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Hurleyman216 said:
I’ll add that for those calling for Sid in place of Polley (@superjohn) Sid looked overmatched and completely lost last night. No one is arguing that Sid is a better athlete, but Kwintin is the most athletic guy on our team and we know how that goes. Sid needs to get better ASAP because as of now he is light years behind Polley on both ends of the court. We’re a better team if they can both be out there and performing at a high level, so I’m hoping Sid starts to surprise us.
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We need Sid and Polley to both be able to play on the court at the same time. Hopefully by the conference tournament we can be trotting out a lineup of Gilbert/Adams/Wilson/Polley/Cobb
 
husky429 said:
I knew Sid was going to look so-so. But you don't usually expect top 100 recruit to be as ineffective and lost as Sid. I keep reminding myself that he's a freshman... But he doesn't even look like he's TRYING sometimes. It's hard to teach that.
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With athletic kids I always wonder if it's less of a hustle issue and more of an "I don't know where I'm supposed to be" issue
 
JMick said:
With athletic kids I always wonder if it's less of a hustle issue and more of an "I don't know where I'm supposed to be" issue
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This, 100%. Last year's team looked like they weren't trying, and then all of a sudden this year everyone knows where they need to be and what they need to do and they're moving so much faster. COnfidence will do that to you.

There was at least one play last night where Sid went the wrong way on offense that lead to a turnover. Tarin Smith had the ball on the wing and Sid was near the baseline, just inside the 3 point line in the corner. Instead of kicking out to the corner where he would've had a wide open 3, he tried driving for the basket where he would have been covered, and Tarin passed the ball to the corner. Once Sid gets acclimated to the offense he'll look a million times better.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
"We better hope..."?
Oh please...
I'd love for Akok to be the addition we hope for, but the tone of necessity in a post lauding a noticeably improving Polley verges on silly.
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"verges"?? Stop being nice, it IS silly.
 
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Looks like Polley is going to be hearing about that Iowa game for a long time. Even though Cook dropped 15 pts and 8 rebs on Michigan St, and 19 pts and 15 rebs on Wisconsin.

Polley is only a sophomore.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
Everyone get on board now, Polley is getting better every game. Hop on board the Polley Trolley because it’s leaving the station with or without the doubters!
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are there any doubters out there still?


PS: after reading the thread, I see there are still doubters. Some people seek out the worst in every moment, others seek the best. The truth usually resides in the middle, but you live a much happier life being an optimist than you do being a Debbie Downer
 
JMick said:
We need Sid and Polley to both be able to play on the court at the same time. Hopefully by the conference tournament we can be trotting out a lineup of Gilbert/Adams/Wilson/Polley/Cobb
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That’s why I specifically said in my post “we’re a better team if they can both be out there”
 
Akok aside, I'm looking forward to Polley & Wilson stretching our game on the offensive end. Two tall wings that can stick the three, along with two guards like Adams and Gilbert, and that's some incredible potential.

If Akok can fill in and help, all the better
 
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Hurleyman216 said:
I’ll add that for those calling for Sid in place of Polley (@superjohn) Sid looked overmatched and completely lost last night. No one is arguing that Sid is a better athlete, but Kwintin is the most athletic guy on our team and we know how that goes. Sid needs to get better ASAP because as of now he is light years behind Polley on both ends of the court. We’re a better team if they can both be out there and performing at a high level, so I’m hoping Sid starts to surprise us.
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You're not off to a good start here, this is now the second time you've completely made up stuff I've said. I never said Sid in place of Polley. I never said Jalen sucks in big games. Please stop lying about me.
 
Polley has a beautiful stroke and is coming along nicely for early in his sophomore year.

Sid has a very flat jumper from what I can see in TV and a ton of athletic abilities but his drive is my question. His body language is very poor
 
I mentioned it on another thread but he should watch a lot of Otto Porter Jr. film. Not saying he’s on that level but that’s a good ceiling/ goal to aim for.
 
Captbluefin said:
Polley has a beautiful stroke and is coming along nicely for early in his sophomore year.

Sid has a very flat jumper from what I can see in TV and a ton of athletic abilities but his drive is my question. His body language is very poor
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Sid drifting around the court on offense and defense last night looked like how our entire team played the last 2 seasons. Don't know if these are habits he picked up last year or if they go back farther with him, but he needs to play with more energy and conviction if he wants to make a dent in the rotation.

Multiple times last night he set a screen, rolled to the hole and when he didn't get the ball he retreated to the corner with his head down. He constantly just watched the ball from the floor while defenders when around him for rebounds on the offensive end. I think he looked worse last night than he did his first game when he got stuffed by the rim.
 
jibsey said:
There’s no way Sid is a 4 star at his body mass and strength. Not a great shooter either. But potential to help the team with our current personnel, yes.
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Wouldn't it be awesome if Wilson got his handle, his D, and his shot to the point that he could play a little 2, mostly 3, and a little 4 if necessary? That's giving you the option of "going big" and we already know how to "go small."
 
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He’s improved his scoring 300% thus far. Is by far our best shooter and is starting to play defense pretty tough despite being undersized. His confidence is sky high right now. Hit 2 huge threes keeping us in striking distance vs Zona. I think he’s only going to get better as the year goes on. I could see him being the Most Improved Player in the AAC by March. Of course that will probably go to Tacko for being able to play more than 5 without taking oxygen.
 
Tyler Polley is the third best player on this team... change my mind.
 
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Fun player who might turn out to be pretty good.

Against tougher competition though - it's been so-so.

He's an important player on this team, but he's not going to be a go-to guy. He's just not capable of being that.
 
He does 2 things very well - spot up shooter to space the floor, and running on the fast break.
He does 2 things better than average - playing the passing lanes, and blocking shots with his length and timing.
He does 2 things slightly below average - lateral quickness cutting off drives, and rebounding.
He does 1 thing poorly - bodying up post players.

Fortunately I think the first two outweigh the last due to the team emphasis on running and the desperate need for an outside marksman.
 
Towney007 said:
He's an important player on this team, but he's not going to be a go-to guy. He's just not capable of being that.
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I don’t see Polley ever being the go-to guy who can create and make his own shot with seconds counting down in a tie game.

But I do absolutely see him being the dagger. A big time shot maker in big games with the clock winding down. In the style of Giffey. A spot up killer.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
I’ll add that for those calling for Sid in place of Polley (@superjohn) Sid looked overmatched and completely lost last night. No one is arguing that Sid is a better athlete, but Kwintin is the most athletic guy on our team and we know how that goes. Sid needs to get better ASAP because as of now he is light years behind Polley on both ends of the court. We’re a better team if they can both be out there and performing at a high level, so I’m hoping Sid starts to surprise us.
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Sid hasn't even played 1 full games worth of minutes in his college career. Polley's got a huge advantage there
 
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