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RJ Cole Appreciation Thread

Last 7 games:
15ppg
4.7 apg
2.3 TO/game
45% from field
43% from 3
5.4 FT attempts/game
1.7 steals/game

He looks awesome running the point right now, too. Probing the defense, getting in the lane, drawing fouls. I'm really excited to see how Cole+Martin fare with Bouk's return as both seem to have come into their own in his absence.
 
lange10 said:
Last 7 games:
15ppg
4.7 apg
2.3 TO/game
45% from field
43% from 3
5.4 FT attempts/game
1.7 steals/game

He looks awesome running the point right now, too. Probing the defense, getting in the lane, drawing fouls. I'm really excited to see how Cole+Martin fare with Bouk's return as both seem to have come into their own in his absence.
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The offense looks better with him in the game, and has all year.
 
RJ made quite a few good decisions today especially when it came time to shoot a 3. Only one 3 was forced and it was when we had no rebounders near the hoop. Gaffney looks like a short order cook who does not know the menu and has a window full of dupes. The missed layup plus the non layup pass OOB. Need a real tune up to start making plays by him.
 
Four players were huge today in their impact. RJ, Martin, Whaley, and Akok.

Akok was the wild card, hitting shots from deep, blocking, rebounding. Unexpected to see him looking that good, the team looked different with him on the floor. They looked more talented, more athletic, taller, and most of all, more confident.

As for RJ, people are too hot and cold on him. The first half of the season he didn’t play well, definitely not close to what he was advertised to be. Weak D, bad turnovers, empty drives to the hoop, hot and cold shooting, not getting the ball to people in scoring position.

Around game 8 he started figuring it out. Had to adjust to playing against, and with, higher level talent. What he could and couldn’t do at this level. Now he’s got it figured out for the most part and his game has improved noticeably.

Most of us here would agree this was RJs best game this year. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it was also the first time he came in off the bench. I want to see Dan Hurley keep RJ coming in off the bench. Need that instant offense, can juice the team when it needs it.

Martin was the toughest player on the court today. Not just muscle tough, but will-to-win tough. And Whaley was right behind him.
 
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is the answer to keep cole coming off the bench? i still think both he and gaff should start allowing cole to play off the ball. we showed we can play fast today and we're better when whaley and sanogo stagger minutes at center. akok looks like he's ready to give us 10+mpg at PF too.
 
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Cole had a couple bullet passes inside today that shouldn't go overlooked.........and they were caught and scored. They looked like the passes we kept hearing he was throwing in practices the past year.
 
Cole is one of the few guys on the team that can get buckets and hunts his shot/plays with offensive aggressiveness. Without Bouk he is large. His best game couldn't have come at a better and more important time.
 
A real difference maker on offense, the game we were waiting for. Let's hope this is truly his breakout game
 
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RJ seems to be happy & enjoy the game, he smiles a lot, he also seems to like his teammates and vice-versa. That kind of positive energy is infectious.
 
The game has slowed down for Cole, seeing the floor well and playing with confidence. Nice game tonight.
 
I’ll gladly eat my words. Cole is playing a lot better and the team plays way better when he’s seeing things.
 
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I was a Gaff guy. But I have really appreciated Cole's growth in the shortened season. Started out not looking like a DI player. He's pretty much doing everything he can. Growing in every way possible. Really maximized his potential
 
NDakotaHusky said:
I was a Gaff guy. But I have really appreciated Cole's growth in the shortened season. Started out not looking like a DI player. He's pretty much doing everything he can. Growing in every way possible. Really maximized his potential
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What you saw in Gaff is still valid and I hope he continues to play to his strengths.
 
Cole was the player of the game, he got his confidence and is gettin into his flow as the game is slowing down for him more and more.. solid, solid PG and it’s CLEAR he is the better option over gaffney who just needs to gain his confidence
 
I have always been a Cole guy and he started playing better before Bouk got back but you can see how big he can be with Bouk getting a lot of attention. At least we don't have to rely on Martin knowing when to be aggressive as that was a lost cause. haha. Cole plays good d, penetrates with toughness, makes some nice passes(too bad our bigs have hands of stone), and has a nice stroke,
 
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