GophersInIowa
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Well I butchered the thread title
Well I butchered the thread title
Probably the best line in the blog " I am not sure how much better we could have been but I do know we could have been better."
Everyone understood the situation but to have it go as pear shaped as it did brought on the major of criticism that the poor play couldn't be just blown off because of suspensions and injuries.
“Jarvis Omersa- Having a terrific senior season. Best athlete I will have coached since being here. Love the way he connects with everyone on and off the court. Underrated passer”
I have a hard time believing he’s more athletic than Rodney Williams. Can anyone confirm?
“Jarvis Omersa- Having a terrific senior season. Best athlete I will have coached since being here. Love the way he connects with everyone on and off the court. Underrated passer”
I have a hard time believing he’s more athletic than Rodney Williams. Can anyone confirm?
“Jarvis Omersa- Having a terrific senior season. Best athlete I will have coached since being here. Love the way he connects with everyone on and off the court. Underrated passer”
I have a hard time believing he’s more athletic than Rodney Williams. Can anyone confirm?
Love that RP owns his failings. As for Jarvis being a better athlete than Rodney i look to where they are different. First jump is both quick and insanely high but give Jarvis the second and third jump a huge advantage. Recognition and anticipation go to Jarvis and since in a small area quickness rules that is vital because those reactionary skills are 80% of quickness. I count those intangibles as athletic. Both are below average shooters but Jarvis is more selective and a better passer. Jarvis can become that lockdown defender at as many as 4 positions depending on match ups. RW was awesome off one foot but that takes longer where Jarvis goes off two and fast. This allows you to cover verticle and horizontal space. Both need better handles but everyone has some holes and he by all accounts goes to the end to learn and improve.
Pitino didn't coach Rodney. Rodney graduated after the 2012-2013 season. Richard started the 2013-2014 season
Yeah, I have a hard time believing that. Almost every single highlight of Rodney finishing is off of 2 feet. He also has many highlight reel dunks coming off of 2nd and third jumps. Rodney was also a much higher rated recruit than Jarvis and a more prolific high school scorer.
“Jarvis Omersa- Having a terrific senior season. Best athlete I will have coached since being here. Love the way he connects with everyone on and off the court. Underrated passer”
I have a hard time believing he’s more athletic than Rodney Williams. Can anyone confirm?
"Clearly I, along with our staff, need to do a better job of recruiting depth all over our roster." Biggest problem in his time here. Realizing it is step one.
I have to continue to hammer on this. Had we sought some local two-star center who had the capability of catching a basketball pass or rebound instead of grabbing a couple international projects who, it was clear from the first moment we saw them, had trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time, we wouldn't have had the catastrophic situation at center this year after Lynch was suspended. When we talk about necessary changes in approach, this is a huge one. An easily-tested litmus test of inclusion on a high-major college roster is what happens when you throw a basketball hard at them. If they catch it, they've passed the first test. This is not f-ing rocket science.
I have to continue to hammer on this. Had we sought some local two-star center who had the capability of catching a basketball pass or rebound instead of grabbing a couple international projects who, it was clear from the first moment we saw them, had trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time, we wouldn't have had the catastrophic situation at center this year after Lynch was suspended. When we talk about necessary changes in approach, this is a huge one. An easily-tested litmus test of inclusion on a high-major college roster is what happens when you throw a basketball hard at them. If they catch it, they've passed the first test. This is not f-ing rocket science.
I think we have seen a change in approach. As we've talked about, Pitino's first class was a disappointment overall. He aimed too high and had to scramble at the end. Unfortunately, we had to look at that mistake for four years. That mistake became a catastrophic situation (after losing Lynch) in large part due to Curry's injury at the start of the year. I would argue we haven't seen any "reaches" like Konate/Diedhiou since year one.
I think we have seen a change in approach. As we've talked about, Pitino's first class was a disappointment overall. He aimed too high and had to scramble at the end. Unfortunately, we had to look at that mistake for four years. That mistake became a catastrophic situation (after losing Lynch) in large part due to Curry's injury at the start of the year. I would argue we haven't seen any "reaches" like Konate/Diedhiou since year one.
I think we have seen a change in approach. As we've talked about, Pitino's first class was a disappointment overall. He aimed too high and had to scramble at the end. Unfortunately, we had to look at that mistake for four years. That mistake became a catastrophic situation (after losing Lynch) in large part due to Curry's injury at the start of the year. I would argue we haven't seen any "reaches" like Konate/Diedhiou since year one.
I think we have seen a change in approach. As we've talked about, Pitino's first class was a disappointment overall. He aimed too high and had to scramble at the end. Unfortunately, we had to look at that mistake for four years. That mistake became a catastrophic situation (after losing Lynch) in large part due to Curry's injury at the start of the year. I would argue we haven't seen any "reaches" like Konate/Diedhiou since year one.
I think we have seen a change in approach. As we've talked about, Pitino's first class was a disappointment overall. He aimed too high and had to scramble at the end. Unfortunately, we had to look at that mistake for four years. That mistake became a catastrophic situation (after losing Lynch) in large part due to Curry's injury at the start of the year. I would argue we haven't seen any "reaches" like Konate/Diedhiou since year one.
I wouldn't call Konate a reach necessarily. He had other good offers. It was just very raw. Okay with taking a chance on a player like that, just not two in the same year at the same position.
Osborne Lockhart is not walking through that door.Actually, the Globetrotter weave is damned effective...at least it was against the Generals.