St Joes Game Thread
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U guys get post game?
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@msanchez better than yesterday
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We need Dave! Hopefully he’ll get better!
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That was fun. This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for Dajuan Harris.
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Bill saying Harris just hasn’t practiced much so he didn’t play uesterday
Edit: due to injury
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Dave tweaked his ankle in the first half.
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Someone called CB a p---- yesterday. Lol. Maybe in the paint. But we need him raining 3s.
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HCBS will figure it out He always does. Ever loyal!
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@approxinfinity I did lol. He was in the paint yesterday. Different story today…
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“two great Bills of basketball… Yeah… Exactly what I was thinking”
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I think I’m gonna like me some Harris – Jalen proving he has really worked in his off Season -liking the way he goes to the boards and playing well
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I mean… You could either have a bad 5 (at this point) who doesn’t rebound or defend or bump Dave for Dajuan and have a legit PG and wings that all are plus defenders and rebounders for their size.
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We were +21 in 16 minutes with Harris on the floor
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He had 5 assists
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@approxinfinity said in St Joes Game Thread:
That was fun. This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for Dajuan Harris.
I like the looks of him - -made some nice passes - -looks like he defends pretty well
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@Kcmatt7 said in St Joes Game Thread:
We were +21 in 16 minutes with Harris on the floor
Is this good if so why.
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@Kcmatt7 said in St Joes Game Thread:
We were +21 in 16 minutes with Harris on the floor
ya I heard that, can’t ask a lot more for your 1st extended time on the floor - -looks like he gonna be ok - - only one game but still
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Easy to overlook Ochai dropping 18.
I LOVE Jalen’s willingness to compete. You can’t teach that. Shot is decent 6/9 from the line.
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@Kcmatt7 in how many mins?
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I see now
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here is kind of a happy thought. - - Obaji - - Christian - - Jalen - - Harris - - Thompson all be the same classification next year as they are this year - -they retain their status - -yay I like that lol
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@Kcmatt7 said in St Joes Game Thread:
Bill saying Harris just hasn’t practiced much so he didn’t play uesterday
Edit: due to injury
Well hopefully thats behind him. Absolutely need him on the court
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@BShark said in St Joes Game Thread:
Easy to overlook Ochai dropping 18.
I LOVE Jalen’s willingness to compete. You can’t teach that. Shot is decent 6/9 from the line.
I think Jalen is going to be fine. - -we have some decent options there Wilson - - - Enaruna - -& others
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Who all saw how sweet that was when Marcus just picked the St Joe’s player clean - -I mean just took it lol CLEAN
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Playing Harris takes pressure off Marcus. I loved his poise.
To me Wilson is the most improved player from last year.
Nice come back for Braun.
Abaji needs to keep shooting.
Enaruna has talent and length, hope that Self can give him more PT.
Bryce will be a star by next year.
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@jayballer67 with Harris on the floor Marcus can go back to being a defensive assassin
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Agree!
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@approxinfinity said in St Joes Game Thread:
@jayballer67 with Harris on the floor Marcus can go back to being a defensive assassin
I like the looks of Haris, I mean it’s just one game but I think he can be a solid PG for us for sure
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The game changed completely with Harris as PG, the kid looked fearless.
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@BShark lol
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Jalen Wilson with 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists off the bench today. He had a good game.
On to Kentucky.
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Can someone explain to me how is it they figure the Plus/Minus ? - Harris a plus 21 in 15 minutes
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@jayballer67 said in St Joes Game Thread:
Can someone explain to me how is it they figure the Plus/Minus ? - Harris a plus 21 in 15 minutes
How many points better the hawks were with him on the floor. Telling stat
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Braun with 30 is big time. Hopefully he can score like that against better competition.
Agbaji has been very consistent so far. Nice to see out of him.
The guys I don’t think mesh with this team are Enaruna, Lightfoot, McCormack and TGF. We need at least one of them to figure it out defensively because they are all liabilities on that side of the court.
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This was the most enjoyable game for me in a while. I’m going to appreciate this season, a game at a time, however much of a season we get.
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I will add Jalen Wilson has a skill set that will keep him on the floor. Really bouncy around the rim but can’t dunk. Weird combo to have. Shooting needs to improve and the bunnies. But he gives max effort out there. Defense is still a work in progress too
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@approxinfinity said in St Joes Game Thread:
This was the most enjoyable game for me in a while. I’m going to appreciate this season, a game at a time, however much of a season we get.
Definitely the game this squad needed after zaga. Some growth especially seeing how dominant Harris is at the little things
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@BeddieKU23 he had a nice move yesterday where he dribbled through two defenders and was able to maintain control and get a nice shot off. His x axis quickness doesn’t seem connected to his Y axis hops.
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@BeddieKU23 said in St Joes Game Thread:
Braun with 30 is big time. Hopefully he can score like that against better competition.
Agbaji has been very consistent so far. Nice to see out of him.
The guys I don’t think mesh with this team are Enaruna, Lightfoot, McCormack and TGF. We need at least one of them to figure it out defensively because they are all liabilities on that side of the court.
We need Dave to up his hoops IQ, that can be hard.
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@approxinfinity said in St Joes Game Thread:
@BeddieKU23 he had a nice move yesterday where he dribbled through two defenders and was able to maintain control and get a nice shot off. His x axis quickness doesn’t seem connected to his Y axis hops.
Who had this play?
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I think Wilson. I still think enaruna will get better
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@BShark said in St Joes Game Thread:
@BeddieKU23 said in St Joes Game Thread:
Braun with 30 is big time. Hopefully he can score like that against better competition.
Agbaji has been very consistent so far. Nice to see out of him.
The guys I don’t think mesh with this team are Enaruna, Lightfoot, McCormack and TGF. We need at least one of them to figure it out defensively because they are all liabilities on that side of the court.
We need Dave to up his hoops IQ, that can be hard.
I’d regulate Dave to first front court player off the bench. He can’t start against small teams and really against good teams until he actually proves his coach’s words are not just words…
Start Garrett, Harris, Braun, Agbaji and Wilson. That 5 gives us the best defense and passing lineups
Bring in Bryce and Dave as main backups.
Sprinkle in Tristan and TGF as the game goes.
Regulate Mitch to emergency time.
Wouldn’t mind seeing what Muscadin can do for rim protection, rim running as well. His limited seconds have shown some singular skills that this team needs.
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@BeddieKU23 Wilson.
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So, a further thought about Dave (and I would love to see his ±). In 33 minutes in 2 games, he has 16 points and 9 rebounds. Doesn’t seem too bad. But that’s the best that can be said. VERY inefficient 16 points - 33% from the field (less than half Doke’s %). ZERO blocks. 7 turnovers. The fact is that the only thing he does reasonably well is shoot FTs. Notwithstanding his size, he doesn’t provide any real rim protection or interior presence. His footwork is poor as is his positioning. He is not an effective or efficient scorer. He doesn’t handle passes well and doesn’t pass well out of the paint. He works hard and puts in the effort, but he isn’t a starter quality at a top level program. He simply doesn’t make us a better team when he is on the floor - arguably the opposite. While he may be able to be reasonably effective against some teams, he is a liability against quality bigs - Timme owned him. Based on a limited sample set of two games, our best line-up most nights is going to be 5 guards/wings…
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We are going to need him to get better. I’ve never been a big dave fan-fouls! He’s been better there, and he’s got a jumper. I hope he and tyon get better, we will need them. I love 5 guards, just outrun them. But in a half court, ahh not so sure. We do have a lot of options and some decent shooters. Good to see Harris
! Dave’s a good guy, I want him to succeed
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If he was even as good at defense as Perry or Landen I could live with the rest. He hurt his knee in the first half which is apparently why he came out worse in the 2nd half and ultimately didn’t play most of it.
Tyon is hurt as well, but we already knew that. It was very apparent unfortunately, you could tell just by watching.
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You know, I’m calling it, this team is going to be struggle city this year - both ends of the court. Hope I’m wrong.
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@approxinfinity said in St Joes Game Thread:
@BeddieKU23 Wilson.
Thanks he has been impressive so far. Improved athleticism and he has that effort in him that you don’t see often from guys who missed a year, he’s got the effort of an upperclassmen. I have always been high on him even as the debate about him coming here was contentious on what position he’d play or role he’d carve out. I think what was missed was that for his size he had a lot of high level skills that fit in today’s game. Excited to see how he progresses
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If Harris plays like he did tonight or anywhere close this team will not have issues scoring the ball. When him, Garrett, Ochai, Braun and Wilson are on the floor that is an elite passing/driving/shooting attack
