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The point is he was shorter than pretty much every other PF he went up against. And his offense made up for any defensive shortcomings. Getting a lot of possessions and shots helps.WilburHooksHands said:
Jamaal Williams was one of the most efficient post scorers I've ever seen. If he shot within 5 feet it was going in every time.ThomasFremont said:
Really wish he would go back to the run and gun. We made the sweet 16 twice with a front court of Mike Jensen 6'8" and Jamaal Williams 6'6" (6'7" frosh Brockman wasn't exactly huge either). And again with MBA and Gant. Romar doesn't need 7' centers. He sucks at developing them anyways. Just get good guards, and athletic bigs and run for 40 minutes.FreeChavez said:I don't think anyone should say that romar wasn't good. Nor should they call him only good because of Roy. Every coach needs good players to succeed.
Romar failed, and continues to fail because he lost his way in what his brand is. He's an uptempo defensive team who may not win ncaa champs but does have a chance to be elite 8 or better in a special year. Somehow or someway there was a point where romar was convinced he was a fundamental half court coach who has no idea how to recruit to his style or level. He is one of the shittiest half court in game coaches out there, but used to have a great style to recruit kids to and entertain fans and on certain years have a chance to go deep.
I don't think anyone can claim to know what happened, but 4-5 years ago I was a staunch defender of his style(ie the anti boner). Now, 5 years later I don't care what his recruiting class is he's lost what made him good. Wish it didn't go that way, but it's a reality.
Worst case scenario, it's a lot more entertaining. Romar switching his offense was the dumbest thing ever. He didn't have the personnel, nor the X's and O's to do it.
Sure a team like Virginia would cause problems with their super slow and methodical style, but once upon a time, UW dictated the pace of play, not the other way around. -
Also trueWilburHooksHands said:
Jamaal Williams was one of the most efficient post scorers I've ever seen. If he got the ball he was going to shoot it every time.ThomasFremont said:
Really wish he would go back to the run and gun. We made the sweet 16 twice with a front court of Mike Jensen 6'8" and Jamaal Williams 6'6" (6'7" frosh Brockman wasn't exactly huge either). And again with MBA and Gant. Romar doesn't need 7' centers. He sucks at developing them anyways. Just get good guards, and athletic bigs and run for 40 minutes.FreeChavez said:I don't think anyone should say that romar wasn't good. Nor should they call him only good because of Roy. Every coach needs good players to succeed.
Romar failed, and continues to fail because he lost his way in what his brand is. He's an uptempo defensive team who may not win ncaa champs but does have a chance to be elite 8 or better in a special year. Somehow or someway there was a point where romar was convinced he was a fundamental half court coach who has no idea how to recruit to his style or level. He is one of the shittiest half court in game coaches out there, but used to have a great style to recruit kids to and entertain fans and on certain years have a chance to go deep.
I don't think anyone can claim to know what happened, but 4-5 years ago I was a staunch defender of his style(ie the anti boner). Now, 5 years later I don't care what his recruiting class is he's lost what made him good. Wish it didn't go that way, but it's a reality.
Worst case scenario, it's a lot more entertaining. Romar switching his offense was the dumbest thing ever. He didn't have the personnel, nor the X's and O's to do it.
Sure a team like Virginia would cause problems with their super slow and methodical style, but once upon a time, UW dictated the pace of play, not the other way around.
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Jamal Williams was a true black hole. That hook was money though.
The right big guy on the early Romar teams would have made them unstoppable.
