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Message: [QUOTE="Doctor Hoop, post: 2080455, member: 6845"] Well, since it's my post you're responding to, I'll respond to you directly, though I've seen others do so above. And I hate that you're going to force me to write things I wish I didn't have to about players whom I like and who have been dedicated to the team. Re: Purvis, can anyone point to a single moment, either at NC St., or here, when he's played consistently like the 5* McDAA he was in high school? That, my friends, is being over-rated. He's a solid athlete, a good defender on the perimeter and plays hard. But at 6'3"-6'4" he needs to handle the rock and pass better. He needs to be a much more consistent outside shooter, not just having moments when he gets red hot, then throws up a 1-10 his next couple games. How many times was he stripped clean on the way to the hoop, or did he throw up an off-balance heave when he wasn't? And he needs to have much better court sense - he doesn't see the court that well. Too many times I've seen him unable to locate the open area and give himself the extra half second to get his shot off. He's a stand-still jump shooter who doesn't get his feet and hands ready to shoot before the ball arrives. So while he holds the credentials, he's never played to the label. Just ask yourself, would you rather have Purvis or Troy Caupain for the last 3 years? No all of those guys didn't just suddenly forget how to dribble and shoot. Most of them, save Jackson and Adams, weren't reliable shooters to begin with. And Jackson is a freshman who wasn't being counted upon initially. Adams is a sophomore. (And you recall Walker and Napier as sophomores, don't you?) Save for Adams no one could ever beat their guy off the dribble. And then he got injured late in the season, with big games approaching. I've written in other threads that I thought Ollie should have instituted a more structured offense rather than the pro-style dribble drive and dish with this group. But I think that became apparent during the season, rather than before the season, once the other two guys who could dribble-drive got injured. That's tough sledding. Vital was a freshman. He showed it at times, and he shone at times, as freshman do. He's tough and plays hard. But he's a freshman. You conveniently ignored Enoch's defensive limitations and propensity to foul, which kept him from a much bigger role even with the better offensive skills. Great with baby hooks and short jumpers, but at 6'11" he also had some trouble finishing at the hoop. As I wrote, Facey was perhaps the most consistent and reliable performer, but remember that in the first 4-5 games even that wasn't the case. And in the first half yesterday he was 0-8. Is that on Ollie? As for defense, they actually played the zone pretty well, though didn't rebound well out of it. Heck, they didn't rebound much better against strong front lines in the man, either. The senior class is what they are, and that's why their record is what it is. But they gave their all and played hard, and I like that. I like last years recruit class, and I like next years class. This will build. [/QUOTE]

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