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Again. Just say “I agree.” It’s not hard.
Why wouldn't you just agree with me? It's not hard.
Again. Just say “I agree.” It’s not hard.
Why wouldn't you just agree with me? It's not hard.
There were many games that we were in it down the stretch purely because of Crawford.
Stop signs are red.
Yeah, the lack of scoring down the stretch was everyone's fault.
I remember some terrible Crawford shots (some of which he made!), but I'm not sure who else you'd have wanted to have the ball in their hands.
Woods took a pretty awful (and early) shot at the end of the UNC game when we were down 2, IIRC.
I'm sure I'm annoying in repeating myself on this, but I really think that was one of the 2-3 biggest issues with last year's roster... Nobody to take/make shots in late game iso situations. I'd like to think Brown and/or Hoard could do that this year. Or even Mucius (but that's probably asking a lot).
RC: Stop signs are actually red with white words.
Someone else: Well yeah, those are the words written on the red sign.
RC: Just say you agree with me.
So why do you think I agree that we would only need 2 of the 3 to get near the NIT?
I think we have forgotten what it takes to have a good team. Let’s assume Hoard is as good as Collins, we would need the rest of the key contributors to be on par with the rest of that team to be close. That’s a tough ask without Sarr making a big jump to legit ACC contributor and Chaundee being a legit ACC starter.
1.25? Did I get it right?
Hudson and SJM were dismissed
Mitchell and Woods were rotation players
Rich Wash and Melo were not rotation players.
For me, the guys to focus on who left are Mitchell, Woods, Doral Moore, and Crawford.
Mitchell left despite getting good run his sophomore year and having a sister at Wake. Yes, he was 3,000 miles away, but still. This one was a concern. We have two guys coming in who play some version of his position, so I could see an argument that he felt he was being recruited over, but he would most likely be our starting 4 this year had he stayed. And playing 20+ minutes a game. This one totally on staff
Woods - hard to tell. In some ways, it reminds me of Kawhi Leonard. We have constantly heard reports of Woods' Dad and playing time/usage. Reminds me of Leonard's Uncle. I have a feeling that Woods' Dad is working hard to leverage his son't college career into an immediate pay day playing in Europe. Not a $40,000 a year job in Belgium, but a $250,000 a year job in Italy. Fair enough. There were whispers of problems before Woods got hurt last year. We just couldn't hide his bad defense, either because our staff cannot coach Defense, and/or we didn't have the players to cover his man when he skipped past him. This one is on both Woods and staff.
Moore leaving is all about him wanting to get paid for working so freakin hard to get good. I get it. He was advised by Manning to stay. He didn't. This one is on Moore. I think if Manning was Daddy figure like Coach John Thompson was, he'd have got him to stay for the betterment of his career, but Manning is not John Thompson. He doesn't strike me as the warm and fuzzy mentor at all. He's more lunch pail taciturn. Make me happy today and tomorrow we start afresh. You have to make me happy then too. For some kids, like John Collins, that is easy. For others, like Moore who may want to take a day or two off, maybe it is more difficult. Still this one is on Moore.
Crawford leaving I have to point a finger at Chill. Now, maybe he is conflicted because Craw leaving means more oxygen for his son, but the fact is that Crawford came in a flawed player with a load of borderline NBA talent and left a more experienced, more muscled flawed players with a load of Euro talent. My only positive takeaway is that our strength and conditioning program is elite.
I don’t. And why are you using 16-17 as a comparison for what our team will need to look like to be “near NIT.” Last year’s team was much closer to being “near NIT” than the 16-17 team.
Yeah. A "huge jump from Brown, a big jump from Sarr, and a special player in Hoard" won't even get us near the NIT unless several other players step up including freshmen.
Near the NIT is a pretty low bar. 2 out of 3 of those things happening could be enough to get us near the NIT.
"Near the NIT" would be the 2nd best Wake team in the last 9 years.
No. Just no. Even the basic math doesn’t work there. There are far more teams between an 11 win team and the bottom of the NIT at-large field than between the NIT bottom and the First Four.
RC, you have made a name for yourself defending Manning. I reminded you that low bar was quite good for Manning.
As for the second part, you’re putting words into my mouth instead of using what I specifically said. You’re not arguing in good faith.
RC, you have made a name for yourself defending Manning. I reminded you that low bar was quite good for Manning.
As for the second part, you’re putting words into my mouth instead of using what I specifically said. You’re not arguing in good faith.