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hungry
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Post subject:  Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:36 pm |
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I really enjoyed watching him and Bernard Jackson play. If Josh would play with that intensity and smarts he could be a leader. Jermaine has the potential. I wonder about Diarra. Don't know much about him. Anyone?
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Seenitall55
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:42 pm |
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Josh is an interesting case. I just don't see him as a leader. At the same time, I don't see him as a prototypical "bad" follower. I think he's just basically a good guy who'll gradually evolve and grow into a very good SoCon center.
My presumption is that he maintains his playing time, which he may not if Diarra is THAT good. Also, I assume Cremins is smarter than Herrion and will get the ball inside more often.
With a rotation of Jackson, Diarra, Johnson and McCandies at the 5 and 4 spots, the ball MUST go inside.
I think Draper is smart enough to get it there.
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hungry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:48 pm |
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& Lawrence at 3. Bet Coach is out there finding a 2 and some back-up guards.
Like I've said more than once- I'm more than ready for the season.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:52 pm |
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Seenitall55 wrote: Josh is an interesting case. I just don't see him as a leader. At the same time, I don't see him as a prototypical "bad" follower. I think he's just basically a good guy who'll gradually evolve and grow into a very good SoCon center.
My presumption is that he maintains his playing time, which he may not if Diarra is THAT good. Also, I assume Cremins is smarter than Herrion and will get the ball inside more often.
With a rotation of Jackson, Diarra, Johnson and McCandies at the 5 and 4 spots, the ball MUST go inside.
I think Draper is smart enough to get it there.
Jackson showed some maturity by getting in the weight room and reshaping his body between fresh and soph seasons. Hopefully the maturation process will continue. My take is that he was always so much better than the kids he played with that he never had to develope good work habits and when he found that he couldn't skate by on talent alone, he became frustrated and started pouting, typical stuff really for delayed adolescence. With a proper mentor and pressure from peers, he has the phyical skills to develope into a POY type of guy within the next 2 years. Let's see what BC can get out of him.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:33 am |
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chascougs wrote: Seenitall55 wrote: Josh is an interesting case. I just don't see him as a leader. At the same time, I don't see him as a prototypical "bad" follower. I think he's just basically a good guy who'll gradually evolve and grow into a very good SoCon center.
My presumption is that he maintains his playing time, which he may not if Diarra is THAT good. Also, I assume Cremins is smarter than Herrion and will get the ball inside more often.
With a rotation of Jackson, Diarra, Johnson and McCandies at the 5 and 4 spots, the ball MUST go inside.
I think Draper is smart enough to get it there. Jackson showed some maturity by getting in the weight room and reshaping his body between fresh and soph seasons. Hopefully the maturation process will continue. My take is that he was always so much better than the kids he played with that he never had to develope good work habits and when he found that he couldn't skate by on talent alone, he became frustrated and started pouting, typical stuff really for delayed adolescence. With a proper mentor and pressure from peers, he has the phyical skills to develope into a POY type of guy within the next 2 years. Let's see what BC can get out of him. Jackson looks great on both ends of the court when he is scoring. Part of that maturation needs to come when he misses a shot. That is when he sems to lose focus on defense. How many times last year was he the first one down the court on defense after he scored but last one down after he missed a shot. He just needs to quit worrying about missed shots and let it go immediately and play defense the same way he does after he scores. With that he would have been much more effective last year.
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Seenitall55
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:49 am |
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My thoughts on this are pretty simple, actually.
Prevailing wisdom on college big men is that they typically take longer to develop than their perimeter counterparts.
Since high school, Josh has had a prep year and two seasons at CofC. This, then, is his fourth year out of high school -- and his third in college. It SHOULD happen for him this year. Indeed, I kind of EXPECT it to happen.
Especially with a new coach, and, hopefully, a staff that can help him refine his game and sharpen his focus.
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