CaptDale
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TheLongHaul
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You remember it, too
Yes, it cost them the game, and I was complaining about his flopping well before that ever occurred. Again, I love SK, but I hate his flopping. Unfortunately with this offense and when things aren't going well, the only option is to hope for a foul. This offense is just toooo bad. It's ridiculous how bad it is.
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Absolutely nothing from the front line, yet again...
Gut check time on Tuesday against Pitt.
Gut check time on Tuesday against Pitt.
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Also, need to see a lot more of Johnson, Caupain and Lawrence and a lot less of Guyn and Sanders. Would like to see Shaq not get pulled for every mistake early. Impossible to get into a rhythm offensively when you fear coming out at every dead ball...
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Painful game to watch. But they are what they are. Fair at everything but good at little. That is what happens when you do not bring in true point guards, true forwards, etc. Huggins did the same thing back in his day. The difference was this. Players got better under his program fairly quickly. You do not see this under Cronin. I think it is early and progress can still be had, but do not expect to be thrilled with this team, this season. Still see Lawrence and Caupain coming around before the season is too old. We will see. And for those expecting an offense, my question is why? Cronin has NEVER had an offense here. Why would he start now?
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There are some things I like about SK, but he is not what the contributors to this thread make him out to be. For sure, he is not much of a ball handler. I do like the fact that he has a quick release on his shot, and he's usually close if he misses. Unfortunately, he's a volume shooter (surprised he only took 9 shots tonight) as no one else seems to be able to pick up the load. I can't believe we had a whopping 7 assists. If he ever gets in foul trouble, what will we do? Implode? He hustles on the court, rarely standing still on offense or defense. But, we're not a one man show. Just haven't found the other 4 Santa's helpers.
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Shaquille played 35 minutes! Sure seemed like he was on the bench more. He was 5-8 from the field with 1 block 1 steal but only 1 rebound.
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Didn't realize it. Also didn't watch a chance to watch most of the game after the first few minutes. He definitely needs to get better at rebounding.
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He was pretty bad early on in the game. But he shouldn't be asked to play the PF role and that's what he was doing tonight because of the lack in recruiting a big man.
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Dear NCAA,
This Christmas I only ask for one gift. As much I would love to bash you for all of the insanely moronic decisions and rules you have, I want to ask that you clear Jamaree Strickland. JJ is a nice energy guy, but he is just inferior down low for long periods of time against quality opponents. Rubles is a decent player, but he has no jumper, so no one falls for his pump fake anymore. We need a bruiser who isn't soft like big Dave. I don't care if Strickland doesn't score that much, I just want a player that resembles a post player. Please, make it happen.
Happy Holidays,
JJ5
This Christmas I only ask for one gift. As much I would love to bash you for all of the insanely moronic decisions and rules you have, I want to ask that you clear Jamaree Strickland. JJ is a nice energy guy, but he is just inferior down low for long periods of time against quality opponents. Rubles is a decent player, but he has no jumper, so no one falls for his pump fake anymore. We need a bruiser who isn't soft like big Dave. I don't care if Strickland doesn't score that much, I just want a player that resembles a post player. Please, make it happen.
Happy Holidays,
JJ5
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100% agree as far as Shaq goes. KJ didn't impress me much tonight, too many dumb defensive mistakes. Caupain just couldn't get anything to fall tonight, but he is still going to be a really nice player for us, IMO. Lawrence needs more reps and 20-30 extra pounds.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/comments...ong-range-shooting-lifts-Xavier-over-UC-64-47
Lol at the comments, nothing like seeing the fair weather "fire Mick Cronin" UC fans. Mick needs to do what Rick Pitino did with him-hire an assistant who is good at what he isn't good at, aka offense. Having SK bring the ball up the court while still having Guyn in the game is insane and ridiculous. If you don't trust Guyn to bring the ball up the court, then bench him because he is good at nothing else really. I feel bad for SK, he didn't play his best game, but he still played pretty well and pretty much had to carry us, with the exception of Shaq.
Lol at the comments, nothing like seeing the fair weather "fire Mick Cronin" UC fans. Mick needs to do what Rick Pitino did with him-hire an assistant who is good at what he isn't good at, aka offense. Having SK bring the ball up the court while still having Guyn in the game is insane and ridiculous. If you don't trust Guyn to bring the ball up the court, then bench him because he is good at nothing else really. I feel bad for SK, he didn't play his best game, but he still played pretty well and pretty much had to carry us, with the exception of Shaq.
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Not going to happen sad to say
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Yeah, I agree, but you can always dream and hope.
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He really wouldn't do anything anyway because he ain't practiced in 3 months.
I wish he was eligible too, but I'm not sure he'd make much difference right now. I do like his upside, you just don't see many ready-made bigs anymore. Outside of Randle, Kentucky has a roster full of 5-star bigs that are offensive liabilities in the post.
Instead of wishing for Strickland I'd rather see Rubles actually play up to his size. He's been extremely soft the last two games and it's killing this team. He seems content with shooting jumpers and playing on the perimeter.
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Still probably better than Dave.
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We know what we'll get with Mick Cronin: a good defensive team that will have to scrape and crawl to get to 60 points against good teams. He will consistently get UC to the tournament as a 6-10 seed but probably nothing better. It is REALLY hard to beat good teams when you cannot score. Mick, from what he says to the media, knows this and is trying to improve it but I doubt he ever will. I am not a "get rid of Mick guy" not necessarily because I think he is great but because there is NO way UC could get anyone better.
Before the season I said UC should split the NC State, UNM, Xavier and Pitt games. UC will have to man up on Tuesday to beat Pittsburgh and reach that goal.
Before the season I said UC should split the NC State, UNM, Xavier and Pitt games. UC will have to man up on Tuesday to beat Pittsburgh and reach that goal.
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Yeah, I agree. Recruiting is so much harder these days, not many players fall through the cracks. We've had our Parkers, SKs, Caupains, etc., but many of these players like Sanders and Guyn do nothing for us. Mick. Has done the best with what he has, but he is what he is. Consistency is good, however, as it is the key to continuing to improve talent.
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Rubles wasn't there tonight on either side of the ball. He does not have the jump shot, and displayed that he's unable to drive inside and get a shot off without having it blocked. Both he and JJ were simply outmatched inside or at the 4. Maybe we need to go to a zone occasionally, but the way X popped 3's, that would have failed, too. That's another subject. A very frustrating night.