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Cain is a fun watch because he is so athletic. He really skies to grab rebounds. His faith in his athleticism can be a problem from time to time, like that ill-fated dunk attempt from so far away last night. That was a big miss at an important time. He played very well last night and ignited our comeback.When watching us, there a couple things that usually make me feel like something bad is going to happen. One is on entry passes to Theo when there is a man between him and the basket, another is when Cain puts the ball on the deck. The third is those few times a game when Markus has the ball and is well covered and you just know he has decided that he is shooting this time come hell or high water. Koby does that once or twice a game, too.
I dunked a basketball
Tamu compared Bailey to Cain and mentioned something along the lines that while Cain beats Bailey in most stats, gets “destroyed” when it comes to TO% (sorry if I inaccurately summarizes it but I believe I got it somewhat right). I don’t think the “Destroyed” part is true. I think many have become conditioned to think that do to posts as opposed to actual stats. I looked at this last year and didn’t see it as more outstanding than any other player on a per minute played basis. But then again I didn’t actually punch the numbers. Does anyone have the TO% of our entire team because I’d love to see that. While I mentioned that Cain does turn it over more than I’d like to see, I think it’s blown out of proportion and then people that hear/read it tend to latch on to it as truth. Maybe Cain does lead the team in TO% but I’d like to see those numbers for this year and last. Then if I’m right, I’d like to know how come everyone dogs Cain instead of the real offenders. It’s understandable if the ones who lead in TO% handle the ball a greater % of the time, so I understand that point. But if someone’s got those numbers, I’d appreciate seeing them.
Ok, I looked it up for this year:Bailey turns it over once every 32.9 mins Cain turns it over once every 19.95 minsSacar every 19.1 minsElliott every 16.7Conclusion is Bailey destroys not only Cain but also Elliott and Sacar in TO%. Cain is about even with Sacar and both of them are better than Elliot. What bothers me is that people just repeat what they read as truth. I don’t hear much about TO’s when talking about Sacar or Elliott but it’s the main talking point about Cain and it’s not justified considering the other two guys. Play Cain more please........I’ve been saying it since last year......In all fairness, I believe Cain improved in this TO stat from last year.
But this is what Ners does. He uses yo-yo minutes as a reason for poor production. But in reality it's the opposite. They get yo-yo minutes because they don't consistently produce.He used to have the same complaint about Traci Carter. Who has since transferred twice - first to LaSalle in the A10 and then to Hartford in the American East, where he still can't really shoot.
I’m with Elon on this one. While I don’t post much at all, the few times I’ve posted these last two years we’re about the mishandling of Cain......I went to bed for the second half of last nights game so I didn’t see it. I think He’s a great player who would be playing even better had his confidence not been rocked last year. I think people see that Wojo would yank him after a TO (I admit some were boneheaded and careless) and agree with Wojos decision. That still amazes me. Tell me that Cain is the only one on this team guilty of it and you’re fooling yourself. The difference is Cain gets yanked. It’s my personal opinion that Wojo has his favorites and those favorites have a longer leash (see Joey and Bailey as examples). I’ll tell you that I personally want Cain in at the end of a tight game especially for his rebounding ability - something that gets easily overlooked.
I think people misinterpret the TO as the reason he got yanked. In reality, he was in there to buy a few extra minutes before an under -16 -12 -8 -4 timeout. It is a way to buy your starters a few extra minutes of breather without burning too much of the game clock. The turnover lead to the dead ball which lead to the timeout which brought the starter back in.At the end of the day, any coach is going to put out the team that he/she feels is going to win the game. We might like certain players more than others but doesn't mean they are better players. What I finding insulting is this isn't just a knock on Wojo but every member of the Marquette bench. Most assistants are the ones getting the players ready to sub in and are providing data to the head coach on what is going on. Wojo or any head coach can't do everything by himself. So what Ners is really saying his rec league scouting ability trumps the experience of Marquette's entire coaching staff. Or Wojo is just mean spirited but then Buzz would have had to been as well.
Last 4 games: 29, 13, 10, 22. Super consistent. As I said - it's been a yo-yo. Most don't function well in any role when they have zero consistency in their role, nor have any idea what will be their function any given day.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Well...if you don’t think 1 assistant coach Year 1 under Wojo felt Derrick Wilson shouldn’t be playing 33 minutes per game - Wojo hired a bunch of idiotic assistants. Sure..assistants can give input, but they have ZERO authority or ability to decide who gets subbed in/out. That buck stops with the head coach. Period. I’d think even a ball boy would know this, but perhaps you were too busy filling water bottles and rebounding balls for the players.