No.
I am a doctor.
I do not have dementia.
I would like to see Christopherson shoot and apss the ball with more effectiveness than DJ.
I would like to see Acker run the point with equal, if not greater success, than DJ.
I would like to see more threes made and less dribbling in place.
I'm getting a kick out of the fact that the same people who think DJ is insane for going pro are the same people who think we can't live without him.
His loss will not exist in a vacuum. He'll be replaced by a guy with about 75% of his talent and Wes, Fitz, Jerel & Ooze will all improve a bit as will Lazar plus Trevor.
I hope he comes back but I don't think it changes things too much if he doesn't. He's not Wade, he's not Robert Jackson.
nice to know we have five idiots on the site but that is down from our rivals days!
77ncaachamps....No.
I am a doctor.
I do not have dementia.
I would like to see Christopherson shoot and apss the ball with more effectiveness than DJ.
I would like to see Acker run the point with equal, if not greater success, than DJ.
I would like to see more threes made and less dribbling in place.
No.
I am a doctor.
I do not have dementia.
I would like to see Christopherson shoot and apss the ball with more effectiveness than DJ.
I would like to see Acker run the point with equal, if not greater success, than DJ.
I would like to see more threes made and less dribbling in place.
This is a non-story during a slow period in college hoops. Like it or not, DJ will be back since there is no way in hell he gets drafted in the first round this year unless, of course, the Bucks use the third pick on the local guy.
I'm also the guy who predicted in February that Crean wouldn't have to worry about a second round tourney game this year. ;D
Maybe some people aren't worried about not having him back because they don't enjoy his style of play? Some people prefer basketball players to "athletes" when it comes to observing. Is that acceptable?
Bottom line is with DJ we are a top 10 team. Without we are a top 25 team. Maybe thats ok with you but not really with me. Plus you are leaving DJ's two years of experience out and expect players with at most one year of BE experience to replace him. I just think thats crazy is all.
Maybe some people aren't worried about not having him back because they don't enjoy his style of play? Some people prefer basketball players to "athletes" when it comes to observing. Is that acceptable?
While I would love to see him back and running the point, I am not sure how likely it is. He had a sophomore slump once conference came around, there is a reason that it's called a "sophomore slump". If he is back, I'm sure his decision making and overall abilities will be improved and he will play more like the DJ we saw against Valpo and the first time around against Pitt when he helped considerably in solidifying that victory. Either way we will have a really good team next year. The one deciding factor on how good it is will be whether or not DJ is in the lineup.
Everyone seems to be concentrated on his offense particularily his shooting woes for why they want him out. The two areas he'll be missed most if he goes is drive creating/assits and his D. James passing skills are on the level D Wade's were when he was playing for us and as for DJ's D, I can remember two different alley-oop break ups that come to mind this year where DJ essentially became a free safety and intercepted the ball pretty high above the rim. As much as I like Cooby and Acker, there is no way in hell they make plays like that.
Glad to see there are only 15 idiots on this board, thought the trolls would come out in greater numbers for this one.
I will not be surprised if Acker averages more. And that's my stone cold lock of the year.
WOW.
You have some high expectations for Acker (I guess I hope you are right).
It's almost how a lot of people thought that Fitz could step in and fill Novak's role. I love Fitz because of all of the things he can do, but very few players can step in and fill a NBA draft picks shoes.
I feel the same way about Acker and James. Acker will be a good player, but it would/will be very tough for him to just come in and fill James' shoes.