Is no lead safe.
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Is JC not a vocal guy? Seems like we miss Adrian’s leadership? I wouldn’t think it, because JC has such great work ethic, I’d figure he was a natural leader as well. Maybe he’s just not a vocal guy?
That's a good point. Maybe he isn't vocal. It has to be frustrating for Huggins.
Interestingly, I read where Adrian played with a shoulder injury down the stretch last year that would have sidelined most people.
I can't watch anymore. I'll turn off the final 5 minutes, but it's just to frustrating to watch sometimes.
We won.......get your panties out of your a$$ and lighten up. A road win, against a quality team in Baylor, and some of you just continue to b!tch because we didn't win by 40 points.
Yes, we won, but we do have a tactical glitch. With a big lead midway thru the second half, we always change our half court game completely to run the clock out. JC sits on it until there's 10 seconds left on the play clock, and then we rush to get a good shot. Teams are covering us tight man coverage on the perimeter and they continually force us to take **** shots with no time left on the clock. Happened again last night with yet another drought. It's predictable as hell.
I think everyone here is glad we won. I don't care how many point we win by. However, I don't like it when we blow big leads.
I just don't understand, It's not like the other team has talented players with pride , who want to win the game also...
To me, the biggest issue on this team remains the lack of pure athleticism.
There's no question we have a bunch of good solid basketball players, and they're well coached. But (IMO) aside Sags.....who's typically stuck playing against opponents 3-4" taller than him (and obviously doesn't play with the ball in his hands).....I myself don't believe we have another thoroughbred athlete on the entire roster (though I consider Ahmad to be on that fringe).
Said another way, we have essentially nobody who can personally create. Even at the bottom of the conference (this year, like Iowa State), everyone seems to have at least a couple players (at guard and/or forward) who can physically make things happen with the ball in their hands.
Beyond that, it also doesn't help that we have one of the smallest backcourts in the country among, say, the Top 40.
There's no question we have a bunch of good solid basketball players, and they're well coached. But (IMO) aside Sags.....who's typically stuck playing against opponents 3-4" taller than him (and obviously doesn't play with the ball in his hands).....I myself don't believe we have another thoroughbred athlete on the entire roster (though I consider Ahmad to be on that fringe).
Said another way, we have essentially nobody who can personally create. Even at the bottom of the conference (this year, like Iowa State), everyone seems to have at least a couple players (at guard and/or forward) who can physically make things happen with the ball in their hands.
Beyond that, it also doesn't help that we have one of the smallest backcourts in the country among, say, the Top 40.
I'm trying to figure out what role West and Harris play. Both will occasionally sneak in a 3 early in the game, but what they're doing later on is a mystery to me, especially on defense.
That offense looked great in the first half. Running that low post screen game thing, moving, passing, they executed well. Second half didn’t have the same mo jo.
I think we are missing the Paige - Phillip dribble drive guy.....when things go cold, they iso and let them carry us for a spell
Plus missing a second beefy guy in the paint like Macon. When Konate is not on the court, we have no inside presence.
Did you hear Crean trumpet both West and Harris last night for what they deliver as defenders ?? If I'm not mistaken, he claimed they were among the best in the country.......I admit I did a double take after that one. Guess I just don't know the game as well as he does......
To me, West is the textbook love-him-or-leave-him kind of guy; an absolute dagger to the opponent's heart when he's on, and we're playing 4-on-5 when he's not. Since he overwhelmingly plays his best in the 1st half, I find myself wondering if he's not in the greatest physical shape..
As for Harris, my guess isn't much better than yours (though he does can some 3-pointers on occasion). But he doesn't strike me as an especially engaged kid emotionally (unless he's drawing technicals) when he's on the floor.
With all the issues Huggs had getting him to Morgantown to begin with, I myself think we were lucky to have gotten what we did from him before deciding he'd had his fill of going to class.