I'd say Andre has excellent court vision and he is a good passer. I think his turnover percentages are that way because he too ofter tries to thread the needle and make the high degree of difficulty pass too often. He needs to curtail that for sure.
He passes the eye test with flying colors. If you look at statistics you'll see Polley is average at best. Go through each individual game and look at Polley's statistics. He had two big games that brought up his scoring average. He had several games of 0's across the board. Jackson also missed ~4 games. No one expects him to score like they do Polley, but he does a lot more on both ends
He is also our best defender. He'll probably average 6 and 8
I'm thinking that you dictated this and actually said, "My intoxication, or my heresy and ridicule?"
True. Akok being healthy is huge.
that would be great but so far it's 5 and 2 against the softest of cupcakes. akok has totally eclipsed him by comparison thus far.
Agreed. As of now Gaff is lighting it up. Gaffney would take Polleys minutes
Actually I don't think either Polley or Jackson deserve alot of playing time at the moment - even while we wait to see Hawkins. Polley can't play decent defense and Dre has no offensive game to speak of - he is even missing gimme layups! And while Dre dibbles around the perimeter, defenses collapse and double/triple team in the paint. Even in limited action, Diggins looks more comfortable with the ball than Dre does.
I love your posts Hans. Well-thought, witty, and eloquent.
Martin only getting 20 minutes and Cole 25? Not going to happen even in your best dreams. They both will be on the court for 30 plus minutes when the big games come up. Those 2 and Sanogo are integral parts of our success,.
You’re weird man lol
Thanks. Contribute to the debate or zip it.
Yeah Hurley just confirmed as much in his presser. Said he expects RJ, Sanogo and Terese to each be playing 32-33 minutes or more by Atlantis.
arguing about akok being the starting SF is not a debate it's an embarrassment for all involved
That one comment was an aside to the debate. Scroll back more. We were talking bout Ajax. And I misspoke about Akok replacing Ajax. Apologies. It'll be Gaffney.
Agreed, these are the games that he should take more 3's. AJax is one of those players that offers way more in other parts of the game. He is a difference maker.
Nope, Jackson is going to get his minutes. Polley is so far the same Polly. Hawkins, though he has not played yet, he will be very a very special player. Not sure if you have watched videos of his HS games or tournament play and compare Ray Allen's games at that point in his life and you might see the light.
Great post. I’m a little late to the thread but I think this lineup is a manifestation of Hurley pre-season alluding to a pretty short rotation; the lineup does appear fairly complete and well-rounded for winning in college. You sub and keep in Polley if he’s hot; Jackson if we want to go a little bigger and athletic; Whaley for more defense. Then you sprinkle in the younger guys
Who was our leading rebounder today? I forget.
Make no mistake: Sanogo is a beast. He will be neutralized only by doubling him; by the end of the season I suspect you’ll need a big-to-big double like we did on Elton Brand in the ’99 NC game.
Yes. Doesn't mean his game isn't a work in progress and that he's not super over-rated around these parts.
Agree. Beast is a good title for him. He's going to be a problem for teams all year, now 'til March.
