Leave Q on the bench

[msbulldog]

Come back by when football season starts...maybe

Thank you.

[msbulldog]

That no call on the foul was on the referee. Q did more than enough to get a foul called, but SEC refs are what they are.

correct.

[msbulldog]

Exactly.

Damn somebody has to be drinking heavily. You 2 (34 & Liverpool) agreeing is just weird?

[msbulldog]

Spoken like a true bulldog fan, run coaches and players down so you can be right! Amiright 34?

No truer words have ever been spoken. Rep given.

[msbulldog]

The only ones against me are the ones that think Q hung the moon. No, I?m one of the more realistic posters on this board. I mean you are an idiot when it comes to basketball. I said earlier that I?m done talking about this, BUT YOU WANT TO CALL ME OUT! I?m no expert, BUT I HAVE SENSE. Its okay to say our guys aren?t perfect. I know I seem like I?m bashing Q, but I?m not. I expect more from him- he is supposed to be the leader of this team. He is supposed to be our leader. I gave him props in the game thread. Like I said, make him prove me wrong, and I?ll never bash him again. I PROMISE!

You said it once, twice is enough!

[Ari Gold]

Didn’t read any of this thread , because I’m sure it’s ridiculous
Not saying Q an elite defender but he had a key steal on help Defesne at end of the OT and pulled down the last rebound and knocked down the 2 free throws to seal it
Also he drew the defensive assignment of guarding Booker and Minaya most of the game. Who had a combined 2 points

[Turfdawg67]

Didn?t read any of this thread , because I?m sure it?s ridiculous
Not saying Q an elite defender but he had a key steal on help Defesne at end of the OT and pulled down the last rebound and knocked down the 2 free throws to seal it
Also he drew the defensive assignment of guarding Booker and Minaya most of the game. Who had a combined 2 points

Truer words were never spoken...

[Coach34]

Q guarded Gravett some as well. His 2 3's right before halftime were on Q. The 2nd one when he didnt step out on him was ridiculous

Plus- we switch so much on defense on the perimeter- none of our guys really defend 1 guy.

[Ari Gold]

Q guarded Gravett some as well. His 2 3's right before halftime were on Q. The 2nd one when he didnt step out on him was ridiculous

Plus- we switch so much on defense on the perimeter- none of our guys really defend 1 guy.

Again not saying Q is the best defender on the team that would the other Spoon.
But Q takes WAY too much blame game in game out for his play

[msbulldog]

Again not saying Q is the best defender on the team that would the other Spoon.
But Q takes WAY too much blame game in game out for his play

Tell if Ari!

[tcdog70]

Didn’t read any of this thread , because I’m sure it’s ridiculous
Not saying Q an elite defender but he had a key steal on help Defesne at end of the OT and pulled down the last rebound and knocked down the 2 free throws to seal it
Also he drew the defensive assignment of guarding Booker and Minaya most of the game. Who had a combined 2 points

But, but just go back and watch the games, you can clearly see that Q sux****. Forget get he had 4 steals and knocked 2 more ball away that teammates recovered. Forget , he did foul the guy and the ref just swallowed his whistle, just know this if Q was on the bench we would have lost the game. There are some stupid mfers in this thread

[Bulldog1]

But, but just go back and watch the games, you can clearly see that Q sux****. Forget get he had 4 steals and knocked 2 more ball away that teammates recovered. Forget , he did foul the guy and the ref just swallowed his whistle, just know this if Q was on the bench we would have lost the game. There are some stupid mfers in this thread

I never said he sucks, I said he didn’t play very well. Good job Q coming up clutch in OT. I’m proud of him, and hope he continues to improve.

[Ari Gold]

If any of you were at the game ( and I doubt it was many) you would have seen Howland coaching him and in his ass a little on the way to the locker room.
The next “perfect” game Q plays will be his first , but I will take his 15/ 7 / 3 Which is about what he brings game in game out.

[msbulldog]

If any of you were at the game ( and I doubt it was many) you would have seen Howland coaching him and in his ass a little on the way to the locker room.
The next “perfect” game Q plays will be his first , but I will take his 15/ 7 / 3 Which is about what he brings game in game out.

Totally agree.

[biggun]

His boneheaded plays definitely had us in a tight spot. His turnovers led to at least 6-8 USC points but his strips, rebounds and FTs at the end were critical.

He has lazy streaks and makes mistakes but he is a key part of this team. When he?s on we don?t lose, when he?s off like today we are now still winning. The true difference is we now have other guys who step up whenQ is off.

Well said! Agree 100%

[Jarius]

Did it get called, and not called intentional? If so then it was a good play. If not he screwed up.

You probably also think Lamar Peters screwed up against Missouri because the ref called a charge on him at the end of the game. Bad calls happen. You?re wrong. It?s ok. We won.

[Acid mouth]

My problem is blaming Q at the end of the game peters is by the guy at 4.2 with us up 1. No foul called there the game is over. We hit 2 free throws go up 3. Q makes the same play and no foul called. They hit the 3. Why are we bashing our guys??

Because we have the worst fans ever. A select few would rather be right rather than be wrong and us succeed. It's truly sad

These statements are both true. What gets me about some of you message board geniuses is that you?d rather Q play bad in order to look like you knew what you were talking about. But regardless of the outcome, bashing an MSU player makes you look like a ****ing idiot. I wish some of you had been born into Mississippi Black Bear families so we would be spared your senseless internet rambles.

[RougeDawg]

If any of you were at the game ( and I doubt it was many) you would have seen Howland coaching him and in his ass a little on the way to the locker room.
The next ?perfect? game Q plays will be his first , but I will take his 15/ 7 / 3 Which is about what he brings game in game out.

I personally think the fan bases? perception of Q is result of typical Human behavior. Most humans tend to remember more negative things than positive. For whatever reason this tends to be the norm. Be it self preservation or something else, most people learn more from negative consequences than positive.

Q can be having a lights out game, but this perception is blurred by the handful of boneheaded lazy plays he makes during a game. We expect Q to lead the team in scoring but don?t expect the bad plays he mixes in. People remember more what wasn?t expected than what they?ve come to normalize.

[tcdog70]

I personally think the fan bases? perception of Q is result of typical Human behavior. Most humans tend to remember more negative things than positive. For whatever reason this tends to be the norm. Be it self preservation or something else, most people learn more from negative consequences than positive.

Q can be having a lights out game, but this perception is blurred by the handful of boneheaded lazy plays he makes during a game. We expect Q to lead the team in scoring but don?t expect the bad plays he mixes in. People remember more what wasn?t expected than what they?ve come to normalize.

Understand this, when Q is in the game He usual touches the ball every possession . When the clock is running down, they give it to Q to make something happen. Nobody handles the ball a much as Lamar and Q , so naturally they will have some turnovers. What we need to remember is more good happens than bad. Q gets caught helping on defense and sometimes His man is left open or He doesn't move quick enough to cover the switch. But when it is crunch time I want Q to have the ball. Also when we need a big rebound--it is usually Q who grabs it.

[Johnson85]

You probably also think Lamar Peters screwed up against Missouri because the ref called a charge on him at the end of the game. Bad calls happen. You?re wrong. It?s ok. We won.

Q screwed up. He should have stayed in front of him. Had the ref made the right call and the guy shot the ball when Q grabbed him, he would have gotten three free throws. If he had stayed in front of him, he could have put a hand on the ball/arm and made it difficult for the guy to look like he was shooting.

Pretty understandable mistake. It was at the end of the game, he was tired, and he got lazy. He didn't have a great game, and made some crucial mistakes towards the end of regulation, but still shook it off and helped close the game out.

Bad games happen. Ideally your upper classmen's bad games would consist more of off shooting nights than mental mistakes, but you're going to get both at times. And at the end of the day, his stat line was still good and we don't win the game without him.

Q is good and we are lucky to have him. People are unduly harsh on him because of a combination of people having unrealistic expectations because of how good he was as a true freshman and also his style of play lends itself to looking lazy even when it's not. Even some of his drives where he gets a step on his man it looks like he's going three quarter's speed.