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VinyVango

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  1. like the Mona Lisa with Mr. Bean's face on it.
  2. Kai Jones has earned a lot more minutes with his hustle and energy in my opinion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. The lineups / substitutions have been better this game ... much less of the 4 guard - no board lineup Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. When Ivar got a prominent role, the acting level became borderline comedic, and the series took a major turn for the worse. It was much better during the first couple seasons.
  5. Time for the Febres bell cow experiment to be shelved. He needs about 20 mins max a game (until he proves otherwise) and should never be playing as the 2nd big in our line-up. Give Liddell, Williams and Cunningham a significant chunk of Febres minutes. That 4 guard line-up is ass. Draw Sims outside the paint to defend and there is nobody worth a shit who can grab a board or play interior defense. McNeese did it perfectly right before Ramey saved the day with FTs. The window is closing to get Baker, Hepa and Cunningham comfortable with game speed, teammates, and game pressure up to a passable level. I can't see why any of them would want to stay it out at Texas watching Febres trying to emulate Steph Curry without repercussion. I think our starting 5 currently should be Coleman, Ramey or A Jones, Liddell, K Jones or Hamm, and Sims. I'd like to see a line-up with K Jones and Baker playing the 4 and 5.
  6. I was hoping we would see a lot front court players in the first few games so that we could develop a semblance of confident/comfort/familiarity with teammates in live action for Hamm, Baker, Hepa, Kai Jones, and Cunningham. Instead, Shaka has chosen to go with a small line-up and let Febres shoot out of his slump (he's shooting .294 for the season so far and is leading the team in minutes per game). Baker, Hepa, Kai Jones, and Cunningham are a collective 0-17 and have taken just 1 shot inside the 3-point line. I didn't expect those guys to be all Americans, just would've liked to have seen them play through some of their ruts/mistakes rather than get the quick hook. I think Baker and Kai Jones could create some problems for opponents if they get more than 5 mins/game to get acclimated. Looks like Hepa is destined for cheerleading on the sideline. When we play a team with a couple of good players over 6'8" / 180 lbs, I feel that small ball line-up will be even more exposed for it's weak rebounding, poor interior defense, and lack of movement on offense.
  7. Personally, I like Williams getting a lot more of Febres' minutes, until the later shows more movement and shot-clock / situation / match-up iq on the offensive end. Williams has shown good energy, the willingness to drive the lane, and he can even hit a 3 pointer. Baker needs some serious coaching about the fact he's a giant and needs to post up, if for no other reason than make the defenders work and stay honest.
  8. Anal fissure Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. You'd think the GOP would at least get an attorney at these hearings that could sit still for 5 seconds without making an odd facial expressions. He has a perpetual squinting, head-bobbing, toddler filling a diaper look going on. Odd as fuck.
  10. I knew that part... just wondered if there was anything about him or his resume that those who hired him were saying supported the decision from a soccer coach standpoint.
  11. Castor has that odd, Nixon-esque head shake and tempo when he asks questions.
  12. Was Berhalter any good as a MLS coach? ... what type of formation / strategies did he run there? ... I'm not seeing how he brings anything that resembles a FIFA level coaching resume'... I think even Bradley's old man would be better.
  13. I'm liking what I'm seeing in Ramey, Liddell, AJ, and Coleman. I think Sims can do what he needs to in spurts. He's best when he is not having plays called for him and is reacting rather than thinking what's he is supposed to be doing. I''d like to see Cunninham, Williams, and Kai Jones get a real look in Febres' spot. Febres should not be on the court for more than 20 ish mins a game currently. Hepa and Baker need to use their size. If nothing else, post up and bang on a defender and pass it out to someone else when the defense collapses. I'd like to see more interior and baseline screening just to mix up the predictability a bit. Our 4 guard line-up helped in this past game with Ramey being able to muscle a small guy on the drives. It's going to kill us when we play a team with a couple decent guys over 6'8". They'll simply pull Sims or Hamm out on defense and have some kid muscling Febres and AJ in the paint all day. The number of threes and early shot clock 3's need to be significantly reduced. Our rebounding needs to improve (and it won't if we have Febres, AJ, and/or Ramey defending forwards in the paint). These two things are my biggest concerns. Baker (and his coaches) are still trying to figure out what he is. He needs to get his ass inside the 3 point line and throw his size around, even if he has no intention to shoot when he gets the ball. Kai Jones (unless he's redshirting) and Hamm need more time. Febres needs less time... He's clearly a coach favorite, but he's been soft on defense and lazy in his offense. He needs to add a pump fake and drive to his game. Our defense looks markedly better this year, but teams will figure out quickly how to get favorable match-ups in the paint if we insist on line-ups where Febres and AJ get stuck defending tall forwards. We sucked defending simple pick and rolls last year, and look much better overall at that so far. If we can grind out wins in ugly games against conference teams like we did against Cal Baptist, we can certainly make the NCAA tourney. In my opinion the coaches need to improve their in game line-up / substitution decisions and get more diverse on offense to do that. It's only game 3. Interesting to see how things evolve when we play G-town (after the Prairie View tune-up)
  14. Febres needs some sit down time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. I think all of his career shots have been 3 pointers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. So Hepa got gased in 2 mins?.... he was playing well and got yanked Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Nobody remotely interested in working on offense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Give Kai Jones a look Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. Time for febres to sit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Absolutely. We need to see the extent of what these guys have to contribute. Plus Baker, Kai, and Cunningham need to get some their shooting percentages and career points total above the goose egg.
  21. I only caught the last 7 mins or so of the game, but liked what I saw.... just need to get a third big man consistently contributing defense and boards off the bench... still not sold on Febres getting almost 40 mins a game when he is shooting poorly and offers very little defense or rebounding ... be nice to try/see other options during the preconference games
  22. I agree with your take. High budget with some great location scouts apparently, but with bad/lazy writing... Wants to be Homeland, but can't even compete with the lesser seasons of that series... a let down (for all the hype)
  23. I liked this pub a lot (and others). https://www.tighneachtain.com/
  24. or some close genetic kin of Garfunkel
  25. Liddell was the guy out last night. He shows a lot of bounce and energy, and is more inclined than most of our team to crash the boards. He was woefully underused last year in favor of guys who like to stand at the 3 point line, almost like the plan was to redshirt him at times, but then got heavy minutes in the NIT and played very well. I think Liddell and Hamm deserve more than 10 mins a game. I'd like to see Shaka tighten up the reigns on the 3-point shot selection... Our forwards and centers were 1 for 13 on 3 pointers last night and most of them didn't even attempt to get a shot inside the 3 point line. Most of those shots were early in the shot clock. Many were fair to well defended. And, most were taken with nobody on our team near the basket, greatly reducing the risk of an offensive rebound/put-back. I can recall any of the three point shots being off a pass following a feed inside the paint to collapse the defense a bit. Though Sims was skittish and unable to catch the ball consistently last night, Baker wouldve been worth a shot for a post feed and kick out. That never happened. The defense looked improved...definitely the way we played the pick and roll/pop. All things to build on... just game one. But, there were some things seen on offense that looked like ingrained bad habits and lack of planning rather than first game jitters. I'm hoping for the best. Coleman, Febres, and Sims need to play like they've been on the court together before, or sit next to the walk-ons.
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