It was insane. At one point when double teams didn't work Wojo threw a triple team at him and Ponds scored anyway. I was not a big fan of either Howard or Wojo's Howard-centric approach which cost him the Hauser Brothers (and rightly so).
Completely agree, but any comparison of Shamorie to Chris Mullin is absolutely nuts. Chris got everything out of his talent, Shamorie not even close. There is a reason one guy played 15 years or so in the NBA and it is not about height. Witness guys like Brunson, Van Fleet Alvarado etc.
+100
Really is a shame…physical attributes are something he couldn’t change, but he had more talent than a lot of guys who made it…in fact, a number of guys that couldn’t defend him (e.g. Divincenzo…who has turned into a better pro than I thought he would be).
I believe Joe Barry Carroll was the original, maybe named by Al McGuire.
JBC for us Celtic fans came to mean "Just Barely Conscious". Then we got Parrish and McHale in trade.
Peter Vesey called him Joe Barry Apathy.
I was a huge Zendon Hamilton fan but to be fair he averaged 0.5 assists per game during his St. John's career. R.J. Luis is a work in progress but this season is averaging a career high 2.5 assists per game. He looks for other players in a way that Zendon never did. R.J. had 7 assists in the New Mexico game. He is a pretty decent passer.
Who was the deeper black hole? Zendon or Walter?
Maker is on another planet. If that is not immediately ascertainable to you, then you should find another sport to follow. This is like arguing if the sun will rise tomorrow. Let’s just wait and see the inevitable."The reason for his redshirt is also irrelevant, as your contention was that nobody redshirts in the NIL era and then implied it was because Maker wasn’t good."
My contention is that 4 star players don't need to redshirt to get more playing time because all they need to do is transfer. And, yes, Vince is better right now. Glad you finally agree.
Both Maker and Vince need intense development but in the NIL era there are no guarantees that players buy into the lesson plan.
Vince rushes and forces everything because he is eager to make up for lost time.
If he starts playing more cerebral ball he will be fine at this level.....rather than playing for Iona. Maker is very mechanical and needs better conditioning.
Just hope they stay long enough to meet your expectations.
Zendon, almost no contest.
He is definitely making progress. I only want to run onto the court and slap him like twice a game now. Last year it was 8 or 10 times per game.
Walter who???
Are you seriously putting The Truth in the same conversation as Zendon Hamilton?
I'm just happy he didn't dare defile Halle Berry
I know. Believe me, my intention was not to denigrate my all time 2nd favorite Johnny in any fashion. However, he does, along with Zendon, come to mind when I think of willing to pass challenged players. Hence the black hole question.
