SOTG

[Lighthouse 84]

and don't look now, but Jae (SOTG) is creeping onto people's draft boards with his performances.....

[brandx]

Next year, how about renaming the SOTG to "The Crowder"

[#MUBB]

Is it even worth a thread at this point??? JAEEEE!!!!

[PJDunn]

I agree...SoG should be just called a Crowder.

[chapman]

Can we re-open that discussion about retiring his jersey?

[The Process]

The usual. Hands down.

[MilWarrior]

Can we re-open that discussion about retiring his jersey?

Lead us to a Final Four and I think we can have that conversation.

[kira67]

Vander hands down. Second Choice: Jae.

[drbchilds]

Jae!!!!!!

[AZWarrior]

Next year, how about renaming the SOTG to "The Crowder"

Jim McIlvaine's pet saying for the 2012-13 season will be, "Unleash The Crowder!"   

[brewcity77]

Yeah...Jae. Great game by Todd, but clearly he and DJO were below Manimal in the pecking order. All about creating a traveling trophy...

[muwarrior97]

KEVIN JONES errr I mean THE BEAST, MR. JAE CROWDER

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Am I the only one who thought DJO was the STOG? Crowder was great, but he was not great in the first half. DJO was the steadier player today.

[Stronghold]

Am I the only one who thought DJO was the STOG? Crowder was great, but he was not great in the first half. DJO was the steadier player today.

DJO has been consistent for us all year which I think people forget.  He gives us scoring night in and night out.  I still look to him for a basket when we are in dire need of one.

[JTBMU7]

Am I the only one who thought DJO was the STOG? Crowder was great, but he was not great in the first half. DJO was the steadier player today.

yes.

[Norm]

DJO led all scorers in the first half. He is Mr. Consistent and will be sorely missed next year. (Just like Jae will.)

[Dawson Rental]

DJO led all scorers in the first half. He is Mr. Consistent and will be sorely missed next year. (Just like Jae will.)

He'll be missed, but I'm a lot more comfortable thinking that Mayo can step into his shoes, than Jamil or anyone else can step into Jae's...

[karavotsos]

Junior.  In Buzz's words: 'that sucker ran the game.'

[GGGG]

Am I the only one who thought DJO was the STOG? Crowder was great, but he was not great in the first half. DJO was the steadier player today.

Good grief no.  Jae was slow on the offensive end, but my goodness...he does everything out there.

[brewcity77]

DJO led all scorers in the first half. He is Mr. Consistent and will be sorely missed next year. (Just like Jae will.)

He will be, but it's feasible to think that Mayo could replace most of what DJO brings if he can provide consistency. Maybe not a 18-19 ppg scorer, but I think 14-15 is certainly possible if he is getting 28 mpg.

Jae, on the other hand, will require 2-3 guys to replace him. The scoring, the rebounding, the steals, and all the other little things he does to create possessions. Jae is one of the best players I've ever seen at finding ways to get a possession without stealing the ball -- he'll knock it off someone's leg while diving out of bounds, take the charge, slap rebounds to teammates, block a shot in a ripping fashion, he is Mr. Everything.

I love DJO, I have been completely bullish on DJO this season, and was even a little disappointed to see Jae's star start to outshine him this season simply because I'm such a big DJO fan, but there's no denying that Jae does more for this team than anyone since Wade, and in terms of versatility of contribution, he might be even better than Wade.

You damn near need 5 guys to replace what Jae brings.

[Norm]

You really think Mayo is going to replace DJO next year? Mayo has been nothing if not inconsistent this year, and he does not have near the explosiveness that DJO has - not even in the same universe.

Mayo averaged 20.6 minutes this year and 7.7ppg. Not bad for a freshman,  but I think its a stretch to say he could step into DJO's shoes next year. Hope he does, but I just don't see it.

[Canadian Dimes]

Actually i thought djo might be worthy of SOG tonite

[dinger]

Just watched the last 10 min again.  You could argue for a few guys.  DJO is basically the equivalent of a shutdown corner, he played great off the ball and hit some huge FTs.  Junior had some great stats and huge FTs too.  But I the end it's Jae.  He was everywhere that he needed to be.

[NersEllenson]

You really think Mayo is going to replace DJO next year? Mayo has been nothing if not inconsistent this year, and he does not have near the explosiveness that DJO has - not even in the same universe.

Mayo averaged 20.6 minutes this year and 7.7ppg. Not bad for a freshman,  but I think its a stretch to say he could step into DJO's shoes next year. Hope he does, but I just don't see it.

Mayo will take a BIG step up next year - and would not be surprised at all to see him average 15 per game.  Mayo doesn't play the game at the breakneck speed of DJO, yet in my opinion (other than a 7-9 game stretch) Mayo rarely plays out of control.  Todd plays with great tempo, rhythm, and has similar offensive versatility as DJO.  Todd will never be as physically imposing as DJO, yet DJO's insane speed and athleticism at times lead to him turning the ball over frequently, as well as getting player control fouls.

Love DJO, and believe he made some really nice strides the 2nd half of the season in deciding when to take it all the way to the rack on the break, and when to pull up.  I look forward to seeing Todd next year - as I think he has star written all over him.

[boblawblog]

I think there should be some serious consideration for DJO b/c when we were down 5 with 7 to go he basically said. give me the ball and turned the game around.