88Deac
A.W. Hamilton
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- Sep 14, 2011
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How do we look decent to good for 2 months against a lot of solid teams, and some on road which I thought was very wise on DM's part, and then the bottom falls out???? The only thing I can think of as a common denominator is CMM's return. And CMM is the last person I would ever bash, but the catch up from the injury, and the fact anyone would admit he is not a true PG, I suspect has gotten us out of rhythm, to say the least. If DM has made a mistake, it is not clearly defining the roles, including naming Crawford the PG and handing him the keys. BC is helluva PG and we were 9-3 with him running the show. Even with his freshman mistakes. Hell, CP made plenty of them as a frosh and played mediocrely enough that Skip (or anyone else) didn't see the need to make sure he got a PG in case CP left earlier than anticipated.
You have to have a true PG to run the show, and CMM isn't that. CMM should have been named and defined as the starting 2G (not SG, bc he isn't), but there are plenty of great 2 guards who can score other ways than standstill shooting. And this year with the new rules, and slashing 2G is at a premium. Added to that is history is littered guys who came back from injury mid-season in CBB and it didn't work. Viduaretta's comeback started the derailment of that 14-0 start as Shoe was killing it. Ish's comeback started the derailment of that season as Teague and co were 14-0 or something like that at the time. Justin Anderson at Va last year derailed that season. Va looked like they could take it all until he came back, and they floundered. But how do you keep those guys out if they are available??? Ish is possibly my favorite Deac of all time (if he isn't, he is probably tied with 15 other guys like Teach, DRudd, Chill, TD, and the list goes on.
I just think we have to play CMM, but history says you lose your rhythm, mojo or whatever when that happens midseason. And BC is our PG, and we ought to let him have the keys. People bitch about the behind the back pass to JC that hit him in the face and went OB. Really??! I bet JC would be the first to tell you if it hits me in the face, that's ALL on me. I should have been ready.
That's my rant for the day.
You have to have a true PG to run the show, and CMM isn't that. CMM should have been named and defined as the starting 2G (not SG, bc he isn't), but there are plenty of great 2 guards who can score other ways than standstill shooting. And this year with the new rules, and slashing 2G is at a premium. Added to that is history is littered guys who came back from injury mid-season in CBB and it didn't work. Viduaretta's comeback started the derailment of that 14-0 start as Shoe was killing it. Ish's comeback started the derailment of that season as Teague and co were 14-0 or something like that at the time. Justin Anderson at Va last year derailed that season. Va looked like they could take it all until he came back, and they floundered. But how do you keep those guys out if they are available??? Ish is possibly my favorite Deac of all time (if he isn't, he is probably tied with 15 other guys like Teach, DRudd, Chill, TD, and the list goes on.
I just think we have to play CMM, but history says you lose your rhythm, mojo or whatever when that happens midseason. And BC is our PG, and we ought to let him have the keys. People bitch about the behind the back pass to JC that hit him in the face and went OB. Really??! I bet JC would be the first to tell you if it hits me in the face, that's ALL on me. I should have been ready.
That's my rant for the day.