Oso planning to go pro
So you've had 4 minutes of comfort this year?
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
When De Wil is on the court, and especially when he has the ball in his hands, I feel a sense of unease (in me). When Dawson is on the court/running point, I feel a sense of relative comfort; my uneasiness goes away.
I'd imagine the families of all players have been encouraged to both avoid these boards all together, or if unable to avoid them - to not post here. Wouldn't know if Mr. Dawson was asked by anyone in Athletic Department to stop posting on the forums - but I can see why/where it would be discouraged.
Yumbo!!!!
Probably a good idea because of people like you that trash the players on just about a non stop basis.
Yes NERS is a cancer.
everyone gets a ribbon
Do you really think a kid like Derrick is so thin skinned that what gets written here hurts his feelings? I know we have a number of thin skinned posters here, but newsflash: Not everyone is hypersensitive and thin skinned - that's why comments like yours and some of the others made toward me recently don't bother me. Doesn't help a kid develop any toughness/character if people constantly BS the kid...telling him he's better than he is, etc. This whole culture of everyone gets a ribbon, nobody fails, positive reinforcement society we seem to be devolving into doesn't do kids any good. Derrick needed to be a lot better than he was last year. Calling it as it is isn't trashing someone. It's performance based. Derrick and any other winner will take criticism constructively, use it for motivation, and improve. Derrick appears to be on the right track. He's certainly not ideal, but if he can play the way he did today - he deserves to be on the floor for 25-30 minutes.
Burger King was running a 70's version of a commercial for an old sandwich called the Yumbo. Ham and cheese. The commercial was Mod Squad-esque.
Didn't a certain poster, repeatedly rip a certain ex coach for for saying "constructive" things about players to the media? And now said poster, is claiming that players need to have thicker skins about what is said about them on the Internet? That's curious.
I must zoned at commerical time- key boarding!
Trust me, I hate that mentality too, but you've gone waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond it. I'm glad you agree he played well today, and you both should probably be glad that someone gave you a chance even if you've f'ed up a bit.
Really? He has No offensive game other than layups. He can't shoot a jump shot, can't shoot a free throw, and is unable to drive and dish.You just encourage Ners when you make statements like that.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I'm calling BS on this. Derrick's offense has been much improved to start this season. People act like he has no offensive game. It is simply not true. He is making strong drives and finishing them (a much welcomed improvement this season), he is taking and even occasionally making three pointers, and he has shown good vision and passing to start the season. His FT shooting definitely still needs work, hack a Derrick could cost a game down the line. Is he great? No. Is he good? No. But he's more than passable on offense and well above average on defense.Now, if the defenses start sagging off him again and he can't make them pay with a three pointer, I will reevaluate this statement. But as of right now, defenses have been guarding him.
I'm not sure why JD isn't getting any looks. We can come up with a lot of advanced speculation, but it seems likely that the coaching staff doesn't see a role for him on the current team.Hopefully JD improves and/or the coaches find some ways to use him. Tough to go 8 or 9 deep the entire season. Eventually the 10th guy is going to have to play some minutes. Will be interesting to see Wojo's rotation come conference season.
Thus causing D.Wilson to try to be a scorer which he is not.
If Wojo is like most coaches, he actually will shorten the rotation when the games matter more.