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re: How much improvement can Anderson get out of Rosburg and Post?
Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:14 am to notsince98
Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:14 am to notsince98
808 has been really bitchy since the hire.
I think his prostrate is bothering him
I think his prostrate is bothering him
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:34 am to notsince98
I get that people are excited about seeing actual basketball played in our arena by our team. But we don't have to pretend that Rosburg is going to turn into Kevin McHale over the summer.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:43 am to the808bass
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But we don't have to pretend that Rosburg is going to turn into Kevin McHale over the summer.
No, but he (and Post) could turn into an Alex Oriakhi or Ricardo Ratliffe over the summer. Role players who play good defense, rebound, and can score when they get the ball in the right spots.
Give them a decent point guard and an offensive system where they are more than screen-setting afterthoughts and good things can happen.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:52 am to the808bass
Yup. We all said they'd become McHale. Brilliant.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 10:54 am to the808bass
Rosburg will continue to improve but does not have much of a ceiling. Ideally would like to see him coming off the bench. Post didn't start playing BBall until the 8th grade and has had knee problems which has hindered his progress. His knee problems were taken care of with his last surgery 3+- years ago. His Juco numbers were nothing to write home about. He has athletic ability, he just hasn't played a lot of basketball. As someone stated if the game starts to slow down for him ( another way of saying he reacts instead of thinks) he can contribute. The player I am looking to take a big step forward is Jones. He showed last year that he can be a force on the boards and contribute with some inside scoring. He made freshman mistakes and often got into foul trouble. With a year of experience under his belt he should see substantially more PT. How well he plays on defensive will determine his PT.
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 11:00 am to notsince98
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Brilliant.
You said he had good footwork. So I wouldn't go casting stones about too quickly with regards to "brilliant" statements. (To say nothing of your assertions of his abilities/efficiency as a post-up player.)
Posted on 5/1/14 at 11:02 am to MIZ83
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No, but he (and Post) could turn into an Alex Oriakhi or Ricardo Ratliffe over the summer.
This is probably not a good comparison. Oriakhi was a 2nd round draft pick in the league and is playing in the D league. Ratliffe set a Missouri record for field goal percentage. Neither Post nor Rosburg will approach anything like that in their time at Mizzou.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 11:17 am to the808bass
Any kind of improvement to Rosburg's footwork would make an amazing different. I laughed out loud when some guy literally slow dribble around him for a layup in the Southern Miss game.
Turrible.
Turrible.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:15 pm to everytrueson
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Any kind of improvement to Rosburg's footwork would make an amazing different. I laughed out loud when some guy literally slow dribble around him for a layup in the Southern Miss game.
I think you confuse footwork for lateral speed. Rosburg footwork is good on the offensive end. He can use the drop step effectively and he is good at turning, faking and stepping through/under. offensively, it doesn't require much athleticism for good footwork to be effective. Defensively, no matter how good you are, you need to be quick vs certain types. The USM players were much quicker than Rosburg.
A good coach isn't going to expect Rosburg to play 1v1 D on that kind of player on the perimeter. The D will be adjusted so Rosburg doesn't get put in that situation.
Rosburg has very finite limitations on his abilities but he can be a good role player for this team and effective on the offensive end.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:47 pm to notsince98
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he is good at turning, faking and stepping through/under.
So he is good at footwork on the offensive end and poor at the defensive end?
I dumb.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:56 pm to everytrueson
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So he is good at footwork on the offensive end and poor at the defensive end?
Yes, I explained that. Did you miss it?
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:08 pm to notsince98
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Yes, I explained that. Did you miss it?
Just yanking your chain man.
But anyone can step out laterally to play defense, and if he is really that slow then he shouldn't be d1.
This post was edited on 5/1/14 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:48 pm to the808bass
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Ratliffe set a Missouri record for field goal percentage
That's because nearly every one of his shots was a lay-in from a great pass. He was not a good shooter.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:50 pm to MIZ83
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That's because nearly every one of his shots was a lay-in from a great pass. He was not a good shooter.
And because Pressey created openings for him and found him in places he could score. There's no Pressey on our roster.
Posted on 5/2/14 at 5:12 pm to the808bass
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There's no Pressey on our roster.
That's why I said it's not entirely the fault of the big men and that a point guard and a better offensive scheme would help them.
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