Any word on Stapleton?Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Any word on Stapleton?Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Smoot, how much more proof does someone need? Pretty sure our Coach is a top 10 Coach. He is like Cohen He proved what he could do before ever setting foot on campus.Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
Not yet, hope he just tweaked it. Can he tear it again with that metal brace on?Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
It's still pretty damn good. I miss the rocking hump and the knowledge that we are the dominant team in our division and our state.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
One thing that gives me hope is the realization that a small change can make a big difference. Remember last night on tv when the announcer said Bama's coach told the team to stop looking to the bench for a play and just play basketball? That seemed to be working for the five loss team last night. Maybe we're just teaching one thing the wrong way.Quote:
Originally Posted by mparkerfd20
wth? Kentucky? We didnt get 5 McDonalds All-Americans like they do every year. In fact we didnt even get 1!!! The ignorance about basketball on this board is off the charts. Yes were not a good team right now but we are so damn young, geez. We have players that played in their first SEC game!
It's been said before but I think many on here have forgotten or just don't know how Howland's path has gone at each of his stops. Well here ya go folks. Look particularly year 2 to year 3 difference. (Oh he is in year 2 here btw, in case you forgot)
1994-95 Northern Arizona 9-17 4-10 7th
1995-96 Northern Arizona 7-19 3-11 7th
1996-97 Northern Arizona 21-7 13-1 1st NIT First Round
1997-98 Northern Arizona 21-8 12-2 1st NCAA Round of 64
1999-00 Pittsburgh 13-15 5-11 11th
2000-01 Pittsburgh 19-14 7-9 5th (West) NIT Second Round
2001-02 Pittsburgh 29-6 13-3 1st (West) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002-03 Pittsburgh 28-5 13-3 T-1st (West) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2003-04 UCLA 11-17 7-11 T-7th
2004-05 UCLA 18-11 11-7 T-3rd NCAA Round of 64
2005-06 UCLA 32-7 14-4 1st NCAA Runner-up
2006-07 UCLA 30-6 15-3 1st NCAA Final Four
And also like Cohen, he needs 3 years to clean up the mess. Anyone remember how awful Cohen's first 2 squads were?Quote:
Originally Posted by tcdog70
YesQuote:
Originally Posted by fishwater99
Howland has said the situation here in Year 1 reminded him of when he took over Northern Arizona. Let that sink in for a minute.Quote:
Originally Posted by HSVDawg
Some of y'all just need to chill out. Anyone that thought we were going to be decent this year had unrealistic expectations. We have the least experienced team in Division One. That's last out of something like 315 teams. It was also apparent early on that our bigs were raw as heck. The effort will get better. These guys were just getting used to the level of competition we had been playing. Even though the SEC is down and Bama ain't good, it's still a whole new level. I'm not worried about the effort. What I am worried about is the inside game. That may take a lot longer to come around.
adding Ado and Brooks, Feazell next year will help. Where was Datcher last night? I must have missed it being talked about?
Not sure why we've seemingly given up on datcher...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
Herard...
16.0 mins/game 36.8 fg% 4.4 reb 0.3 blk 0.1 steal 1.6 pts
Datcher...
8.3 mins/game 40.0 fg%. 2.3 reb 0.8 blk 0.2 steal 1.0 pts
Seems pretty equal
To add for reference, Howland's records in his first three years there were 9-17, 7-19, and then 21-7.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Great Point.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
We are already on pace to exceed this year. We are 9-4. Other than KY, UF, and Ark - who else on our schedule are we not competitive with? We can easily go 9-9 or better in conference play. That would put us at 18-20 wins. 20 Wins is 1 off of Stands average season over 14 years. Hell, most years we "won" the West with 9-7 or even 8-8 records in SEC play. Are we really going to melt about Howland potentially performing at the same level of Stansbury 2 years into a rebuild?
Howland said Xavian Stapleton is getting an MRI tomorrow. He heard a pop, was worried it was an ACL, but looks like it's mostly OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
From bob c
I'm guessing Datcher has made a couple freshman mistakes off the court which is why you aren't seeing him on the court. Btw Kegler last 3 games 2-13 on 3's but still has 21 rebounds. Holman is 5-31 on 3's his career. Stretch 4's don't really help when they can't shoot and when you're already severely outmatched down low vs everyone. Herard would be as successful shooting 3's as Holman. Does that make Herard a stretch 4 too?Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Are my posts invisible on this board? I'm halfway serious
Definitely, and Holman may take the next step into an All-SEC player. Herard should be much improved next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
And while I know you were focusing on the big men, we will add a freshman next year that should be immediately better than any freshman we've brought in the last two years. Nick Weatherspoon is the kind of freshman Kentucky brings in. He will help a ton.
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/.../424/JCNID.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
We had to tighten up our rotation. Datcher and Eli were the casualties last night. Herard is ahead of Datcher and X is ahead of Eli.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
At State it damn sure is. I think he is, but he ain't proved shit yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
This makes no sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by mparkerfd20