Originally Posted by
GIMMFD
I'm a Q defender as well, he was under a lot of scrutiny when Ed went down and he was trying to figure stuff out as a Freshman, and now I think he's in one of those waves again. The most rational fan understands Q hasn't been good this season, and I'm sure it's taking a toll on his psyche as well. I don't know what we can do to get him in rhythm again, it's a new role basically everybody has taken on, I think Q does best when he can distribute to weapons, especially good outside shooting weapons. We were spoiled with Blueitt, Macura, hell even Kanter because they all required so much attention, but Naji isn't an amazing 3 point shooter, and though Scruggs has improved by miles, I don't know if I'd put him up there with Blueitt and Macura's shooting ability.
I agree next year will be better for him, as he won't have to shoulder as much load with guys who can score at a high clip like Tandy, Bishop, etc. But those guys will be Freshman and will have growing pains as well. If he can play within himself, distribute and cut down the dumb turnovers, Q is a damn good PG. I'm sure he feels much worse than we do right now, I still have faith in Steele and our guys, even with a down season, it's not fun, but it happens from time to time.