@wrwlumpy Love that pic. Would be happy if those 2 kids keep developing like they have been and pioneer a new era of big men.
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@wissox :smile: sure, but he's right. Embiid hands down!
Fran, let me make it easier for you. You only need to count to zero.
Chris Beard is legit!
@DoubleDD thanks man. Just happy to hang out and talk about Kansas with you guys.
...Only Townsend got distracted by a little guard dribbling circles around everyone else, including McLaughlin.
That night he called Ty White, the coach of the guard he'd never heard of.
"Hey, that little kid, the kid with the braids, does he always play like that?"
"Coach", White responded, "every day."
BIFM
@DoubleDD water under the bridge when we take care of business against OK St and are #1 next week
Leggo TT!
@wissox it's true. And Landen hasn't been great from the line but at least he feels competent
@jaybate-1.0 oof. You're right about that tie
Hey McNease... Baby I got Jamuni!
@Crimsonorblue22 lol
Nice block Landen. BS.
Frank's baseline pass to half court just out of reach of teh D, then sprinting to the corner 3 to get the pass back and drill it. Man!
This game would be a loss and not a 15 point lead without Frank, but that's like saying Mario Andretti's car wouldn't win without Mario Andretti.
@Blown Love seeing him hit free throws too!
Propose we change "Hawk to Rock" to "Hawk besides Mason to Rock"
Holy crap Frank. total control.
@DoubleDD google "redhead bifm"
@BShark Frank shot over 40% from 3 soph year though. He is a legend in Petersburg.
Love seeing Svi knock down a 3, get a rebound and lock down d next possession. He's a multifaceted player that at times goes Andres Nocioni on us and just wants to camp in a corner and launch 3s. Stay active Svi!
great d svi
If we can get back to our scoring average in second half we'll be okay. Our d isn't good, per usual, but its our O that has sucked abnormally.
looked like 2 goal tends in a row.
From wild drives to bad 3s.
@BeddieKU23 Patience. I predict a run to open 2nd half.
Lon's team does have talent. That jump hook by Mcneese was pretty.
How much weight do you guys think Josh will have to put on in the league? He's wirey, but his game at his weight is natural.
hey hey mitch!
Who would have thought we'd have a 7 man rotation at the beginning of this year. I'll never think Bill might run more than 8 again.
Doolittle helping Frank up... Nice guy award winner for the game.
@Crimsonorblue22 theres woodard, on queue.
Nice break, enjoying this increase in pace.
@Crimsonorblue22 Svi.
@HawkChamp my wife just called him the weeniest fouler.
nifty little mini high low there.
@wissox hm. not sure. where is Oklahoma weak defensively? I hope Josh will go nuclear.
@Crimsonorblue22 I mean a couple games ago... Just that our lackluster wins might not mean much.. other than they're still W's
Well guys, does it make you guys feel better that Kentucky is only beating Vandy by 6, and Villanova lost? Looks like Vegas has us as a 12 point favorite tonight..
http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/ ↗
Viagra commercials do a great job of referring to sexual situations while being completely business and unarousing. The dressed-to-the-nines fashion show on the bed by ordinary looking, somewhat attractive women lying in a stiff pose, talking about your inability to get it up in a suggestive but impersonal voice with an ever-present Viagra logo to remind you wtf it's all about.
These commercials are a masterpiece of modern advertising!
Hope Huggy can pull this off.
Did they say 15 turnovers already?
Carter is a man having his way.
West Virginia looking good early. Baylor hanging around.
It was Embiid's sixth straight 20-point game, a streak in which he has played under 30 minutes in each game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it's the longest streak of its kind since the NBA began recording minutes in 1951-52
Good positional D is crucial, you're absolutely right, but SPGs are the devastating secret weapon. I think one begets the other. Establish rules of engagement, then violate them.
Getting steals can break an opponent. It's how we routinely ripped off 20-2 runs with that 2007-08 team. It violates rules of engagement. It makes people question their ability to assess and deal with you, their ability to function as basketball players.
@HawkChamp Ah I thought you were joking b/c his D was weak; thought you were saying that he wouldn't get us any steals.
My wife brings up a good point too. What made Mario elite in spg wasnt just jumping passing lanes. It was poking the ball away with freakishly long arms. Frank and Devonte have regular arms by comparison. Josh is elite in the spg department though.
@HawkChamp said:
@approxinfinity what would really have helped is if Greene would have stayed.
Funny guy :smile:
@HawkChamp by "get healthy" I mean theyre worn down, and playing conservatively defensively to avoid aggravation of recurrent stuff.
@dylans Josh is better at jumping passing lanes than BRush, and Vick/Svi aren't slouches defensively. I think we can create the havoc we had with Mario/RussRob/BRush (and Sherron) with everyone picking up their defensive aggression and focus a little bit, If we can get Frank and Devonte healthy, it would be nice to see less of those guys minutes-wise, and when they're in, ask them to go 100% in spurts. I don't know that they can get healthy at this point, where that could happen. And I also think Frank is locked in on chasing the Wooden Award, which is more about points and being the floor general, which means staying on the court as much as possible.
I wonder how minutes usage looks over careers... lets see:
Mario:
2005–06 33 games 26mpg 2.7 spg
2006–07 38 games 29.2 mpg 2.6 spg
2007–08 39 games 30.0 mpg 2.5 spg
Robinson played 134 games (107 starts) while averaging 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals in 24.8 minutes per game
Frank:
2013-14 16mpg .5 spg
2014-15 33.5mpg 1.4spg
2015-16 33.5mpg 1.3spg
2016-17 34.8mpg 1.3spg
Devonte:
2014-15 17.8 mpg .9spg
2015-16 32.6 mpg 1.4spg
2016-17 33.5 mpg 1.5spg
I don't recall Mario and RussRob having major injured stretches..(?) but I think the fact that Mario never played over 30mpg in a season and RussRob averaged 24.8mpg and Frank and Devonte have both averaged 33+ over the last couple seasons is a big deal.
I don't have the numbers on the rest of the guys, but I don't think that's necessary to make the case that had Self spread the minutes more on them over their college "careers" we might have been able to get more steals per game.