NCHoosier32

AAU or travel ball officials in this area have a tendency think people are there to be entertained by them. they talk to the crowd and joke, not even paying attention to the game some times. same with the charge calls, and then if a coach dares to question any of their calls, God help them! quick to T them up, smart A$$ comments to coaches that they won't let coaches make to them, etc., etc.

yep. college coaches are paid to win. Arch has to play the guys he thinks will win games now. i thought lander would start from day 1, but it's pretty apparent that he is not ready. Arch can't put him in for minutes that would cost us the game. just gotta start upping his PT as we go. lander will get there. he's just not yet. i think we're seeing some promising signs about CAM. i'm not 100% sold personally, but i don't want him gone unless we are sure of the perfect next guy and that's hard to believe. we seem pretty clear that we don't want a big time personality or to dish a crazy amount of money out, right?

definitely a topic that has been argued for a long time!

understood, but i assure you that all message boards have this. if a recruit is looking to pick a school based on it having no fans calling for the coach to be replaced, they're going to have slim pickins!

i always find it interesting that people think this too, but there are a handful on this site who think that.

you may be right, but let's not forget what it's like to win on the road in conference. of course it isn't close to the same this year, but still not easy and Purdouche isn't bad.

i have a feeling Lander is not the same player of the ball and i mean this in a bad way. to me he is a true PG. so quick, sees the floor well. seems like he can be an elite passer once he gets under control and figures out the speed of the game. on the other hand, his shot is ugly. i think he needs to be a PG.

i mean i'm good with Lander getting more and more time and really even Al getting a little less, but again, Lander has a long way to go and Al helps us more right now. will that be the same in a month? maybe not. will it not matter much in month? maybe not.

i kinda get Al if we're looking at next year already, but not RP. i also don't think it's time to look to next year yet.

i think Lander should start if... we are conceding this season. i don't think any o us think that though, right? Rob is better right now. not sure how this is much of an argument. is Lander's upside higher? absolutely! should he start playing more and more? absolutely. is he going to help us win more games if he is playing more of a role than RP right now? no sir. i'm not even worried about his defense. he is out of control with the ball, his passing, and shot selection. he is making a huge adjustment at a very high level a year early. he'll come around, but not yet.

i have never understood the theory that someone is a bad shooter, but at least they shoot a lot and then a criticism that a guy doesn't shoot enough. just because you're confident enough to shoot doesn't help if you miss most of them.

Howard fits the Penny Hardaway mold of the new wave of coaching. more about your name than anything. they can fool some recruits into coming, but have no coaching experience and will be exposed sooner than later.

Creighton also has Alex O'Connell who is not playing due to injury right now. wish he would have transferred to IU to give us a shooter. guess it wouldn't help if he is injured though.

maybe, but he is also Duke's leading scorer on the season thus far.

totally agree

couldn't be any better! as long as Purdouche loses (and they blew a 20 point lead) and we win the rest, i'm good! so nice living in ACC country to have the B1G take it to them. Iowa is very good. they can shoot the lights out. were hot 1st half and cold 2nd, but they have multiple shooters, move the ball well, and they have Garza. if i were allowed to say they will kick us in the teeth, i would, but i'm going to be positive... we've got a chance!

It's blow "hard" BTW, but one of the problems with Cal's model is that you get all of these talented kids who are not going to respond well to criticism, tough coaching, etc. I know Cal says otherwise, but I don't buy it. When you only have kids like that for 1-2 years, you don't have a good enough relationship to be tough and hold them accountable.

some of my in laws lived there. great place.

the outlook on Asheville is really surprising. much different from how i have experienced it and how i would describe it. i love it there. Hilton Head is pretty awesome. have had many great times in Myrtle Beach as well. to each their own.

such a great movie

i sure hope he's ready quickly! think about our team without TJD and Al next year. starting 5? Lander, RP, Franklin, Hunter, Thompson? Galloway? very small. better hope for transfers?

i respect Few about as much as any coach i can think of. he could have jumped so many times to so many places for more money, higher profile, whatever, but he stays at Gonzaga and takes them from little known to Cinderella, national contenders. i respect that way more than jumping at the next opportunity like so many up and coming coaches.

no. not saying it was a bad signing. arguing whether he should be shooting 3s or not. i did personally say that i feel like we need more guys in the 35-80 range than having almost all 90-120.

i get your point, but what i mean by that is they'd take a guy and let him know where his shot selection should come from and the offense would be more set around different guys taking different shots, but most offenses now are built around dribble/drive - kick out and all are expected to be able to do the same thing.

i mean the bottom line is that the game has changed so much and a lot of us old guys hate the new game. i get it. we're dinosaurs, but my opinion is that it all depends in the offensive philosophy. back in the day, you put guys in positions to take shots that they should be taking. unfortunately for me, the new game is not the same. everyone is expected to shoot the 3. i certainly don't argue that everyone should work on expanding their range, but only in the offseason or practice if they're not ready for games and i sure wish they'd work more on being really really good from down low or 12-15 feet first!