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Author Topic: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.  (Read 5490 times)

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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #100 on: January 26, 2023, 04:40:56 PM »
Shaka just plays mind games
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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #101 on: January 26, 2023, 08:31:03 PM »
I think it was because when he got his chance, he played pretty poorly.  Just a teammate lifting up another.
So he was upset about his playing time.

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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #102 on: January 26, 2023, 08:41:56 PM »
So he was upset about his playing time.

Upset about trying his absolute hardest and that his efforts, ultimately, were a disappointment. It's not easy letting down your teammates.

I'm sure that feeling is familiar to a lot of people on MUScoop. Especially those still living in their parent's basements.

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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #103 on: January 26, 2023, 09:13:33 PM »
So he was upset about his playing time.

Upset Jop gets more playing time.  Has Shaka lost this team?!?!?
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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #104 on: January 27, 2023, 06:14:03 AM »
One of the many things that has impressed me about Coach Smart in his 1 2/3 seasons at MU is how he has empowered his freshmen to play fearlessly.   
    One of the great scoop traditions is to complain and debate about playing time for freshmen.  Jimmy Butler is a wasted scholarship, play magic Dawson more,
Dawson Garcia less,  Theo was playing his best ball, why sit him after 12 straight good minutes.    This is a continuation of that tradition.
    I like Ben.   I think he is very talented and will be very good.   I would like him to play a few more minutes just so that Oso doesn't wear out.  I hope this week gave him an opportunity to get ready to contribute more down the stretch.  I think MU will need him.
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Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #105 on: January 27, 2023, 07:42:00 AM »
One of the many things that has impressed me about Coach Smart in his 1 2/3 seasons at MU is how he has empowered his freshmen to play fearlessly.   
    One of the great scoop traditions is to complain and debate about playing time for freshmen.  Jimmy Butler is a wasted scholarship, play magic Dawson more,
Dawson Garcia less,  Theo was playing his best ball, why sit him after 12 straight good minutes.    This is a continuation of that tradition.
    I like Ben.   I think he is very talented and will be very good.   I would like him to play a few more minutes just so that Oso doesn't wear out.  I hope this week gave him an opportunity to get ready to contribute more down the stretch.  I think MU will need him.

You could have shortened the sentence with the bolded and it would have been much stronger.  ;D

Agree that Shaka gives the freshmen a chance and hope that Ben can "contribute more down the stretch". I just think it needs to be in games where we do not have to worry about every point. I like Ben and he needs time on the court to show what he can do, but he scares me in games with tough opponents.
   

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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #106 on: January 27, 2023, 07:44:51 AM »
You're not wrong.


But I do feel offended.  ::)
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Re: Why was Oso comforting Gold after the game.
« Reply #107 on: January 27, 2023, 07:49:59 AM »
One of the many things that has impressed me about Coach Smart in his 1 2/3 seasons at MU is how he has empowered his freshmen to play fearlessly.   
    One of the great scoop traditions is to complain and debate about playing time for freshmen.  Jimmy Butler is a wasted scholarship, play magic Dawson more,
Dawson Garcia less,  Theo was playing his best ball, why sit him after 12 straight good minutes.    This is a continuation of that tradition.
    I like Ben.   I think he is very talented and will be very good.   I would like him to play a few more minutes just so that Oso doesn't wear out.  I hope this week gave him an opportunity to get ready to contribute more down the stretch.  I think MU will need him.

I'm simply not very concerned about Oso wearing out. There are just so many long time-outs in college games, especially in the last few minutes of close games (exactly when one would think players would "wear out"). Guys are getting far more rest during that stretch of any typical close game than they're playing basketball.

I'll be pretty surprised if Gold gets what either of us would call "significant" playing time in most non-blowout games for the rest of the season, so I guess we'll get an opportunity to see which of us is right on this one.
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