We shot 71% from 2 today

[confucius say]

because he played 32 minutes that night. He may as well have started.

2-4 in the SEC with him coming off the bench
3-1 in the SEC with him starting

I don?t care if he played 39 minutes. The quote was he couldn?t handle playing off the bench. Obviously, that wasn?t true against Bama. The quote was not he cannot handle playing a limited number of minutes.

[RougeDawg]

Hey you numbnuts listen to me. Tuesday night if we score more points than Bama we will win. If we don?t we will lose. - C34

[confucius say]

He did play well that game, but I believe he is better starting, and the team benefits more with him starting.
Nick said he felt more comfortable at the 2 with Lamar starting. We are 3-1 since Howland changed the lineup.

Oh I agree with you that we are better with him starting and playing a lot. . He is the key. But he has to play the style he has played the last two weeks, not the style he played the first two months of the season. He said same thing in interview tonight.

[Coach34]

Here are some facts. We weren?t a better team with the headcase Lamar 8 weeks ago. Please explain that to me?

because we started Carter instead of Peters- thats an easy answer.

[Coach34]

Oh I agree with you that we are better with him starting and playing a lot. . He is the key. But he has to play the style he has played the last two weeks, not the style he played the first two months of the season. He said same thing in interview tonight.

He's not playing any different. He shot the ball 17 times tonight and had 4 turnovers. But because he starts now and is playing 30 minutes per game instead of 20- we are reaping the benefits

[Liverpooldawg]

Peters himself explained to you why he was not and how he put himself in his own position in the interview after the game.

He also explained what he did to be able to be back on the court.


Better team mate......

Discipline is important. We all should know that.

[confucius say]

because we started Carter instead of Peters- thats an easy answer.

Lamar started games in the nonconference and was horrible. He told you himself tonight after the game the reason he is playing so much better now, and it has nothing to do with the fact that he is starting. It?s actually the inverse-the reason he is starting now is because he changed his whole approach to the game and got his stuff straight, off the court and on it.

[Bulldog1]

When I said starting, I essentially meant getting the majority of minutes. I think he played like he did early because he wanted to average 20 a night and get back in the starting lineup. If he was starting back in early January, I think he would have played different. Just my opinion.

[confucius say]

He's not playing any different. He shot the ball 17 times tonight and had 4 turnovers. But because he starts now and is playing 30 minutes per game instead of 20- we are reaping the benefits

Read his stat lines from Mizzou and USCe.

Truth is, he was fortunate tonight and got some bad shots to go.

[Dawg61]

That wasnt what you said 1 month ago. You said that we couldnt start Peters because we couldnt take Carter out of the starting line-up. You and others cant change the narrative now. Thats like trying to switch from collusion to obstruction of justice because you have found out there is no collusion

A month ago I didn't say Peters should never be the starter I said he shouldn't and didn't deserve to start over Carter THEN because Carter just had a 35 point game and Peters got himself suspended twice. You don't bench Carter then for a guy coming off a double suspension. That's how you lose your entire team. That's a move Stansbury would make not Howland. Got to earn your way back into the starting lineup. Peters did that and now Carter isn't all butthurt about it where he would have been if you put Peters immediately back into the starting lineup. Don't create cancer when you can just wait a month and cancer won't be created.

[Coach34]

Read his stat lines from Mizzou and USCe.

Truth is, he was fortunate tonight and got some bad shots to go.

It's that the offense runs so much better when it runs thru him. Thats the bottom line.

[confucius say]

It's that the offense runs so much better when it runs thru him. Thats the bottom line.

Absolutely agree. He has to make good decisions for us to be good long term offensively.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Alright. To be fair, 34 has been saying Peters should be starting for a while. It was obvious, but he has been saying it.

[RougeDawg]

because we started Carter instead of Peters- thats an easy answer.

And Einstein I?m asking you why that was the situation. Why was Lamar suspended? Why wasn?t he starting? Subsequently why wasn?t he getting 1st team minutes to get in gear. You didn?t answer the question as usual. You answered what you thought was asked. I?d rather have a totem pole on the court vs Lamar 3+weeks ago.

That?s like saying after a guy goes 20-30 after a 10-200 slump that you knew he was gonna come through.

Holy shit, we aren?t that stupid. Well at least I?m not. Playing a player struggling mentally and subsequently physically on the court is not a good idea for anyone. The fact you tout it is scary. Hell I can predict that that any player who starts hitting 9 of 10 from mid range will get more playing time.

No one can predict what Lamar was going to go. We all knew his potential. We all saw his sloppy selfish play. We all knew he could be who he?s been the last 2 weeks, if he got his head in straight. Nobody, including Lamar knew if this would occur

So what the f*ck exactly did you predict? Did you predict that water is wet? And that fire is hot?

You might be able to dupe most posters, but you aren?t bringing your F*cking bullshit here. I’ll post you up, Mutombo style.

[Liverpooldawg]

It's that the offense runs so much better when it runs thru him. Thats the bottom line.

When and only when, he plays for the team and not him self.

[basedog]

Fun watching a young team getting better. Starts on defense, we are a good defensive team and known we are sharing the ball and not turning it over as much.

[Bully13]

That wasnt what you said 1 month ago. You said that we couldnt start Peters because we couldnt take Carter out of the starting line-up. You and others cant change the narrative now. Thats like trying to switch from collusion to obstruction of justice because you have found out there is no collusion

My favorite post of this thread. Anyone care to guesss as to why?.

[Bully13]

Is Ado a true freshmens? The way he's startling to develop offensively is making me wooly. That plus if Peters continuous to go off, these youngsters could dance this year. If we beat bammer Tue, I'll somewhat start to expect it. At the beginning I was just hoping for the NIT, so yeah, include in the Goal Post Movers club.

[Dawgface]

What in the F*ck are you talking about? Peters was suspended and looked terrible up until 2-3 weeks ago. Anyone who said he should be starting at that time with his shit body language needed psychiatric assistance. You don?t play a guy who?s body language resembled Lamar?s a month ago. GTFO of here with this.

+1. He's just doing his usual trolling.

[Dawg61]

Is Ado a true freshmens? The way he's startling to develop offensively is making me wooly. That plus if Peters continuous to go off, these youngsters could dance this year. If we beat bammer Tue, I'll somewhat start to expect it. At the beginning I was just hoping for the NIT, so yeah, include in the Goal Post Movers club.

Good lord you're like the Italian army in WW2. 3 weeks ago you were trolling every game thread calling us shit and crying for Stansbury to return. Switching sides once you see we are winning isn't what it means to be in the goal post movers club.