VinyVango

Backup LT has been a stud so far

Might as well try your luck with the lotto

Shed was horrible on his pick and roll defense… he’d flash out and not cover either guy… he needs to run until he pukes for leaving his feet so much at times and being soft on the defensive glass. He flashes some ability but his consistency needs to be a helluva lot better. At this point he basically is only good for about 8-15 mins a game, which won’t cut it versus the non directional Mississippi schools. Larry is our best point. Weaver’s hustle saved us several points. Johnson is good but needs to calm down with the shot selection. Kaluma is solid. We need Mark, pope and Kent to get into their grooves and find a way to contribute more to be a good team. Somebody needs to coach up Shedrick and onyema about defensive and rebounding fundamentals to clean up the gaping liability we have under the bucket on that end of the court

Johnson’s shitty shot selection and shit rebounding is killing us

This is a team that looks like 17-18 wins is its ceiling … lotta work to do … Johnson developing some bad habits already that need to be aggressively purged by Terry … we need someone other that weaver to show some dog in the paint

Johnson just forcing shit … gotta be a little more selective bro

This game is some ugly shit so far … marks and Johnson trying too hard to force things

Terry needs to real Johnson in just a it with the shot selection … he can get the shots he’s taking late in the shot clock… get him to work the offense a little

Sadly … weaver, our 6’3” guard, may be our best interior defender and rebounder

We looked good early in the Syracuse game running a fast break-ish offense... and didn't settle for 3's. We also seemed to do decent against the zone with Weaver bouncing around in the no man's land to receive passes. Once things slowed down things got clunky and downright shitty at times, especially with Johnson frustrated and wanting to shoot his way out of the slump and Shed getting pushed out of position (even by smaller guys). The absence of a big man to clean up the missed shots on defense and make opposing posts pass the ball, rather than requiring a double-team from a guard to help, is going to be a problem. The only guy who seems to be able to play a center role is Onyema, and he's like an 9th or 10th man type at best for most teams... though he does look improved physically from last year. I sense it will be frustrating when we go against skilled SEC teams with guys on the frontline that are 6'9" and more. We are going to have to run. If Shed has one viable trait, it looks like he is pretty quick up and down the court... he also seems inclined to dunk rather than shoot flatfooted or fadeaway shit close to the basket, which is favorable for drawing fouls and shot percentage. His shot blocking timing also seems decent... but his battery, man-on-man defense, rebounding acumen, and strength are not SEC starter worthy at the moment. Rodney has a lot of work ahead. And, I am not sure any amount of work can transform Shed or Onyema into guys that can stay on the court for more than 5 minutes at a time or deter teams from looking into the paint for points.

Cuse exposed our weakness (interior strength and defensive boards) and our stud freshman let the pressure get to him a bit tonight (hopefully a great learning opportunity). Shed got out-toughed and ended with just 2 boards … he’s going to have to step it up with the interior defense if we are gonna be a top 25 team Hoping Kent can provide some interior toughness when he’s back

We’re getting out bullied for sure

Pretty good half for the good guys, all said.

I think that’s Vinson Is Kent hurt?

Better than Shed so far tonight

ESPN news channel

They’re working us inside now

Larry much better at point than Pope so far this season

Nice ball movement versus the zone

What Mccloud just did to shed there is what I fear why I worry about teams with good big men in SEC play and beyond

Onyema, for all his flaws, looks in better shape this year … Kaluma, Johnson and Marks may end up being a very solid trio on offense

Love that pump fake and drive by Kaluma

Wow … Great start on both ends of the court for the good orange guys

Ensuring a sure win while working towards getting all the new pieces and combinations thereof playing in sync by the time conference games start …

We owe these fucks for several recent ass kickings they’ve put on us… hoping the offense comes out focused this morning and ewers has had a couple espressos