11-22-2013, 04:00 PM | #31 |
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I don't get what everybody has seen in JDIII to get in such an uproar about. He seems like he can score, but only in garbage time without any real offense being run. Honestly he seems like a selfish player to me on the court. The second game when he got in late he put his head down when he got the ball and dribbled around until he took a contested shot, not even looking to pass. On defense he seems clueless. And the foul he commited in the game last night was a blatant reach in on a ball handler. He pouts on the bench and seems disinterested. When you are getting so precious few minutes these are things you don't do. This guy practices as many minutes as every other player on the team for Cronin to make an assessment of his game. I don't think he doesn't get in the games because he makes mistakes, I think he doesn't get in the game because he doesn't do what Cronin expects of him. And part of that is when you make a mistake, learn from it and stop doing it. The freshman are getting playing time and making mistakes. Young guys have to make mistakes to learn from them. I'm guessing they are showing signs of adjusting their games and learning. Cronin, as much as he hates guys making mistakes, knows that the freshman are going to come in and do dumb things and get turnovers. When they do that and they come off the floor, he or an assistant goes over to them and explains what they did wrong or why what they did led to a turnover or a foul. When JDIII gets in there I'm sure Cronin has told him what he expects of him and he is not living up to that. Every other player on this team knows Cronin's expectations of them and if they are getting minutes then they must be owning up to that. I for one am not concerned with why JDIII isn't playing.
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I think in Yancy's case, he was given "latitude" because of the situation he was thrown into. His problems weren't basketball related. Kid produced right away, he just wasn't a larger version of Danny Fortson(which I think is what people expected). Bishop I'd give you. I mean, he didn't average a ton of points but he had a good handle, good defense, could shoot and did the grunt work. Certainly ready for the college game. I kind of miss watching him play. |
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11-23-2013, 10:12 AM | #34 |
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Here is what I would like to see as a fan (in a perfect world) at this point. Taking what I feel (as a fan) I would like to see on the court...and hedging that against what Cronin sees.
SK...32.5 JJ...32.5...if he can stay out of foul trouble TR...28 ST...25 (maybe more) JL...25...provided he keeps getting better GG...20 TC...18...could stand to see more of him JS...12.5 KJ...12.5 (maybe more) JDIII...this one I defer to Cronin Strickland...Depends on eligibility DN...5 or less Tobler...I am hoping for 5 becuase that means we are killin it Last edited by waterhead; 11-23-2013 at 10:19 AM. |
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