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<blockquote data-quote="Efrem Winters fan" data-source="post: 1451129" data-attributes="member: 746176"><p>Here’s what has me excited:</p><p></p><p>1) Giorgi and Ayo playing great and getting much deserved recognition. While we sort of expected Ayo would be great Giorgi has outplayed his rankings. His defense has steadily improved and he’s not AS foul prone as early in the season. He has a great touch for a big and that hook is solid from either hand.</p><p>2) Frazier’s shot has really heated up and incuded 5/9 from 3 in the Rutgers game. For those who asked, “Where Is Frazier?” I say he never left. He continued to play solid defense and helped us out in many other ways - when he has his shot going like it was against Rutgers look out!</p><p>3) Hopefully we will no longer hear anyone talk about Feliz’ ability at the P5 level. Cassius Winston’s comments were spot on - he never leaves you alone - he hounded him like a junkyard dog. His ability to drive the lane even against bigs is amazing and those floaters have been really critical in the last few games. The guy always seems to know where to be on the court to get rebounds, passes, etc. He is a great piece to have on this team.</p><p>4) Jordan seems to be gaining confidence in his shot, continues to be a key rebounder and had a nice block late v Rutgers. It’s great to have his leadership.</p><p>5) Give DLR credit for stepping up his game. We need him to be able to provide meaningful minutes in relief of Giorgi and he has been giving better and better minutes! I know many of us were not that impressed with him early but it’s pretty tough to come back from the injury he had, get in shape, and shake off the rust.</p><p>6) Damonte has not shot the ball as well as I’d like but he is a very smart player and defends well. He usually steps up and makes some key contributions.</p><p>7) Tev and Griffin - I’m really excited about both of these players for next year. We saw what Tev could do at MSG and although I don’t expect him to have that kind of outing all the time he is a very versatile player with great length. His defense is all that’s keeping him from more pt. It would have been nice to see how much further he’d be along without the suspension. Griffin will be an elite shooter on this team - mark my words. He is also long and an excellent rebounder.</p><p>8) I thought it was critical that our bench was so solid against Rutgers when we had players in foul trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Efrem Winters fan, post: 1451129, member: 746176"] Here’s what has me excited: 1) Giorgi and Ayo playing great and getting much deserved recognition. While we sort of expected Ayo would be great Giorgi has outplayed his rankings. His defense has steadily improved and he’s not AS foul prone as early in the season. He has a great touch for a big and that hook is solid from either hand. 2) Frazier’s shot has really heated up and incuded 5/9 from 3 in the Rutgers game. For those who asked, “Where Is Frazier?” I say he never left. He continued to play solid defense and helped us out in many other ways - when he has his shot going like it was against Rutgers look out! 3) Hopefully we will no longer hear anyone talk about Feliz’ ability at the P5 level. Cassius Winston’s comments were spot on - he never leaves you alone - he hounded him like a junkyard dog. His ability to drive the lane even against bigs is amazing and those floaters have been really critical in the last few games. The guy always seems to know where to be on the court to get rebounds, passes, etc. He is a great piece to have on this team. 4) Jordan seems to be gaining confidence in his shot, continues to be a key rebounder and had a nice block late v Rutgers. It’s great to have his leadership. 5) Give DLR credit for stepping up his game. We need him to be able to provide meaningful minutes in relief of Giorgi and he has been giving better and better minutes! I know many of us were not that impressed with him early but it’s pretty tough to come back from the injury he had, get in shape, and shake off the rust. 6) Damonte has not shot the ball as well as I’d like but he is a very smart player and defends well. He usually steps up and makes some key contributions. 7) Tev and Griffin - I’m really excited about both of these players for next year. We saw what Tev could do at MSG and although I don’t expect him to have that kind of outing all the time he is a very versatile player with great length. His defense is all that’s keeping him from more pt. It would have been nice to see how much further he’d be along without the suspension. Griffin will be an elite shooter on this team - mark my words. He is also long and an excellent rebounder. 8) I thought it was critical that our bench was so solid against Rutgers when we had players in foul trouble. [/QUOTE]
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