Game #16: @Georgetown

Contrary to what the know nothings may want the board to believe, this is a rebuilding year. We have the worse roster in the conference by far. It doesn’t matter that we have a couple of good pieces when the totality is severely lacking.

Dave you are spot on. Our Bigs get pushed around like high school kids playing against men. Sears got swatted by Mcclung underneath the basket, which was so embarrassing. I do not get why Heron and LJ have been so bad. The thing I keep coming back to is that most teams focused on ponds last year which gave them plenty of open looks. They also had another threat on the perimeter las year in Clark.

This teams offense court offense is the worst I have seen in quite some time. Their first halves consist of no set plays and passing around the perimeter until the shot clock winds down and hoist an outrageous shot. When we aren't forcing turnovers with our press we can't score.

We have had poor point guard play and no big man to post up down low. Having a big man to post up and be able to score would open up a lot more for the other players.

Sorry this isn't a rebuilding year. 2 all conference upperclassmen, two older immediate transfers, and majority of returning players.

It may be a step down from last season's team but this isn't rebuilding.

Heron is a bust, plain and simple. 

Yeah, a bust that was twice an SEC all-conference player; averaged nearly 15 pts per game shooting 44% from the floor, 41% from three, and 76% from the line last season; and a pre-season BE all-conference player.

Don't you find it at all odd that Auburn was better last year without Heron? Not a team player and isn't buying into Iron Mike's team concepts. Let's just hope he gives us more going forward because we need more bucket getters.
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Quote from: Johnny23 on January 09, 2020, 11:51:40 AM

Don't you find it at all odd that Auburn was better last year without Heron? Not a team player and isn't buying into Iron Mike's team concepts. Let's just hope he gives us more going forward because we need more bucket getters.

Sorry but have to disagree on the not playing team ball opinion. What evidence is there of that? How many other players do we have with the history of 3 years of averaging 15 points a game at the high D1 level? The answer is none. Heron along with Figgy was expected to give us scoring punch this season so what do you want Heron to do not shoot at all? He is not taking a high volume of shots he is just not playing well right now. In fact he looks a little reluctant to shoot and besides who on this team do you want taking more shots. I wish we had more options to shoot the ball but right now we don't.

Don't you find it at all odd that Auburn was better last year without Heron? 

Sorry but have to disagree on the not playing team ball opinion. What evidence is there of that? How many other players do we have with the history of 3 years of averaging 15 points a game at the high D1 level? The answer is none. Heron along with Figgy was expected to give us scoring punch this season so what do you want Heron to do not shoot at all? He is not taking a high volume of shots he is just not playing well right now. In fact he looks a little reluctant to shoot and besides who on this team do you want taking more shots. I wish we had more options to shoot the ball but right now we don't.

Don't you find it at all odd that Auburn was better last year without Heron? Not a team player and isn't buying into Iron Mike's team concepts. Let's just hope he gives us more going forward because we need more bucket getters.

This is total bs. Not buying in because he is struggling? He still plays hard and even when he is abruptly pulled from a game he is on the bench clapping and cheering. Is it his fault we have two low mid-major pg's that can't get him the ball in a good spot?

I wish I had the patience to go back and find more gem quotes form the CFC b*ll l*ckers following the WV and Arizona upsets. I only found this one:

"it’s not his nickname, it’s what you refer to the best coach we’ve had since Louie."

He is the best coach we have had since Louie.

Sorry this isn't a rebuilding year. 2 all conference upperclassmen, two older immediate transfers, and majority of returning players.

It may be a step down from last season's team but this isn't rebuilding.

This statement is part of the problem.

Based on what?

Give the man his due, 17 years never a losing record. If he’s able to bring that consistency to our program we will be competing for postseason play every year. That is all I ask for, to be relevant year in and year out.

Can we stop living in a vacuum and look at things realistically? Were these 2 players not upperclassmen last year? Is Rutherford just a “step down” from Ponds? Is Champagnie just a “step down” from Simon? Is Roberts just a “step down” from Clarke?

Last year we finished in 7th place with an 8-10 record. That was the best we finished in 4 years! Who cares about the returning players if the expectation is to challenge for a last place finish?

Who are the cornerstone players on the roster that we can build around for the future? This is why it’s a rebuilding year.

He is the best coach we have had since Louie.