Devon's chip came out in the interview. He doesn't like losing. That's a thousand lb chip. He looked that camera square in the eyes said we have unfinished business. Remember when Major Payne got punched by the biker? Remember when he spit the blood out of his mouth, stood up and said " the party is just getting started", and beat him like a red headed step-child? Dotson seems just as determined. This is a guy when you're going into battle, you want a Dotson on your team. He's an EF Hutton- when he talks, people listen. If he says unfinished business, I believe it. The fact that his great year could get him into the NBA is also huge motivation.
The Doke chip is our reward for not having this human specimen in our lineup last year. Last year was the breakout year, and he was well on his way when injury once again knocked him out. This is his year. There's a wonderful God out there that is going to give this young man an injury free year. The force of nature, the man mountain will have his huge year. This is motivation x 3 ... this is the sweet spot for us fans, as we have a player in a spot where he wants to be effective every second he's on the court. This is it. This last rodeo. Do you want the NBA, Doke? Then you better have your best year yet.
The Silvio chip might be the biggest chip of all. Can you imagine how motivated he is to excel? We're going to get his best every second this year. Because there probably won't be a day goes by he doesn't realize how special it is to be on that court in a game. That attitude is just priceless on a team.
The Moss chip is the chip that doesn't look like it fits at first glance. Moss wasn't happy with the minutes distribution, or the fact that the coach's son, a 20% 3 point shooter replaced Moss at the end of games. Moss was a starter, but wasn't allowed to be a finisher. Maybe his inconsistency was too much to bare ... maybe Daddy trusted his son more than Moss ... who knows? But even if there were legitimate reasons to pull Moss, There is no way Moss will ever think it was anything other than nepotism. And that burns a fire inside a man. So he is going to want to show the world what a huge mistake that Iowa made by minimizing him at times. The fact it's a Daddy/Son situation adds fuel to the fire. We probably wouldn't have even looked at Moss except for Devon's connection to him in the first place. Moss played ball for years with Devon's older brother, and Devon as well, so Moss is going to feel right at home. Is it going to help him to be close to Devon...our point guard? Probably not going to hurt. I just have a feeling that this guy is going to be a guy we'll remember. He shook the corncobs off Iowa, and landed on his feet at the right place at the right time. He will thrive in our offense. This isn't beating somebody off the dribble- this is wide open shots created by our offense with space he's never seen before in college. I see stars lining up. I see this guy becoming a beast.
