One third of the season....

[IMind]

Maybe Phil just handles the jump ball better..

Brimah's minutes have far more to do with the number of fouls he has than anything Phil Nolan is doing. I say when one of them starts averaging more rebounds per game than fouls per game... that's the guy we go with.

 

[diggerfoot]

Lazy no I agree but 1 time for sure he had a chance to get the ball and elected to stand and bend rather than dive like the guy from Maine. You really think playing against Maine allows you to be more careful? Glad you never coached my kid.......every game, every play you play no different!

I'm going to reinforce your argument mau, though in a way that might make you cringe a little. Over on the women's side no player takes off any play at anytime against any opponent. Auriemma may instruct them to work through their half court offense to ease up on the pedal, but they are expected to give 100% effort 100% of the time, and any individual player no matter how important will sit the bench otherwise.

Yes they recruit elite talent, but so does a handful of other women teams, including Duke's women (in fact, I believe Duke has a greater number of Mickie Ds). What really sets them apart from the few other teams loaded with elite recruits is this 100% effort.

Sorry to interject the women team into this, I know that can be a sensitive topic over here, yet I can't think of a better way to reinforce your point.

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm going to reinforce your argument mau, though in a way that might make you cringe a little. Over on the women's side no player takes off any play at anytime against any opponent. Auriemma may instruct them to work through their half court offense to ease up on the pedal, but they are expected to give 100% effort 100% of the time, and any individual player no matter how important will sit the bench otherwise.

Yes they recruit elite talent, but so does a handful of other women teams, including Duke's women (in fact, I believe Duke has a greater number of Mickie Ds). What really sets them apart from the few other teams loaded with elite recruits is this 100% effort.

Sorry to interject the women team into this, I know that can be a sensitive topic over here, yet I can't think of a better way to reinforce your point.

digger, I am going to reply in a way that won't make you cringe because I respect everything you said and agree for the most part. I just tend to think we will always have a tough time comparing anything relative to the 2 very different landscapes of the mens and womens games. Having said that, you can compare hustle and laying out and the UConn women do that no matter who they are and who they are playing, I agree.