Tower - He is the better PG unfortunately.
My post was in response to TAMU saying he thought Wilson played 'quite well' yesterday.
That was quite the rant Matty. I think you and I differ on expectations. You can check my post history. Preseason I expected Derrick to be even worse than he has been. I thought 5 ppg for him was optimistic at best. Does his play hurt us? Absolutely. No one in their right mind would say any different. But I expected this. I think everyone should have expected this. I am more down on players that I expected to be better (Jamil, Johnson, Juan, etc) and have been underperforming.
So yes, I thought Derrick's 2 pt, 6 rbd, 9 ast, 2 stl, 2 TO game was playing "quite well" for Derrick. I don't know why people expect him to be suddenly good.
As for the defense. Harrison averages 17.6 ppg in 32 minutes this season. He scored 20 in 48 minutes yesterday. So despite Harrison getting 16 extra minutes, Derrick held him to only 2.4 points over his season average. And as others pointed out, our defense relies on a lot of help and switches. Personally, I am much more upset with Jake and Mayo who were taking turns guarding Rysheed Jordan. He averages 9.4 ppg and went off for 20. Where's the outrage there?
And that 3 pointer you quoted? I would let Harrison shoot that all damn day. That was a Jimmer range three in a situation that didn't require a three. We want him to launch early in the shot clock deep threes. He just happened to make it. That is not bad defense, it is clutch offense.
As for believing things just because the coach says them. I think the line about Derrick being the best defender is crap. It's a motivational tool that Buzz uses to try and support a player that is getting attacked by his own fanbase. Seriously, the emails and fbook messages Derrick gets on a regular basis from other students and alumni would make your stomach crawl. (They shouldn't because people say the same crap on here, but it somehow seems worse when you send it directly to a kid). I have my own thoughts and opinions on matters. I don't agree with a lot of the decisions that have been made this year. I have shared many of them on this board. I just accept that there is a reason that I am a fan and he is a coach. Just because my beliefs align more with the coach's than yours does not make me an idiot.
Keep to the stats Matty. You bring a lot of good info here. I don't accuse you of drinking haterade. So don't accuse me of slurping kool-aid.
