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Akok and it’s not even close
He yet again leads the team in scoring and rebounding. As a 6'2 guard.The frosh are too inconsistent (with the exception of Akok's D).
Carlton has been a massive disappointment coming off of last year. Whaley has improved and gives his all but still has a limited skillset.
Adams has improved, but he's not our best player. Sid is like Whaley (limited skills) with less consistent effort but loads more athleticism. Polley had improved but was still largely one-dimensional.
Gilbert flashes brilliance and plays great D but mixes those with poor shooting (Someone teach the kid to square his shoulders. Please!), poor decision making ("I can split this double team." "I can get my shot among all these bigs."), and average passing.
That leaves CV. He stuffs the stat sheet. He can get his own shot. He can knock down 3's. Hits his FTs. He rebounds amazingly well for his size. He is great reading plays and making steals. But he too can be inconsistent. And then he decides to take over, and it all goes down the tubes. As has been said before, he would be a great complimentary guy. A great Robin if we had a real Batman. But we don't.
This must be a joke. He's the most disruptive defensively.Akok and it’s not even close
lol, put Vital on any of those teams and he's lucky to be the 8th man.Backup QB syndrome up in here. It's CV, always has been and will be until he graduates. You put him in the lineup with Kemba, Bazz, or Emeka and he is an all-time great. He is the one guy every team is trying to stop. He's not the one man show that Kemba or Chris Smith were, that's not a crime.
sid helped limit his own minutes by fouling out. And there are two ends to the court, and as JC once famously said, he can’t guard a couchLast game BAdams had ten more minutes than Sid. I would like Hurley to reverse that and am surprised he has not realized this yet.
sid helped limit his own minutes by fouling out. And there are two ends to the court, and as JC once famously said, he can’t guard a couch
This 1000%Backup QB syndrome up in here. It's CV, always has been and will be until he graduates. You put him in the lineup with Kemba, Bazz, or Emeka and he is an all-time great. He is the one guy every team is trying to stop. He's not the one man show that Kemba or Chris Smith were, that's not a crime.
This 1000%
He runs the floor better than anyone on the team. He can spread the floor, he finishes at the rim, he can drive to the basket. Just bc he went 1-9 doesn’t mean he’s bad offensively. His looks were clean and several were in and out. There is more to judging a player than just the box scoreThis must be a joke. He's the most disruptive defensively.
He can do all those things...but he really hasn’t yet...a couple oops and baseline 6-8 footers. But drive to the basket...really?He runs the floor better than anyone on the team. He can spread the floor, he finishes at the rim, he can drive to the basket. Just bc he went 1-9 doesn’t mean he’s bad offensively. His looks were clean and several were in and out. There is more to judging a player than just the box score
Does it really matter!Weird its mid season and I'm really not sure.
Vital production is somewhat negated by his bonehead superman plays and decision making. Akok is a candidate but he only a defensive player at this point. Bouk is potential yet manifested and may rise to the top by end of this season. Carlton well he's not in the running. AG . . . . . nah.
I guess the reality is that Vital is probably our best player and that means we are going to go as far as he takes us. Not sure of our remaining season with that.
At least with this group they do play hard and should be able to get more W's in spite of our lack of an elite player. This type of roster seems so unfamiliar for us though.
8th man or better on either 2011 or 2014 NC teams would be neither implausible nor warrant your dismissive lol, unless that was solely to rebut the "all-time greats" term.lol, put Vital on any of those teams and he's lucky to be the 8th man.
That’s not saying much. Remember for every 2 good things CV does, there’s 3 bad-well maybe 2 bad this year1000% CV
So the box score doesn't matter, got it. He's the best all around complimentary player on the team. But far from the best so far. Too many of you get hard ons for Akok and Bouknight. Yes they're talented FRESHMEN, but they both have a long way to go.He runs the floor better than anyone on the team. He can spread the floor, he finishes at the rim, he can drive to the basket. Just bc he went 1-9 doesn’t mean he’s bad offensively. His looks were clean and several were in and out. There is more to judging a player than just the box score
We are grading on a curve.Funny how much CV's crap gets overlooked and AGs doesn't. Neither deserves to be on there front of this list. quite honestly although who does more to help the team have a chance? CV's turnovers vs WSU last week were horrible, in bounds passes were gross those are game changing plays just like AG. But both play defense really well, AG has been tremendous on that end while others have not. Akok blocks shots and rebounds the ball pretty well he's going to be a good one, but he also missed some very key open looks in that last couple of games.
Honestly it's not even worth discussing who's our best player no one deserves that award from what I see.
I'll rebut that it's not even 2 bad for every 3 good.That’s not saying much. Remember for every 2 good things CV does, there’s 3 bad-well maybe 2 bad this year
He wouldn't have been on the '04 team, he might have been on the '11 or '14 team as a late spring signing if we needed an extra guard. He would've been lucky to be an 8th man on those teams.8th man or better on either 2011 or 2014 NC teams would be neither implausible nor warrant your dismissive lol, unless that was solely to rebut the "all-time greats" term.
Use of the word "lucky" is just ignorance of its meaning combined with needless puffery.
Thanks, though, for prompting me to take an enjoyable look at those 3 teams. It provided a healthy perspective.
I also liked that others after your post recalled Gwynn, Albie, and Austrie. CV deserves to be appreciated for what he can & does do, cheered mightily for the balance of the season, and, down the line, fondly recalled for his evident contributions.
No sense in implying his imperfections, especially in this thread.