Cincinnati vs Campbell Hump Day's

[Scheids21]

I remember last year people were bashing Sanders for shooting 25% from 3. Johnson is 3-19 this season, and this is against mostly mid majors. He has more fouls than points and that is with 2 layups tonight. He did recover on Defense nicely and has quickness and plays decent d. He is basically the anti-JD3. On this team play defense or sit. Would have been nice to redshirt him rather than Morman.

Can the NCAA please let Strickland at least practice. During Ok State game last night it was mentioned that Dixon got eligible after transferring after having 2 allegations of sexual assault, used Dez Wells case as precedent. Guess that takes priority over looking if a kid didn't take the right English class.

He is 4 games into his college career; give the kid a chance.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

He is 4 games into his college career; give the kid a chance.

I do think that Johnson will play a little looser on the road, maybe he is pressing with his family watching.

 

[JumpinJack5]

I remember last year people were bashing Sanders for shooting 25% from 3. Johnson is 3-19 this season, and this is against mostly mid majors. He has more fouls than points and that is with 2 layups tonight. He did recover on Defense nicely and has quickness and plays decent d. He is basically the anti-JD3. On this team play defense or sit. Would have been nice to redshirt him rather than Morman.

Can the NCAA please let Strickland at least practice. During Ok State game last night it was mentioned that Dixon got eligible after transferring after having 2 allegations of sexual assault, used Dez Wells case as precedent. Guess that takes priority over looking if a kid didn't take the right English class.

But that would require the NCAA to be logical, and we all know that they can't do that!

 

[mdchick]

Kevin Johnson had Like 4 or 5 deflections today, that's what Cronin cares about, as long as Johnson plays good d he will play, I like playing him rather than J.D.3 I think he is way better defensively

 

[Scheids21]

I do think that Johnson will play a little looser on the road, maybe he is pressing with his family watching.

I think he will play better as the season goes on; he is just playing scared right now.

 

[bearcat jeff]

KJ will be fine. His game will develop as time goes on.

 

[Robert]

I don't get why any of you guys are hating on KJ. His shots aren't dropping, but his selection hasn't been horrible. He is very quick, and has some of the fastest hands I've seen at Cincinnati. He is going to rack up a lot of steals during his college career.

Shaq had a nice game. He played hard the whole game and looked a lot better on defensive rotations. That is probably why he played nearly 30 minutes. His ability to break down defenders, elevate, and pop the 10-12 footer is a unique skill that can save our behinds on stagnant possessions.

We got to see what JJ can do when he stays out of foul trouble. 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks... he was a monster. The offensive flashes of brilliance he has displayed the last 3 years are finally coming to fruition. It's a combination of increased confidence and patience with the ball on the block.

Lawrence is going to turn the ball over a lot this year, but I'm not worried about him long-term. He plays hard, rebounds, and might be able to anchor a defense if he sticks around long enough and puts on some muscle.

Not much to say about SK and Rubles that hasn't been said before.

Jermaine Sanders was quiet, but Mick's assessment of him being a cerebral player is very accurate. He's probably the least impressive athlete in our 9-man rotation, but he is never out of position and makes good decisions in general.

Caupain was quiet as well, but nothing to be concerned about. Guyn handled the point adequately tonight anyway. I think we all know what to expect from Guyn at this point -- good defense, the ability to get to the rim and finish when he wants to, and he will knock down an open 3 if presented the opportunity. He's not a playmaker, but he can get the ball across half court and start the offense without too much difficulty.

The offense looks much more fluid than last season, and I like that Cronin has been true to his word about pressing for 40 minutes. Shot selection has been excellent, no chucking 3's. Free throw shooting scares me, but we all knew that could be an issue. With the new rule emphasis, we are eventually going to get into a free-throw shooting contest with a capable opponent, and I fear we may be in trouble when that happens.

 

[coachpipe]

I love the new Justin Jackson.....BUT. I have noticed a few times in the first few games he tries to beat his man and doesnt(keep in mind this isnt the best of competition down low so this has me concerned for when he is mismatched downlow) He tries to take a jump shot and misses horribly. like Last night right before half. He needs to be a layup and dunk guy. IF you cant beat a guy, kick it back up and fight for better positioning. No need to force.

Lawrence. I dont know what to think this early into his freshmen year. He really needs to bulk up and alot. His ball handling is not the greatest, seems to have hands of bricks. Idk how many times Ive seen a pass to him just bounce off his hands and then he proceeds to fall on the ground fighting for a ball that should have never been dropped.

JDIII.......Well I was one of the guys who never understood why JDIII could never get playing time. I was so convinced that he was a great offensive player, which he may still be. But after watching last night, I see why he isnt playing. He lost his man everytime last night, he looks completely lost.

Sanders. Heres another guy along with justin jackson and shaq that completely transformed their bodies. JJ and Shaq added mass, while sanders turned that baby fat into some muscle. Hes a much better looking player. Hes seems to always be in the right spots and he rebounds really well

Titus...What is there to not like about this guy so far this year? He has me excited about this year

Sk...Sk is sk. I know it gets repetitive and doesnt feel like praise, but he continues to control the game. The other team goes down and hits a big shot, so what does sk do? Comes right down the court and scores. His shot selection has been so much better this year. Playing in Russia with the best college players definitely helped him .

Shaq...I still keep forgetting shaq is a sophomore. The crossover move into a jump shot was simply beautiful. I would love for him to be a little tougher with the ball, sometimes when he drives he is out of control and loses the ball. He needs to play within himself and stay in control

Guyn. He really impressed me tonight. HE knocked down some nice looking 3s and penetrates the lane nicely. Between him and Caupain, im actually not as worried about the pg position as I previously was

 

[TheLivingLegend]

ill say it again... Kj will be a stud.

Mick was pisssed last night in his post game. Blasted SK.

Said he could talk all night without having a single good thing to say.

 

[New people]

Go Cats

The only big thing that bothers me so far is the 3-8 from the charity stripe. Lawrence has made a few bad mistakes, but he has also had some very nice moves on offense and a few nice blocks. We need to see more Caupain and less Guyn. Guyn has been better this year, but Caupain is the better player right now, IMO. Sanders has been quiet. And finally, Mick, for the love of God, put in JD3!!!!!!!! If he doesn't use him, I hope he transfers so that he can get more playing time and so that we don't keep wasting a schools on a player Mick won't play.

I think that all of the youngies are finding there way, I do think that Guyn has been doing a great job on offense and defense, and will do better as the season progresses. I didn't realize how slow Caupain is, He is extremely slow, I'm a big fan of Caupain but he is slow, there is a question on his defense also, Comfortable with the ball but I have to go with Guyn in the war zone.

 

[New people]

Who cares!

Weird to see that Kilpatrick is 6 years older than Troy Caupain.

All Freshmen BDAY

TC 11/29/1995 5yrs and 10mnts

KJ 06/11/1995 5yrs and 6mts

JL 02/03/1995 5yrs and 1mts

DM 02/26/1994 4yrs and 1mts

JS 02/25/1994 4yrs and 1mts


SK 01/06/1990

This is a mans game!

 

[UCalum08]

ill say it again... Kj will be a stud.

Mick was pisssed last night in his post game. Blasted SK.

Said he could talk all night without having a single good thing to say.

Right there with you on KJ. Mick was really pissed about the defensive effort. They almost out rebounded us, we let them shoot like 48%. Campbell got 1 more offensive rebound than us in the 2nd half. UC was a step behind in the 2nd half and you could tell they were half as*ing it. Mick is right on the money about boxing out. None of our guys do it on a consistent basis.

 

[ucdave]

I agree that our defensive rebounding needs a lot of work and is very poor at this point and time. Hopefully that will improve. But I thought our offensive rebounding seemed pretty good last night. When your FG% is 63%, there's not a whole lot of offensive rebounds to be had.

 

[mdchick]

when jj leaped into the stands last night he was holding his hand like he hurt it or something, I really hope i was nothing serious....

 

[Robert]

when jj leaped into the stands last night he was holding his hand like he hurt it or something, I really hope i was nothing serious....

Doubt it. He went over to the announcer's table right after the game ended and apologized for the spill (according to the ESPN3 guys). If his injury was even remotely serious, I doubt he would be in that jovial of a mood.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Doubt it. He went over to the announcer's table right after the game ended and apologized for the spill (according to the ESPN3 guys). If his injury was even remotely serious, I doubt he would be in that jovial of a mood.

he said, he jammed his thumb a little. Nothing serious.

 

[waterhead]

ill say it again... Kj will be a stud.

Mick was pisssed last night in his post game. Blasted SK.

Said he could talk all night without having a single good thing to say.

I agree about KJ. If Mormon is as good as Johnson we are going to be in good shape for the future. His shooting will get much better. Heck it's already gone from 0% to 16% in no time at all Cronin said before the season that Johnson was our best shooter of the frosh...I believe him. He just has to get use to the speed of D1.

I am very pleased with the freshmen class so far and we have yet to see two of the 5. From what we heard about Mormon in preseason I am pretty sure I will be impressed with him. Strickland is still a bit of a ? but even if we get great production out of 4 of the 5 it will still be a successful class.

Lawrence still has some adjusting to do as well but he's catching on pretty quick. It looks like he has dead hands at times when receiving a pass but he's probably use to not being defended as well as he is now. He will start to realize this and be in a better position in the future.

Our games will get tougher and we will probably see a slight drop in production from our vets in those games...but our frosh will be that much further along so we might even expect them to produce just as well or maybe even better than they have. It's all good right now IMO.

 

[UCalum08]

I agree that our defensive rebounding needs a lot of work and is very poor at this point and time. Hopefully that will improve. But I thought our offensive rebounding seemed pretty good last night. When your FG% is 63%, there's not a whole lot of offensive rebounds to be had.

Good point.