Agree 100%
The agents/NBA scouts are a scourge on the game. Work on your weaknesses in the offseason. If you get better, you incorporate in the games.
Pope sending MoD a message tonight
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The agents/NBA scouts are a scourge on the game. Work on your weaknesses in the offseason. If you get better, you incorporate in the games.
I’m not the coach but I’ll give my 2 cents on Mo D.
Im fine with Mo if he will play and stay with what helps the team. Set good screens, be tough around the rim, play tough defense, get rebounds, get AND 1’s at the rim, make the team grittier when he’s on the floor. When he starts dancing and making an offensive move 10-12 ft from the basket, NO, don’t do that, and I ain’t even gonna comment on my blood pressure when winds up a 3 attempt.
Im fine with Mo if he will play and stay with what helps the team. Set good screens, be tough around the rim, play tough defense, get rebounds, get AND 1’s at the rim, make the team grittier when he’s on the floor. When he starts dancing and making an offensive move 10-12 ft from the basket, NO, don’t do that, and I ain’t even gonna comment on my blood pressure when winds up a 3 attempt.
He isn't soft at all. Oddly hes only missing his outside shot. He's like the anti normal Euro big.
When he shoots a 3, it’s the same as throwing it to the other team.
He needs to rethink his strengths and play to them. That will help the team and maximize his contributions to it.
Everytime MoD scores he does the too small celebration or flexes. Embarrassingly hilarious considering he's an undersized 4 man. 
Just provide the grit and grime. Set screens, rebound, defend, and get pts in the paint.
Just provide the grit and grime. Set screens, rebound, defend, and get pts in the paint.
Helps our team and ultimately himself if he’ll buy into that logic
I was surprised to see he never made the too small gesture on any of the 4 layups he missed in traffic.Everytime MoD scores he does the too small celebration or flexes. Embarrassingly hilarious considering he's an undersized 4 man.
Just provide the grit and grime. Set screens, rebound, defend, and get pts in the paint.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of Jelly getting more time for sure
I’ve seen Mo pretty flat footed on Defense himself sometimes.
Seems like a lot of these guys just have not meshed well together. Like they came to be leaders and stars when in reality they work better as the secondary players they were before they came. Maybe the Attitudes just don’t mix or some are jealous IDK. Seems great the pre season and then something happened that second exhibition and it’s been off the rails since then.
What does Mo do well?
Haven't seen any aspects of basketball he's above average in.
as would I
just can't understand the reasoning behind bringing in someone like Mo to UK........
He doesn't fit the style Pope professes to play because he can't shoot. He is not a great rebounder like Oscar
Just don't understand & I'm sure he is being paid well
MoD is best suited as an energy/hustle guy off the bench IMO.
He did not say anything. The players were behind Otega smiling, laughing, and talking to each other. Mo had a look like someone had stolen his ice cream, just stone faced and no expression. Collin came over and put his arm around him and was talking to him but Mo never responded.
I would gladly swap out MoD for Jelly. Give me a European pro-level player over an entitled AAU player in the states.
that doesn't happen very often, as he doesn't score very oftenEverytime MoD scores he does the too small celebration or flexes. Embarrassingly hilarious considering he's an undersized 4 man.
Just provide the grit and grime. Set screens, rebound, defend, and get pts in the paint.
I dont think he's selfish, I just thing he's doesnt have point guard or playmaker instincts and really struggles seeing the floor and knowing how drive and kick. The reason I say that it, yeah he keeps the ball in his hands too much and shoots too much but he doesnt usually drive it hard to get his own shot . . . instead he usually dribbles in one spot or around kind of lost then chucks one up. Think its because he's not used to directing the offense with the ball in his hands. Certainly has no business on the point.
I remember watching the Purdue pre-season game and he was doing exactly all this and remember Tom Leach say "I just love how this guy goes and gets it off the glass?" Where has that gone?
Remembe when Terrance Jones struggled with the same thing in 2012. Was really the only one struggling early in the year looking really awkward and out of place on the offesive side. Cal (to his credit) finally just told him, look you are an absolute athletic beast, just hand around the rim and dominate that space getting lobs and put backs and sure enough he did that and it brought him out of his funk.
