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Post by AzTex on Nov 29, 2014 9:01:05 GMT -8
I keep looking at this board expecting a reasonable reaction to a close loss. Whats the definition of insanity again? I think you just demonstrated the definition perfectly.
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Post by bearfoot on Nov 29, 2014 16:47:21 GMT -8
I think Fish keeps trying big PGs because he has his eye on the real prize, Final 4 or NC. When you get in THE tourney and play elite teams little PGs tend to get overmatched by the elite PGs in the country. Nov and Dec is when you experiment with best options, I don't mind the Kell at PG experiment. His A / TO ratio for the season is actually better than Zabo's right now. I think Fisher puts Kell out the point because he doesn't make mistakes. Zabo does, but has a higher ceiling than Kell at the point. Quinn is likely put at the 2 spot because he has been better from beyond the arc than Kell, though he struggled to get open looks against the zonies. Zabo has been getting better and I expect him to be our PG at some point in the season. I do agree that Kell is more suited for the 2 despite the fact that he had a pretty good tournament at PG this week. No reason to make wholesale changes because of a close loss to Arizona. This team is going to get better as Pope starts being more comfortable, Shrigley comes back to give us another outside shooter, and, hopefully, Z comes back and can quickly get up to speed to give us another athlete with good size (and rebounding) inside. Pope still has miles to go on D, to keep up with the rest of the team.
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Post by Den60 on Nov 30, 2014 10:23:36 GMT -8
I think Fisher puts Kell out the point because he doesn't make mistakes. Zabo does, but has a higher ceiling than Kell at the point. Quinn is likely put at the 2 spot because he has been better from beyond the arc than Kell, though he struggled to get open looks against the zonies. Zabo has been getting better and I expect him to be our PG at some point in the season. I do agree that Kell is more suited for the 2 despite the fact that he had a pretty good tournament at PG this week. No reason to make wholesale changes because of a close loss to Arizona. This team is going to get better as Pope starts being more comfortable, Shrigley comes back to give us another outside shooter, and, hopefully, Z comes back and can quickly get up to speed to give us another athlete with good size (and rebounding) inside. Pope still has miles to go on D, to keep up with the rest of the team. Which is why he isn't playing much. Fisher said after his first game it would take a month or two for him to get up to speed. You have to remember he couldn't even practice fully until he was actually cleared to play. I think he is going to get a lot of minutes against USD and what he does with that will determine home much he gets in the next 3 games (LBSU is a run and gun team like YBU so he might sit a lot for that one). I think Pope could be a critical component for this team to do better than the Sweet 16. We can go farther just based on our defense but I would love to see him as a viable player come tournament time for us. His development is something I am going to watch all season.
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Post by bearfoot on Nov 30, 2014 14:44:26 GMT -8
Pope still has miles to go on D, to keep up with the rest of the team. Which is why he isn't playing much. Fisher said after his first game it would take a month or two for him to get up to speed. You have to remember he couldn't even practice fully until he was actually cleared to play. I think he is going to get a lot of minutes against USD and what he does with that will determine home much he gets in the next 3 games (LBSU is a run and gun team like YBU so he might sit a lot for that one). I think Pope could be a critical component for this team to do better than the Sweet 16. We can go farther just based on our defense but I would love to see him as a viable player come tournament time for us. His development is something I am going to watch all season. I agree The 3 pointer he hit in one of the Maui games was effortless and smooth. Coach will fond spots for him, perhaps at the back end of the 1 - 3 - 1, or the back end of a press. The, "Go be an athlete," situations.
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Post by Den60 on Nov 30, 2014 17:12:15 GMT -8
Which is why he isn't playing much. Fisher said after his first game it would take a month or two for him to get up to speed. You have to remember he couldn't even practice fully until he was actually cleared to play. I think he is going to get a lot of minutes against USD and what he does with that will determine home much he gets in the next 3 games (LBSU is a run and gun team like YBU so he might sit a lot for that one). I think Pope could be a critical component for this team to do better than the Sweet 16. We can go farther just based on our defense but I would love to see him as a viable player come tournament time for us. His development is something I am going to watch all season. I agree The 3 pointer he hit in one of the Maui games was effortless and smooth. Coach will fond spots for him, perhaps at the back end of the 1 - 3 - 1, or the back end of a press. The, "Go be an athlete," situations. That was a nice shot, but then he tried to take the ball in from the top of the key against a solid AZ defense. He just isn't yet accustomed to playing against this level of talent yet. As Harry Callahan once said, "A man needs to know his limitations."
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Post by bearfoot on Nov 30, 2014 22:49:27 GMT -8
I agree The 3 pointer he hit in one of the Maui games was effortless and smooth. Coach will fond spots for him, perhaps at the back end of the 1 - 3 - 1, or the back end of a press. The, "Go be an athlete," situations. That was a nice shot, but then he tried to take the ball in from the top of the key against a solid AZ defense. He just isn't yet accustomed to playing against this level of talent yet. As Harry Callahan once said, "A man needs to know his limitations." The more he practices against our other guys, he will learn how good D-I players are. Shep tried some of that happy HS stuff all through his freshman season.
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Post by merkarrand on Dec 1, 2014 18:54:44 GMT -8
The idea of the post is to exchange ideas or make comments. Let it be. what is on someone's mind is irrelevant to what the coaches or players will do. Have fun, speak your mind, debate it makes the season fun. No need for all to be Kumbaya when a loss occures. SDSU had a very good chance and should have beaten Arizona 2 of the 3 times they have met. Count the mental lapses/errors of each team and SDSU comes out on top.Make free throws and it is a win....So when someone comments on a free throw coach is needed....that is a good observation
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Post by uwphoto on Dec 1, 2014 19:19:39 GMT -8
I agree The 3 pointer he hit in one of the Maui games was effortless and smooth. Coach will fond spots for him, perhaps at the back end of the 1 - 3 - 1, or the back end of a press. The, "Go be an athlete," situations. That was a nice shot, but then he tried to take the ball in from the top of the key against a solid AZ defense. He just isn't yet accustomed to playing against this level of talent yet. As Harry Callahan once said, "A man needs to know his limitations." I actually liked that move, even though he got stripped. He was going to throw it down on somebody. A brief look into the future.
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