Don’t think it’s as straight forward as just developing players into something special. The putty has to be there - right now it’s very questionable whether it is in a couple of guys as there are aspects to their game that look really off, and not coachable. Would be a tough call for Hurley.
You really are putting Tristen Newton down because he isn't an impactful NBA player? Ugh. I would love to have T-Newt on this team now. We would be a lot better team. He became a great College player.
There won't be any more to put on Liam's shoulders than what he was giving us before the injury. He naturally gives us things on the court and with his personality that nobody else on this team gives us and everyone else can go back to their regular roles. Hass will still handle the ball a ton but Liam will help supplement that. AK will go back to being an awesome connector who gets a lot of open looks from three and cuts for layups. Solo will be hounded less than he's being hounded currently, Stewart will go back to his role off the bench but will hopefully be better equipped because of his time starting, and Ross will be playing less. The shooting, handling, driving Liam brings is all natural to him...he's a pro. The energy and passion he'll bring is also natural for him, he's our emotional leader already because that's how he's wired.
He's just on one tonight. His posts make no sense.
Yeah calling Diarra a player we an trust at the end of the shot clock made no sense too. Diarra scares me every time the shot clock is winding down.
No that’s not the reason. But he was drafted there for a reason. I don’t care to have a Newton conversation because it’d sound harsh and the board wouldn’t be that receptive anyways.
I’m not saying Diarra is good at the end of the shot clock. But it’s obvious that’s what we trust him to do because he has the ball almost every single time it happens.
Yeah, there’s still time for Mahaney to salvage the season, but he’s made me appreciate guys like Spencer and Newton even more.
We have no one that can come close to replicating the amount of defensive gravity Liam draws with the ball in his hands. We just plainly don’t have another guy that can consistently get into the lane off the bounce and is a both a strong scoring and playmaking threat once he’s there. The way opposing defenses have to play Liam opens up so much for the more complementary guys like Ball, Karaban, and Samson.
I think we're a bit lacking on offense without McNeeley. It's those walkabouts that take it's toll.
For the life of me I want to see what Hurley does in this kid. He is just goofy and all over the place out there. When he’s not jumping out of his shoes at pumps hes throwing some wild shot up. It sometimes looks like he just started playing basketball two years ago, and he has some of the weirdest body language. The first round pick context Dan Hurley was dishing was comical.
We aren't allowed to move without the ball this year. It's been like that all season. Teams know they'll get away with it and it's the best way to stop us.
Coach K had a reputation of being the most foul mouthed coach in the business. Just the networks anointed him and never showed it. Ever wonder why the cameras at Cameron are behind the benches and not facing them?
Karaban hasn't been any better, unfortunately.
Yeah it cut off and jumped to Creighton and DePaul live. I started it a little late and had to pause a few times to take the dog out, but usually that's not an issue
Really well stated. 100% agreed.
it’s not just Hurley. NBA scouts invited him to camp over the summer. The putty is there for him and others in the sophomore class. They just have to keep getting experience and coached in the right way.
This is exactly what Hurley was complaining about in the post game presser. He was pissex that refs were not calling the grabbing on our cuts preventing freedom of movement. That prevents our guys from getting good looks.
Think about the level of rise it took for him to go from a very nice player in a middle of the road conference to a first team All American. He’s just one example of many guys that got better here over the past 6 years. But he wasn’t a highly heralded recruit either. There’s no argument to be made saying well Hurley got a guy that was already headed to the league. No sir.
Stephon Castle plays majority PG minutes for the SA Spurs. Can you stop now? My lord.
