Important Win

[Galway Eagle]

But this is our team and Nigel is electric.  We're obviously a bad team but we're showing some potential flashes for the future.

Yeah maybe we'll be talking about the calendar year of 2026 next mid season

[Markusquette]

Always better to win than lose. I like to see our young guys enjoying a few more wins for a change.

[Newsdreams]

More important, did they have hotdogs at DC?

[Jay Bee]

Is Royce reverting back to being soft?

j/k, really hope he's back Sunday.

I have not watched the game yet (pb league). Worried about Chase based on some posts here.

Glad Damarius got some run. Ceiling still is high.

MPII is fun, but in two seasons. The defense is just too bad.

[SchnitzelBoy]

MPII is fun, but in two seasons. The defense is just too bad.

First year in the program. Should still be in high school actually.

[Jay Bee]

First year in the program. Should still be in high school actually.

Yep. I really like him. Just think he's a ways off. One of those guys where having/using 15 scholarships is great.

[rocky_warrior]

Another "outlier"?

No, I wouldn't say that.  We were missing Parham, then they lost Lewis. 

Though not happy about losing Chase late.

[MU82]

No, I wouldn't say that.   

We're making progress then!

[burger]

Phillips needs to work on his lateral footwork and defensive posture....

Any one with any quickness that he needs to guard goes around him like he isn't even there.....

Don't know how to do it.....But it has to get done for him to become a significant minute player unless we start playing extensive zone....

[milwaukee expat]

Phillips needs to work on his lateral footwork and defensive posture....

Any one with any quickness that he needs to guard goes around him like he isn't even there.....

Don't know how to do it.....But it has to get done for him to become a significant minute player unless we start playing extensive zone....

Joplin managed to improve significantly in that regard - he reminds me a bit of Jop defensively.  He is going to benefit alot from not redshirting I think..

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Maybe it's just me but Phillips seems a little stiff out there right now. Not a lot of fluidity.

Maybe that's because he's still thinking too much instead of reacting. Or maybe I'm just completely off base.

[Jay Bee]

Phillips needs to work on his lateral footwork and defensive posture....

Any one with any quickness that he needs to guard goes around him like he isn't even there.....

Don't know how to do it.....But it has to get done for him to become a significant minute player unless we start playing extensive zone....

Yep. It's so far off that without significant transformation (I'm not listening to moles ever again), it's his junior year before he's playable without hiding him. With his size/length (pawz) I think he can become fine at defending, but it's just far away as of now. Has some good tools though.