Agree, but TBH after last year I expected him to start this season "dialed down" already and in better control, but that is what these games are for...good tape to watch.I'm not worried about Belo tbh. I imagine he sees these exhibition games as a chance to put on a show. He dialed down a lot as the year went on. I would expect the same this year
I agree with not worrying about him long term but I dunno man. This s**t should be about handling your business and tuning in. There was a ton of Bad Belo in this game and it’s honestly not great to see. 10 turnovers and a technical foul against a DII opponent is borderline unacceptable. I don’t want to be a downer but I did not come away super impressed.I'm not worried about Belo tbh. I imagine he sees these exhibition games as a chance to put on a show. He dialed down a lot as the year went on. I would expect the same this year
What I see is a kid who has all the pressure on him. He's on watch lists and everyone's raving about his sophomore leap and how good he'll be. Happened to Ayo, too.I agree with not worrying about him long term but I dunno man. This s**t should be about handling your business and tuning in. There was a ton of Bad Belo in this game and it’s honestly not great to see. 10 turnovers and a technical foul against a DII opponent is borderline unacceptable. I don’t want to be a downer but I did not come away super impressed.
Sir, that was a trip doubBelo with the double/double!
Spot on...we were at our best when he took advantage of plays that were there and shared the ball. Teams are going to key on him more, he will be the focuses of defensive schemes much more than ladt year.What I'm about to write is as cliche a thing as has ever been written about sports, but Belo needs to let the game come to him. He was forcing it too much. Once he calms down and just plays basketball I think he should be fine. He has to be one of the best instinct/feel for the game players I've ever seen at this level, but when you're forcing it you're not using that instinct. If I had to guess, he's probably a little amped up and a little bit trying to live up to the hype surrounding him. Hopefully today's game smacks him back down to Earth a little bit.
Correct, he needs to play more unders control and hit a few perimeter shot like Steve Nash or Dwill and try to play less like Curly Neal! Like someone mentioned earlier not every play needs to be on Sportscenter a simple bounce pass will suffice most of the time.What I'm about to write is as cliche a thing as has ever been written about sports, but Belo needs to let the game come to him. He was forcing it too much. Once he calms down and just plays basketball I think he should be fine. He has to be one of the best instinct/feel for the game players I've ever seen at this level, but when you're forcing it you're not using that instinct. If I had to guess, he's probably a little amped up and a little bit trying to live up to the hype surrounding him. Hopefully today's game smacks him back down to Earth a little bit.
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I think Underwood totally loves trash talk but you have to be smart about it. You can't be standing next to a ref and tell the opposing bench "You f*in suck".Something BU discussed in his presser was the immaturity on display with multiple techs. I think that goes hand in hand with the consistent effort and discipline that was missing last night. Hawkins had a great game on the court but he does have a tendency to mouth off and celebrate every time he makes a play. At some point he's got to start expecting to make those plays and let his game do the talking. I like (and I think BU does too) guys that play with an edge on the court not with their mouth.
Belo and CoHawk are sophomores and with Ayo gone they are expected to take on more prominent roles this year.....I will give them some slack as they GROW into these new roles.......i know Belo was a major player last year but the spotlight is on him now and CoHawk also.....I think Underwood totally loves trash talk but you have to be smart about it. You can't be standing next to a ref and tell the opposing bench "You f*in suck".