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How was Amar today..
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I was pleasantly surprised at least that he looked solid. Didn't have the typical lost freshman look and didn't make the typical freshman mistakes. I was expecting a guy who'd sit out on the perimeter but that isn't what we saw. He's a tweener in pretty much every way though. Probably not quick enough to be a solid 3 and doesn't seem to have the mindset to be a banger - but who does on this team? Seems to have quick hands and makes the quick outlet which we'll need him to do - after provide some rebounds.
 
If you think the CTK coach is right your crazy. ADR is 30lbs overweight.How about these guys do something to improve themselves.
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I never said he was right. In fact, I took him to task in a different thread. All I said in my post was that I see what he was talking about now. There is no way Lavin wants to sit ADR. ADR is forcing his hand with his awful conditioning.

Worth repeating...our front court is terrible. Losing KT is going to cost us dearly unless Dom steps up and develops the mindset to be a rebounding machine.
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You say our front court is terrible. Who woke you up?
 
Solid. It doesn't show in the box score, because he holds his box outs so long on the defensive end for guards to rebound. That might be a Euro thing, because I felt he had 3-4 boards he should have grabbed on his own.

He's a big, big kid. I had no idea. He didn't do anything spectacular at all, but was steady and hustled. He could be a weapon in the pick and roll. I like that he didn't live on the perimeter like some of our past bigs. He'll likely be our 7th man and the primary PF and C backup. If you didn't know these guys you would have thought 5-6 others were freshmen before you guessed he was. That is good for him.
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I guess it is my day to agree with everything Marillac says. Don't start finishing my sentences though. That would be creepy. :huh:
 
Takeaways:

1) Forget about Harrison's 26 points. He still doesn't nail wide open looks even with plenty of time to shoot. That has to change if he is going to be regarded as a serious outside shooter. At this point, I'd start to reclassify him as a scorer, not a shooter.

2) Obekpa did look really strong on offense. You have to remember that this isn't a D1 school, and we still didn't blow them out, but Obekpa's footwork even as compared to pre-season patsies of last year appears to have improved..

3) Wasn't impressed with Amar. He merely looked like he belonged on the court, but the court was loaded with D2 players.

4) Christian Jones. Looked serviceable, but see #3

5) Phil Greene - was invisible

6) ADR - DNP. IF you can't get run against a D2 squad, you probably don't figure to be in the rotation.

7) Pointer - looked okay, nothing spectacular.

8) Jordan - nothing to show he's new and improved.

Game 1. Lots of rust, but mostly showed a D2 team can run with us. Not many positive takeaways.

Attendance appeared to be in the 1200-1500 range tops. Amazed that on a rainy day, all those students who lined up a few weeks ago, couldn't stroll over to CA to watch a game. Appears that was fools gold to anyone who thinks there is a real excitement on campus about this team
 
Takeaways:

1) Forget about Harrison's 26 points. He still doesn't nail wide open looks even with plenty of time to shoot. That has to change if he is going to be regarded as a serious outside shooter. At this point, I'd start to reclassify him as a scorer, not a shooter.

2) Obekpa did look really strong on offense. You have to remember that this isn't a D1 school, and we still didn't blow them out, but Obekpa's footwork even as compared to pre-season patsies of last year appears to have improved..

3) Wasn't impressed with Amar. He merely looked like he belonged on the court, but the court was loaded with D2 players.

4) Christian Jones. Looked serviceable, but see #3

5) Phil Greene - was invisible

6) ADR - DNP. IF you can't get run against a D2 squad, you probably don't figure to be in the rotation.

7) Pointer - looked okay, nothing spectacular.

8) Jordan - nothing to show he's new and improved.

Game 1. Lots of rust, but mostly showed a D2 team can run with us. Not many positive takeaways.

Attendance appeared to be in the 1200-1500 range tops. Amazed that on a rainy day, all those students who lined up a few weeks ago, couldn't stroll over to CA to watch a game. Appears that was fools gold to anyone who thinks there is a real excitement on campus about this team
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In fairness to the students, the Red Zone was in DC for the men's soccer game.
Dead on with all your other points.
The future is bleak at best.
 
If you think the CTK coach is right your crazy. ADR is 30lbs overweight.How about these guys do something to improve themselves.
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I never said he was right. In fact, I took him to task in a different thread. All I said in my post was that I see what he was talking about now. There is no way Lavin wants to sit ADR. ADR is forcing his hand with his awful conditioning.

Worth repeating...our front court is terrible. Losing KT is going to cost us dearly unless Dom steps up and develops the mindset to be a rebounding machine.
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You say our front court is terrible. Who woke you up?
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Losing Keith Thomas. I expected a lot from him. Lavin did not show that he will play fast. We saw the same token pressure here and there.
 
Takeaways:

1) Forget about Harrison's 26 points. He still doesn't nail wide open looks even with plenty of time to shoot. That has to change if he is going to be regarded as a serious outside shooter. At this point, I'd start to reclassify him as a scorer, not a shooter.

2) Obekpa did look really strong on offense. You have to remember that this isn't a D1 school, and we still didn't blow them out, but Obekpa's footwork even as compared to pre-season patsies of last year appears to have improved..

3) Wasn't impressed with Amar. He merely looked like he belonged on the court, but the court was loaded with D2 players.

4) Christian Jones. Looked serviceable, but see #3

5) Phil Greene - was invisible

6) ADR - DNP. IF you can't get run against a D2 squad, you probably don't figure to be in the rotation.

7) Pointer - looked okay, nothing spectacular.

8) Jordan - nothing to show he's new and improved.

Game 1. Lots of rust, but mostly showed a D2 team can run with us. Not many positive takeaways.

Attendance appeared to be in the 1200-1500 range tops. Amazed that on a rainy day, all those students who lined up a few weeks ago, couldn't stroll over to CA to watch a game. Appears that was fools gold to anyone who thinks there is a real excitement on campus about this team
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In fairness to the students, the Red Zone was in DC for the men's soccer game.
Dead on with all your other points.
The future is bleak at best.
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Sometimes it appears that I am critical of the small but loyal legion of almost entirely male students that are not representative of the entire student body who I've begun to recognize by face. On the big kickoff day we were told that the line to get to CA stretched all the way to the law school. If that many kids fought to get into CA every game, our homecourt could be a raucous viper's pit that even the best schools would want no part of. For my money, i'd shrink the student section by 50% for now, and the casual fans who show up for the better games can sit in the nosebleeds, and the diehards can pack one of the sections behind one basket
 
Takeaways:

1) Forget about Harrison's 26 points. He still doesn't nail wide open looks even with plenty of time to shoot. That has to change if he is going to be regarded as a serious outside shooter. At this point, I'd start to reclassify him as a scorer, not a shooter.

2) Obekpa did look really strong on offense. You have to remember that this isn't a D1 school, and we still didn't blow them out, but Obekpa's footwork even as compared to pre-season patsies of last year appears to have improved..

3) Wasn't impressed with Amar. He merely looked like he belonged on the court, but the court was loaded with D2 players.

4) Christian Jones. Looked serviceable, but see #3

5) Phil Greene - was invisible

6) ADR - DNP. IF you can't get run against a D2 squad, you probably don't figure to be in the rotation.

7) Pointer - looked okay, nothing spectacular.

8) Jordan - nothing to show he's new and improved.

Game 1. Lots of rust, but mostly showed a D2 team can run with us. Not many positive takeaways.

Attendance appeared to be in the 1200-1500 range tops. Amazed that on a rainy day, all those students who lined up a few weeks ago, couldn't stroll over to CA to watch a game. Appears that was fools gold to anyone who thinks there is a real excitement on campus about this team
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In fairness to the students, the Red Zone was in DC for the men's soccer game.
Dead on with all your other points.
The future is bleak at best.
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Sometimes it appears that I am critical of the small but loyal legion of almost entirely male students that are not representative of the entire student body who I've begun to recognize by face. On the big kickoff day we were told that the line to get to CA stretched all the way to the law school. If that many kids fought to get into CA every game, our homecourt could be a raucous viper's pit that even the best schools would want no part of. For my money, i'd shrink the student section by 50% for now, and the casual fans who show up for the better games can sit in the nosebleeds, and the diehards can pack one of the sections behind one basket
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Well I hate to say it but most of that large line was for the musical performance.
 
Takeaways:

1) Forget about Harrison's 26 points. He still doesn't nail wide open looks even with plenty of time to shoot. That has to change if he is going to be regarded as a serious outside shooter. At this point, I'd start to reclassify him as a scorer, not a shooter.

2) Obekpa did look really strong on offense. You have to remember that this isn't a D1 school, and we still didn't blow them out, but Obekpa's footwork even as compared to pre-season patsies of last year appears to have improved..

3) Wasn't impressed with Amar. He merely looked like he belonged on the court, but the court was loaded with D2 players.

4) Christian Jones. Looked serviceable, but see #3

5) Phil Greene - was invisible

6) ADR - DNP. IF you can't get run against a D2 squad, you probably don't figure to be in the rotation.

7) Pointer - looked okay, nothing spectacular.

8) Jordan - nothing to show he's new and improved.

Game 1. Lots of rust, but mostly showed a D2 team can run with us. Not many positive takeaways.

Attendance appeared to be in the 1200-1500 range tops. Amazed that on a rainy day, all those students who lined up a few weeks ago, couldn't stroll over to CA to watch a game. Appears that was fools gold to anyone who thinks there is a real excitement on campus about this team
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In fairness to the students, the Red Zone was in DC for the men's soccer game.
Dead on with all your other points.
The future is bleak at best.
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Sometimes it appears that I am critical of the small but loyal legion of almost entirely male students that are not representative of the entire student body who I've begun to recognize by face. On the big kickoff day we were told that the line to get to CA stretched all the way to the law school. If that many kids fought to get into CA every game, our homecourt could be a raucous viper's pit that even the best schools would want no part of. For my money, i'd shrink the student section by 50% for now, and the casual fans who show up for the better games can sit in the nosebleeds, and the diehards can pack one of the sections behind one basket
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Well I hate to say it but most of that large line was for the musical performance.
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Thanks for pointing that out. Unfortunately you are dead on. There was a fair amount of controversy on campus regarding Frenchy Montana's appearance. Those in favor said students wanted to hear him. those against said his name is taken from a character in "Scarface" - a drug dealer. His production company is call Cocaine productions or something like that. And to think Father Cahill banned Billy Joel music from the radio station after hearing the words to "Only The Good Die Young" while strolling through a cafeteria on campus.
 
How was Amar today..
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I was pleasantly surprised at least that he looked solid. Didn't have the typical lost freshman look and didn't make the typical freshman mistakes. I was expecting a guy who'd sit out on the perimeter but that isn't what we saw. He's a tweener in pretty much every way though. Probably not quick enough to be a solid 3 and doesn't seem to have the mindset to be a banger - but who does on this team? Seems to have quick hands and makes the quick outlet which we'll need him to do - after provide some rebounds.
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Sounds like the type of player who looks great next to a good center (√) and a tall SF willing to get his nose dirty (uhhh. . . )
 
Anybody else see CO's footwork on that last play in the post? It's like he's a whole new man
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Absolutely is...noticed it at the open practice and more so today...his body is better, footwork much improved and he actually takes a jump shot...he obviously has dedicated himself to improving his game
 
Anybody else see CO's footwork on that last play in the post? It's like he's a whole new man
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Absolutely is...noticed it at the open practice and more so today...his body is better, footwork much improved and he actually takes a jump shot...he obviously has dedicated himself to improving his game
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Staff should have assigned ADLR to shadow him to pick up some work ethic tips.
 
The arena should have been packed with high school students if those on campus don't seem to be interested. Why would a recruit want to come to St. John's if the Fanbase is so on disinterested? Let's hear it for apathy.
 
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