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I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
 
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Duff366

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It's difficult for any freshman in this league, once he gets a lot of minutes next year and knows he's not about to get pulled, he'll be fine
 
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billgumpper

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RutgersMO said:
I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
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Definetly not a shooter.
 
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RUJMM78

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bac2therac said:
he is a freshmen not ready for more than less than 10 minutes a game, nothing wrong with that. Give the kid time, I think some of the press clippings were hyping him beyond his capabilities as a freshmen

He will be better next year
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Simpson is one of the few players that can create and make shots off the dribble.I think his performance will improve next season .
 
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RU84

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RutgersMO said:
I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
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Alot of frosh mistakes? Simpson had 1 turnover but seniors Paul and Caleb each had 4. The team shot under 35% but Simpson was 50%. Simpson wasn't the issue tonight.
 
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shields

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Wrote this before John Battle scored 2 points a game as a frosh and 3 years later in NBA. I can't imagine what the internet would have said if they had it 39 years ago. Freshman make mistakes. Al McGuire, best thing about a freshman he becomes a sophomore.
 
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bethlehemfan

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RutgersMO said:
I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
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Cmon mo. Yeah he’s a frosh. They make mistakes. This kid has it. He will be awesome.
 
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SBP

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RUJMM78 said:
Simpson is one of the few players that can create and make shots off the dribble.I think his performance will improve next season .
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More times than not however, he doesnt convert.
 
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RU84 said:
Alot of frosh mistakes? Simpson had 1 turnover but seniors Paul and Caleb each had 4. The team shot under 35% but Simpson was 50%. Simpson wasn't the issue tonight.
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Not talking tonight. I think Simpson is quick. fast, and should use that skill to help set up his teammates. His ready shoot aim approach isn't working.

MO
 
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wheezer

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He will make one baseline drive to the hoop basket each game, which catches the defense
by surprise, not ready for his quickness

I have said before, I think he wants to do great things, he shoots more than I would like for a
newbie guard in a tough atmosphere, sometimes...... today not so much
 
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cm_13

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RutgersMO said:
I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
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Well, he is a freshman after all
 
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RC80

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Ball starts going in -- we'll like him a lot; everything else he does is fine; And that drive and difficult lay-in (when everybody else was standing around) against OSU in the 2nd half was a big momentum play.
 
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kcg88

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bac2therac said:
its fair but again he is a frosh, remember how bad Young was when he first came.
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Yeah exactly. I'm not writing off his career but we shouldn't be counting on him for anything more than a bucket or two a game this year.
 
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shields

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I have watched college bb for forty years. I don't kill frosh. Does the kid work hard ? Roy Hinson went to big man camps to get better. Never kill freshman. Eugene also was a soccer player before he got serious about basketball.
 
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jerseybird

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shields said:
Wrote this before John Battle scored 2 points a game as a frosh and 3 years later in NBA. I can't imagine what the internet would have said if they had it 39 years ago. Freshman make mistakes. Al McGuire, best thing about a freshman he becomes a sophomore.
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Battle didn't set the world on fire as a soph either. Then, I noticed a change in his muscular definition and his game took off.
 
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shields

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Brunson and Ellerbe we're both still there. 2nd year you could tell Battle could play.
 
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RutgersClassof2004

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RutgersMO said:
I think he makes a lot of frosh mistakes, including:

1. Shooting 3's and not converting... (not just this game: MSU)
2. Losing the handle (TO's)

But do like his speed and drive to the hoop - He's made some pretty shots with that move.

Hoping he bounces back and has a game like Indy.

MO
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What a joke. Glad you're not the coach. He will be a superstar.
 
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Knights 1212

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Some posters just always look for negatives. Derrick is a freshman. He is averaging 6 and a half points a game. No one is perfect but he is a player. He has a bright future. Many of our posters signal out players every time we lose a game. Give the guys a break. They are student athletes. Many on here probably never even participated in a NCAA sport.
 
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RutgersClassof2004

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knights1212 said:
Some posters just always look for negatives. Derrick is a freshman. He is averaging 6 and a half points a game. No one is perfect but he is a player. He has a bright future. Many of our posters signal out players every time we lose a game. Give the guys a break. They are student athletes. Many on here probably never even participated in a NCAA sport.
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Amen brother. Just overweight watching from their LazyBoys.
 
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kcg88 said:
Yeah exactly. I'm not writing off his career but we shouldn't be counting on him for anything more than a bucket or two a game this year.
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so when i went back...shockingly Derek took 3 consecutive shots in crunch time when the game was 6-8 points, made the layup to cut it to 6, missed the next one and then took a 3

during this time. Paul was on the bench and after this series the game was effectively over. Why on earth he is the main option at a crucial moment is beyond me.
 
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