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Just to clarify one denominational thing. What I mean by better chemistry, is a)that each kid on the team has a well defined role , b) everyone on the team respects each others role and and c) the availability of minutes with respect to their respective roles, gives each guy a chance to play enough to build confidence. Net result a team working together cohesively.
I wasnt once i found out he was a complete bitch. U still pining for the ho that cheated on u sophomore year. Would rather lose without the Hauser bitches than win with them. I said it then n i will say it again that aint gonna be a problem. Unathletic stiffs were the problem not the solution. We get housed by Purdue with those turnstiles on the floor.
I hope you're right Herm. I think it is too early to tell. BB was not happy after the game, I don't see how Ed could be either.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
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Only one BB should be upset with is himself. Picked up 2 quick fouls in the first half, comes out in the second and takes a terrible shot, and gets thoroughly outplayed by Jamal. Wojo can't be giving out minutes just to keep people happy. If BB can't beat out Jamal, he won't be the impact player that we expected.As for Ed, when he's going up against 6-9 or 6-10 players, he can make up the size differential with his strength. Can't really do that against someone 7-3. Plus we don't know how the big rotations will be when Jayce comes back and we have the option to go twin towers. Bottom line, it's far too small of a sample size to make a determination either way.
I think we are overestimating how good that team would have been. One of the favorites to win it all? I had high hopes, but wouldn’t have ever called us a favorite to win it all. I get one place ranked us number 2 for whatever reason. I think we all thought that was lofty. I really miss the Hausers, but feel like we were looking at a top 15 team. Not necessarily a top 5 with expectations of a Final 4.
As for Ed, when he's going up against 6-9 or 6-10 players, he can make up the size differential with his strength. Can't really do that against someone 7-3. Plus we don't know how the big rotations will be when Jayce comes back and we have the option to go twin towers.
This could probably end up being its own thread, but when Jayce is healthy, I don't think we'll see a ton of minutes from Ed. He seems to be a distant third option behind Jayce and Theo right now. So I'm guessing the only time we'll go with two bigs is when we have Jayce and Theo together. And with our depth at the wing, I'm even OK with limiting the two-big lineups to just a few sets per game.
I think a lot of posters here comment on Ed's game based on what he looks like moreso than how he actually plays. He looks like a bruiser, but he's much more of a finesse guy around the rim. He doesn't really push guys around a ton; he's more likely to get to the rim by using his footwork to get around a defender rather that going through him. And I'd say that style even carries over to his defensive game too. This could probably end up being its own thread, but when Jayce is healthy, I don't think we'll see a ton of minutes from Ed. He seems to be a distant third option behind Jayce and Theo right now. So I'm guessing the only time we'll go with two bigs is when we have Jayce and Theo together. And with our depth at the wing, I'm even OK with limiting the two-big lineups to just a few sets per game.
How do you know Morrow is a "distant third option" when we haven't see one second of Jayce yet?Did Wojo indicate in some way that Jayce was ahead of Morrow on the depth chart?I am not any kind of insider, and I am genuinely interested in how you arrived at this.
Pure speculation, honestly. But with Jayce's track record compared to Ed's, it seems like a good bet to me.I like Ed. I just think he'll have a tough time getting minutes with our roster. In a lot of scenarios, he could be a big time guy. I just don't see that for us this year. I see that as one of those good problems, though.
When Jayce returns, he and Theo will man the center and Ed and Bailey will share the PF spot (or 4) in Wojo’s offense. Ed will see more minutes. He was not a good match up vs. Haarms. And, one of the reasons he transferred here is that he didn’t want to be the center. Ed will be a big contributor.
I dunno, Doc. So far, it's tough to imagine Theo and Ed or Jayce and Ed being on the court together for too many minutes given that Ed has so far shown no ability to score from more than 1 foot away from the hoop.I maybe can see it happening against opponents that play 2 bigs a lot, but there aren't many teams like that.
Some can talk about BB being an all timer, the fact is he hasn’t shown it yet (hope to be proven wrong). Also, Wojo has talked about this line-up all summer and has practiced it. Ed hasn’t shown it as he has had to play the 5 in his two seasons here. A note, he hasn’t missed all year and his rebounding replaces Sam’s. It will take a committee, but there are minutes to be had as neither BB or Ed replaces Sam (BB Plus Ed might come close). Wojo will ride the match-ups and hot hands much more than last season.
You are better than this Doc. COULD BECOME AN ALL TIMER....THAT IS WHAT WAS SAID.
Just to clarify one definition thing. What I mean by better chemistry, is a)that each kid on the team has a well defined role , b) everyone on the team respects each others role and and c) the availability of minutes with respect to their respective roles, gives each guy a chance to play enough to build confidence. Net result a team working together cohesively.