Agree, think Iād rather have length then strength on Dixon, so Blake and maybe even some Cofie. If you drops 25 inside then fine. What I donāt want is him be able to shoot a bunch of 3s.
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Only two last night, and none in the first half.
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@AdventiveQuasar noted in the thread about that this was line up for 5 possessions last night and it was rough. Saunders/Cofie/Blake were all in the same spots and didnāt find a flow. May be solvable against a not-zone or with more practice.
It might be helpful if they wouldnāt get cold at the same time all season. Maybe they should get up those extra shots at opposite ends of the floor.
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I am actually in the camp of you dont go get extra shots like that after you think you shot poorly
Go to Slaughter and bang shots all night against @haney. Will do wonders for your confidence
Hashtag Let Our Managers Study
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I think itās a skill set thing. Even though Saunders and Cofie are willing 3PT shooters and will touch the ball on the perimeter, they seem to be more comfortable so far running handoffs with a guard or setting a screen for one rather than being the one coming off the handoff/screen.
Maybe one of them gets more comfortable with doing things with the ball? Iām not sure. My general rule of thumb is that guys in-between positions on offense are more likely to slide down (ie towards the big man end of the scale) than up, but thatās not an immutable rule or anything.
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Taking one out of McKoy and JARs playbook
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Better than being forced to run suicides till midnight.
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Not so sure
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I like Saunders on Longino. iMac guarded Poplar last year. I think we guard Dixon by committee.
for some reason i feel better about the team after last nightās game. If you donāt play taine and get 40% outta ish and power this is a 30 point win. Thought Dai Dai played better than expected. Cofie had another good outing. Saunders and iMac will be consistently solid.
I canāt really describe what I saw with JRob. Canāt find the words. It was like those scenes in the 60ās Batman when they are climbing up a building with a rope. And really itās just done with a sideways camera. But they sorta look like they are climbing a wallā¦but you know something is off. Thatās the best description I can come up with.
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Honestly, as someone who really wants ARob to succeed, and last year was really excited for him to come off his redshirt, I have to say that watching him this year itās clear that the game is moving way too fast for him and he basically just looks like he has no idea wtf is going on, and watching him on the court it seems as if his teammates donāt really trust him on D.
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His physical movements (awkward) look like Sheds when he first started getting minutes. But maybe worse.
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Iām ok with experimenting with Sharma, Power and Taine at the 3. I love Sharmas confidence and Moxy, plus he is pretty quick so may be able to hang defensivelyā¦ With that said I also donāt want to lose Power for the yearā¦maybe Sanchez is trying to wait out the 30 day transfer window? 
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I can vibe with this takeā¦so IF Rohde needs to play then it might have to be at the 3 as a secondary ball handlerā¦ What this means is that Power, Sharma, and Taine would sit so we would need offense coming from somewhere else.
I would go with DD, iMac, Rohde, Saunders and Cofie for heavy minutes BUT I know Blake will still start.
Not giving up on Power. Weāre 2 games in, and one was against a goofy matchup zone. Not to mention the drama w CTB snap resigning, and with what I have to assume is a blizzard of soft inquiries to our guys re interest in transferring. Power apparently can shoot lights out. Letās get a better sample size before concluding he canāt do it in games. He showed some moxie on the boards last night. And heās capable of handling the ball, and is a good passer. Check back with me in a month. And the same on all the other new guys.
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Cofie is the most impressive true freshman sinceā¦.?
Perrantes?
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Guy. He was really good as a first year. Broke into the rotation among multiple upper classmen and shot 49.5% from 3. I feel the same way watching Cofie as I did Guy, where Iām certain heās going to be a star
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Iām as bulled up on Cofie as the next guy, with the probable exception of our resident permanent optimists (
and ), but one comment Saunders made last night has me tapping the brakes a little bit. He specifically said āheās been working on his 3 ball and thatās been going in for him.ā In other words, heās probably not as good of an outside shooter as weāve seen so far. Obviously, heās not going to shoot 75% for the season, but maybe itās worth contemplating how amazing we think he is if he turns out to be a 30-33% type shooter from 3. He could obviously be better than that but Iām willing to take any comers who want the over on anything near Kyle guyās first year.
Fwiw Iām pretty excited about him if you guarantee me he shoots 33% or better.
Edit: quick somebody get me peach jam stats
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On the flip side Cofie is a really strong rebounder.
Most rebounds by a freshman since Assane Sene (but also not many young forwards played as heavily under Tony)
#freeDaiDai
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