Banners on the Parkway seems to be convinced that he is a bit “gun shy” driving the lane for fear of contact to his shoulder....I agree. Assuming the opposition knows about the shoulder, they most certainly would take some shots at it. That would explain why everyone in the X camp continues to gloss over the status of the injury. Fact is, last year he was going hard to the rim at every opportunity, often with jaw dropping results. He’s obviously not doing that now, instead attempting to score with no contact. This theory should be considered legit until proven otherwise.
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Thread: Early Assessemnt
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12-04-2018, 10:00 AM #131
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12-04-2018, 10:43 AM #132
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I certainly appreciate the optimism but based on what the team has shown so far, I think it is more realistic to see a 17-18 win team. This team doesnt play defense or have the outside shooting it is going to take to win many true road games. I think the future is bright, but I cant see this team getting it done against be competition consistently even with it presumably being a bit of a down year.
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12-04-2018, 11:56 AM #133
A case could be made that what the team has shown so far is reason for optimism. We take #8 to OT. No shame in fighting #12 down to the wire and we blew the doors off a very good SDSU team before brain farting away a 19pt trouncing. I think several of our guys were way to cocky early on, causing us to surrender some big leads but they have touched the “hot stove” and should not make that mistake again. Coach Steele seems to be a little wobbly out of the gate but that too should pass. BTW, if that guy from Oakland is not Horizon POY i’ll eat my hat!
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12-04-2018, 01:34 PM #134
Perhaps overall, but he wasn't wobbly at all when Fox zoomed in on him during a time out during the Oakland game, showing him very red faced and pissed off while letting the team have it.
I believe he will prove to be our best coach yet.
I also believe these guys will continue to gell and have a pretty good year. Yes, we are going to take our lumps, but I sense steady progress on the way to a relatively strong finish.X A V I E R
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12-04-2018, 02:15 PM #135
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It hasn't been coincidence or luck that we've hired successful coaches. We're the only game in town and the university knows basketball is its cash cow. And they provide all the necessary resources to the head coach to ensure success.
Steele will be successful. Will he get us to the F4? That I can't be sure, mostly because I'm not convinced consistent 4 and 5 stars will come to a small private Catholic college in the middle of the Midwest.
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12-04-2018, 04:51 PM #137
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12-04-2018, 08:36 PM #140
X gets plenty of 4 star recruits.
Question- were any of the Nova guys who went pro last year a 5 star recruit? (I don't know the answer.)
Gonzaga two years ago- were any of those guys 5 star recruits? (Again, I don't know, but I don't think so, and if someone else could do my research for me...)
I think the only 4 star recruit on the two Butler teams was Howard.
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