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<blockquote data-quote="Hopingfor500" data-source="post: 1577716" data-attributes="member: 746590"><p>I'm not sure that anyone could be too hard on Kofi or Ayo this year. They are both being touted as two of the top 25 players in the country. The teams preseason ranking went from unranked to top 10. We keep hearing from BU that Ayo is the best guard in the country and Kofi is the best big man in the country. Now, with all that comes admiration, but also comes expectation. </p><p></p><p>In these last two losses, they both have performed below expectations. That's not to say that they played poorly, it's just below expectation, which directly affects the team performing before expectations.</p><p></p><p>I point out Ayo as well, as he is our big bucket getter. Where is he when we're in the midst of one of those 10-0, 15-0, 17-0 stretches? As the leader of this group, it's really his job to settle things down. BU shouldn't have to call time out to lay into his guys. He's got upperclassmen out there and what is said to be the best guard in the country. None of that should be happening.</p><p></p><p>In regards to Kofi, the free throw shooting is acting like a 6th defender. It's gotten into game plans now. When in doubt, hack him and send him to the line. 1-5 = 4 turnovers. It's getting close to the point where you can't have him on the floor late. There are two things that will fix that...1)Hit your free throws or 2)Play through contact and finish. He's 7 feet tall, 280 pounds and he continues to put the ball on the floor and lay it in. I'm getting to the point where I don't believe that he's got the explosiveness to catch the ball, keep the ball high and dunk it with authority. </p><p></p><p>I think we built enormous expectations based on two returnees. These long droughts, the missed foul shots....it's been the difference between 9-5 and 13-1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hopingfor500, post: 1577716, member: 746590"] I'm not sure that anyone could be too hard on Kofi or Ayo this year. They are both being touted as two of the top 25 players in the country. The teams preseason ranking went from unranked to top 10. We keep hearing from BU that Ayo is the best guard in the country and Kofi is the best big man in the country. Now, with all that comes admiration, but also comes expectation. In these last two losses, they both have performed below expectations. That's not to say that they played poorly, it's just below expectation, which directly affects the team performing before expectations. I point out Ayo as well, as he is our big bucket getter. Where is he when we're in the midst of one of those 10-0, 15-0, 17-0 stretches? As the leader of this group, it's really his job to settle things down. BU shouldn't have to call time out to lay into his guys. He's got upperclassmen out there and what is said to be the best guard in the country. None of that should be happening. In regards to Kofi, the free throw shooting is acting like a 6th defender. It's gotten into game plans now. When in doubt, hack him and send him to the line. 1-5 = 4 turnovers. It's getting close to the point where you can't have him on the floor late. There are two things that will fix that...1)Hit your free throws or 2)Play through contact and finish. He's 7 feet tall, 280 pounds and he continues to put the ball on the floor and lay it in. I'm getting to the point where I don't believe that he's got the explosiveness to catch the ball, keep the ball high and dunk it with authority. I think we built enormous expectations based on two returnees. These long droughts, the missed foul shots....it's been the difference between 9-5 and 13-1. [/QUOTE]
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