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I agree. The nba is a different animal. But college, you don’t have to be a great athlete. I would like someone to explain to me why he can’t be a good college player. Shoots well, decent size, decent handles. Because he wasn’t ranked high? That’s usually the only reason.
He gave the ball to the other team 3 straight times. Who’s on the court shouldn’t matter. He’s been here for 4 years. How hard is it to make an outlet pass? SeriouslySo you seriously think that was entirely on Diarra? I'll grant that Diarra has a tendency to try to do to much (especially when no one else wants the ball). But he was put in a position to fail.
Diarra was in the position of being the outlet pass for Martin. Should he have been the outlet pass? No, we all know he's not that offensively capable.
But when Sam Martin can't get 10 feet up the court, somebody needs to handle the ball.
You don’t have to do all of that to be a good college player. You usually need 1-2 skills, and effort. Tre Scott wasn’t good at much. He care, and tried. And had good size. Once again I’m not saying he’ll be Danny forts on, but could he be Tre Scott with different skills? I think so.His handles, passing and defense still need to improve, he's primarily a 3-point shooter. He's also a bit of a tweener. He's not big enough to play defense as a 4 against a lot of teams, but is he athletic enough and a good enough ball handler to play the 3?
He can undoubtedly become a very good player in college. The above is what may stop him from becoming a star at the college level.
His handles, passing and defense still need to improve, he's primarily a 3-point shooter. He's also a bit of a tweener. He's not big enough to play defense as a 4 against a lot of teams, but is he athletic enough and a good enough ball handler to play the 3?
He can undoubtedly become a very good player in college. The above is what may stop him from becoming a star at the college level.
Dejulius ?I still like our core. If guys come back, add dejulius we could improve a lot next year. These guys are really young. Finish the year with a couple wins, a win in the conference and go from there.
So you seriously think that was entirely on Diarra? I'll grant that Diarra has a tendency to try to do to much (especially when no one else wants the ball). But he was put in a position to fail.
Diarra was in the position of being the outlet pass for Martin. Should he have been the outlet pass? No, we all know he's not that offensively capable.
But when Sam Martin can't get 10 feet up the court, somebody needs to handle the ball.
Davenport just needs to work without the ball of do straight line drives when he finds one. He’s not breaking any ankles out there. He can make the shots when he gets there. He’s not a play maker. He’s a lot less athletic than Clark... but he does a good job with what he has. I don’t think he can guard in NBA.
Dejulius ?
Think he can be counted on ? Only as a backup to Saunders. I believes for the sake of the program going forward, Saunders needs as much experience running the Point as possible.
You don’t have to do all of that to be a good college player. You usually need 1-2 skills, and effort. Tre Scott wasn’t good at much. He care, and tried. And had good size. Once again I’m not saying he’ll be Danny forts on, but could he be Tre Scott with different skills? I think so.
Also,it’s senior night. Ultimately that game didn’t matter for us. Are we really blaming the coach for starting the seniors? Their actual senior night got canceled.
As a senior he developed those skills. We are talking about a sophomore. How many skills did Tre have as a sophomore? 0-1? I’m not even saying he’s going to put up Tre Scott’s numbers, I’m just saying there’s no reason he won’t be good.The smaller a guy is, the more he needs to be able to do. A 5 can make a major impact while being an offensive liability (look at Memphis's Cisse). A PG needs to be able to do a lot more with the ball to stay on the court.
Davenport needs to be more skilled than Scott, because he lacks the size and athleticism to rebound and defend at anywhere close to the level Scott did. Also, Scott had more than 2 skills, but he was elite at 2 skills (defense and rebounding) and capable in most other areas (shooting, passing).
I have no problem with starting the seniors, the game result was meaningless to us. I just think it's silly to act like Diarra was terrible because of how he played with 2 walk-ons. Somebody had to bring the ball up, Martin wasn't getting anywhere, Cook didn't want it and Vogt was at the far end of the court.
Diarra was put in the position of being a ball handler, it's not a position he should be in, but it's the position Brannen put him in. The result was pretty much to be expected.
The smaller a guy is, the more he needs to be able to do. A 5 can make a major impact while being an offensive liability (look at Memphis's Cisse). A PG needs to be able to do a lot more with the ball to stay on the court.
Davenport needs to be more skilled than Scott, because he lacks the size and athleticism to rebound and defend at anywhere close to the level Scott did. Also, Scott had more than 2 skills, but he was elite at 2 skills (defense and rebounding) and capable in most other areas (shooting, passing).
I have no problem with starting the seniors, the game result was meaningless to us. I just think it's silly to act like Diarra was terrible because of how he played with 2 walk-ons. Somebody had to bring the ball up, Martin wasn't getting anywhere, Cook didn't want it and Vogt was at the far end of the court.
Diarra was put in the position of being a ball handler, it's not a position he should be in, but it's the position Brannen put him in. The result was pretty much to be expected.
He is an inch shorter than Scott. Davenport has done more in two years with one being shortened than Scott did in his first three
But he wasn’t. One turnover he handed it to Memphis under our basket, another instead of passing he tried to dribble and it went right off his foot. He chose to do those because he is ridiculously bad at basketball. I also think he had a foul in that time. There is a reason he doesn’t play, I’m sure Brannen would love to play a 6”10 guy, however he is a doofus on the court. I can’t even tell if you’re serious about arguing he can play because it’s so insane.
He is an inch shorter than Scott. Davenport has done more in two years with one being shortened than Scott did in his first three