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Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:18 am
Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:18 am
I've said when games are unwatchable and I'll say when it's the opposite.
Last night's game was an enjoyable watch. I thought the team seemed to have grown up and played with more maturity.
Post, we need that the rest of the year. My suggestion...try to establish position with both feet in the paint. If he can get the ball in that deep, he's always had that quick catch and up with a baby hook. I was thinking back to the first or second game of the season, maybe even one of the exhibition games, when I had made a comment about how that's his best move and he's in trouble if he gets the ball further away from the basket and has to do something with it to create a shot. Last night, if his points weren't on dunks, they were on that extremely quick catch and release deep down low.
Wright...kid is our best shooter. He seemed to also catch up to the game overall last night. He didn't seem overwhelmed or overmatched with the speed of the game.
Clark...I still say he looks like he's put on some bad weight and looks winded at times (stop with the ganja would ya) but he definitely gutted it out and came up big with big shots when needed late.
J3...keep working on that mid-range shot. He can beat guys off the dribble and if he can perfect that mid-range jumper, he'll really become unstoppable. Nice double/double though. Really played with emotion and determination last night.
Isabel...I thought one of his best games last night. I don't even know what he ended with point wise, but that doesn't even matter. 6 assists and only 1 turnover. Much needed. Hopefully it's nothing serious with his knee.
Allen and Rosburg both had their time reduced significantly. Expected with Rosburg. Not so much with Allen. Not much of him after that ill advised three.
Gant, even with struggles, I believe is shooting at a high percentage. If the rest of his game can catch up, he can really help this team. How much does it suck that he essentially missed all of the noncon.
Really happy for KA and the team. They needed one to fall their way and hopefully they can build off of that. The SEC certainly has the teams that allow you to do that. Last night, the needle moved a bit.
Last night's game was an enjoyable watch. I thought the team seemed to have grown up and played with more maturity.
Post, we need that the rest of the year. My suggestion...try to establish position with both feet in the paint. If he can get the ball in that deep, he's always had that quick catch and up with a baby hook. I was thinking back to the first or second game of the season, maybe even one of the exhibition games, when I had made a comment about how that's his best move and he's in trouble if he gets the ball further away from the basket and has to do something with it to create a shot. Last night, if his points weren't on dunks, they were on that extremely quick catch and release deep down low.
Wright...kid is our best shooter. He seemed to also catch up to the game overall last night. He didn't seem overwhelmed or overmatched with the speed of the game.
Clark...I still say he looks like he's put on some bad weight and looks winded at times (stop with the ganja would ya) but he definitely gutted it out and came up big with big shots when needed late.
J3...keep working on that mid-range shot. He can beat guys off the dribble and if he can perfect that mid-range jumper, he'll really become unstoppable. Nice double/double though. Really played with emotion and determination last night.
Isabel...I thought one of his best games last night. I don't even know what he ended with point wise, but that doesn't even matter. 6 assists and only 1 turnover. Much needed. Hopefully it's nothing serious with his knee.
Allen and Rosburg both had their time reduced significantly. Expected with Rosburg. Not so much with Allen. Not much of him after that ill advised three.
Gant, even with struggles, I believe is shooting at a high percentage. If the rest of his game can catch up, he can really help this team. How much does it suck that he essentially missed all of the noncon.
Really happy for KA and the team. They needed one to fall their way and hopefully they can build off of that. The SEC certainly has the teams that allow you to do that. Last night, the needle moved a bit.
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Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:32 am to reedus23
I was not impressed at all with LSU. If they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the SEC, well it will be a long ugly season in the SEC for basketball.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:35 am to outlawjoseywales
They certainly had some flat out dumb, unforced turnovers. But I think some credit has to be given to the team for making them look like they did. LSU has looked and will look a whole lot different than last night. Part of that is on them. Part of that is on Mizzou.
Agree about a long ugly season in the SEC though. UK might be the only team deserving of a tourney bid. Others will make it but that will be by default.
Agree about a long ugly season in the SEC though. UK might be the only team deserving of a tourney bid. Others will make it but that will be by default.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:05 am to reedus23
LSU looked like they expected to win and were shocked that we brought a gun to a knife fight.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:29 am to reedus23
I think Allen's minutes were driven by the matchups. He can't guard a 3 as well (I think, I could be wrong) and their 4 was too big for him. Just my guess.
And I'll second your overall post. Hats off to Kim. Great start to conference play and good win. He Outcoached the LSU coach by a mile.
And I'll second your overall post. Hats off to Kim. Great start to conference play and good win. He Outcoached the LSU coach by a mile.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:36 am to the808bass
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I think Allen's minutes were driven by the matchups
Agreed
Another impressing stat(i may be slightly off but I think this is what I saw)
3 pg's
Isabell - 4 boards
Clark - 5 boards
Shamwow- 5 boards
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:29 am to reedus23
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Really happy for KA and the team. They needed one to fall their way and hopefully they can build off of that. The SEC certainly has the teams that allow you to do that. Last night, the needle moved a bit.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:45 am to mizslu314
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Shamwow
Upvoted.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:46 am to the808bass
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Shamwow
Upvoted.
I just noticed. Secondedededededed.
This post was edited on 1/9/15 at 10:47 am
Posted on 1/9/15 at 12:18 pm to everytrueson
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I just noticed. Secondedededededed.
yea,, no bad
enjoy the Shamwow dishwalla's to Post play too!
agree, have to wonder how much LSU bought the hype that they had already won that game, but we looked good by comparison. Most of these kids can flat out play some ball, I've noted a number of times when I thought the opposition had beat us kicking out to the open shooter when one of our guys comes streaking across floor from the weak side to get a hand up on the shot.
Looks like they are figuring out that the new coach knows what he is doing and if they just listen up they can win some games.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 12:49 pm to reedus23
It's been coming, starting with the Illinois game. But a young team has to learn how to win at the end of games against good teams. But the chemistry has been building ever since JW3 began to take charge on the offensive end. If Post can keep up what he's doing right now, and we can stay reasonably healthy, this team could finish in the top half or even top third of the conference, and go to the NIT.
And heck, it wouldn't be completely out of the realm of possibility that they could sneak in the Big Dance via a conference tourney championship.
And heck, it wouldn't be completely out of the realm of possibility that they could sneak in the Big Dance via a conference tourney championship.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 1:02 pm to tobythetiger
Let's not get to crazy now. It was a great win and I liked a lot of what I saw. It might be the upset of the century if this team were to beat UK though. Anything is possible but I ain't putting my house on it.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 1:44 pm to reedus23
I'm not a believer in this "learning how to win" shtick you hear batted about these days, you learn how to play to the best of your ability and it's either good enough to win or it isn't. Winning is a result,, not a "thing" you acquire. But we have been taking some decent teams down to the wire, we did it again, and this time we won. It may be a cliche but new coaches and new players are "finding out who we are", there is a reason they are all in COMO in 2015.
I might seriously have to think about trading my house for that!
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It might be the upset of the century if this team were to beat UK though.
I might seriously have to think about trading my house for that!
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Posted on 1/9/15 at 3:04 pm to Jagd Tiger
Could you imagine tRant if we beat UK?
Posted on 1/9/15 at 3:10 pm to reedus23
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Could you imagine tRant if we beat UK?
Let's all just back the bus up a minute. I didn't see the game last night. It sounds like the boys are looking much improved. But I have seen both Mizzou and Kentucky play this year and we will not beat Kentucky. This is a message from the biggest homer you will find. It ain't happening.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 3:50 pm to Aux Arc
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Let's all just back the bus up a minute. I didn't see the game last night. It sounds like the boys are looking much improved. But I have seen both Mizzou and Kentucky play this year and we will not beat Kentucky. This is a message from the biggest homer you will find. It ain't happening.
Im 99.6% sure we wont beat Uk, the only reason for that .4 is due to the Buffalo, Columbia, and Ole Miss game.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 4:23 pm to Aux Arc
don't think anyone's predicting it, but many of the pundits agree, it's a matter of time before UK "slips up", that is a sort of perfect ministorm of underestimating an opponent, sleepwalking thru the game and cold shooting, against a team that has "one of those nights". No it most likely won't be against us, but whoever that team is they have to be able to "bring something", and we seem to be a team that is capable of that much.
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