If you look at the NW post-game thread, you'd believe half of our fans would pack his bags for him.
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I like your analogy. And it’s simultaneously funny AND sad because it’s fairly accurate…* Except he makes more $$ than Paulie
and most of the other made guys/wise guys put together…AND if it goes belly up he can open a new Bamboo Longe out in Vegas.
The team has a pretty good good mix of talent on paper. They should also be good free throw and 3 point shooting team.
I thought they ran the spread offense half decent. They just bricked too many wide open threes. Guys that should shoot well were missing badly. That suggests the offense is not quite in sync?
Harris picked up 2 fouls in first 30 seconds. He picked up a key technical for trash talking. He played 9 minutes and was held scoreless.
Epps did score 11 points in 22 minutes, but he fouled out and was 1-5 from three. iirc, one of his threes was an air ball and another hit the back board?
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I agree with most of what you're saying and I don't know what to do after everyone gets benched but I disagree that anyone is saying to turn the Braddy dial from 100 down to 0, I think most of us would be happy seeing a medium level of intensity where coach regulates his emotions like most non-insane people tend to do
I was really excited about this team before and right after the Texas game. I thought if they could clean up the turnovers and start making more free throws, BU might have something special going.....
Over my 60 years I've played and seen a lot of basketball. I've NEVER seen anything like what's happened to this team since Texas. Has anyone checked for alien pods in the locker room at Assembly Hall? (yes I know what it's supposed to be called)
Hawkins had a whopping 3 turnovers in 36 minutes. Shannon had 3 in 33 minutes. Epps had 2 in 22 minutes.
I agree-they have missed many, many wide open 3s in this bad stretch. If they were making a normal percentage they would be fine. As it is, they are a 3 point shooting team that can't make 3 pointers.
The free throw disparity against Northwestern is another indication that they are wildly out-of-synch. Northwestern should only be able to do that against absolute cupcakes.
Hawkins has 44 TOs on the year across 14 games.
In other words,
Harris….freshman.
Epps….freshman.
When we are dependent on freshmen to get this team out out a funk instead of “veterans” such as Hawkins, Mayers, Shannon…we have issues.
So have 99% of D1 players. That isn't unique to this team.
LOL - I couldn't put up the picture with captions I wanted...FYPM.
* Except he makes more $$ than Paulie
and most of the other made guys/wise guys put together…AND if it goes belly up he can open a new Bamboo Lounge out in Vegas.
The late three (I forget who shot it) that hit the rim, bounced over the backboard (to correctly be called out of bounds), and then bounced back in, and through the hoop...this was indicative of the whole night.
Thank you for the awesome post
Maybe we should practice on Aussie hoops and see if that helps
Ups and downs eh? Losing all 3 of the first Big 10 games and getting spanked by Northwestern of all places? It's been all down since Texas.
Missing open 3s and building a brick wall at the line on one end and fouling constantly sure sounds like our primary issues are mental. And whether that's lack of confidence or lack of focus, who knows but the guys in the locker room.
I've gotta believe there's going to be a breakthrough. I feel like I'm watching a basketball remake of Some Kind of Monster and Brad is the poor psychotherapist trying to figure them out.
I've gotta believe there's going to be a breakthrough. I feel like I'm watching a basketball remake of Some Kind of Monster and Brad is the poor psychotherapist trying to figure them out.
I don't think he's the problem. I don't want him going anywhere. He can coach, recruit and continuity is huge. We need to get a guy, succeed and keep him. But if we have to start over, it isn't the end of the world. These days, every coach and school basically have to start over from year to year anyway.
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That was Harris.
Lol. Which one is Hetfield? Which one is Lars?
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