re: 2022-23 Basketball MegaThread

And missing the wide open look in the clutch. Not his game he shouldn't be taking that many.

Same for Walsh deep shots are not his game nor were they in HS. Shouldn't be taking 8 either.

Mostly disappointed in Council but I'm sure he'll bounce back he's got the experience. And should be a good FT shooter rest of the way hopefully.

As we've all said our length and defense will keep us in likely every single game down to the final few shots all year long. Shoot a little better and we're fine. Missouri should be ranked now coming into BWA Wednesday and then we're at Auburn 3 days later.

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Same for Walsh deep shots are not his game nor were they in HS. Shouldn't be taking 8 either.

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I disagree on this. He's not a great shooter but he can knock them down. I think he has to shoot it when the defense is giving it to him, just to keep forcing them to defend the perimeter. His shot selection has been way better than Devo, who forces too many early in the shot clock

Walsh is not a deep threat or deep shooter. Just like in HS he was a very poor shooter and raw as all hell offensively. It's all they worked on with the kid.

He had taken 8 three point attempts total the last 6 games.

I don't know what else to tell you.

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We miss Brazile so much and I'm afraid that's a hole we aren't going to be able to fill.

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Is Pinion really that bad on defense where we can't find 10 minutes a game for him and sit him in the corner?

I just don't understand it.

It's like Muss hates recruiting and playing guys that can shoot.

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It's like you said, Muss is defense first. It's a good sign for Pinion that he got thrown out there for a little bit. I think Muss is going to give him some chances

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I get it. It's why we're in almost every game and always make it a game.

Last night was screaming for something different to bust the zone up and it just never happened.

We've been spoiled winning almost every game like that under Muss.

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It's a good sign for Pinion that he got thrown out there for a little bit.

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I think it’s more of a sign that nothing was really falling from what I seen. Didn’t really see Jalen Graham either, but I missed quite a bit with the football game.

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Graham came in and threw a pass out of bounds then immediately sat back down. It's sort of hilarious how short a leash Muss has with his non-starters.

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Those leashes are short, seems like you’d be trying to build confidence with them dropping like flies. Better to build it now than pray it’s there in March.

Mikhai had a good game, too.

I don't understand how Muss works. The one thing I know is that he'll have them ready before the postseason begins. The things he does before then make little sense to me, but I'm sure there's some logic to it.

This is the time each season as far back as I can remember we start the conference schedule rough. We have more freshman than usual playing and play a tough defensive style prone to fouling. The fact we still only lost by 3 despite iffy fouls and bad shooting should be reason to not freak out. I'm more concerned with the continuing FT and 3PT percentages.

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Fortunately I don't think anyone is freaking out.

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Deep down I was hoping this might be a 30 win team that wins the SEC and gets a 1-2 seed. I would have taken that even if it meant a second or third round tournament exit. Still possible but things just aren’t lining up quite as perfectly as they could have.