Oso planning to go pro
The real killer was having both Derrick and Jake out there together. We could've lived with Derrick if we had a dynamic two that could shoot from outside and slash inside next to him. We could've lived with Jake if we had a savvy, playmaking point that found guys in position to score. But both of them together? It's amazing how close that team was to being a tourney team when you consider that backcourt.
Looking at that team's stats is depressing.Derrick made 1 three all season...
To be fair, he made a bunch of threes right as Buzz called a time out as he shot...
Looking at that team's stats is depressing.Derrick made 1 three all season, shot 44% from the line, was left wide-open all year from 4 feet and out, and couldn't do a drive-and-dish if his life depended on it. Jake scored nine 2-pointers all season (shooting 26%) and had more personal fouls than assists, steals and offensive rebounds combined.And still, Buzz had so little confidence in their backups that Derrick and Jake were 1-2 on the team in minutes played. Dawson's eFG% actually was worse than Derrick's. Mayo had a 6-game stretch in Feb in which he didn't make a single 3 while turning it over 3x a game. And so on and so on.Frankly, after criticizing Buzz for his coaching that year, I look at that stuff and think it's a borderline miracle that we were 17-15.
LOL
The amount of times I screamed at the tv as Davante got swarmed by 3 people in the paint as derrick sat at the top of the key and no one even gave him a glance.God i hated him
Frankly, after criticizing Buzz for his coaching that year, I look at that stuff and think it's a borderline miracle that we were 17-15.
I was thinking the same thing last night while looking at that roster. Especially considering the two "stars" were Jamil Wilson, who didn't seem to find his assertiveness until he was 4 years out of school and Davante Gardner, who was a great scoring option but very one-dimensional.
Isn't it a true statement?MoCoobyDwight NBA contract http://www.nba.com/players/dwight/buycks/202779DJO NBA contract https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsda03.htmlJimmy NBA contract http://www.nba.com/players/jimmy/butler/202710Lazar NBA contract https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/haywala01.htmlFulceThat's four, right?
With Blue & McKay on that squad, JWilson & Gardner would have thrived and it would have been another BEast contender/tourney run.
And a healthy Duane.
'Hating' a player on your own team. Why? Did he ever give less than his best effort? Did he embarrass the school? He couldn't shoot. Give him average shooting ability and he was everything you could want in a PG. Smart kid. Leader. The kind of guy you would want dating your daughter. Bad shooter. Not worth hating.
That fact that it is not true. Buzz was working his ass off to squeeze as much as he could out of that last roster so he could be in the best position possible for when he job searched.
So you think that the Va Tech gig (with Buzz negotiating his own contract all materialized in 3 days?). Pretty confident those talks were ongoing over the whole season. Buzz and Cronin tight. Cronin tight with AD at Va Tech. Buzz wanted out/BOT nudging him out.Ever wonder why Buzz pulled Burton in Big East tourney game against Xavier, when he was torching them (with 7 minutes left) and didn't put him back in game till 30 second mark?
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
So you think that the Va Tech gig (with Buzz negotiating his own contract all materialized in 3 days?). Pretty confident those talks were ongoing over the whole season. Buzz and Cronin tight. Cronin tight with AD at Va Tech. Buzz wanted out/BOT nudging him out.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
It is amusing to read the naive and simple, feeble-minded takes of my favorite posters here.Wades: You really think Buzz had to prove himself in an interview coming off 5 straight NCAA's and a Sweet 16, Sweet 16, Elite 8? Anyone really believe Buzz couldn't see playing Jake Thomas and Derrick Wilson 30+ together was a train wreck?People really think Buzz was giving it his all as a coach his last season, when he vastly underperformed expectations for the first time in his career, said he was playing 4 on 5, and chose to play that way all year?How do you explain Buzz playing Dawson 8 minutes the game after he got his one chance to play 30+ at G'Town and played a key role in helping us win on the road?Buzz wanted out. Buzz has pride. Buzz certainly isn't above being a spiteful/prideful person. He felt sold out by MU BOT and his parting gift was a big F You on the way out the door.