BU season review

[SFP]

Guys let's be fair to SS. He is what he is and to me he gave us much more then I expected from him. SS is the behind the scene leader who gives you everything he has for better or for worse. He did bail us out a few games and due to WE's injury and DC's lack of motivation he was put into situations and minutes that the I bet the staff nor any of us would have imagined. For getting up everyday with pain and playing his butt off I give him an A for effort.

DC just did not have the passion for the game PERIOD. There should be no excuses but one. He never came to BU as a savior and I also bet the staff saw him as a potential starter but never as the go to guy. I give him a C for effort because I still believe there was untapped talent.

SM gets an A for effort and grit!

We do not get the best basketball players but as long as they come to play hard and determined I'm usually very happy. I like to grade these guys on effort not so much on their basketball talent. Most of our players are playing undersized for their position and we were still quite respectable even with the injuries.

All these Ds coming from a bunch a YMCA hacks I bet! I like to see what they could do even at their local gym. If it was easy then we'd would have played at this level.

[houstontxbrave]

Yes, David Collins somewhat disappointed because he didn't produce. But, the more I watched him the more I understood. A) he isn't as athletic and mobile as many claim. He just wasn't. And, B) most importantly, he didn't know how to play basketball. He had/has no basketball instincts. You cannot teach this. David doesn't have them and that's not his fault.

He played basketball because he was 7-0 tall. That's great. But he just didn't have any other God given gifts to succeed.

Ill disagree simply because I think of athletic as being able to get up and down the floor, running ability and athletic ability as far as jumping and physical presence. Also, I agree he does have very little basketball IQ but there were moments when he made up his mind and went to the rim or went up to shoot he could play.

But I do disagree with the athletic and or mobile. But my assesment is moving up and down the court and simply not being a complete slug.

Regardless he still gets a D.

[ClarkBR]

Well. What constitutes serviceable: pass or average?..... was Collins serviceable?

[SFP]

Well. What constitutes serviceable: pass or average?..... was Collins serviceable?

Sometimes and sometimes not. He was an enigma.

[houstontxbrave]

Well. What constitutes serviceable: pass or average?..... was Collins serviceable?

I guess serviceable, but come on man your 7 ft tall and cant average more then 4 boards a game.. come on man thats weak.

But he was only serviceable in the context there wasnt anyone else, if Egolf stays healthy, we see Collins in huddles at time outs and in warm ups, his PT would have been in Thompson territory.

[electricmayhem]

I guess serviceable, but come on man your 7 ft tall and cant average more then 4 boards a game.. come on man thats weak.

But he was only serviceable in the context there wasnt anyone else, if Egolf stays healthy, we see Collins in huddles at time outs and in warm ups, his PT would have been in Thompson territory.

I don't know that I agree with this. Egolf is going to be a nice player, but he didn't get a chance in his freshman year to show that he's going to be the inside big man on this team.

I hope we see more of Thompson next year, both physically and on the floor.

[basketball nut]

Joe you did a great job on this article. I may have given SM a B also but when you think about a c is really the right grade. As for everyone on DC Lee hit on the head when he said lack of BB IQ. When it clicked for DC he was a 4 but that was usually about 5 minutes a game on the average. A D was kind.
Next year will be interesting as we should have as least 9 if not 10 players to share the minutes.

[basketball nut]

Maniscalco"s grade is a little unfair in that he had to shoulder too much of the responsibility do to the loss of Warren, I would give him a B , Collins showed at times he was capable of being a much better player when he put forth the effort, unfortunately he just did not give the effort that I felt he could have most of the time and so his grade was correct.
Thompson is the same size as Benson (Oakland center) which tells me that he needs to be more aggressive as we could not stop Benson .

Thought the same thing that whole game. I even made the comment to people sitting around us that the Oakland center didn't look any bigger then AT. The difference is that Benson came to play and AT just shows up. No drive and no passion. Not sure where his BB IQ is at. Hopefully he will get it together and commit to doing the hard work that it takes to improve his game (like JC did over one summer). One never knows what will happen from one year to the next so let's hope.

[electricmayhem]

Thought the same thing that whole game. I even made the comment to people sitting around us that the Oakland center didn't look any bigger then AT. The difference is that Benson came to play and AT just shows up. No drive and no passion. Not sure where his BB IQ is at. Hopefully he will get it together and commit to doing the hard work that it takes to improve his game (like JC did over one summer). One never knows what will happen from one year to the next so let's hope.

I hope you are right, but it doesn't appear he has ever had to work. He's always been more talented than everyone else.

Benson at least played 13 minutes per game in his frosh year... AT didn't play hardly at all. He took a major leap and was a STUD in league play.

[ClarkBR]

two years ago in the red/white game AT was very active with a bounce in his step.. took a pass over his head in transition right under the basket on a full out run and had control to lay it in.... there is no way he gets physically slower...but there was not even a glimpse of physically being able to replicate that this year. loss of confidence affects us all differently and I hope with AT it resulted in a major case of the flat feet he displayed this year. heres to hoping he can kick them next year.

[SFP]

two years ago in the red/white game AT was very active with a bounce in his step.. took a pass over his head in transition right under the basket on a full out run and had control to lay it in.... there is no way he gets physically slower...but there was not even a glimpse of physically being able to replicate that this year. loss of confidence affects us all differently and I hope with AT it resulted in a major case of the flat feet he displayed this year. heres to hoping he can kick them next year.

This team would be picked to win the Valley or challange for the top spot if AT can some how become the player we all want him to become. I would bet that 99.9% of us wish the best for AT and that a miracle of some sort happens over the summer.

[electricmayhem]

This team would be picked to win the Valley or challange for the top spot if AT can some how become the player we all want him to become. I would bet that 99.9% of us wish the best for AT and that a miracle of some sort happens over the summer.

We should be picked near the top anyways... we lose TW, but AW will more than make up for his scoring loss. If JP or MK can give us 15 good minutes, and somebody grabs a rebound, this could be a 13-5 team next year.

[leebiddlecome]

We should be picked near the top anyways... we lose TW, but AW will more than make up for his scoring loss. If JP or MK can give us 15 good minutes, and somebody grabs a rebound, this could be a 13-5 team next year.

Theron was easily Bradley's toughest guy. He got EVERY tough rebound. That's not that easy to replace.

[SFP]

Theron was easily Bradley's toughest guy. He got EVERY tough rebound. That's not that easy to replace.

TW was man strong! There is a huge difference between an 18 year old and a 22 year old. This has to be my biggest concern for next year along with the ability to score in the paint. TW scored most of his points inside and collected a ton of fouls. I expect to see AW and TB on the foul line next year and make up that difference. TB can rebound but can he go for it for 20 plus minutes a game. I believe he can but we have not seen it yet.