Vander

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

The short answer? He's not very good at basketball, yet.

Fixed.

He's got some big holes, but still some big potential.

[79Warrior]

Bingo....thought this was one of Buzz's better coaching games that I recall.  In my opinion he found his go to lineup moving forward:  Cadougan, Mayo, DJO, Crowder, Wilson/Gardner with Mayo beginning to play "Blue" minutes, and Blue playing "Mayo" minutes.

Pitt ran the same play about 3 times in a row in the 2nd half that pulled Gardner up on high hedges..and MU got hurt in that with 3 buckets.  Buzz then sent Gardner to bench and Wilson into game.  Seemed Buzz modified his D in the St. John's game in the 2nd half where he allowed Gardner to not have to follow his man out to the top of key to defend ball screen.

Was good to see Jamil Wilson being very aggressive in all phases today.  He will be wildcard on the team this year...if he continues to play like he did today...team has Elite 8/Sweet 16 capability for sure.

Not sure I would go all Elite 8/Sweet 16 after barely beating a lousy Pitt team at home. I will be more optimistic about this team is we can protect the home court against UL tomorrow. We have shown we can beat the weak teams. Lets see if we can send Pitino home with a loss.

[jeffreyweee]

One thing I did notice during a break was that when Buzz was huddling with the guys, DW, Juan, and Vander were off to the side, not really part of it. He had a bad day, Buzz was clearly sending a message, but I wouldn't worry. There isn't a player on this team that hasn't had a bad day or two this year. The main difference here is that Van's every mistake is under a microscope, whereas a lot of other guys are given a pass.

This happened when Mayo fouled out. The people in the huddle were the 5 that were on the floor + DG because he was replacing Mayo. That's why everyone else was still on the side. Every time someone came out Vander was congratulating them and his spirits seemed fine.

[DCWarriors04]

While Pitt isn't the same team, I wouldn't call them lousy. This is a team that is missing a lot of fire power from last year and doesn't have their starting PG out there yet. Before the season is over they will make a run where they knock off teams ahead of them in the standings. Be glad we faced them when we did and not later on when Dixon has that team clicking.

[79Warrior]

I would call 0-5 in BE lousy. Likely 0-6 by end of Monday.

[ErickJD08]

One thing I did notice during a break was that when Buzz was huddling with the guys, DW, Juan, and Vander were off to the side, not really part of it. He had a bad day, Buzz was clearly sending a message, but I wouldn't worry. There isn't a player on this team that hasn't had a bad day or two this year. The main difference here is that Van's every mistake is under a microscope, whereas a lot of other guys are given a pass.

I think people criticize his mistakes because he does them frequently every game. At least that is why I don't think he is very good. I think our best lineup under most circumstances is JC, DJO, TM, JC, and DG.

I think JW will continue to improve. He was very active on the boards yesterday and he is getting more confident. For example, I remember there were a couple of times during the St Johns game were he had an open 10 footer and didn't take it. Yesterday, he took it and hit it. Once he finds his role a bit more and gets a little more confidence, he should be solid.