JQ is a defensive minded player. If he was going to need to be relied on for offense I’d say your “rusty” comment may apply a little. He isn’t though and I’ve never heard of anyone being rusty on the defensive end, JQ will be fine once he returns and he will most definitely be a game changer.
Well, at least Pope will play him. If it was Cal, he wouldn't even put him on the court, so he could protect his future earning potential.
The eyeball test tells a completely different story. They’ve played 2 teams with a pulse and didn’t look as if they belonged on the court with either.
Seriously man? Four of the 6 games are Kenpom teams from about 225-350. Surely you get that, right? In the two games against teams with a pulse, they graded horribly bad.
Yeah, Pope comes across as a little goofy about this stuff. I'll say this, if his "live" drill still have to be managed by GA's, they're not all that live. He's still a good 4-6 weeks out I'd guess.
A few years back we smashed KU and UNC early in the season. They made the title game.
Last year's squad ended up doing very well on defense by the end of the season despite being so unathletic.
You do understand kenpom equates for the competition level too right? Your post makes you look clueless
Anyone who thinks our D against louisville and Michigan State was good is clueless.You do understand kenpom equates for the competition level too right? Your post makes you look clueless
It's getting hard for me to hear him talk, period. Actions speak more loudly than words, they correctly say
Yes, I do. I also realize it's easier to be "greatly successful" against those teams, which inflates the ranking.You do understand kenpom equates for the competition level too right? Your post makes you look clueless
No complaint here. I'm merely suggesting the only update that is needed is for them to designate when they expect him to be ready to play. If I were Pope, I would avoid getting sucked into discussing details of how many guys he played against today vs. yesterday, etc. It just provides more unnecessary material for people to dissect and mischaracterize. Just say you expect him to be ready to go January 1st, or something to that effect, and be done with it.
Agree, and it doesn’t have to be a drop dead date. If he were to say most likely mid December to early January I’d be super happy.
The best part about this forum is never really knowing whether some of these people are being sarcastic or suffering from serious mental health issues.
I guess that's a catch point too because people complain that they're not hearing enough updates and half out of confusion about when and if he will come back
Reading comprehension is your friend. He said we are only ranked high because we played cupcakes. That’s part of the algorithm, so regardless of how bad it may have been in those two games it isn’t that bad. Eye test can lie but numbers don’t, it’s simple really. I never said it was good in those games, simply stating the numbers equate for competition. So whether it’s a top 10 team or 300th ranked it computes that which makes the post I replied to make no sense.
Numbers also told Mark Pope that Brandon Garrison was our second most efficient offensive player.
Right before benching the guy. We can’t at least consider that he was trying to take up for a player that we still need?
For sure. I just meant that numbers don't always tell us everything.
Just between you and me, I think Pope was lying anyway. I couldn’t find anything showing Garrison being the most efficient. lol
