2017-2018 Season
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When your biggest player is Amar Alibegovic you know you're in trouble on the front line.
Amar is very capable of boarding. If he comes to his senses and réalisés that there are good minutes available if he plays close to the basket as opposed to hosting 3s both he and the team will have a much better than anticipated season.
JackofVirginia
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God help us! Based on his poor performances he is the last guy we should depend on.
I should have read your post before posting the same.thing. Darrin was there last night and texted me when it happened. He's going full long distance bombing mode this year
Agree with such a thin front line we need him. A friend & occasional poster saw the Staten Island workout last night & noted toward end of the evening Amar nailed three successive bombs. Guess what behavior that will reinforce?
I should have read your post before posting the same.thing. Darrin was there last night and texted me when it happened. He's going full long distance bombing mode this year
Agree with such a thin front line we need him. A friend & occasional poster saw the Staten Island workout last night & noted toward end of the evening Amar nailed three successive bombs. Guess what behavior that will reinforce?
Funny thing......if Amar rolls up his sleeves, get under the basket and uses his wild energy to rebound, he will be a fan favorite. Conversely, if he camps outside and launches bombs, he will be the fans' whipping boy.
Do you think he's supposed to be playing under the basket and he hangs out by the 3 point line of his own volition? I don't. During some game next year the first thing Mullin did after a time out was find Alibagowitz to tell him to "stay out of the middle." I'm not saying he can't rebound better from the wing or shouldn't but he's not a post player and unless something's changed it doesn't seem like he's supposed to be one. He's supposed to be the guy who gets kicked out to for dagger threes.
L J S A
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I actually agree with North here. AA is 240 pounds. And hyper. If he could focus on rebounding he might be able to help. At the very least, him being able to steal minutes helps keep Owens out of foul trouble.
I unfortunately can't think of any big man who did nothing for three years and then came out and rebounded at a decent rate, but that doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't exist.
I unfortunately can't think of any big man who did nothing for three years and then came out and rebounded at a decent rate, but that doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't exist.
Fine , you are entitled to your opinion, but what I said was there would be more minutes for him if he plays close to the basket and that he is capable of boarding and that both the team and AA would be better off. I would much rather have ponds, Marcus and Bashir on the wing hoisting 3s and a 6 9 240 body who can board. But hey that is just my opinion and something tells me that Coach Mullin would also be happy with that scenario.
Mullin should be calling the shots...
If so, he's the one approving continually allowing Ali B to chuck at 28%.
If Mullin is expecting better outcomes this season, he cannot allow repeat mistakes of last year. I doubt unless Ali B improved his 3pt% drastically.
Even then, I would have hoped he would sit Amar down on first day of practice and tell him he needs to be physical first, if he wants minutes and practice that heavily.
In a few weeks well know.
If so, he's the one approving continually allowing Ali B to chuck at 28%.
If Mullin is expecting better outcomes this season, he cannot allow repeat mistakes of last year. I doubt unless Ali B improved his 3pt% drastically.
Even then, I would have hoped he would sit Amar down on first day of practice and tell him he needs to be physical first, if he wants minutes and practice that heavily.
In a few weeks well know.
Yeah, AA took a whopping 3% of our 3’s, averaged 1, that’s ONE, 3 a game. I realize Mullin is very unpopular on the board, not sure why, but at least let’s criticize him for something remotely relevant. If our season depends on the play of AA we are in the toilet, fortunately it will not.
Fair point...
15-16 he chucked 25-86 (30%) in 15 min/game. Last year was only 7-25 (28%) in 10 min/game. Avg 2.1 ppg , 1.7 rpg
Just seems like a waste of a bigger body when we really need it.
15-16 he chucked 25-86 (30%) in 15 min/game. Last year was only 7-25 (28%) in 10 min/game. Avg 2.1 ppg , 1.7 rpg
Just seems like a waste of a bigger body when we really need it.