Game 5: GW Peggy Po's Nancy Neg's

[puniraptor]

Po:

Martavious' arms and delts. Whenever I look at them whatever is in my mouth falls out and whatever is in my mind goes blank.

[Belvis Noland]

PP:  MakeItRain.  Another goEMAW miracle.  

NN:  McOrebs.  Jezuscrist.  


On Angel, did anybody else think he got nailed on a few bullshit calls?  I get that you have to earn the respect of BigXII refs, but some of his fouls wouldn't have been called on Irving for god's sake.  And nobody respects him.  

[kso_FAN]

Question; have you guys watched our perimeter defense in the past?

It wasn't great, but I thought after the first few minutes when we gave up some really open looks we did alright. Getting beat and help on the perimeter is a Frank staple.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Again, content like this makes my premium subscription so worthwhile.

Is there a reason that Jamar keeps trying to dribble the basketball? I think he should stop trying to do this. I think he finishes around the rim about like he did 2 years ago.

[MakeItRain]

Question; have you guys watched our perimeter defense in the past?

It wasn't great, but I thought after the first few minutes when we gave up some really open looks we did alright. Getting beat and help on the perimeter is a Frank staple.

They sell out on the perimeter with ball pressure and in the passing lanes harder than any team I've seen on any level.  It is unbelievably impressive how hard he makes those guards play.  Because of this the forwards have to learn new help principles each game depending on where the offensive attackers are coming from.  I think that is one of the reasons Franks teams consistently look better in conference play, because of the familiarity.  I saw Jam, easily our best help defender and has been for a couple of years, make some help mistakes in the first half that he corrected later.  Two of the threes hit by that euro were directly attributable to Jam helping when he shouldn't have.  Notice it didn't happen once in the second half.  Moral of the story, our defensive system asks a lot of everyone on the floor, mistakes Wiki happen, high risk high reward.  The defense was very very good last night.

Also can confirm that Belvis is amazing smelling, handsome and I'm pretty sure he was adequately entertained last night.

[bigwillie20]

Again, content like this makes my premium subscription so worthwhile.

Is there a reason that Jamar keeps trying to dribble the basketball? I think he should stop trying to do this. I think he finishes around the rim about like he did 2 years ago.

I cringed every time 1 of our bigs put it on the floor in traffic underneath the hoop last night  

[CNS]

Again, content like this makes my premium subscription so worthwhile.

Is there a reason that Jamar keeps trying to dribble the basketball? I think he should stop trying to do this. I think he finishes around the rim about like he did 2 years ago.

I cringed every time 1 of our bigs put it on the floor in traffic underneath the hoop last night  

Get comfy with this.  JO is much better at dribbling than some above give him credit for and the early returns on Gip doing the same are great.  I don't see any reason at all for them to stop.  I fact, I think they need to do it more under the right match ups.

[Belvis Noland]

Also can confirm that Belvis is amazing smelling, handsome and I'm pretty sure he was adequately entertained last night.

Was entertained.  Especially by the dude who hit the buzzer beater at halftime to win that sweet recliner.   

[mcmwcat]

PP: Gipson putting the ball on the floor.

[Belvis Noland]

NN - Shane Southwell.  in all facets of the game. 

[catzacker]

Pegs
Gips nips…you look at them..they look at you…enjoy them
Sprads w/ confy – agreed on most everything said about sprads and his ability to score..he has it, I wish he’d use it more…he has to realize that he’s the scorer now
Stan Webber’s expression to the camera during a halftime recap – they went to boyle and stan but the wire from his headset was over his shoulder so stan flips it back over his shoulder but gives this dominating/serious look, like, right at the camera as he’s doing it.  I dunno, I’d like someone to make a gif of it.  It was intimidating. 


Nancy
Angel – I am not #teamangel.  I was on #teampullen from the first exhibition game against pitt state, mostly because he wasn’t clent stewart – cause when yo compared jake to clent, how could you not?  angel has Jake and Denis to compare against and sadly that puts me in the #teamrecruitanotherpointguard.
Hands – I wish JO and Jamar had them. 
McGruds – hate to put him here but he deserves it…It’s like, I’m not calling him a bad basketball player, I’m saying he’s playing like one.
Sprads w/out confy – jfc.  If you pass up a wide open 3 to pass the ball to southwell I’m going to throw up.

Still a NIT team.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Also can confirm that Belvis is amazing smelling, handsome and I'm pretty sure he was adequately entertained last night.

Was entertained.  Especially by the dude who hit the buzzer beater at halftime to win that sweet recliner.   

he didn't call glass. if i was feldkamps, i'm not sure i'd give it to him.

[sonofdaxjones]

Still can't figure out why everyone is so impressed with Scott Greenwalt.   Jo after 3 years finally has a little definition in his upper body but is still essentially rail thin, I know, body type, but still.   Outside of Gip (who still isn't in very good shape) its still a team with no significant physical prescence, I see no significant bulking up of any kind.   When I say "bulking up" I mean in the sense of "bulking up" for basketball, broader shoulders that can clear space, hold off hand defenders at bay.   There's absolutely no explosiveness from the legs anywhere to be found on this team either.

   

[steve dave]

Still can't figure out why everyone is so impressed with Scott Greenwalt.   Jo after 3 years finally has a little definition in his upper body but is still essentially rail thin, I know, body type, but still.   Outside of Gip (who still isn't in very good shape) its still a team with no significant physical prescence, I see no significant bulking up of any kind.   When I say "bulking up" I mean in the sense of "bulking up" for basketball, broader shoulders that can clear space, hold off hand defenders at bay.   There's absolutely no explosiveness from the legs anywhere to be found on this team either.

when you say "everyone" who exactly are you refering to? 

[EllToPay]

Pegs
Gips nips…you look at them..they look at you…enjoy them
Sprads w/ confy – agreed on most everything said about sprads and his ability to score..he has it, I wish he’d use it more…he has to realize that he’s the scorer now
Stan Webber’s expression to the camera during a halftime recap – they went to boyle and stan but the wire from his headset was over his shoulder so stan flips it back over his shoulder but gives this dominating/serious look, like, right at the camera as he’s doing it.  I dunno, I’d like someone to make a gif of it.  It was intimidating. 


Nancy
Angel – I am not #teamangel.  I was on #teampullen from the first exhibition game against pitt state, mostly because he wasn’t clent stewart – cause when yo compared jake to clent, how could you not?  angel has Jake and Denis to compare against and sadly that puts me in the #teamrecruitanotherpointguard.
Hands – I wish JO and Jamar had them. 
McGruds – hate to put him here but he deserves it…It’s like, I’m not calling him a bad basketball player, I’m saying he’s playing like one.
Sprads w/out confy – jfc.  If you pass up a wide open 3 to pass the ball to southwell I’m going to throw up.

Still a NIT team.

i love zacker during bball season.

[CNS]

Still can't figure out why everyone is so impressed with Scott Greenwalt.   Jo after 3 years finally has a little definition in his upper body but is still essentially rail thin, I know, body type, but still.   Outside of Gip (who still isn't in very good shape) its still a team with no significant physical prescence, I see no significant bulking up of any kind.   When I say "bulking up" I mean in the sense of "bulking up" for basketball, broader shoulders that can clear space, hold off hand defenders at bay.   There's absolutely no explosiveness from the legs anywhere to be found on this team either.

   

agreed on explosiveness for several of our guys.

As for gip, the guy looks extraordinarily solid.  Running that much at 275 has to be exhausting no matter what comprises the 275. 

[AbeFroman]

Po:
Gipson  
Tay's D
Angel has good ideas just needs to execute better
Second Half (except last 7 minutes)

Neg:
Sprad's brain farts
Southwell's inconsistency, if he was consistent he is a match up nightmare.
JO not dunking on bitches
First Half

[mocat]

Po:

Martavious' arms and delts. Whenever I look at them whatever is in my mouth falls out and whatever is in my mind goes blank.

It must be something they work on down at Boyd Anderson High School (Ft Lauderdale, FL). Did you see MI3's former high school co-captain for GW? My god, it's like a biceps factory. 

[steve dave]

Po:

Martavious' arms and delts. Whenever I look at them whatever is in my mouth falls out and whatever is in my mind goes blank.

It must be something they work on down at Boyd Anderson High School (Ft Lauderdale, FL). Did you see MI3's former high school co-captain for GW? My god, it's like a biceps factory. 

this post made me smile really big

[pissclams]

Po:

Martavious' arms and delts. Whenever I look at them whatever is in my mouth falls out and whatever is in my mind goes blank.

It must be something they work on down at Boyd Anderson High School (Ft Lauderdale, FL). Did you see MI3's former high school co-captain for GW? My god, it's like a biceps factory. 

it's a thing called Clams Rock House, they both live in it.

[Kat Kid]

Po:  Gipson is the most exciting true freshman we've had since Walker/Beasley.  He's playing at a legit Big XII level 5 games in to his career and only going to get better.  Big, strong, aggressive, can hit a baby hook with both hands, has a mid range jumper, and is decent from the stripe.  Tonight, I though was telling, because he was 5 inches shorter than both of GW's bigs and still owned them in the paint.  This is promising moving forward well into the future.  

Neg:  What does this say about our big man development, when a kid five games removed highschool is by far the most polished post player we have on the roster, and by a wide margin?  J.O. Is essentially the same player offensively as he was a freshman.  The same.  Better rebounder and more physically developed, but has no legitimate post moves or any semblance of control under the basket, in his third year.  Samuels, same story.  Diaz, I fear we're going down an identical path.  The lack of progress is really disconcerting.

No he isn't.  JO is much improved.  His first step has gotten better, he is confident going off the dribble.  He is going to struggle in the post against physical bigs period.  His rebounding is improved, his ability to draw bigs to the FT line and drive is improved.  I agree he probably needs to work on his inside game, but he gets pushed off the block so easily I'm not sure what good it would do.

[mcmwcat]

Still can't figure out why everyone is so impressed with Scott Greenwalt.   Jo after 3 years finally has a little definition in his upper body but is still essentially rail thin, I know, body type, but still.   Outside of Gip (who still isn't in very good shape) its still a team with no significant physical prescence, I see no significant bulking up of any kind.   When I say "bulking up" I mean in the sense of "bulking up" for basketball, broader shoulders that can clear space, hold off hand defenders at bay.   There's absolutely no explosiveness from the legs anywhere to be found on this team either.

   

samuels supposedly put on 25 lbs or something in the offseason. 

[kougar24]

KK, I was with you until the very end on the tempo talking point. When the tempo got sped up is when we destroyed them at the beginning of the 2nd half (a recurring theme).

[wabash909]

McGruder:

Seriously, who is this guy as a player?

A secondary role player, a wing man to a star, a leader? 

He really perplexes me and last night was a perfect example.  You simply have no idea what you are going to get on a night to night basis.

[sys]

i watched like half the game, and it's pretty clear i watched more of it than most of you.  posting your pps and nns isn't required of anyone except tortuga.  if you don't have anything intelligent to say, just head straight to the fball board and drool over there.