Adams may have figured this thing out
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C'mon. He's playing very well. It's the rest of the team that's horrendous.
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The offense has looked a helluva lot better the last 2 halves since Jalen has been in attack mode and everyone else has settled into a spot up role. Granted...defense is another story.
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I mean, I get that Jalen is still a potential elite player and our hopes hang on his development, but I guess I'm just pumping the brakes on him having "figured this thing out" when he's just two halves removed from an absolutely abysmal performance and an uneven start to the season, to put it kindly. And one of those halves was against a team that never for one second feared that we were going to beat them because of the hole he helped us dig; and the other is against a Div. II team.
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He looks confident now and will be our best player without question if Larrier is really done. But one of Enoch, Jackson, Facey, Brimah or Durham need to become a 10 PPG scorer because we can't have only guards scoring.
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Looks great offensively. Doesn't, play a lick of defense and quite frankly it's not acceptable to me. The entire effort today is embarrassing (as a team) and I think it's on the coach. I understand they may be a little tired from last night and depth is lacking but nobody is held accountable on this team. 10 turnovers in a half and he's allowed to continue. I don't care if a damn walk-on has to bring the ball across half court, or at least try, he has to feel the pine under his ass. I'm not saying for a long while but there are no repercussions for failure.
He was an excellent defender last year. He's on and off this season, but he's certainly not the biggest problem on defense.
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I know we have tons of issues, like rebounding, inbounding the ball and defending the three
But at least on the offensive end, he's been a stud after a piss poor start against OSU. He's looking like the player who finished last year
Sometimes you just need for that switch to be flipped, and that would be yuuuuuge for us
But at least on the offensive end, he's been a stud after a piss poor start against OSU. He's looking like the player who finished last year
Sometimes you just need for that switch to be flipped, and that would be yuuuuuge for us
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Said this in chat and in another thread but I think it warrants re-posting:
Jalen rising to the occasion the past 2 games eerily reminds me of mid-season Kemba his soph year (2010).
-Both similarly lead sophmore PGs
-Both on under-performing teams
-Both had/have 3 key seniors who we thought would lead the way, but couldn't/haven't (Dyson, Stix, Edwards -- Rodney, Facey, Brimah).
Kemba didn't emerge until halfway through the year, Jalen is emerging earlier out of necessity/injury.
Adams will be a FORCE next year.
Jalen rising to the occasion the past 2 games eerily reminds me of mid-season Kemba his soph year (2010).
-Both similarly lead sophmore PGs
-Both on under-performing teams
-Both had/have 3 key seniors who we thought would lead the way, but couldn't/haven't (Dyson, Stix, Edwards -- Rodney, Facey, Brimah).
Kemba didn't emerge until halfway through the year, Jalen is emerging earlier out of necessity/injury.
Adams will be a FORCE next year.
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There are no other PG choices right now
You have to look at what JA has shown overall - he has been good at D at times but being the only ballhandler leaves him gassed but I agree that he needs to step it up on D
Yep another one to pin on KO - hey James - you got a new friend here
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