Saw Mississippi St has held every opponent under 55. Pretty remarkable.
He had 10 rebounds yesterday.
It can get pretty ugly between parents and coaches when it's not going well. Hump's dad use to go down the lockeroom and yell at the team at half time for example, Monson should ahve been fired on the spot for allowing that
Don't understand the Carrington hate. Austin Hollins was a very similar player his Freshman year as well.
If Payne masters free throws and develops a short jumper, look out.
This is what made Oturu so dangerous. Aside from a variety of post moves, his 15 ft jumper was deadly so teams couldn't crowd the paint on him. Man I miss Oturu.... lol
This impressed me when I was in Jr. High too. Thankfully the crowd at the Barn is still too large to fit in a row of metal chairs around the school cafeteria/gym. For now.
Just wait until his eyes get removed and reinserted during the cyborg initiation. Then things come together.
I don't see "hate" for him. We just desperately need his 3's to start going in.
It’s not hate at all. Austin was a lot longer, better defender, & more athletic. I thought Carrington shot would be better tbh
He shoots to many of them early in the shot clock also. This kind of stuff should get better as he develops, but those quick shots aren't good, especially when not many are going in.
It's fair to say our non-conference slate turned out tougher than most thought. I could live with the losses if at least a couple of them had at least been competitive. We have not been closer than 9 points in the 2nd half of any of these games. That is what is depressing.
It wasn't yur post as much as some from the Michigan game. But Austin was pretty similar as a Freshman and they're about the same build, though Hollins had a bit better of a wingspan as he had longer arms than Carrington, but Hollins also hung around the perimeter quite a bit, but his game grew as he put on more muscle, got older became more confident. I think Carrington will too, he has a high IQ for the game like Austin, just needs his shot to fall. He's light years ahead of JOJ and Henley on defense, but I get it JOJ goes hard on offense and that's easier for the casual fan to notice
That’s amazing!
He is light years as far as help defense JOJ is better as far as versatility of who he can guard on ball. Henley still has a ways to go on both but I think he will get better with time. I was just hoping Carrington could shoot at least 36% from 3
JOJ definitely more versitile or has the potential to be, but he's lost on that side of the bowl and has even greater fouling issues than Payne. As far as Carrington's shooting me too, hopefully he has a stretch where he's hitting that number. Think Dupree was like 2 for his first 30 and shot around 40% from January on his freshman year, maybe Carrington will have a similar turn around, but he's also not as bad from three as Dupree was either
I can't say this for sure, but he must have coach's approval to shoot at will when open. He's getting good minutes and not getting yanked...which is partly his defense and rebounding, but he's probably working within the flow of the offense and following instructions, too. If true, Ben must be going on his track record and practice performance. Someone in some other thread said it: he probably just needs to expand his range from the high school arc. He has good form. Long term, I think he'll be fine.
Ten games into his freshman year and you are struggling to see if he will EVER contribute/bring something to the table? Honestly? Ever? And this is coming off a 10 rebound game. It helps to have just a little perspective.
Agree, Carrington is way more physical than Kalschuer ever was, he is starting to get his shooting stroke, he is going to be a big contributor down the line.
I don't have any concerns with Carrington, I think the shot will come and he does a lot of other things decent (decent +). He plays hard, he can handle the ball a bit, he plays hard on defense, etc.