Brimah.....

[Waquoit]

When it comes to guys like Brimah, I remember a comment from Andre Lacroix when he was the color guy for Whaler games. He said it wasn't fair to boo performance, only effort. I agree. In this case, is Brimah giving us his best shot? Clearly, the answer is yes. Do I wish he would do a few things better? Yeah, but he's getting better and he saved last year for us. He plays with joy. He's pretty much a sacred cow for me.

 

[johnhuskies95]

After watching a few of the 2008 games lately, I think that Brimah is definitely above where Thabeet was as a sophomore, at least on offense. Conversely, Thabeet was much better on defense, at his peak he's probably the most dominant defensive force I've ever seen in college basketball.

But Hasheem became a very good back to the basket player as a junior, so I think Brimah has a very bright future ahead of him.

I'm not sure I get the complaint about his hands. You're not second in the country in FG% with bad hands or even average ones.

 

[CTBasketball]

After watching a few of the 2008 games lately, I think that Brimah is definitely above where Thabeet was as a sophomore, at least on offense. Conversely, Thabeet was much better on defense, at his peak he's probably the most dominant defensive force I've ever seen in college basketball.

But Hasheem became a very good back to the basket player as a junior, so I think Brimah has a very bright future ahead of him.

I'm not sure I get the complaint about his hands. You're not second in the country in FG% with bad hands or even average ones.

You're not 2nd in the country in FG% without hands in general, let alone bad hands.

 

[Rico444]

Rico I agree. But regularity? I said he shoots to better facing, but he's not taking any of those as of late to my point.

We can sit here and debate how he's doing from game to game. I haven't seen enough the last month to say that he's regressing from where he was earlier in the season. I prefer to wait until the end of the season and make a final assessment then.

 

[James]

The thing is there are a ton of things wrong with this team before you get to brimahs "hands". He is fouling less in an increased role/mpg, yet producing more per 40 min. than he did as a frosh. He is clearly the second best player on this team, you guys should be yelling about how poor of passers omar/purvis are. Cerebrally, AB is approaching the game at a different level , just check his stat trajectory. There's this strange group of posters who aren't really impressed by AB and think he subtracts more than he adds... I get he isn't necessarily conventional but c'mon

 

[husky91]

There is absolutely no way he is the 2nd best player, I'd put him 5th after RB, DHam, Purvis and Omar and that's almost by default because the talent level of the team falls off a cliff at that point.

I think he'll much more consistent next year and a potential AA candidate if stays for his Sr. year.

The thing is there are a ton of things wrong with this team before you get to brimahs "hands". He is fouling less in an increased role/mpg, yet producing more per 40 min. than he did as a frosh. He is clearly the second best player on this team, you guys should be yelling about how poor of passers omar/purvis are. Cerebrally, AB is approaching the game at a different level , just check his stat trajectory. There's this strange group of posters who aren't really impressed by AB and think he subtracts more than he adds... I get he isn't necessarily conventional but c'mon

 

[imno1]

We can sit here and debate how he's doing from game to game. I haven't seen enough the last month to say that he's regressing from where he was earlier in the season. I prefer to wait until the end of the season and make a final assessment then.

OK let us know

 

[Onions]

There is absolutely no way he is the 2nd best player, I'd put him 5th after RB, DHam, Purvis and Omar and that's almost by default because the talent level of the team falls off a cliff at that point.

I think he'll much more consistent next year and a potential AA candidate if stays for his Sr. year.

You want to rank Amida after Hamilton - I get that, despite Dham's penchant for turnovers. You want to put him after Purvis - I don't see it, even though I think Purvis is our second most dependable 2 way player. You want to put Amida after Omar - well then you sir, are an idiot.

 

[whaler11]

And I would like to see you order your words correctly, and leave the basketball to him and his coaching staff

1000 apologies. No more comments from anyone on basketball, got it.

For all the grief the guy takes - it was a fairly innocuous comment that has upset y'all.