Ricky Council has WAY exceeded my expectations for him coming into the season. He is just so good. And Anthony Black. Wow. Best player on the court last night.
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Nobody said he was as talented as Brazile. Thatâs not the point. But you arenât starting somebody if you donât think theyâre good enough to get significant minutes on a normal night. Two fouls in the first four minutes is not a normal night.
In the SD State game, which was a blowout early in the second half, Makhi got 15 minutes and TB got 28. I think thatâs closer to what Muss would do if fouls hadnât intervened. Of course Kamani got 9 that night and is now buried under the doghouse.
Brazile is talented, but his ball handling is suspect. I donât think he can be a SF this season. But Muss seems to think otherwise. He needs to improve his ball handling a lot in the offseason.
This is a problem. Not enough minutes to go aroundâŠ
Twins are true post players. Active in the paint. There is a place for them on the court regardless of minutes played. Donât have to have BraziliĂ« like talent because they are utilized differently and BraziliĂ« is not a true post player
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Unless there are injuries, I doubt Ford, Pinion and Dunning see much time. I had figured one of three will make the rotation until Muss signed Council. That kind shut down the path for them.
I feel particularly bad for the Ford family. His Dad and his uncle used to tweet often about their faith in God and how Derrian was meant to be a Razorback. The tweets have stopped. That could be an indication.
They need to be realistic and patient. Whose minutes could Derrian honestly take right now? Derrian could be a key cog next year if he works on his deep ball. Still might help us this year.
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Whatâs easier, becoming a good center when youâre lean and not muscular, or a SF when you canât really dribble?
Dig through and find MrBsWaxâs post on visiting with his parents yesterday. Maybe that will help your consternation.
Actually it was earlier in this thread.
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Thatâs a carbon copy of everything Iâve heard about the Ford family. Hard work and a little sweat. This is the same way Devo started his freshmen year.
He should play the stretch 4 (PF) role on the court. Whichever NBA team drafts Brazile let them worry about making him into a small forward. But right now he doesnât possess the ball handling chops to play that position on the court. Heâs trying to dribble drive to the rim too much and as a result is turning over the ball a lot. I honestly donât know if heâs being told to do that by the coaching staff.
I hope he makes it as a Hog. Love the guy. I am not saying I have heard anything that says that he is transferring, but I am saying that I have seen a change on Twitter posts and also my personal concern about him getting PT based on how Muss is recruiting now. As RazorAg said Muss is now about 5 stars and transfers that make immediate impact.
While you guys are musing over what Brazille canât do, scouts are drooling.
Heâs freakishly long and athletic and can shoot the 3. He will be drafted, probably after this year.
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You can never âpredictâ a national championship. Not in basketball, with the tourney being one and done.
And, there is no pretending we are not young. We are.
That said, with Nick Smith, who may go on to have the best pro career of any Hog since Sidney, I think we have the capability of beating anyone. Full stop.
I thought our huge weakness would be perimeter shootingâŠand while we are not great there, I have been pleased with AB, TB and Rickyâs shooting. Walsh has a good looking stroke too. Add in Nick and we are not bad. People canât just sit in the lane and dare us to shoot thatâs for sure.
I have notice, especially in this Tourn a handful of times, especially if he gets the right matchup, he is facing up on the deep wing and driving, you can tell this is something they are working on with him. When he is a face up driver and finishes or is fouled or both, he will be a major problem. He is getting some 3âs off now with a fake drive and pull up, when hen he start getting to the rim his 3 shot will become more free.
Heâll have to go some to top Iso Joe.
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I donât know about making all-NBA first team and all the defense awards Sidney received. That is a tall order. Nick is a scorer and his target should be Joe Johnson with 7 All-star teams, career points, rebounds, assists and all-NBA third team. Nick could better Joeâs numbers if his knee holds up. Kind of worried about that knee,
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Go read his uncleâs tweet from last night and you will see what Iâm talking about.
How they think he should play in front of Black and Council is a mystery to me.
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His uncle is who??
Marc FordâŠparaphrasing but he said Ford should be out there and they should be trusting him.
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