Nino

[420seriouscat69]

What a name. What a game!

[slobber]

What a name. What a game!

[420seriouscat69]

 

[420seriouscat69]

Mir and trim hate him.

[slobber]

Mir and trim hate him.

It does kind of depend...if you meant "game" as in his overall ability to play basketball, then I may not be quite as excited. However, if you meant "game" as in the singular sporting event that was played yesterday, then I am in! I hope to see his game deliver a lot more of what we saw in the game yesterday!
 

[meow meow]

Mir and trim hate him.

 

[kso_FAN]

Mir and trim hate him.

It does kind of depend...if you meant "game" as in his overall ability to play basketball, then I may not be quite as excited. However, if you meant "game" as in the singular sporting event that was played yesterday, then I am in! I hope to see his game deliver a lot more of what we saw in the game yesterday!
 

You can make a legitimate argument that Nino is our 2nd best player to this point this year. He and Gip are certainly 2A and 2B on this team.

[puniraptor]

He wants to win, which I appreciate very much.

[A$APCornBall]

He is "on fleek" right kids?

[Emo EMAW]

I like Nino. 

[star seed 7]

he gets really sweaty all the time, even not playing basketball in air conditioned buildings

[scottwildcat]

I don't like Nino. Idk quite what it is. Just don't like him. Appreciate TF out of him and games like yesterday though.

[SdK]

I wish we had a better option

[The Big Train]

Nino is becoming a fan favorite in his 7th year at ksu

[Powercat Posse]

What a name. What a game!

I like him. But I don't call him Nino. I call him Crash.

[ChiComCat]

I think the staff has asked for more out of him than they could reasonably expect.  He has done well but I agree that we should have a better option.  Nino should be the energy guy off the bench and not the second best player.

[wetwillie]

I think the staff has asked for more out of him than they could reasonably expect.  He has done well but I agree that we should have a better option.  Nino should be the energy guy off the bench and not the second best player.

I don't think I understand your position that they are asking too much of him.   He is probably our second or third best scoring option. 

[ChiComCat]

I think the staff has asked for more out of him than they could reasonably expect.  He has done well but I agree that we should have a better option.  Nino should be the energy guy off the bench and not the second best player.

I don't think I understand your position that they are asking too much of him.   He is probably our second or third best scoring option. 

He has become that but if this offseason oscar had said "Nino is going to be our second best scoring option" I would've said we are mumped.  oscar talks about inconsistent his whole career has been, meanwhile, we are relying on him to play a big role.  To Nino's credit, he has done a decent job of filling that role.

[kso_FAN]

I think the staff has asked for more out of him than they could reasonably expect.  He has done well but I agree that we should have a better option.  Nino should be the energy guy off the bench and not the second best player.

I don't think I understand your position that they are asking too much of him.   He is probably our second or third best scoring option. 

He has become that but if this offseason oscar had said "Nino is going to be our second best scoring option" I would've said we are mumped.  oscar talks about inconsistent his whole career has been, meanwhile, we are relying on him to play a big role.  To Nino's credit, he has done a decent job of filling that role.

Just because you are surprised by his output (or any of us) doesn't mean its completely unreasonable. He scored at a rate of 24 points per 100 last year (3rd best on the team, better than Shane), so he wasn't terrible. I'm slightly surprised by his improvement, but I also realize guys get better and dynamics change. I'm also a little surprised he's surpassed Gip, but part of that is that opponents can key on Gip easier with this year's players compared to last year with Shane.

[sys]

he's always been a scoring machine.  i don't think it's surprising at all.  he's doing exactly what he's done his entire career.

the weber comment about him being super inconsistent, aside from being an utterly bad person and contemptuous thing to say, was also completely wrong.  he's been a very consistent player (when he's been on the court.  when he hasn't played, maybe it's because he wasn't practicing consistently, i have no idea).


btw, i also don't think it should be assumed that foster is the best player.  it's possible he is, but if he is it's not by much at all.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

I wish Nino would deliberately foul less. It's funny, but rarely productive

[kso_FAN]

he's always been a scoring machine.  i don't think it's surprising at all.  he's doing exactly what he's done his entire career.

the weber comment about him being super inconsistent, aside from being an utterly bad person and contemptuous thing to say, was also completely wrong.  he's been a very consistent player (when he's been on the court.  when he hasn't played, maybe it's because he wasn't practicing consistently, i have no idea).


btw, i also don't think it should be assumed that foster is the best player.  it's possible he is, but if he is it's not by much at all.

True, but I think most associate best scorer as best player.

[MakeItRain]

Mir and trim hate him.

What?
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=34211.msg1298603#msg1298603
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=34211.msg1298633#msg1298633

Also stop lumping me in with whatever weird stalker crap you have with trim. You can't justify using me as a target of your little temper tantrums with some kind of private phone call like you try with trim. You keep bringing me up because you think I am some BIDer because you are too simple to understand nuance. Every time you do this you come off as the foolish cartoon parody you apparently need to be.

[ChiComCat]

I think the staff has asked for more out of him than they could reasonably expect.  He has done well but I agree that we should have a better option.  Nino should be the energy guy off the bench and not the second best player.

I don't think I understand your position that they are asking too much of him.   He is probably our second or third best scoring option. 

He has become that but if this offseason oscar had said "Nino is going to be our second best scoring option" I would've said we are mumped.  oscar talks about inconsistent his whole career has been, meanwhile, we are relying on him to play a big role.  To Nino's credit, he has done a decent job of filling that role.

Just because you are surprised by his output (or any of us) doesn't mean its completely unreasonable. He scored at a rate of 24 points per 100 last year (3rd best on the team, better than Shane), so he wasn't terrible. I'm slightly surprised by his improvement, but I also realize guys get better and dynamics change. I'm also a little surprised he's surpassed Gip, but part of that is that opponents can key on Gip easier with this year's players compared to last year with Shane.

I know guys get better but after seeing steady and small growth through 3 years and then making a jump surprised me.  I didn't look at points per 100 so I can see where that would make some sense to those who do.  To say the coaches put too much on him is probably unfair, as they see him play everyday and know more than I what he is capable of.  oscar's comments just fed into that belief of mine.  If he is so inconsistent and can't be relied upon, why are relying upon him?

[michigancat]

he's always been a scoring machine.  i don't think it's surprising at all.  he's doing exactly what he's done his entire career.

the weber comment about him being super inconsistent, aside from being an utterly bad person and contemptuous thing to say, was also completely wrong.  he's been a very consistent player (when he's been on the court.  when he hasn't played, maybe it's because he wasn't practicing consistently, i have no idea).


btw, i also don't think it should be assumed that foster is the best player.  it's possible he is, but if he is it's not by much at all.

True, but I think most associate best scorer as best player.

Foster is easily our best/most valuable player