WSU Game Thread
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The only positive I see is that the 3 guys that do seem to be mentally tough are underclassmen
Hewitt definitely does not seem like he was worth a scholarship at all. He seems completely useless
I will agree with you. He looks out of place and I am still not set on Barnes. I like Scott he just had fumbling issues today.
I never understood signing Hewitt. He went to a nothing school, redshirted there, and then averaged 10 and 9 in juco. I can’t see what made frank think he’d be the answer to any basketball related question for us. Are we to the point that we just offer any tall kid and hope?
In this case, I'm afraid that's exactly what we did.....No realistic evaluation would have said
"sign this guy"......
Martins was a no show, Korita hits a 3 then misses 2 free throws, Scott can't take care of the ball...so disappointing because this was a very, very winnable game . I do not understand how a basketball player could be so piss poor at free throws ...typically after practice every player must make one hundred before leaving the floor .
Maybe they’re tired from staying until 1AM to get to 100.
Definitely Barnes and Hewitt showing the D II ball. Jackson has some game but he is such a horrible shooter his limits will always be limited. That gives us 4 additional ships to play with. Let’s hope Haith friend at Tennessee can help scoot a couple real players our way
Next year will be a garbage year. It will either be Haith’s last year or the first rebuilding year for our next coach.
Hewitt looks to be a basketball "Hail Mary" signing. The odd thing is that he doesn't look like an unathletic stiff.
Between Igbanu & Joiner making a small leap, Horne getting better, Jones hopefully being good, Jackson hopefully improving his shooting a little bit, Falokun making the large leap he probably will, Christopolous & Hill coming into the fold, and us adding 2 or 3 more players, I don't necessarily think we'll be worse. But being even steven is not good either. To be any better one or two of the 2 or 3 players we add had better be ready to perform. I don't see a massive drop off, but I don't see a massive improvement.
Of course the league will probably be better. Memphis, Cincy, USF, Uconn, and maybe ECU will probably be markedly better.
I was speaking more from an athleticism standpoint. Jeffries is the only “plus” athlete on the squad. I do think Horne will be good next season. He has a great set of offensive skills. Everyone else is somewhat limited. Some more than others.
So even though Jackson can't shoot the 3 or free throws when he was in we built an 8 point lead with his defense and driving abilities. Then took him out and left him out while WSU went on a 22-8 run....where the heck is the coaching!!!!
When I first saw him in practice I thought....He certainly needs to redshirt and get stronger. But he had already redshirted. Oddly enough Falokun and Moore looked pretty good in preseason practice and when the lights came on were not game ready. I think signing kids that win Championships in High School has some merit. Especially those who have proven mental toughness and can play in pressure situations. Look at James Woodard as an example.
They lost 19-1 in season opener. Maybe focus on Tennis, they ranked at least.
Oh God, I bet friend of the family pitching 'coach' is going on about his prophecy coming true.
