Go Big

[Bulldog01]

I think the thing I miss most about SK was his ability to move without the ball and get open. So many times, I see our guys standing around and doing nothing on offense while one person dribbles. We need more movement, that is the key.

Its system their coached to play in. Outside of this year Mick has always had his favorites everybody stood around watching. Caupain, guyn, and Sanders were supposed be the crew this year.

 

[Bulldog01]

Senior starters playing 25 minutes without scoring a point is exactly the kind of problem we always seem to have. Why does he get a pass? We needed him to win a 1st round game and he delivered 0 points. The diamond in the rough types only have so high of a ceiling. We have seen that over and over again.

Preach.To win big you need entire team of Yancys and Cash. We don't have not one on this team. It's going to be rough finding a diamond out of this squad.

 

[Bulldog01]

What? We had some of the best 3 seniors in the country last year. Are you actually saying Jaquon wasnt a good bearcat? I know it's a frustrating time right now but some of you are rewriting history to conform to your argument.

Took Justin and sk 3yrs to be good. Rubles was overrated. It always seem we have a player develop too late with Mick.

 

[TheLongHaul]

No im not telling you that. Im telling you that the last two recruiting classes have been offensively focused. They are not the long athletes with "potential" that we have been accustomed to. They are players who have specific skills on the offensive side of the ball. Im saying there has been a shift in recruiting focus. Moore and Clark are evidence of that.

Sanders, JDIII, and Guyn aren't long athletes with potential. Sanders was supposed to be a lethal scorer. JDIII was not very athletic and was known more for his offensive skills.

Tre Scott on the otherhand looks like a long athlete.

 

[L-T]

These names that get thrown out as "diamonds in the rough" would only be considered diamonds at present day Cincinnati. Nobody else in college basketball would consider most of them as diamonds, but when you compare them to the rest of the recuits that Mick has brought in here, they stand out. The recruit bar has so seriously been lowered during Mick's tenure, that we're now giving "diamond in the rough" stature to guys who who would have had trouble getting off the bench on some of our past teams. Because the competition for playing time has been so weak, they can come here and play for four years, shoot a horrible percentage, but continue to play, because really....who else are we going to throw out there....and because of the sheer volume of shots over time, are able to become some of our all-time leading scorers. There's an eye test factor that disqualifies most of these players as true diamonds, but they did ascend the points scored ladder and as time passes by, their place on the scoring list will be all that matters and how they fared in the "eye test" will be forgotten. They were good student athletes who represented the university well.

SK was one of our all-time greats for more reasons than just his results on the basketball floor. He had one amazing basketball season, but had 4 amazing years of exibiting class, sportsmanship, and hard work...and therefore is a true diamond overall.

 

[Weez1414]

These names that get thrown out as "diamonds in the rough" would only be considered diamonds at present day Cincinnati. Nobody else in college basketball would consider most of them as diamonds, but when you compare them to the rest of the recuits that Mick has brought in here, they stand out. The recruit bar has so seriously been lowered during Mick's tenure, that we're now giving "diamond in the rough" stature to guys who who would have had trouble getting off the bench on some of our past teams. Because the competition for playing time has been so weak, they can come here and play for four years, shoot a horrible percentage, but continue to play, because really....who else are we going to throw out there....and because of the sheer volume of shots over time, are able to become some of our all-time leading scorers. There's an eye test factor that disqualifies most of these players as true diamonds, but they did ascend the points scored ladder and as time passes by, their place on the scoring list will be all that matters and how they fared in the "eye test" will be forgotten.

ALL TRUE. IM SORRY BUT RUBLES, PARKER, AND EVEN KILLA WERE NOT THAT GREAT. Killa worked hard IM not bashing him. He can definitely get his points, but his athleticism and jacking it up 20 times a game and only hitting 5 with some Freethrows and theres your 18. Thats not great to me. These big men that we've had since Mick has been here are some of the worst in all of D1. Dont get me started on them.

 

[Bulldog01]

Cash Lance SK JJ Yancy is only 5 that would start on most teams in. If your counting jucos/transfers I'll give you Williams and Thomas.Seven players in 9yrs is horrible.