Replacing Will...

[SaintLouBrave22]

He may start against MSU (out of necessity as size is needed). If he does I predict he will foul out rather quickly, and this will be the last game that he starts. JL will have no choice but to play small ball the rest of the way and hope his team is more athletic than anyone in the MVC..... And I think we are

That would be perfectly fine w/ me as I'm not sure we'll beat MSU anyways, BUT we need the right player out on the floor for Butler and the games after that, so them figuring out once again that its not him would be fine for me and for our team in the future.

The guy has been given so many chances and has let us down close to every time...so why all the encouragement to give him another?

[Buesch N Chips]

Maybe we can get Prosser to graduate mid-term?

[SaintLouBrave22]

Ok, I was "playing" along when I said Wilkens. And I agree with BB - not fair to mention someone not even cleared to play NCAA D1 ball.

But in my defense, I said a player to replace WE. I didn't say a player to the #5 spot. I kinda took the discussion as who could replace the 5th spot on the floor with 4 other players. Since when do we think Coach Les has a #5 in his offensive system? I thought all the cry-babies out there said Coach ran a 4 guard and 1 forward lineup.

But in total "play-along" mode here, how do we replace the 5th player in our lineup?

ANDREW WARREN!!!

True...

Then again, Will was actually playing like a 5 was supposed to play....especially when he has post moves that well, guys like Collins could only dream of having...

And I state once again, Theron may only be 6'5", but he's nowhere near a guard...

If we're only talking about particular players that could step in, the obvious choice is Taylor Brown...but I'm with others that he obviously isn't a 5...

Then again, the reason I mentioned him in the other thread is simply because he is a much MUCH better option than Collins.

[MacabreMob]

Well, then give it up StL22 - there isn't a True Center on this team ready to step in and play 30 minutes. I wish DC could - I wish SS could. They can't.

So let's move on to the best 5 players we can put on the floor.

Or better yet - let's beat a dead horse.

[Beninator]

The guy has been given so many chances and has let us down close to every time...so why all the encouragement to give him another?

I am not a fan of DC's game by any means... But I think that we play DC coming off the bench out of neccessity...

[Beninator]

Well, then give it up StL22 - there isn't a True Center on this team ready to step in and play 30 minutes. I wish DC could - I wish SS could. They can't.

So let's move on to the best 5 players we can put on the floor.

Or better yet - let's beat a dead horse.

sorry Mob...just kicked the horse to make sure it was dead.

[SaintLouBrave22]

Well, then give it up StL22 - there isn't a True Center on this team ready to step in and play 30 minutes. I wish DC could - I wish SS could. They can't.

So let's move on to the best 5 players we can put on the floor.

Or better yet - let's beat a dead horse.

You're right there isn't....right 100%...

The best 5 right now are Sammy, Chris, Dodie, Theron, and Taylor....

Playing those 5, we would obviously have to play zone....then again, I still believe that we should be playing zone anyways...

And if you put DC into that mix, we should without a doubt be playing zone...


My point before was not grasping why Anthony wasn't in the game when we were up by 23 to begin with...if you can throw him into a game situation there, maybe he just might learn something...

As I said, he is a whole lot more valuable to us than David, simply because he has a future here...David is gone after this season and if we continue to let Anthony ride the pine, what exactly will we expect to get from him come start of next year (if he even stays)?

[SaintLouBrave22]

I am not a fan of DC's game by any means... But I think that we play DC coming off the bench out of neccessity...

I'll also say this again...I don't have a problem w/ playing him sparingly, and I use that term loosely...

I just don't see the why he would or should be considered as a starter again...

[BradleyBrave]

To replace WE we have to do two things -

1. Find a guy who can defend the post
2. Find a guy who can keep defenses honest

DC wasn't defending and wasn't keeping teams honest defensively. WE was playing solid defense and making teams play us straight-up. I don't care if the guy is 6'6" or 7'0", a natural 3 or a natural 5 - We need a big guy to be able to defend the post and keep teams honest. That's something that can't really be quantified, although if you look at our record, our defensive numbers, and our shooting percentages, WE's impact does become quantifiable. If it's TB, AT, SS, DC, or even JW, someone's gotta do it.

[Beninator]

As I said, he is a whole lot more valuable to us than David, simply because he has a future here...David is gone after this season and if we continue to let Anthony ride the pine, what exactly will we expect to get from him come start of next year (if he even stays)?

STL, I am all for playing AT, but I would rather ease AT into the rotation..
Sure last night was a blown opportunity to do this... I think that we shoud pick our spots with AT at first.. If he flourishes, then give him more pt.

[Beninator]

I just don't see the why he would or should be considered as a starter again...

oh heck no... Singh is the starter for now....imho

[CABUFan]

Being as DC isn't legitimate, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose there?

DC certainly hasn't shown much. That's why I'm expecting to see a lot of SS, and hoping AT comes around.

[SaintLouBrave22]

DC certainly hasn't shown much. That's why I'm expecting to see a lot of SS, and hoping AT comes around.

Yes...

Please lets find a silver lining here somewhere...

[Out of Bounce]

He may start against MSU (out of necessity as size is needed). If he does I predict he will foul out rather quickly, and this will be the last game that he starts. JL will have no choice but to play small ball the rest of the way and hope his team is more athletic than anyone in the MVC..... And I think we are

Come on B4L, you got us on a sinking ship here and I don't think thats anywhere near the case. It's funny how some people were calling for JL to play big and that we couldn't win going small (Just a week ago). They must of based this on just one player who we had not seen play until last Tuesday. Now he's gone and our only chance to win is go small.
Not me as I was one of them who called for us to go big and I am still staying with it
DC 7' 242 OK sit him
SS 6'9 240 OK sit him
AT 6'10 211 OK leave him sit
TB 6'6 205 play him
We will be alright because there are no big 5's in the MVC or for that matter on any team we will play. Maybe we can get TW to work a little bit harder on the boards. I'm just having fun here as I know we are after the same thing BU Wins

[Out of Bounce]

Yes...

Please lets find a silver lining here somewhere...

SLB22, in trying to find the silver lining, lets start all over. Tell us again just how you feel about DC's play last night or for that matter up until now for the season. JK I agree with you and share your frustration with him and his play but I still think he can be of some help to this team.