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intlzncster said:
Who cares about ratings? Scott Hazelton was an McD's AA. It don't matter.

The only thing that matters is what they did on the court. Were any of them starting on any of our above average (never mind good) teams? Maybe Dham. That's it.



That should tell you more about what those players actually were. Even against bad comp, they weren't good.
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Ratings kind of matter when you're trying to prove a point that a team was talented.
 
GHSWolverines said:
as a matter of fact Pmac923 I played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. I was an all conference player in basketball and baseball in high school and nominated for all state in baseball. Oh... I played baseball in college. Sorry BY I am not intentionally trying to brag but it is obvious that Pmac's knowledge of playing a sport is Xbox or play station! I had several teammates who cramped up in basketball and football bc it is the nature of the sport and some players don't hydrate enough.
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I was saying it happens in sports. Nobody cares about what you played. Good for you.
 
UCDaveD said:
Luckily craftiness is something that can be learned. I think that AG's finishing around the rim will definitely improve in time.
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I don't think his finishing around the rim will improve due to his lack of height and vertical jump. He is not Boatright. Without other players up front to be a threat he is just swallowed up and stuffed. On D he will be a liability when good teams with taller guards back him down inside or pass over him. Al is our best player now but he is limited by his size and injuries and the rest of his career will depend on whether his teammates become enough of a threat to give him room to operate. He has the heart of a lion but he needs help.
 
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UCDaveD said:
Luckily craftiness is something that can be learned. I think that AG's finishing around the rim will definitely improve in time.
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Totally agree here....we know this very well watching a wealth of undersized guards mastering the touch of the "just out of reach" shot. It really is the most exciting shot to watch in basketball, watching David humble Goliath.
 
jayteeman said:
Totally agree here....we know this very well watching a wealth of undersized guards mastering the touch of the "just out of reach" shot. It really is the most exciting shot to watch in basketball, watching David humble Goliath.
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He also just hasn't utilized a floater as much as you would expect such a small guy would, idk if it's not very good or if he doesn't think he can even get a floater over the post players but he really needs a consistent one as part of his toolkit (toolkit...craftiness...ill see myself out). It's the only way to keep big men honest when you're that small and not Kemba explosive. The few attempts I can remember in my head he didn't really have much touch with it, but he has touch in general so I think it's only a matter of time until it develops.
 
I think most of our guards over-penetrated their first year or two. They have to play aggressive to figure it out. But that third year can be awesome.

edited to make sense.
 
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Palatine said:
When is he last time you saw a player cramp up and have to come out of the game?

It was his fault or the trainer's. It should NEVER happen.

Sorry dudes. But that's a fact.

I says nothing about his game or his heart.

But it should NEVER, EVER happen.
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If only there was a national championship game involving UConn where a Kentucky big man named Julius Randle was hampered by cramps....

"Randle struggles with leg cramps
Kentucky’s Julius Randle went to the bench three times in the first half, missing 5:01 of game time. The reason for the frequent substitutions was leg cramps, according to an in-game report by the CBS TV broadcast crew."
 
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Palatine said:
Name all the players you have seen leave games because of cramps, just this year.
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I think I was in 6th grade when I first heard the popular joke in which carrots were 'proven' to be good for eyesight by offering the punchline, "Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?"
 
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