Doubt it will happen But I would love like 15 minutes out of diggins tonight, kind of a "throw him in the fire" type thing, if he turns it over quick a few times, so be it. Would be good for him to get some exposure handling the ball against tough pressure in a true away game. Just feels like do or die time for Gaff, at least on here lmao.
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Gaff is an extremely serviceable backup guard…all the hate on him makes no sense…its not his fault that hes from New Jersey
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He’s a 4th guard on a very good team. Not the second ballhandler
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Yes but he's still 2nd best ball handler on the team.
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This thread ripping Gaffney tonight is inexplicable. I feel like he's made the classic Boneyard transition from a guy who gets praised unnecessarily early in his career to a guy who gets ripped inexplicably as he matures. Saying he was the issue tonight is crazy.
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Diggins is the 2nd best ball handler on the team - I honestly don't think it's close. Gaffney is better in many other aspects of the game (maybe even all other other aspects of the game), but Gaffney is not a better ball handler than Diggins.
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Ehh. He spit the bit tonight when Hurley took Cole out in the second half with a five-point lead so Cole could get some rest for the finale. Hurley gave him the keys to manage the game for 3 minutes and he was a disaster.
He had the turnover where he tripped over the floor while dribbling. He had an atrocious pass on a look ahead to Hawkins. He had a shot, not entirely his fault, as shot clock was winding down that wasn't even close.
He did have a couple of nice drives to the hoop in the first half, but he was bad and absolutely made the decision to rest Cole a mistake.
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Not convinced Diggins would have been the solution tonight. Having Gaffney, an experienced junior, as the backup point is a luxury not too many other teams can claim.
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In close games you stay with what/who you know, it requires experience not experiments.
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Gaffney was not the issue last night, but it was another game that exemplified the issues he does have. He is not a serviceable backup PG against good teams, as others try to argue.
Stats vs. WVU, Auburn, MSU, & VSU: 71 minutes played, 23 total points, 5-16 FG (31%), 0-6 3PT (0%), 13-19 FT (68% -- respectable but still below his career average of 76%), 10 reb, 8 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks, 7 TO.
Let the numbers speak for themselves. He makes headscratchingly bad decisions down the stretch and we are simply not getting enough from our junior backup PG who's playing 20mpg. The shot clock violation last night, when he and Jackson were playing "no you shoot! no you shoot instead!" late in the game, could have gotten me a noise complaint in my apartment...
Stats vs. WVU, Auburn, MSU, & VSU: 71 minutes played, 23 total points, 5-16 FG (31%), 0-6 3PT (0%), 13-19 FT (68% -- respectable but still below his career average of 76%), 10 reb, 8 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks, 7 TO.
Let the numbers speak for themselves. He makes headscratchingly bad decisions down the stretch and we are simply not getting enough from our junior backup PG who's playing 20mpg. The shot clock violation last night, when he and Jackson were playing "no you shoot! no you shoot instead!" late in the game, could have gotten me a noise complaint in my apartment...
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He is a 6-1 160 lb combo guard. he is little like doug Wiggins . but Cole Is a dude. strong, mature and ready. I never expected to see much diggins as a freshman. But, He has time to develop.
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You talking about Diggins or Cole? Diggins is about as pure a point guard as it gets.
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He's still growing. 6'2" 170 at start of the season.
Anyway, I'd like to hear Hurley explain specifics on why Sool isn't seeing more minutes. I can't see it being his handle or his youth, given who we're playing now. I could understand Hurley being concerned about his shooting if he's still using a low release. But it seems like an odd situation developing given Sool's role in getting Hawkins and Johnson (and Clingan) to come here that he wouldn't already be being primed for the floor leader role when Cole leaves.
Chief would love to have Doug Wiggins on this team. After he had that big game when Blaney was coaching and said after the game he felt more relaxed and comfortable than if Coach Calhoun was coaching - I knew he was finished - LOL.