Fairleigh Dickinson
- Thread starter Jack Williams
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Agreed on CJ's shortcomings. But we are simply going to have to find a way to get something out of him. Not much, but 5-7 minutes per game. Sometimes guys aren't what you want them to be (all the athleticism in the world but won't get after the basketball), and you have to figure a way to get out of them what you need. That's where we are with CJ. He has shown glimpses at times (Marquette home and Nova BET games his frosh year for sure) and there is a benefit that he knows how to play on offense.
The reality is CO will not be able to give us 38+ for 18 games in conference play. He's a much better player than Gift, but Gift was effective the first half of his first year (and not just against the lesser comp, i.e. @ Kentucky, @ Marquette) before wearing down after the constant mid to upper 30s minutes ask. Same will happen to CO if he's asked to do what he did against Syracuse 80% of nights from January on.
I'm starting to become a believer that this team can make up for a lot of things with it's guard play. But it will not be able to overcome a worn down CO. We need him to be able to do what he did against Syracuse in March, and that's going to take some creativity from the staff.
redstorm89
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disappointing crowd
redstorm89
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greene with the hot hands
jumbo_peanuts
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so when did we become a good shooting team?
SJU14
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PGIV, DLo, Sheed and Branch all having great games on offense. I haven't seen this team shoot this good since that Fordham game. You can tell the confidence is greatly increased after that last win.
Sheed looks like the player from the end of last year when he played his best ball. Making nice smart passes and hitting jumpers.
Sheed looks like the player from the end of last year when he played his best ball. Making nice smart passes and hitting jumpers.