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Can someone link discussion re: suspensions?
And BTW, 3, 2, 1 until this becomes a momentary national story. Also not a good look for a University that still suffers from its reputation as being a stuffy, snooty, private institution that specializes in educating upper class white people, ideally boys who can handle their liquor and do fucked up off their asses really elitely (i.e., in new penny loafers and khakis).
Only jaybone could take something done by two black kids and make it a woke diatribe about bad white man.
Sarr looks like a completely different player this year. Amazing what a player can do if the coach can actually keep them in campus until their Junior and senior year
Only jaybone could take something done by two black kids and make it a woke diatribe about bad white man.
He was terrible until this tournament, and then the light seemed to go on. Let's see how long it lasts.
Edit: I stand corrected - he was terrible in 3 games but has been good in 5. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4278046/olivier-sarr
Only jaybone could take something done by two black kids and make it a woke diatribe about bad white man.
Off of a rebound or missed shot, Sarr still has the reflex to take the ball low for one dribble to set himself rather than simply keep the ball above his head and just put the ball up. Often leads to strips or allows the defense to get back into position to defend. Big men got to keep the ball above your head. Much harder to strip, and if the defense tries, its often a foul.
Think how great Sarr could be if he made 20% of his lay ups.Think of how good Sarr's numbers would be if our PG would pass him the ball after a PnR into a totally open lane.
There is killing someone in the street of New York bad and then this is just slightly less worse.
The game was not as close as the score might indicate. The Deacs played well the first ten minutes. Hitting shots helps. After that Arizona took control and never let go. I can't fault the energy displayed by the team and their defense has improved. It's not good but it is better.
Sarr is playing well. If he continues to play this well the team will be more competitive. Brown's performance was solid despite lingering physical limitations. Massoud's offense is good enough to put him in the game for the final minute when the team needs points. He played 4 of the preceding 39 minutes while the team was shooting 32%. This is typical of Manning.
I feel bad for the players. They all have limitations but they show effort, energy and they haven't quit. The coaching leaves a lot to be desired and the latitude given Brandon is obvious and unwarranted. Those of you concerned that the team might improve enough to retain Manning need not be concerned. It seems to be a matter of time before this team reacts like those that preceded them.
And BTW, 3, 2, 1 until this becomes a momentary national story. Also not a good look for a University that still suffers from its reputation as being a stuffy, snooty, private institution that specializes in educating upper class white people, ideally boys who can handle their liquor and do fucked up off their asses really elitely (i.e., in new penny loafers and khakis).
Off of a rebound or missed shot, Sarr still has the reflex to take the ball low for one dribble to set himself rather than simply keep the ball above his head and just put the ball up. Often leads to strips or allows the defense to get back into position to defend. Big men got to keep the ball above your head. Much harder to strip, and if the defense tries, its often a foul.
Childress taking every freaking shot over the last 5 minutes (on a night where he couldn’t throw it in the ocean) is worthy of some blame. The coach who gave him the green light to do it is worthy of some blame. Chill is hitting 27% from three this year. White is at 44%. Johnson shoots 42%. Let them chuck one up occasionally.I'm not sure what game you were watching. "Coaching" had no effect on all the bricks laid by the players in the second half. When was anybody open where Childress didn't find them? Our guys really don't have the offensive skills to compete at a high level. Save a couple threes by Childress in the second half nobody made much at all except free throws. Blaming Childress for the obvious lack of talent around him is ludicrous. Our guys are smaller or skinnier, or both, compared to teams like Arizona. To be fair, we were simply a weaker team and the coaching and grit of the players kind of kept them in til the end. It wasn't a turnaround game for our program, but it wasn't the Danny haters debacle you're suggesting.
Oh Daniel. Good Daniel.
What will you do to Cover Your Butt again?
And we played back-to-back, so on our day off to refresh our legs/rest/prepare, we go STAND in line for what 2, 3, 4 hours?
When I think get ready for the big game, our only ESPN game ALL YEAR (correct?, who cares?), and we...go goof off and wait in long lines at Disneyland, with which Assistant Coach in charge? You know YOU need to keep an eye on your Assistants already.
Well done, Daniel.
Turnover-wise, Manning hasn't had a bad year at all. Surprise surprise, we returned everybody except Hoard, who is now on NBA roster (averaging 1.2 minutes per game, would be better off in the G-league).
The real tragedy here is that the team is in LA for a week, and they go to fucking Disneyland like they are 12. Hit up the fucking Getty Museum or any number of awesome museums in downtown LA. Fucking Disneyland. Pathetic. I understand the Lego museum is a few 100 miles away as well. Road trip!
I'm not sure what game you were watching. "Coaching" had no effect on all the bricks laid by the players in the second half. When was anybody open where Childress didn't find them? Our guys really don't have the offensive skills to compete at a high level. Save a couple threes by Childress in the second half nobody made much at all except free throws. Blaming Childress for the obvious lack of talent around him is ludicrous. Our guys are smaller or skinnier, or both, compared to teams like Arizona. To be fair, we were simply a weaker team and the coaching and grit of the players kind of kept them in til the end. It wasn't a turnaround game for our program, but it wasn't the Danny haters debacle you're suggesting.
Feel better?
You used the word debacle. I stated it was not as close as the score might indicate. The AD version was "Deacs edged". At 17:20 in the second half Arizona took a 10 point lead. They would maintain a double digit lead until 6:17 remained when Sarr hit two free throws to trim the lead to nine. Arizona's largest lead during that 11 minute span reached 15 points on two occasions. That is considered a strong working lead by any coach. They never relinquished the lead.
Over the final 6:17 the Deacs took 10 shots from the field and made four. They were 2-4 from the line. Brandon was 2-7 from the field. The only assisted shot (by White) was a open three. Good shot. The rest were Brandon with his head down going against the Arizona team. The rest of the team went 2-3 from the field (both assisted) and 2-4 from the line. That description might be considered smart basketball down the stretch where you come from, but it goes by a different description where I come from. Brandon is a weapon when he's hot. The problem is he keeps shooting when he's not. There is a reason the Deacs have lost 20 games the past two years. That is one of the many reasons. I mentioned it for the first time in my prior post. I won't mention it again.