Which is odd, don't you think? Allen is 6-1. If he wants a shot at the NBA he is going to have to show he can be good at the 1. I would assume he wants that chance like every other college player?
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Which is odd, don't you think? Allen is 6-1. If he wants a shot at the NBA he is going to have to show he can be good at the 1. I would assume he wants that chance like every other college player?
I'd prefer a dunk, but as long as he continues to make his layups consistently then I'm fine with it. Do what you do best. But it seems like the whole team is afraid to go up strong and dunk the ball (except Royce...at times). Everyone except Percy has shown an amazing ability of missing layups when it seems like they could just as easily dunk.
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Yes, that would be odd. Freddie came out and said that Allen was so effective at the 2 that he kept him there. Perhaps my theory was incorrect there.
IF Allen is our best option at the 1 and the 2, I would submit that he is probably not enough better than Scottie or Tyrus at the 2 to make up for the drop off that we see at the 1 by going to Scottie there (especially with the team-wide effects of an ineffective point guard). Maybe this is what the staff has sorted out through the first several games.
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Last night saw dunks in traffic by Ejim and McGee, and a sweet breakaway at the end by Sledge.
I agree that we've been too layup-happy in earlier games, and apparently can't make layups as a team, but last night is the one game where we were going for the rim instead of the layup. Hopefully that continues.
I was thinking the same thing. I think Melvin would do great if we let him play the 3 and basically let him imitate Rashon Clark. Tell him to be a cutter/slasher, and a shutdown defender and I think he becomes a totally different player. I think both Booker and Railey can spell underneath just fine. You then have Mcgee who can come in at the 1,2, or three, Christopherson for the Two, and Bubu at the 1 or 2. Bubu has been terrific in the minutes he has been given this year. I think with Allen at the point, and Scotty becoming a role player, we could really do some great things still this season.
He was also the last one off the bench during timeouts and kind of moped on up to the team huddle. Showed no emotion, no talking, nothing. He just looked like a freshman stole all of his minutes....oh wait.
But he doesn't cut or slash. He sets a screen and floats to the 3-point line and clanks a three.
Actually last night was a little better, but not much.
I think Melvin just needs to let the game come to him, keep his head up and do what he can when he gets the chance to do it. He's obviously a very talented player.
I agree last night was significantly better, althought I wouldn't say McGee's dunk was really in traffic. There was a guy coming behind him. But lets be honest, that team was absolutely terrible. And I don't mean to take anything away from the improvement from the last few games. But its hard to take a whole lot from playing a team like that.
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I'll give you McGee. I was really wavering on whether to include that one.
I won't defend that opponent. I'm trying not to take much away other than a lopsided victory that could have been bigger. They absolutely stink.
Since it's that week now: They make Iowa look good.
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He also looked very good against Michigan, second only to Royce in the post. I'd agree that he should be starting.
I do as long as he doesn't become the black hole. In the Michigan game he got the ball and was intent on shooting it. He has the ability to create space and make passes to the shooters. Don't know why the Scotty experiment took so long, seemed like we were wasting his greatest skill, shooting.
Also, I think the should feed White the ball more.
Disclaimer, I'm not a basketball expert.
Chris Allen is 6-3. Previously I've even seen him listed as 6-4, and he's fairly long for a guard. Extreme hops too.
I've only seen a couple of games this year, but when I have seen Booker play, he seems lose control of his emotions rather quickly. He'll miss a shot, get all mad, then go make a stupid foul on defense to try and make up for the missed shot. Before you know it, he's been pulled from the game. I'm sure the guy just wants to contribute and help the team win, but he's got to realize that he's not going to make every shot and has to keep a cool head and not let his emotions get the best of him.
I agree, and at the same time I disagree. He is the one player on our team that most opponents can't stop. Yet I think I could actually post up better than him, and I'm 5'9". He gets good position and gets pushed all the way out to near th 3 point line by the time he gets the ball. I think he can be unstopable down low, but he seems like he would rather play with the face to the basket. But he can still be really good playing that way as well.
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If you are talking about extreme hops lets talk about Sledge, he's what? maybe 3' tall and dunked last night. Pretty impressive, but he sucks at most other things.
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Ok Porter