Anybody notice the sparse crowd

[diggidydog]

At Arky? They are 12-3.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Glad I'm not there.

I would have screamed at Kegler, "STOP DRIBBLING THE 17ING BALL!"

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I would've asked "why put herard in isolation!!" He can't shoot and he can't pass. If I'm arky, I double him right when he touches it...minimum throw the double at him when he puts the ball on the floor

 

[Lettucexxxx]

Herard is raw af
His hands seem to have zero fingers. Like two giant paddles

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

OR let IJ guard the quickest guy on the court and give up two layups.

 

[fedxdog]

the crowd at missori for the earlier game was worse...

 

[dickiedawg]

I noticed. That, according to Howland, is a tournament team.

It doesn't excuse our crappy crowd but I guess misery loves company.

 

[diggidydog]

And each foot weighs a hundred pounds

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Herard is raw af
His hands seem to have zero fingers. Like two giant paddles

Raw or terrible? Raw indicates there's potential, which I'm not sure he has any.

 

[tatedog]

Adjusted for regional population and postseason potential of their team, this is far worse than our attendance issues.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Does IJ not think he is supposed to play D? My fat 49 year old former church leaque self could take him to the basket

 

[Lettucexxxx]

Raw or terrible? Raw indicates there's potential, which I'm not sure he has any.

He is meat, which we need badly but at this point he is a serious liability.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

He is meat, which we need badly but at this point he is a serious liability.

I understand, I just wouldn't throw him the ball. I really am curious how the hell he got a 4* rating. That stuff shouldn't be based ALL on potential.

 

[Lettucexxxx]

Great time out right there by Howland. No sarcastiriskks

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

We need u in chat lettuce

 

[The Fatboy]

Reading this thread you'd think we were down 15.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Their arena seats like 18k I think. It looks at least 1/3 full. Maybe 7kish, which is very low for them. Bud Walton has been rough to us.

 

[NWADog]

I was there tonight. I would say it was about half full. Students still aren't back yet. There were a few times where it got loud! Surprisingly I saw a few Bulldogs there. Very fun game to watch. The personnel changes Howland has made are clearly working and this team is gelling. Nothing but compliments from my Razorback friends

 

[mstateglfr]

Raw or terrible? Raw indicates there's potential, which I'm not sure he has any.

You really dont see potential? Damn, thats a shame. The kid has hands of stone for sure. It would have been great if he could have redshirted this year and worked on tennis ball hand-eye drills to improve the skill of receiving the entry pass into the post.
If Herard is as terrible as it sounds(from you and others) then what do you think about Struggs or Datcher since collectively they barely see the floor?

Herard's job this year needs to be- set screens up top, physical presence in paint on rebounds and loose balls, minimize dribbles in paint, shoot when appropriate but otherwise kick out to the perimeter.

Thats it, and he is working on doing those things and nothing more.

His pump fakes in the paint are necessary because he is slow to gather and go up, but its great that he has added the pump fakes to his game as he has gotten to the line 19 times over the last 6 games almost exclusively because of that pump fake.
He sets good screens up top for Peters especially. Yes he has been called for a moving screen multiple times, but most have been the ballhandler's fault for going before Herard is set.
He is averating 5.66 rebounds per game in the last 6 games and thats while playing only 16 minutes per game during the stretch.


Herard is methodical at this point. That can be worked on and improved with practice and experience. He absolutely has potential to be a very serviceable post player on a good team in the SEC.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

You really dont see potential? Damn, thats a shame. The kid has hands of stone for sure. It would have been great if he could have redshirted this year and worked on tennis ball hand-eye drills to improve the skill of receiving the entry pass into the post.
If Herard is as terrible as it sounds(from you and others) then what do you think about Struggs or Datcher since collectively they barely see the floor?

Herard's job this year needs to be- set screens up top, physical presence in paint on rebounds and loose balls, minimize dribbles in paint, shoot when appropriate but otherwise kick out to the perimeter.

Thats it, and he is working on doing those things and nothing more.

His pump fakes in the paint are necessary because he is slow to gather and go up, but its great that he has added the pump fakes to his game as he has gotten to the line 19 times over the last 6 games almost exclusively because of that pump fake.
He sets good screens up top for Peters especially. Yes he has been called for a moving screen multiple times, but most have been the ballhandler's fault for going before Herard is set.
He is averating 5.66 rebounds per game in the last 6 games and thats while playing only 16 minutes per game during the stretch.


Herard is methodical at this point. That can be worked on and improved with practice and experience. He absolutely has potential to be a very serviceable post player on a good team in the SEC.

I'll give him credit for doing some dirty work, and just being a big body in general, and like DS said, allowing Holman to play the 4. But as far as offense go I really don't see any potential. I may be wrong and he may turn out to be a solid SEC post player or even a good SEC player. But as of right now I don't see it at all.

He plays super small down low, can't finish, can't pass, can't dribble. He's got a lot of work to do to improve.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Trust me, I'm not C34, I would rather him turn into an all American and me be wrong, rather than me be right and him not develop.