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which player on this team is the leader? All of our good teams have had at least two "alpha dogs" that have the talent and the mental strength to keep the teams going in the right direction. As talented as they are Dee and Renardo are not the most stable examples of leadership for the younger players. There are noBrandon Vincent, Timmy Bowers,Daryl Wilson type players on this team. I think a couple of the younger ones coulddevelop into that but they are not there yet.
I'm hoping that Moultrie might take up that role. I like what I heard from him in the 2HD article from a few days ago: http://www.nems360.com/view/full_story/14736702/article-Moultrie-eager-to-aid-MSU?instance=secondary_stories_left_column.
without a 2 guard? Especially when your 3 is a true freshman. Definitely a lot of talent, but not as solid as the '96 team.
If you are going to list one player per team or even two on d 3 teams....I'll follow with another question...
How many coaches who have performed as badly as Stans attract that level of talent?
I think Stans is severly lacking in the court coaching category, but you seem to have taken your criticism to a level beyond that....
Or maybe you havent.......what say you coach?
How many coaches who have performed as badly as Stans attract that level of talent?
I think Stans is severly lacking in the court coaching category, but you seem to have taken your criticism to a level beyond that....
Or maybe you havent.......what say you coach?
I'd say we are pretty talented at 4 positions for sure. Dee, Rodney, Arnett, and Renardo are all extremely talented. Ill give you that Rodney is not proven right now but he is for sure talented. And I felt like Jalen did a pretty good job at the 2 last year. The 2 will be the weak spot on the court in my opinion tho. Like others have said though I could see a good bit of Dee playing the 2 with Deville at the point. Talent is not our issue on this team, it will be experience and chemistry.
Bryant can play it if need be- Steele is supposed to be back- he can play as well- Deville is supposed to be able to give us some minutes. ****, we all know Bost is going to play 35 minutes a game anyway- the other guys combined should be able to contribute
We have a Center that can go for 20 any given night, and has the range to shoot 3's to open up the paint for penetration by our guards
We have a PF that should average a double-double
We have a 5-star freshman at the 3 and a European that can ball- Gordon was pretty damn good as a Freshman- other teams get good play from them- shirley we can too
This is as good as it gets for The Recruiter- you're talking about having at least 5 NBA draft picks on this team- they easily have 1996 talent
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We have a Center that can go for 20 any given night, and has the range to shoot 3's to open up the paint for penetration by our guards
We have a PF that should average a double-double
We have a 5-star freshman at the 3 and a European that can ball- Gordon was pretty damn good as a Freshman- other teams get good play from them- shirley we can too
This is as good as it gets for The Recruiter- you're talking about having at least 5 NBA draft picks on this team- they easily have 1996 talent
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Well maybe not. I'll believe it when I see it. But who knows, maybe Stans will put it all together this year.
Fast forward to 1/3 of the way through the season.
This guy gets inserted by Rick into the lineup at the 4, because magically, "The offense just goes better when he is out there?" He plays 30+ min per game because he rebounds well, moves well without the ball, distributes, is cerebral*, and of course is undersized at this position.Smithpicks up more minutes at the 1, Dee slides over to 2 because there has to be someone available to shoot it at the last second of the shot clock, Hood and Gardner are solid at 3, all the while,Moultrie is now playing 30+ min at the 5. Steele gets 10-15 min at the 2/3, There will be chatter from our coaching staff aboutwell......4&5 are really interchangeable positionsjust like 1&2 babble babble, but Wendell Lewis is staring down at the floor scratching his butt. Here is the kicker. Sidney shows upstill fat, still winded after 2 trips up and down the court, still lacking on defense so whatdo we do? Do we coach him up, no, we simply use him for about 12 minper game asstrictly an offensive weapon. The offense whenhe is in is throw the ball to Sid and let him score. The other team members resent this. Chemistry goes to poo poo. Sid resents this because at 12-15 min per game he can't showcase his skills, yo? Check back to this email when at the end of our second or third SEC game, even though our team is winning, Sidney freaks out and punches Marcus Grant in the head or throws a chair onto the court or something awful. This scenario seems to be a real possiblity given what we start with this season and it is all predicated on one of my favorite tendencies of coach Stansbury, to play a little guy out of position at the 4. There, I said it.
It is not all doom and gloom, because we are still winning at this point.......we are just doing it in poor form with the associated drama and antics. I like to win and think we will. Fire away.
This guy gets inserted by Rick into the lineup at the 4, because magically, "The offense just goes better when he is out there?" He plays 30+ min per game because he rebounds well, moves well without the ball, distributes, is cerebral*, and of course is undersized at this position.Smithpicks up more minutes at the 1, Dee slides over to 2 because there has to be someone available to shoot it at the last second of the shot clock, Hood and Gardner are solid at 3, all the while,Moultrie is now playing 30+ min at the 5. Steele gets 10-15 min at the 2/3, There will be chatter from our coaching staff aboutwell......4&5 are really interchangeable positionsjust like 1&2 babble babble, but Wendell Lewis is staring down at the floor scratching his butt. Here is the kicker. Sidney shows upstill fat, still winded after 2 trips up and down the court, still lacking on defense so whatdo we do? Do we coach him up, no, we simply use him for about 12 minper game asstrictly an offensive weapon. The offense whenhe is in is throw the ball to Sid and let him score. The other team members resent this. Chemistry goes to poo poo. Sid resents this because at 12-15 min per game he can't showcase his skills, yo? Check back to this email when at the end of our second or third SEC game, even though our team is winning, Sidney freaks out and punches Marcus Grant in the head or throws a chair onto the court or something awful. This scenario seems to be a real possiblity given what we start with this season and it is all predicated on one of my favorite tendencies of coach Stansbury, to play a little guy out of position at the 4. There, I said it.
It is not all doom and gloom, because we are still winning at this point.......we are just doing it in poor form with the associated drama and antics. I like to win and think we will. Fire away.
there is definitely a lot of talent on this team, but assuring sweet 16s and final 4s is a little premature.
Sidney - Sure, he's super talented but so far he's shown no leadership, no dedication, and no ability to play more than 5 minutes at a time. We all hope he gets his sh*t together and becomes another great MSU post player (or maybe the best), but I'm not counting that chicken until it's hatched.
Hood - A true freshman, nobody knows how well he will adjust to D1 ball, and we have a lot of really good teams on the schedule early so he will have to adjust fast. He should adjust fine, but honestly, who knows at this point.
Mejerus - Nobody has ever seen him play, nobody knows jack about him. Counting on him for any kind of production at this point is just speculation. He could be the best player on our team, he could be Riek Jr. Who knows?
Steele - coming back from an injury, hope he comes back 100% and doesn't get hurt again.
We know what we have in Bost, and pretty much Moultrie (although he didn't play last year and this is his first year playing in games with a new team - but I think it's a safe bet he'll be solid).
So, i think the pieces are there IF things fall the right way (the way we expect them to). However, I think it's a bit premature to hang any final 4 banners. Now, there's no reason to lose to Rider, etc. this year, you're right. And if things come together the way we expect, we get a 4 seed or higher and still lose in round 2...then you've got some beef.
Sidney - Sure, he's super talented but so far he's shown no leadership, no dedication, and no ability to play more than 5 minutes at a time. We all hope he gets his sh*t together and becomes another great MSU post player (or maybe the best), but I'm not counting that chicken until it's hatched.
Hood - A true freshman, nobody knows how well he will adjust to D1 ball, and we have a lot of really good teams on the schedule early so he will have to adjust fast. He should adjust fine, but honestly, who knows at this point.
Mejerus - Nobody has ever seen him play, nobody knows jack about him. Counting on him for any kind of production at this point is just speculation. He could be the best player on our team, he could be Riek Jr. Who knows?
Steele - coming back from an injury, hope he comes back 100% and doesn't get hurt again.
We know what we have in Bost, and pretty much Moultrie (although he didn't play last year and this is his first year playing in games with a new team - but I think it's a safe bet he'll be solid).
So, i think the pieces are there IF things fall the right way (the way we expect them to). However, I think it's a bit premature to hang any final 4 banners. Now, there's no reason to lose to Rider, etc. this year, you're right. And if things come together the way we expect, we get a 4 seed or higher and still lose in round 2...then you've got some beef.
1. Which player on this team is the leader? All of our good teams have had
at least two "alpha dogs" that have the talent and the mental strength
to keep the teams going in the right direction.(CaptainDawg)
at least two "alpha dogs" that have the talent and the mental strength
to keep the teams going in the right direction.(CaptainDawg)
1. Which player on this team is the leader? All of our good teams have had
at least two "alpha dogs" that have the talent and the mental strength
to keep the teams going in the right direction.(CaptainDawg)
2. Can you make a deep run without a 2 guard? Especially when your 3 is a true freshman. (Columbus Dawg)
I'll just keep a list to make it easier for the apologists later on.
at least two "alpha dogs" that have the talent and the mental strength
to keep the teams going in the right direction.(CaptainDawg)
2. Can you make a deep run without a 2 guard? Especially when your 3 is a true freshman. (Columbus Dawg)
I'll just keep a list to make it easier for the apologists later on.
Easy plus when talking to a recruit. "Ever been to Europe? Are any of your other offers going to provide you with a National Lampoon Vacay?"
We will play like **** early as the stans apologists use the tired but true "this team is learning to play together" excuse.
You guys are correct...no excuses this year.
You guys are correct...no excuses this year.
You could at least get his name right. He is legit and just lead Latvia to a win over Solvenia in the U20 scoring 20pts and 9 rebounds...
http://www.viddler.com/explore/playersgroup/videos/124/<div>
</div><div>Above is a video that someone posted before. This guy can move, has a good feel for passing, has a decent face-up game and a serviceable long range shot. I would guess that he is probably a 15-20 min a game contributor right off the bat on this team (probably providing rest/breaks for Hood, if I had to guess) and will be solid but not spectacular with a chance to be a really good player after a while. You couldnt ask for a much better addition for the team this late. </div>
</div><div>Above is a video that someone posted before. This guy can move, has a good feel for passing, has a decent face-up game and a serviceable long range shot. I would guess that he is probably a 15-20 min a game contributor right off the bat on this team (probably providing rest/breaks for Hood, if I had to guess) and will be solid but not spectacular with a chance to be a really good player after a while. You couldnt ask for a much better addition for the team this late. </div>
Are we getting guys from the lockout? We haven't had 5 legit NBA players in Stansbury's entire tenure. Every year the same college basketball hacks talk about how some guy from their team is headed to league. Guess again. If Bost & Sidney were advised to stay out of this last draft (one of the worst in my lifetime) then they will not be playing in the association.<div>
</div><div>Look, I hate Stans as much as the next guy (unless the next guy is Douche34 because his tumescence of Stans-hate is more than a little creepy) but there are AT LEAST eight teams with more talent than MSU (even a top 16 is questionable). No one in their right mind would say we are a Final 4 team because some obscure Euro joined up. We haven't made it out of the 2nd round in more than a 17ing decade.</div><div>
</div><div>The 96 team had one legit NBA player (Dampier), one marginal back-up (Jones), and that's it. Does this team have a Dampier? Nope. It might, MIGHT, have a couple Joneses. We'll see. But all this hype is pretty ridiculous. Our team isn't that talented and our coach certainly hasn't instilled any confidence.</div><div>
</div><div>I am looking forward to seeing more of the Gold Team though.</div>
</div><div>Look, I hate Stans as much as the next guy (unless the next guy is Douche34 because his tumescence of Stans-hate is more than a little creepy) but there are AT LEAST eight teams with more talent than MSU (even a top 16 is questionable). No one in their right mind would say we are a Final 4 team because some obscure Euro joined up. We haven't made it out of the 2nd round in more than a 17ing decade.</div><div>
</div><div>The 96 team had one legit NBA player (Dampier), one marginal back-up (Jones), and that's it. Does this team have a Dampier? Nope. It might, MIGHT, have a couple Joneses. We'll see. But all this hype is pretty ridiculous. Our team isn't that talented and our coach certainly hasn't instilled any confidence.</div><div>
</div><div>I am looking forward to seeing more of the Gold Team though.</div>
I'm not making excuses for anybody. I'm simply stating that I'm not as high on this team as others because I don't see any leaders on the floor.
You are saying that we have 5 players currently on our basketball team that will one day be drafted into the NBA. Is that correct?Coach34 said:
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obvious and intentional exaggeration.
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