The kid is a big body, works hard, and plays within himself. I want to see more of him in the rotation.
More Tai Please!
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Tai isn't the most polished player we have, but he plays all out and when he gets his hands on the ball, it's his
I just appreciate his toughness. Sets good screens too. Seriously.
We've gotten accustomed to havin Julius Randle or Terrence Jones types. Sometimes you just need a Chuck Hayes bruiser type.
HOW ABOUT HUMP AND HIS 7 REBS TO GO WITH 4 PTS . Tai had 2 rebs 1 blk and 1 steal.
Tai had 2 boards, a steal and a block. Was bit of a foul magnet with 3 but he was banging bodies. Hope we keep seeing bit more of him
Humphries was ok. Missed a couple of chippies as he seems to do. I think Tai has the makings of being a better defender than Humphries though and probably an equally good rebounder if given the opportunities. And as mentioned above looks to be the only guy we have who will stay on a screen until the guard clears. That's subtly very important. Would not mind at all to see him in the lineup with Bam and the guards. We need some physicality.
I like him in a garbage man role. Never feed him the ball. Make him a screener and live off the offensive and defensive glass.
I'd basically do the same with Humphries and to a lesser extent Bam. None of them are skilled and I think part of our recent regression was concentrating on getting Bam the ball and not just ripping and running.
I'd basically do the same with Humphries and to a lesser extent Bam. None of them are skilled and I think part of our recent regression was concentrating on getting Bam the ball and not just ripping and running.
We got something from everybody that hit the floor tonight,well done Cats!!!
Gabriel finished with 7 and 6 tonight. Our bigs helped earn a considerable rebounding advantage, and Bam only played 22 minutes. I'll take 13 combined boards from Gabriel/Hump every game.
I liked what I saw from Tai tonight, didn't score but did a lot of things that were positive. For a guy who rarely sees the floor it was a good showing and I saw promise for the future from him. Hope we get to see more of him in future games this season.
Being able to dunk is not a skill. No, he is not skilled.
Could've sworn he hit some '12's last night and a couple of baby hooks.. He's skilled, just not the highest bb IQ..
The best thing about Tai, is they can't move him out. He holds his ground better than any of our big men.
Tai and/or Hump will never be AA, but with those 2 and SKJ,
I wonder out loud if Knox may be more needed than Bamba if
we had to choose just one. (Diallo, Vandy, & Knox could all be
considered SG or SF)
Richards, Hump, Tai>>>>>>>>>Bam, Hump, Tai ????
I like Tai. Knows he is a role player and know his role. Just plays hard.
Tai & Hump seemed to be more comfort in the zone D.
Minimized their lack of quickness. (less fouls)
May be the way (D) when Bam is out.
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Tai is a stump.
If he can just get in there and play tough, I don't care if he fouls out after 7-8 good minutes. Just bang a few heads in there.
If he can just get in there and play tough, I don't care if he fouls out after 7-8 good minutes. Just bang a few heads in there.
He didn't really look any worse than Hump. I don't mind seeing him a few minutes a game to beat up on an opposing C.
Was at the game. Tai sure spreads out and holds his spot down low. Doesn't follow the ball and his man at the same time real well yet but he does screen and play hard. Glad to see him contribute. His enthusiasm while on the bench last night stood out to me. Probably because he felt a part. Was watching the 3 go when he got called for a foul underneath. Was that a good call and should the 3 have gotten wiped out?
One thing I've noticed is he doesn't lose positioning, and doesn't get pushed around. I've lost my mind over that the past 2 seasons.
Let the kid play with Bam. Put him on the other teams best big man. 5 fouls to give and a big screener for Bam and others.
Or a Winston Bennett or James Lee. Bet over half the board don't know those two names.
After last night, I hope Tai comes back next year. Like other posters that raved about Gabriel 2 games ago, hope one of them returns.
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Like I posted before, he didn't do much but he was in georgia's way while in the middle of the zone