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Different teams, different make ups, and they probably didn't shoot 29%. Sometimes you just can't make a shot. It happens.

Yep, all in all we had our chances down the stretch. We missed a few great/open looks and they hit theirs (the Daniels corner three after the timeout comes to mind and there was one other). Despite playing a poor game we still had a chance to win.
 
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Just read some of Ollie's post game comments. Paraphrasing:

--Didn't shoot well enough.
--Didn't make SMU move side to side, just kept the ball on one side of the floor and tried to drive into it.
--Not intense enough.

That sums it up for me. Live and learn.
 
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Can we please stop talking about Daniels and Boat to the NBA, there is zero chance of that happening.
AMEN....can't believe people still think DD has a shot in hell at the NBA level right now. He is a string bean, soft, 6-8 3-man with NO handle that is an ok shooter when wide open.
 
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Getting back to the original OP's topic, I was thinking the same thing. We just can't beat them. Until proven otherwise, I just don't want to see them in the post season.

Their defense is admirable, and quite frankly bothersome. Bazz may have been forcing it but SMU took him out of his game. Credit Coach Brown, because he studied us and exploited our weaknesses.
 
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We'll see at the draft. And your view will be wrong again as it is every single year.

BTW, excellent name calling with no defense of your opinion I notice.
Palatine, I will be more than happy to wager with you, whatever you want, that DD will not get drafted in the 1st round this year. You name the stakes......
 
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We'll see at the draft. And your view will be wrong again as it is every single year.

BTW, excellent name calling with no defense of your opinion I notice.
You think DeAndre Daniels is goiung
We'll see at the draft. And your view will be wrong again as it is every single year.

BTW, excellent name calling with no defense of your opinion I notice.
I don't know anything else to tell you other then you are wrong, he isn't even on the NBA's radar this year. Ollie knows Daniels isn't close to ready but since Ollie is plugged into NBA circles he will ask around on Daniels behalf. All of the scout's will tell him the exact same thing. They will tell him he has nice talent but he has to come back for his senior season and work on his body, his handle, his postgame and most importantly his confidence.
 
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Palatine, I will be more than happy to wager with you, whatever you want, that DD will not get drafted in the 1st round this year. You name the stakes.
And if you don't want to bet, than shut the hell up! A wise man once said "I believe in the theory of holes.....when I'm in one, I stop digging." You would be wise to heed such advice....
 
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You think DeAndre Daniels is goiung

I don't know anything else to tell you other then you are wrong, he isn't even on the NBA's radar this year. Ollie knows Daniels isn't close to ready but since Ollie is plugged into NBA circles he will ask around on Daniels behalf. All of the scout's will tell him the exact same thing. They will tell him he has nice talent but he has to come back for his senior season and work on his body, his handle, his postgame and most importantly his confidence.
DOUBLE AMEN!!
 
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Palatine isn't the type to admit he's wrong. I would love to take his money but I'm guessing he's also the type to welch on a bet.
 
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Palatine isn't the type to admit he's wrong. I would love to take his money but I'm guessing he's also the type to welch on a bet.
good point.....hence the silence from him once he got bitch-slapped in this thread...
 

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Seriously, who really cares if he plays in the NBA or not?

Odd thing to focus on when we got a team losing games they should and quite frankly need to win.
Kind of what I was referring would happen in the other thread. Some fans turn on players and coaches when things go badly. This is a classic example of several posters bringing up the potential inability of UConn players to get their dreams because said fans are deprived of enjoyment. Certainly some of the fans are just commenting on player attributes and likelihood of getting to the NBA. But others are using this thread to put down players who have failed them.
 
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A quick google search of 2014 NBA mock drafts did not produce one (on the first page anyway) that had Deandre getting drafted in either the first or second round. To the point that teams draft potential over production: Yes. Yes they do. However, that is because the draft is an utter crapshoot. There are only two rounds, and almost no room for error. Unless you have a lottery pick, you are drafting a replacement part. Since 2003, 21 players drafted have been selected to both an All-NBA team and an All-Star game appearance. Only 3 were drafted by teams outside of the lottery in the first round (Rajon Rondo; David Lee), and only 1 was drafted in the second (Marc Gasol). Of the players who have appeared in only an all-star game since being drafted in 2003 or later (19), 17 were first round selections. Of those first round selections, 8 were non-lottery picks, and only 3 were second round picks (Gasol, Paul Millsap, and Mo Williams *I wonder who helped him get selected...*).

NBA teams do not need to watch a player for 3-4 years to understand generally what he will become. Lebron didn't need a second in college, neither did Kobe. Durant didn't need more than one. Of course they pick on "potential." It doesn't take long to see if an 18 yo has the athleticism and talent to translate to the NBA, a more athletic venue than college. Is it any wonder why Adam Morrison's college production only seemed to MJ (one of the worst talent evaluators in basketball except to players such as Kwame Brown)? The college production does not mean all that much to the evaluators. However, there is one caveat: If you are in college for several years, and you don't grow into a superior player, and dominate games against lesser quality (and younger) players, that speaks volumes.

DD does not produce consistently night in and night out. This is not contingent on the opponent either. Going 0-4 with one rebound against the likes of Yale is not a good statement. It would be one thing if the game was an anomaly, but DD consistently performs inconsistently. After 3 years in college, talent evaluators might like his stroke (40% is good, but is he athletic enough to separate from bigger, faster, better defenders at the next level to maintain it?), and his talent, but they are noticing that he isn't harnessing it consistently enough to warrant a high draft pick. At this point, he isn't harnessing it enough to be a draft pick period.
 
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