PhoenixRising2 wrote:

FAM wrote:

I think we should borrow a real lion from the PGH zoo and put it in a cage and wheel it around the floor at half-time.

It might be more entertaining without the cage.

Yeah, I remember when the Sheiks (God rest their souls) plucked the St. Joe's hawk's feathers. To actually have the hawk eaten would have been way cool. Sorry, I just can't understand a lion just as a couldn't understand a freakin' bear that they rolled out 6 or 7 years ago. He never showed up for games either.
 

FAM wrote:

Any thoughts on 2, 3, 5, and 6?
 

FAM, for question #3. I'm convinced that Dambrot may have pulled a Danny Nee on us. Good ease into retirement job. Work hard the first few years to land a nice contract then it's so long...As for #2, recall that we lost Isaiha Mike, arguably the best player here in the last ten years except Mitchell after his freshman year. And he had to sit out a year back then. Was a two year starter at SMU and posted solid FG%, 3-Point% and FT%. I subscribe to the player-coach relationship....
 

levon1975 wrote:

Damn, voice of reason!  This is our time to dream; don't shatter our dreams with reality; until that demon November arrives!

Apologies mon ami! In the immortal words of Coach Bill Cowher "Perception is reality" so let's perceive at will until November.

townsonkid wrote:

If Gunn can play the SF, we might have a decent lineup, and not require any true freshman to star, which would be nice for once in a long time.   We are currently at 15 with Easley, 14 without, so who knows what shoe might drop next.   But I like where we are at in such a quick time.
Maybe THIS might be KD's most talented team?

Kid, it's a long stretch of time until November. I'll defer judgement until then...
 

I've gone to the tourney every time that we have hosted. Basically to gauge how many light years behind we are to all of these programs. The $13 hot dog and Dr. Pepper combo was a downer though. Sorry about the Loyola loss. They did not play well at all but at least Ohio State lost today. Those Houston guards are phenomenal. Maybe one of them will enter the portal and we can grab him. (Haha).

Just a couple of quick observations. The transition defense was horrible. LaSalle had 2 on 1 breaks over and over again. They did it on our made baskets. They did it on our misses. This is coaching. Horrible defense on LaSalle 3-point shooters. At one point they were 8 for 10. Positive note - we did play a zone periodically. 

Nobody asked me but I believe that we are tanking for that No. 1 draft choice.

Tejas_Duke wrote:

KenOTR73 wrote:

FAM wrote:

It’s Miller time???

Hmmm. Velly interesting!! (Henry Gibson from Laugh-In for you youngun's)

I believe that was Arte Johnson 

 

Got me there Tejas....Henry did the poetry bit carrying a flower...

Yeah, I'll throw my two cents in. Not being able to close out games just another short coming. Maybe I'll send coach K a text. "HELP"

Nothing gets my blood pressure exploding more than comments like these:
"That’s too many minutes for those guys. We’re not naturally conditioned to play that many in a game,” Dambrot said.
Really? I saw the new world-class weight room and training center. That is not an excuse. You're the head coach. You are supposed to know what training regimen gets you the results so that your players are able to play as much of the game as you feel necessary. Injuries happen during the season. That is why the team should have been prepared to play short-handed.
Sheesh!!

Yeah, it's a really fine line when you start to discuss individual players performance or intentions. Tre Williams shoots 3's but the coach says go ahead and shoot 3's. Remember when TDM would go out on a 2 on 1 fastbreak and pull up and shoot a 3, but miss? Again, the coach gave him the green light to shoot that. Criticize the coach for giving them the green light, not the player. As far as intentions go, to me a player hasn’t transferred until he enters the portal. Up until then, it’s idle speculation which should be handled with private exchanges. BTW Saul, we are not cancelling anything. You have to respect the fact that the players know about this Board and do lurk.

Ohams 15 boards, 8 blocks, 14 pts.

Up 13 now down 8...