying to figure out how he fits in with all the new guys.
One bad game from a guy who has filled it up all year..... He's always been good for some bad fouls and turnovers. His best basketball is yet to be played just like the majority of this squad.
I like his jump shot. Has some range. Has a decent dribble drive game.
Certainly not the most athletic guy out there, which limits his ceiling.
Actually he has a valid point. If we had a viable replacement I would be all for this. At the moment we don't so it's a moot, if valid, point.
Q is great in transition and good at shooting 3s.
Defense...not the best.
Crisp passing...that doesnt exist.
Defense...not the best.
Crisp passing...that doesnt exist.
Agreed.
I meant crisp passing by Q doesnt exist. Ha has a patent on the soft pass to the middle of the floor outside the 3.
Q needs surgery. There's your real solution. Here comes a bunch of downvotes and angry responses.
Before the injury Q had 5 games of 3 or more turnovers in his career. Since the injury Q has had 9 games of 3 or more turnovers. Something ain't right with his game. I've told you what I think it is how bout you tell us what you think it is if it isn't the wrist.
I should have said "agreed" first but I was too quick with the reply.
Offseason needs to be spent on passing drills, defense and rebounding. They don't have many problems with shooting as much as they do with the shot selection.
I don't think we should bench him, but we probably need to realize that the gap between our best player and our next best players is not as great as many people think it is.
Donte Jones got benched the final 4 year. He wasnt helping the TEAM. Q simply isnt bringing out the better in those around him right now. THAT used to be his best quality. The guy always got offside rebounds, screened another guys man off the action, etc. He has great vision if the game. But for whatever reason he hasnt been doing those little things that ultimately make his teammates better and result in Ws. Sometimes the answer is sitting your best player, yes.
Agree with all of that. He's a good shooter, not a great shooter. He's a good athlete, not a great athlete. He's good at getting into the lane, not great. He has shown the ability to be a good rebounder, as well as a good defender, but he's not great at either one. None of this is meant as a slight towards Q. I enjoy watching him play and am appreciative that he's doing what he's doing while injured.
You are correct. Richard Williams had no problem sitting his best player on the bench if he wasn't giving 100%.
I personally think the pain is getting to him. The team doctors said he can't injure his wrist any further it's just about how much pain he he can handle. That's my opinion.
The only other explanation is probably some locker room drama that I hope doesn't exist.
The only other explanation is probably some locker room drama that I hope doesn't exist.
That was a Final Four team that was loaded, we don't have great depth.
We will probably have a losing record.
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Excellent point. I probably have been guilty of this many times too. I see it as a good thing that the gap between our best player and the others is small because ,despite the ridicule some give him, Q is a fine player.
Or we could just start all walk-ons and then put in our good players. It would catch them off guard
Well that Final Four team was loaded for about 7 deep with the starters plus Bart Hyche and Ty Washington. Our current team has many more talented players available than our Final Four team all the way through the roster but they are MUCH younger and we can't keep anyone healthy.
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