And Kim wonders why the students don't come to the games

Tequilla said:

I agree that NWG isn't particularly a great defender or fast, but he's not a terrible defender. We sometimes confuse creating turnovers as a sign of great defense compared to just staying in front of your guy, moving him where you want him to go, and putting a hand up to contest a shot as a sign of good defense.

I disagree that the IQ of this team is below the floor. This is a team that to me actually understands what they are and aren't good at. They tend to play to their strengths.

Lol - staying in front of your guy he isn't good at, because he couldn't beat Stephen Hawking in a foot race. Just trying to stay in front and put a hand up is good defense...for a middle school girl. At this level it takes athleticism to be a good defender. If you want to argue that he plays defense as well as he's capable of, I'm fine with that assessment, but he's a terrible defender for the sport he plays on the floor. He could probably stay with dome 3's, but he's way to slow footed to defend college 1's and 2's.

As for the IQ, that's just nuts. The offense consists of NWG and AA jacking up the majority of the shots. After Winters and DJ, who never really play, they shoot the worst percentage on the team.

HuskyInAZ said:

SevenEleven said:

Tequilla said:

I agree that NWG isn't particularly a great defender or fast, but he's not a terrible defender. We sometimes confuse creating turnovers as a sign of great defense compared to just staying in front of your guy, moving him where you want him to go, and putting a hand up to contest a shot as a sign of good defense.

I disagree that the IQ of this team is below the floor. This is a team that to me actually understands what they are and aren't good at. They tend to play to their strengths.

Lol - staying in front of your guy he isn't good at, because he couldn't beat Stephen Hawking in a foot race. Just trying to stay in front and put a hand up is good defense...for a middle school girl. At this level it takes athleticism to be a good defender. If you want to argue that he plays defense as well as he's capable of, I'm fine with that assessment, but he's a terrible defender for the sport he plays on the floor. He could probably stay with dome 3's, but he's way to slow footed to defend college 1's and 2's.

As for the IQ, that's just nuts. The offense consists of NWG and AA jacking up the majority of the shots. After Winters and DJ, who never really play, they shoot the worst percentage on the team.

Well, we won't have to worry about NWG next year, as he's a sure-fire draft pick. At least that's what my sources have been telling me. Real cerebral, crafty, shifty, etc. Tough to find slow, unathletic PGs with that type of BB IQ for the NBA these days.

And AA graduates this year. It ever there were an example of "addition by subtraction," this is it.

While I could see how you might that mistake, Tyrone Willingham doesn't coach this team. Unless AA is going to be suddenly seniored, he will be back next year.

As far as guards go, Wright, Randle, Wallace, and Young have played better this year and you've also got guys like Booker and Lacy putting up big numbers on disappointing teams. Unless you are talking honorable mention, that would be a stupid bet.

dnc said:

HuskyInAZ said:

SevenEleven said:

Tequilla said:

I agree that NWG isn't particularly a great defender or fast, but he's not a terrible defender. We sometimes confuse creating turnovers as a sign of great defense compared to just staying in front of your guy, moving him where you want him to go, and putting a hand up to contest a shot as a sign of good defense.

I disagree that the IQ of this team is below the floor. This is a team that to me actually understands what they are and aren't good at. They tend to play to their strengths.

Lol - staying in front of your guy he isn't good at, because he couldn't beat Stephen Hawking in a foot race. Just trying to stay in front and put a hand up is good defense...for a middle school girl. At this level it takes athleticism to be a good defender. If you want to argue that he plays defense as well as he's capable of, I'm fine with that assessment, but he's a terrible defender for the sport he plays on the floor. He could probably stay with dome 3's, but he's way to slow footed to defend college 1's and 2's.

As for the IQ, that's just nuts. The offense consists of NWG and AA jacking up the majority of the shots. After Winters and DJ, who never really play, they shoot the worst percentage on the team.

Well, we won't have to worry about NWG next year, as he's a sure-fire draft pick. At least that's what my sources have been telling me. Real cerebral, crafty, shifty, etc. Tough to find slow, unathletic PGs with that type of BB IQ for the NBA these days.

And AA graduates this year. It ever there were an example of "addition by subtraction," this is it.

I've been an Andrews hater since long before it was cool (axe @freechavez), but he's a junior this year. No addition by subtraction there, unless you're suggesting he gets suddenly seniored, which wouldn't bother me in the slightest.





Edit: Fuck, @seveneleven beat me to the joke.

Wait, a shooting/PG with a 41%/30% ratio in his career is hard to fill in? Maybe the 1.2/1 assist/TO ratio is the killer?

Dear lord AA is maddening how good he appears he could be, vs what his stat line actually shows.