Game Observations

[saltslugs]

Sidney is not quick enough on his feet to ever play major minutes in the NBA. He will get absolutely roasted on the defensive end.

Hood is exactly what this team has been missing--a patient, well-disciplined, athletic player. He was always in the right place.

Bost=Beast

Bryant looked fine, really the only player other than Bost to penetrate.

Moultrie is much more valuable that Sidney. Crashed the hell out of the offensive boards.

Steele didn't play as much as I expected. Really thing he should steal more time from Bryant. There should be a ton of 3 point opportunities for him as we get the ball inside and kickout, but we still don't get the ball inside enough.

 

[saltslugs]

Sidney is not quick enough on his feet to ever play major minutes in the NBA. He will get absolutely roasted on the defensive end.

Hood is exactly what this team has been missing--a patient, well-disciplined, athletic player. He was always in the right place.

Bost=Beast

Bryant looked fine, really the only player other than Bost to penetrate.

Moultrie is much more valuable that Sidney. Crashed the hell out of the offensive boards.

Steele didn't play as much as I expected. Really thing he should steal more time from Bryant. There should be a ton of 3 point opportunities for him as we get the ball inside and kickout, but we still don't get the ball inside enough.

 

[DawgU]

I don't see why people think he is NBA material. He can't play 4 minutes without asking to come out. We will be lucky to get 16 productive minutes a game out of him. His laziness on Defense is still a big liability and can't be good for team morale. I don't see the NBA paying for the lack of effort that he gives and the fact that he is still not in shape. This is his 3rd season and he is still not able to play a whole game. That is on the coach.

 

[saltslugs]

I think his body just isn't made to play long minutes--much like the RB for UGA (Crowell). Sidney is still a decent player, but he's not the savior a lot of us envisioned.

 

[WutheringDawg]

First year as a player and he goes for 14 pts and 7 boards a game, and people aredisappointed. The hype machine just worked in overtime for Sidney. He did as well as anyone in recent memory during their first year, outside of Lawrence Roberts, and will be improved this year. No, I'm not saying that he's "the best player blah blah- whatever praise Stans gives to every guy to get a scholly from us," but he's really good. I'll be happy with the 16ish & 10 that he's going to put up this year. Having an improved Wendell Lewis and a stud in Moultrie in the paint with him, will make him that much better. Hopefully the team will be better because of the depth on the interior. On a side note, I'm also loving me some Rodney Hood after one game. I think he and Moultrie have a good connection that's going to come into play later in the season. They play off each other well.

 

[tenureplan]

when his lack of defense results in 14 easy points per game, and he doesn't block out, it is a wash

 

[Moonlight Graham]

He just wasn't moving well tonight for whatever reason. I'll chalk it up to being the first game of the season. We do need Deville Smith back though. I hope he is back soon. He just gives us another ball handler that we don't have when bost needs a breather. All in all we looked pretty rusty and lazy tonight. Just different than the previous two exhibitions I thought.

 

[GABully24]

but it's not as bad as you are making it out to be either. Yes the point guard just blew by him that one time tonight and he looked bad, but he also stripped that same point guard on a fat break and made a long outlet pass that ended up with us hitting a 3. His help D has been better so far and he plays fine 1 on 1 D in the post.

 

[WutheringDawg]

if you look at a defense that allows 70 points a game, which our defense did last year, then on average, every player gives up 15 points a game. So yeah, he did "give up" his fair share of points, but Renardo and Dee are the only players from last years team to come close to breaking even in the points scored vs. points allowed per starter.

 

[thf24]

but it's not as bad as you are making it out to be either. Yes the point guard just blew by him that one time tonight and he looked bad, but he also stripped that same point guard on a fat break and made a long outlet pass that ended up with us hitting a 3. His help D has been better so far and he plays fine 1 on 1 D in the post.

I see people give him crap whenever a guard scores an easy layup with him under the basket. That is NOT HIS FAULT, it's the fault of whoever got beat on the dribble. Sidney should be there to help as long as the guard's man is still with him, but if he takes on the guard by himself it's going to result in a foul call almost every time; better to get out of the way and stay out of foul trouble, and fix the defensive problem at the source. We're too used to Varnado bailing out our guards when they get beat on the perimeter; it's a luxury that doesn't come around very often.

 

[MSUDawg25]

but it's not as bad as you are making it out to be either. Yes the point guard just blew by him that one time tonight and he looked bad, but he also stripped that same point guard on a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> fat break</span> and made a long outlet pass that ended up with us hitting a 3. His help D has been better so far and he plays fine 1 on 1 D in the post.

 

[saltslugs]

Which, by the way, is the least valuable player in a Stansbury game "plan"

Even last year at 14 and 7, he just wasn't that good. He's not a particularly good passer and does nothing to set up shots for others. Moultrie is far superior, but it's great to have both.

 

[saltslugs]

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[thf24]

You must have missed all of the sick setups he provided to Kodi last year, two of which made Sportscenter top 10.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

The first 10 minutes we looked unstoppable. Then EKU changed up their defense and took the wind out of the game. They swarmed to anyone in the paint like a u-8 soccer match, and either fouled or took the ball away well over half the time, so we were forced to shoot threes we didn't want to, and were inconsistent with it (we can shoot 3s on this team, but unlike the past several years, are NOT built for it)

Bost was Bost. Always where he needed to be, cutting to the basket, getting points and the foul, great passes, shooting 3s. He's a star.

Moultrie is by FAR the 2nd best player on our team, I love this kid. One of the best plays of the game is when he lept up and grabbed the inbounds lob and put it in the basket. He's always blocking out, goes for every offensive and defensive rebound, and never stops giving effort.

Bryant is far and away the most improved. He had a bit of trouble finishing while getting whacked around in the paint, but he's a very capable guard, and will give Bost some very needed minutes resting or playing the 2.

Hood can do it all. He puts up points inside and outside, rebounds well, and even has a nice midrange jumper that we badly needed.

Lewis still has about a half a case of ham fists, but he is physically and mentally ahead of where he was last year by a mile. He's the first one down the court in a fast break, he's able to stay on his man on defense, and be in position on offense. In my favorite play of the game, he was defending his man outside the arc, stole the ball, and sprinted down for a layup. Imagine Sidney attempting that.

Steele can hit 3s, but he wont do that much more, and I think we can be okay with that.

Sidney is a mixed bag. He's still out of shape, and for the most part, I'd rather have Lewis on the court. Then about once or twice per stint not sitting the bench, he does something great. I think he stole the ball 3 times in all 10 minutes he played tonight, and he is unstoppable to the basket when he wants to be. He also got the worst charging call I've ever seen called against him tonight. Overall, because he still looks to shoot the 3 first, and his defense around the basket is often non-existant, I'd rather have Lewis out there most of the time.

Biggest thing I took tonight: This team rebounds.

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

They don't have similar body types. One plays running back; the other plays forward. One is a freshman; the other is a junior.<div>
</div><div>I don't see Crowell's body being much different than other running backs. What am I missing here?</div>

 

[saltslugs]

He drew a couple of double teams last night and could not find the open man. He's so slow to react that the opponent has responded to any defensive gaps by the time he's set.

 

[saltslugs]

If you've watched UGA at all this year, you'll see that Crowell will play two or three downs then take a break. He never runs the ball more than two times in a row... never.

I don't know a whole lot about the body, but from what I understand, we have dark and white muscles (like dark and white meat on a chicken). The dark muscles are slow-twitch, which are good for endurance but poor for quickness/explosiveness. It seems to me that both of these players are filled with fast-twitch muscles.

 

[saltslugs]

but this math doesn't work. We didn't play 5 players, we played 7. So, each player on average is accountable for 10 points on average.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Best passer I've ever seen for a big.

 

[saltslugs]

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[Hump4Hoops]

I think he's worthless to take off the bench 95% of the time, but dude had hands. Great short passer, and could nail you in the back of the head from 3/4 court.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

It took me looking at one UGA box score and scanning all the way to the second quarter to find this.

1-10 MSU 40 Isaiah Crowell rush for 9 yards to the MSU31 (Wade Bonner).
2-1 MSU 31 Isaiah Crowell rush for 5 yards to the MSU26, 1ST DOWN GA (C. Lawrence;Sean Ferguson). R9
1-10 MSU 26 Isaiah Crowell rush for 1 yard to the MSU25 (Matthew Wells;Wade Bonner).

 

[fishwater99]

Which, by the way, is the least valuable player in a Stansbury game "plan"

Even last year at 14 and 7, he just wasn't that good. <span style="font-weight: bold;">He's not a particularly good passer and does nothing to set up shots for others. </span>Moultrie is far superior, but it's great to have both.

The RSS is a great passer, and has soft hands. He is just fat and a little lazy, but he can pass and shoot the ball better than most...

 

[saltslugs]

Find one example in an effort to totally disprove a poster for no reason. Yes, I was wrong, I guess he has carried the ball 3 carries in a row. But that doesn't change the fact that he constantly takes himself out of the game due to fatigue. I have seen almost every second of all UGA games this year (thanks to DVR) and it is a major problem. His hands are on his knees after two plays. Pay attention during the game and you will see what I mean.<div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"And, at least for part of the time, that’s where Crowell has been this season — ensconced as Georgia’s No. 1 tailback. He leads the team in rushing and has had three 100-yard games. He has also gone missing during games so often we’ve all taken to wondering what’s</span><em style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">really[/i]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">going on. Is he taking himself out of the game because he’s tired? Does he get injured that often? Are the coaches holding him back? If so, why?" -Mark Bradley, AJC</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"That godamn ***** mother17er takes himself out of the game so much" -My UGA supporting Dad</span></div>

 

[saltslugs]

but not quick enough to use them. As I said earlier, he often does not get set quick enough to make good passes. I'll keep an eye on it during the season though, I'll confess that I don't remember a whole lot from last year's Sideny other than dissapointment.<div>
</div><div>But come on, best big passer you've ever seen?! That's nuts!</div>

 

[saltslugs]

Great hands my ***.

 

[FlabLoser]

passthesaltku

 

[fishwater99]

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[tenureplan]

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