I want Spradler run off the team

[kstater]

Sportscenter highlights were all about Jake getting beat, over, and over, and over.  Racists at ESPN I tell you.

[AzCat]

All the "best" posters on this site are absolute  , especially in this thread.  on a true freshman for having a few bad turnovers, but  on senior team captain all-american for having a very average game. Bang up job, guys.

Jake's a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) and whitey hasn't given up much reason to believe that he's a high major talent.  Of course it's all relative: with the exception of McGruder pretty much every other player on the team is more redarded than Jake and the team as a whole hasn't demonstrated that they can compete at the high major level so whitey pretty much fits right in. 

 

[hemmy]

bmw, stop it. you're being an bad person, and are alienating friends.

stop doing this. why do you do this? it's a HUGE personality flaw you posses.

You're right, fats, but 42 started it.  I'm sorry.

Friends?

42, are we friends?

This losing is making me really sentimental guys, I'm sorry. Really vulnerable.

I hardly know you big guy

Not you, the other 42 bro

[Gooch]

Dominique Brandersoned

You need to work Freddy or Asprilla into this somehow.

[WillieWatanabe]

Dominique Brandersoned

You need to work Freddy or Asprilla into this somehow.

Domsprilla Brandersoned?

[mcmwcat]

if Frank ran off all the untalented players, we'd have like 4 players.  what's worse is that if sprads transferred, frank would just replace him some other POS.

yup.  Will is not the problem.  relying on 3 star freshmen & sophomores is not really a plan for success.

[Sugar Dick]

Nobody said that Jake did a bang-up job today, dude. The point that we're trying to make is that on our myriad list of problems for this team, Pullen doesn't even crack the Top 5. And Spradling's mistakes basically cost us any chance at sustaining the comeback momentum. If you don't think that momentum isn't a huge part of college basketball, then I don't know what to say to you.

Thx for a thoughtful response, 42. To make it clear, I'm not defending Sprads' play this game -- he indeed have some bad turnovers. He wasn't all bad -- he hit a clutch 3 w/ 1 sec. on the shot clock after saving the ball in-bounds, and also made a nice xtra pass to assist Pullen on his only 3-point make of the evening.

The point is, however, this kind of play is expected from a freshman (unless he's a projected lottery pick or something). Pullen had a lot of bad plays when he was forced on the court as a true frosh (take your best shot, Rusty) as well, remember? He (Sprads) makes some bad decisions, but also makes some good ones.

And the point w/ Pullen is, that when you are one of only 2 seniors on the team (the other is a transfer), you're playing PG (rather often), and you're regarded as the best player on your team, you expect him to make good decisions, not force shots, show some leadership on the floor, and make clutch plays. Pullen didn't play terrible tonight, but he didn't play great either. He hasn't had a "great" game all year long, and while he indeed does make some nice plays for stretches in a game, the true clutch plays are not there.

In short, much more is expected of Pullen than of Sprads, and rightfully so. It is my opinion that Pullen overall has failed to meet expectations more so than Spradling. As far as momentum goes, sure that stretch was key, but as a few others have said, Sprads was certainly not alone in contributing to the momentum loss.

42 is a shitty poster.  He has been for a while.  Anyone blaming this loss on Spradling is an rough ridin' Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).  If Russell and Irving weren't such POS we wouldn't even be able to complain about Spradling.

[gatoveintisiete]

I was listening to will talk on the coaches show and I think you guys are really misscalculating here,  Will might be really good after he goes through puberty.

[nicname]

Spradling isn't a horrible player.  He is, however, a horrible match-up against MU, especially @MU.  I think Frank put Sprads in a position to fail the other night in Columbia.  You could see he was pretty rattled by the MU pressure in his limited first half minutes.  The decision to sub him in to rest Jake (MArtavious, Nick, Peterson, Myles avail) was really pretty dumbfounding to me.  Of course that was exactly when the game started to get away from us. 

[michigancat]

Spradler deserves 100% of the blame for every loss.  eff that guy.

[0.42]

Nobody said that Jake did a bang-up job today, dude. The point that we're trying to make is that on our myriad list of problems for this team, Pullen doesn't even crack the Top 5. And Spradling's mistakes basically cost us any chance at sustaining the comeback momentum. If you don't think that momentum isn't a huge part of college basketball, then I don't know what to say to you.

Thx for a thoughtful response, 42. To make it clear, I'm not defending Sprads' play this game -- he indeed have some bad turnovers. He wasn't all bad -- he hit a clutch 3 w/ 1 sec. on the shot clock after saving the ball in-bounds, and also made a nice xtra pass to assist Pullen on his only 3-point make of the evening.

The point is, however, this kind of play is expected from a freshman (unless he's a projected lottery pick or something). Pullen had a lot of bad plays when he was forced on the court as a true frosh (take your best shot, Rusty) as well, remember? He (Sprads) makes some bad decisions, but also makes some good ones.

And the point w/ Pullen is, that when you are one of only 2 seniors on the team (the other is a transfer), you're playing PG (rather often), and you're regarded as the best player on your team, you expect him to make good decisions, not force shots, show some leadership on the floor, and make clutch plays. Pullen didn't play terrible tonight, but he didn't play great either. He hasn't had a "great" game all year long, and while he indeed does make some nice plays for stretches in a game, the true clutch plays are not there.

In short, much more is expected of Pullen than of Sprads, and rightfully so. It is my opinion that Pullen overall has failed to meet expectations more so than Spradling. As far as momentum goes, sure that stretch was key, but as a few others have said, Sprads was certainly not alone in contributing to the momentum loss.

42 is a shitty poster.  He has been for a while.  Anyone blaming this loss on Spradling is an rough ridin' Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).  If Russell and Irving weren't such POS we wouldn't even be able to complain about Spradling.

Do you ever actually read any of my posts? I didn't say he was the only reason he lost. There are tons of reasons why we lost. All I'm saying is that he killed the comeback momentum, which is still kind of a big deal IMO.

jtksu is like miles ahead of where you are as a poster right now, by the way. At least he has decent reading comprehension skills.

[Stevesie60]

Spradling isn't a horrible player.  He is, however, a horrible match-up against MU, especially @MU.

This. Before the game I thought it was pretty obvious that Sprads would get limited minutes, but low and behold he gets 19. If Missouri would have double teamed him more, they would have beaten us worse than we beat Texas Tech.

[AzCat]

Spradling isn't a horrible player.  He is, however, a horrible match-up against MU, especially @MU D-I players. 

FYP   

[bringonthecats]

spradling is alright and when i say alright i mean adorable and when i say adorable i mean only if he's not wearing that horrible off-white undershirt. but yeah playing-wise i say give the freshman a break

[Dugout DickStone]

spradling is alright and when i say alright i mean adorable and when i say adorable i mean only if he's not wearing that horrible off-white undershirt. but yeah playing-wise i say give the freshman a break

Can't he get some Pro-activ or something?

It worked rough ridin' great for Christina and Jess.

[michigancat]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310150006

 

[Dugout DickStone]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310150006

 

Buchi update?

[Trim]

spradling is alright and when i say alright i mean adorable and when i say adorable i mean only if he's not wearing that horrible off-white undershirt. but yeah playing-wise i say give the freshman a break

Can't he get some Pro-activ or something?

It worked rough ridin' great for Christina and Jess.

[sys]

Buchi update?

you can hire him, if you're looking to put a team together.

http://www.court-side.com/p/P6049636DE03CAA10C125775B00007804

[Trim]

Buchi update?

you can hire him, if you're looking to put a team together.

http://www.court-side.com/p/P6049636DE03CAA10C125775B00007804

Heavily recruited, he selected Kansas State (which may not have been the best decision)

[nicname]

Buchi update?

you can hire him, if you're looking to put a team together.

http://www.court-side.com/p/P6049636DE03CAA10C125775B00007804

Heavily recruited, he selected Kansas State (which may not have been the best decision)

I liked this one as well, " Despite being a reserve at two NCAA high-major programs, Awaji had the talent to start for most of the schools in the country."

I gotta give him credit though, he was a beast against Doc Sadler's boys that one time in Manhattan.

[WillieWatanabe]

spradling is alright and when i say alright i mean adorable and when i say adorable i mean only if he's not wearing that horrible off-white undershirt. but yeah playing-wise i say give the freshman a break

I guess i'm going to trust your judgment on this....

[Bill Clarahan]

spradling is alright and when i say alright i mean adorable and when i say adorable i mean only if he's not wearing that horrible off-white undershirt. but yeah playing-wise i say give the freshman a break

Can't he get some Pro-activ or something?

It worked effing great for Christina and Jess.

I just screamed when that picture popped up, kinda like Belushi did when he first saw Flounder

[kso_FAN]

Buchi update?

you can hire him, if you're looking to put a team together.

http://www.court-side.com/p/P6049636DE03CAA10C125775B00007804

I'm about 95% certain that was probably written by Buchi.

[michigancat]

Did Buchi really have 5 double digit scoring games for us?  I'm mildly surprised that he actually played 5 games.