[quote="Paultzman" post=404765][quote="Duke of Earlington" post=404763][quote="MCNPA" post=404762]Champagnie was unconscious tonight. Catch and pop jumpers, drives, fadeaways. Kid looked loose and on a mission. He’s going to be a problem for teams because we also have a lot of other scoring. Hard to just let on him and he’s a do-it-all forward. Total eye of the tiger and executed as such.[/quote]
Its a confidence thing. Hes been through a big east season now. you can see it in Greg Williams too.
Where I dont see it is with earlington. It looks like hes lost confidence out there.[/quote]
He’s got a lot more competition out there for PT & seems to be pressing, forcing shots. Last year’s shorter rotation played to his advantage. This deeper, more talented one may not, resulting in less minutes some nights.[/quote]
Earlington needs to give us 10-12 minutes per game, with about 4.0ppg and 4.0rpg. He isn't big enough to play down low, but also not quick enough to play on the perimeter. He reminds me of a much, much less talented Anthony Glover.
It also looks like he either doesn't understand what his role on the team this year will be, or he simply does not want to accept what his role will be this season. He needs to go back to that junkyard dog mentality where he makes hustle plays and cleans up the boards. But when he has been out there during the first 3 games, it seems like he is desperately trying to get his & prove that he belongs, which has led to a lot of terrible, low quality shots.
