I've often thought that our top three could compare to UConn's, but 4 & 5 was there they would outdo us. Stevie's a defensive menace who occasionally contributes offensively but is a tone setter. I always saw the weak point as Jop. But Jop would have been my STOG candidate tonight. The sequence where he had a hoop, a block, and a steal (not necessarily in that order since I'm away from a replay) was truly impressive. He didn't rain down 3's (as I'd wished for) but he played hard defense (that I never thought I'd see from him) and rebounded well. I think his progress has been impressive. His drives continue to be an issue, but there are more positive results from that than we saw in prior years. I am sure that the staff will have issues for him to work on over the summer, and I bet he'll address hem. I am looking forward to next year's Jolp.
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on March 16, 2024, 08:27:16 PM
I've often thought that our top three could compare to UConn's, but 4 & 5 was there they would outdo us. Stevie's a defensive menace who occasionally contributes offensively but is a tone setter. I always saw the weak point as Jop. But Jop would have been my STOG candidate tonight. The sequence where he had a hoop, a block, and a steal (not necessarily in that order since I'm away from a replay) was truly impressive. He didn't rain down 3's (as I'd wished for) but he played hard defense (that I never thought I'd see from him) and rebounded well. I think his progress has been impressive. His drives continue to be an issue, but there are more positive results from that than we saw in prior years. I am sure that the staff will have issues for him to work on over the summer, and I bet he'll address hem. I am looking forward to next year's Jolp.
He owned Karaban, who will probaably be playing in the NBA next year.
Jop was solid today.
Played some nice D, too. If we get this Jop in the NCAAT, it would be a major bonus.
If there were to be a SOTG.....it would have been started by half.
Appreciated Jop's play...but 0-6 from deep is a problem.