ECU Thread
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Looking good at the moment. Really good to see Jackson hit that three ball again. Oddly enough the first made three of the second half by either team.
I know it’s “only ECU” but it’s a road win and it wasn’t close at the end. SMU left Greenville with their tails between their legs so I’m putting this in the good win category.
Good defensive win. Igbanu 2 points away from a double-double, Rachel and Horne explode in the second. I'll take any road win!
This is a good win considering ECU just beat SMU there. Our defense is special when it’s dialed in and when we actually rebound. Our offensive sets looked more fluid and it looked like one of the coaches recognized the mismatch with Rachal and who was trying to guard him. It was there all night. Igbanu looked quicker with his shots in the 2nd half, they’re just not falling.
I really like Joiner’s composure and leadership out there. Nothing seems frantic or crazy when he’s running the show. Just a good focused effort from everyone in a game that could have easily been a horror show. Road wins in conference are always good
I really like Joiner’s composure and leadership out there. Nothing seems frantic or crazy when he’s running the show. Just a good focused effort from everyone in a game that could have easily been a horror show. Road wins in conference are always good
He wasn't even on the bench tonight. Hope he hasn't pulled a "Zeke."
Our bench is not that deep. We need him to work out of his slump.
We were +8 on rebounds and +3 on turnovers. We do that every game and we’ll have a happy season. Rachal 21 and 7 tonight, a very nice line.
He’s playing at a 1st team level right now.
Bruce said during pregame that he was not on the road trip for undisclosed reasons.
He only played like 10 minutes in the game against Houston. And who would you play him over right now? And maybe he has an academic issue which he is trying to stay on top of. Right now Frank has found a good rotation of guys that he is sticking to unless we get some foul trouble. I just don't see a ton of minutes for Jones over guys like Korita, Joiner, Horne, or Rachal (or even Jackson and Hill) at this point. And maybe Jones was the guy Haith was calling out about being selfish in the Cincy game. He does take a lot of quick shots that seem to be out of the flow of the offense.
And Jackson's 3 pt shots are exactly what I want to see from him. 2-3 per game and hitting at least 1 just to keep defenses honest. If he keeps doing what he is doing, Igbanu should get going. Last night I thought Igbanu looked more assertive offensively, the shots just weren't falling for him. The same shots he was hitting last year. It happens.
Regarding Jones... we essentially wasted a scholarship spot on him last season. He wasn't worth Jeffries not having another piece trying to help get to the post season.
The difference between good players and great players is consistency. I think Jones is a good player who has a lot of different skills that TU could benefit from. You can see what Haith saw in him...but his inconsistency and lack of focus at times is a real detriment to a team that cannot afford to have all pieces doing their part.
He keeps trying to force a positive (for him) outcome, and the results are
too predictable....Sadly, if he would let the game come to him a little more,
it might have worked out.....He has hurt us every time he has entered the
game ever since the conference schedule started.....
The old activist bromide of "If you are not part of the solution, you are
part of the problem" seems to apply.....He is the last man standing from
the five man 2018 recruiting class that to my knowledge, didn't help us
win one ball game.....A really sad episode in our recruiting history....
Jones' stats from his past indicate that he is a better player than he has
shown of late.....A loss of confidence? We may never know unless he
gets it straightened out.....For his sake, let's hope so.....
Jones' stats are still better at this point in almost every advanced metric than Korita's and for half the season he was our only shooter. I'm definitely not ready to give up on him yet.
Maybe the stats say that...but I'm willing to bet 90% of the people who follow TU basketball and post on this board would want Korita on the floor over Jones in almost any situation.
I'd take Senior year Tim Peete or Senior year Scottie Haralson over either of them.
I don't dislike either of them as players. My point was really that they basically have played at the same level so far (neither great), and since I view Korita as serviceable, I'm not going to write off Jones either.
Yes he does, and has fought for and ended up with some very competitive
rebounds lately.....He understands our match-up probably as well as
anyone on the team.....
That wasn't one of the options. And yeah, this team could use a Scottie Haralson or a Cory Henderson type of shooter.
Comparing stats is fair. Maybe Jones isn't in the same space as Korita mentally or not on the same page as Haith like Korita may be. Everyone talks about intangibles and that column, for me, gives Korita the edge right now.
Absolutely. There’s tons of stuff that happens on the court that doesn’t end up in the stat sheet. Korita does a ton of those things. Maybe player A got a steal because Korita caused a bad pass. Maybe player B got a rebound because Korita kept a ball alive or blocked out an opponent. That’s why you can’t look at a post game stat sheet without seeing a game and say “I know why we won/lost”. I think Jones has the ability to be a big contributor and he has a good looking shot, but when that shot is not falling I don’t see him doing the little things it takes to win.
Both would be sitting if KES , Haywood, and Gendron were eligible.
On Gendron, I am still really freaking confused as to why he is not eligible. He didn't play basketball at OSU...he wasn't on scholarship either as far as I know. My coworker's son and Ryan were in the same class and played baseball together at Bishop Kelley. I'm trying to find out through him but he hasn't gotten much.
After they ruled Wheeler ineligible for attending a camp while driving a garbage truck to support his mom, my only explanation for anything the NCAA does is that they're committed to doing the wrong thing and harming athletes as often as possible.
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