Jamal Branch

[sirvoo]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

 

[Jack Williams]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

And it is childs play to accuse a player of sucking after one game and one bad play. Does Jakarr suck too? He sucked against Nova so he must suck according to you.

 

[frank61]

Some of the posts lately have been crude, to say the very least. I don't know if some posters realize that what they write at times seem thoughtless. People including our players read this board and we should keep in mind that some of this can get toxic at times. Just thinking out loud!

 

[Moose]

Some of the posts lately have been crude, to say the very least. I don't know if some posters realize that what they write at times seem thoughtless. People including our players read this board and we should keep in mind that some of this can get toxic at times. Just thinking out loud!

Yeah there are rules. I think they are stickied. Everyone should give them a looksie again. Calling players a clown might not be the right move.

 

[sirvoo]

Some of the posts lately have been crude, to say the very least. I don't know if some posters realize that what they write at times seem thoughtless. People including our players read this board and we should keep in mind that some of this can get toxic at times. Just thinking out loud!

Yeah there are rules. I think they are stickied. Everyone should give them a looksie again. Calling players a clown might not be the right move.

I understand that. It was a "clownish move." In no way does that mean he is a bad person or bad player.

 

[boo haarvey]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

These are some of the most illogical/silly posts I've ever read so shame on me for even bothering to respond -- but here goes.

I've read this thread. Other than you, I'm not aware of anybody who has rushed to judgment or "blindly defended" their points. I think most rational posters believe that it is ridiculous to make judgments about Branch (personality or ability) based on a sample size of two games and limited minutes in those games.

You seem to think that posters should defer to your opinions, irrespective of how reckless they may be, b/c you have conviction. Plenty of insane people have conviction -- that does not, however, suggest that their opinions are correct.

I suspect this will fall on deaf ears, but I would advise caution before making detrimental statements about the character and ability of a 19 year old kid.

 

[sirvoo]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

These are some of the most illogical/silly posts I've ever read so shame on me for even bothering to respond -- but here goes.

I've read this thread. Other than you, I'm not aware of anybody who has rushed to judgment or "blindly defended" their points. I think most rational posters believe that it is ridiculous to make judgments about Branch (personality or ability) based on a sample size of two games and limited minutes in those games.

You seem to think that posters should defer to your opinions, irrespective of how reckless they may be, b/c you have conviction. Plenty of insane people have conviction -- that does not, however, suggest that their opinions are correct.

I suspect this will fall on deaf ears, but I would advise caution before making detrimental statements about the character and ability of a 19 year old kid.

And what are you cautioning big guy? And what does it say about you if you think I'm insane, yet waste your time replying?

 

[boo haarvey]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

These are some of the most illogical/silly posts I've ever read so shame on me for even bothering to respond -- but here goes.

I've read this thread. Other than you, I'm not aware of anybody who has rushed to judgment or "blindly defended" their points. I think most rational posters believe that it is ridiculous to make judgments about Branch (personality or ability) based on a sample size of two games and limited minutes in those games.

You seem to think that posters should defer to your opinions, irrespective of how reckless they may be, b/c you have conviction. Plenty of insane people have conviction -- that does not, however, suggest that their opinions are correct.

I suspect this will fall on deaf ears, but I would advise caution before making detrimental statements about the character and ability of a 19 year old kid.

And what are you cautioning big guy? And what does it say about you if you think I'm insane, yet waste your time replying?

I didn't call you insane. I merely provided you with an analogy to illustrate that conviction does not amount to wisdom.

As to why I responded -- while I suspected it was a futile endeavor, I find personal attacks against student athletes to be repugnant, particularly when they are unfounded. My disgust is heightened when the attack is launched against my favorite team and when it comes from a purported fan of that team. In short, I couldn't help myself.

 

[sirvoo]

At the end of the day I have said Phil Greene is not a BE caliber player, and I can tell already that Branch has deficiencies in his game. He is not a true floor general.

I believe I was right about Greene considering as a PG he dribbles from one sideline to the other back-and-forth until he shoots a bad shot or turns it over.

I believe I will be right about Branch although I hope I am wrong. Time will tell.

 

[sirvoo]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

These are some of the most illogical/silly posts I've ever read so shame on me for even bothering to respond -- but here goes.

I've read this thread. Other than you, I'm not aware of anybody who has rushed to judgment or "blindly defended" their points. I think most rational posters believe that it is ridiculous to make judgments about Branch (personality or ability) based on a sample size of two games and limited minutes in those games.

You seem to think that posters should defer to your opinions, irrespective of how reckless they may be, b/c you have conviction. Plenty of insane people have conviction -- that does not, however, suggest that their opinions are correct.

I suspect this will fall on deaf ears, but I would advise caution before making detrimental statements about the character and ability of a 19 year old kid.

And what are you cautioning big guy? And what does it say about you if you think I'm insane, yet waste your time replying?

I didn't call you insane. I merely provided you with an analogy to illustrate that conviction does not amount to wisdom.

As to why I responded -- while I suspected it was a futile endeavor, I find personal attacks against student athletes to be repugnant, particularly when they are unfounded. My disgust is heightened when the attack is launched against my favorite team and when it comes from a purported fan of that team. In short, I couldn't help myself.

Sorry for the misunderstanding then.

If you break it down like I have in my mind, we were stuck with a tough situation in having so many seniors depart. Lavin pulled in a great class but not every player was destined to amount to his potential considering the high number of freshman coming in + transfers. To me Greene may be the player who was thrust into playing a position he isn't built for. And Branch shows a little too much panache without substance from what I've seen. If he limits the turnovers and doesn't pick up techs then I'm fine with him.

Maybe I'm a little more PO'ed over this game because I placed a large wager on us at +7 that night. Thought that was way too high against a mediocre NOVA team. When he picked up that tech I had a bad feeling it would come back to bite us. Unfortunately it went to OT and i lost that wager unceremoniously

 

[bk8664]

LASIK vision improvement time is 2 days to 6 months. Most of the time it improves in a few days though.

If it's Lasik he needs, my 85 yr old grandmother had that and was fine the next day.

I thought announcers said he had LASIK like 2 days prior but got eye injured in practice.

They did.

Hopefully he can just throw on some Horace Grant type of goggles and suit up tomorrow.

 

[Class of 72]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

Now you are knocking teenage girls..........AND teenage BOYS?
I would like to put a dead pigeon on your head and watch our SJU Falcon/Hawk swoop down on you!!!!

 

[SJU85]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

You realize he had the inside position when the incident occured right? Sorry, been around the game too long to base someone's character on an incident and one technical foul when it wasn't even the worst foul of the game (Sutton should have been hit with one).

What Branch has did, has been done in numerous games this season, pro and college. A frustration foul, yeah, dumb, yeah but far from dirty. And what in the world does the players color and acne problem have to do with anything?

 

[SJU85]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

I can say with certainty that we are 100% right about this sirvoo clown.

Yes...It's child's play how some of you blindly defend players based on nothing tangible. Then you come at me for actually having some conviction. Your conviction comes from powwowing with numbers like a bunch of teenage girls

No, i just think most reasonable people would not be so judgemental on a player based on two games, less than 40 minutes played and one technical.

And what the heck does your second sentence even mean. My conviction is I saw nothing to label him anything close to what you did based on that one play where I have seen others do on occassion, and several who had good character. Bad choice, bad foul but no where near dirty (just because you get a tech does not inherently mean it was a dirty play). And to say it cost us the game was just plain foolish.

 

[Section3]

He got out worked by a white boy with bad acne and tossed him when he was frustrated. There's no place for that, I'm the only person critical of him. I can say with 100% certainty that you are all wrong about this clown.

Impressive...100% certainty that everyone else is wrong...must be something to it...what team do you coach or scout for?

 

[redmannorth]

Lets all try to get back on topic if possible.

 

[STJClass_2013]

At the end of the day I have said Phil Greene is not a BE caliber player, and I can tell already that Branch has deficiencies in his game. He is not a true floor general.

I believe I was right about Greene considering as a PG he dribbles from one sideline to the other back-and-forth until he shoots a bad shot or turns it over.

I believe I will be right about Branch although I hope I am wrong. Time will tell.

I believe you are too quick to judge. Why don't you take another game before you decide to cut this kids.

I'm happy you weren't Jakaar's high school coach, after first game struggles you would have cut him.

 

[sirvoo]

At the end of the day I have said Phil Greene is not a BE caliber player, and I can tell already that Branch has deficiencies in his game. He is not a true floor general.

I believe I was right about Greene considering as a PG he dribbles from one sideline to the other back-and-forth until he shoots a bad shot or turns it over.

I believe I will be right about Branch although I hope I am wrong. Time will tell.

I believe you are too quick to judge. Why don't you take another game before you decide to cut this kids.

I'm happy you weren't Jakaar's high school coach, after first game struggles you would have cut him.

The only comment I've said about Jakarr that could be perceived as negative is that I said he'd be better suited to stay another year here. That is mutually beneficial. If I thought he wasn't a good player I would be glad if he left early. He is a good athlete, has a great attitude, and can take over games on the right night. He's also inconsistent and needs to put on some muscle. I don't believe he'd have the same impact as a rookie that Maurice has had.

As for judging other players... I'm patient when it comes to guys like C Jones who clearly weren't ready to play this year. He could be a good 4 year player though. What I am not patient for is players who are thrust into roles they aren't equip to handle. Up till 2 weeks ago Phil Greene was our point. He is a terrible point guard. I am tired of seeing one ball reversal on offense and then having Greene dribble diagonally and shoot a bad jumper. That's not how a point plays. Now Branch is here and I speak to the facts. He was a malcontent at A&M and underperformed. And with a small sample size here he got a technical foul in what ended as a tie after regulation, and he turns the ball over with overzealous moves that belong on the playground. I for one am not pleased with those facts

 

[STJClass_2013]

At the end of the day I have said Phil Greene is not a BE caliber player, and I can tell already that Branch has deficiencies in his game. He is not a true floor general.

I believe I was right about Greene considering as a PG he dribbles from one sideline to the other back-and-forth until he shoots a bad shot or turns it over.

I believe I will be right about Branch although I hope I am wrong. Time will tell.

I believe you are too quick to judge. Why don't you take another game before you decide to cut this kids.

I'm happy you weren't Jakaar's high school coach, after first game struggles you would have cut him.

The only comment I've said about Jakarr that could be perceived as negative is that I said he'd be better suited to stay another year here. That is mutually beneficial. If I thought he wasn't a good player I would be glad if he left early. He is a good athlete, has a great attitude, and can take over games on the right night. He's also inconsistent and needs to put on some muscle. I don't believe he'd have the same impact as a rookie that Maurice has had.

As for judging other players... I'm patient when it comes to guys like C Jones who clearly weren't ready to play this year. He could be a good 4 year player though. What I am not patient for is players who are thrust into roles they aren't equip to handle. Up till 2 weeks ago Phil Greene was our point. He is a terrible point guard. I am tired of seeing one ball reversal on offense and then having Greene dribble diagonally and shoot a bad jumper. That's not how a point plays. Now Branch is here and I speak to the facts. He was a malcontent at A&M and underperformed. And with a small sample size here he got a technical foul in what ended as a tie after regulation, and he turns the ball over with overzealous moves that belong on the playground. I for one am not pleased with those facts

Who do you want to start at PG? Maybe we should put four men on the court. Maybe we should let you coach too?

Sometimes you have to play while you learn... Remember last year?

We don't have a lot of choices... we also already know your opinion so until it changes...save it.

 

[montyaloofah]

I like JB. Sure he's made some mistakes. it's only been a couple of games. I feel a lot more confident with him running the show than Phil. Phil is playing out of position IMO. JB is the type of player that fits in our athletic offense. Give the kid a break.