What we are missing right now

[Lakeview Brave]

2 main things this team is missing that we had on last years team are.

1) A lock down defender

2) a go to guy late in the game who can create his own shot

JJ would have guarded Foster tonight and Franklin would have taken the shots late in the game. I think Warren needs to step up in both cases. He is the best we have at creating his own shot and is athletic enougth to be our best perimeter defender. This years team is more talented and deep in the front court but still has no one who commands a double team. We are a guard team and cannot rely on Ruff to create his own shots late in games and cannont rely on JC to guard the other teams best player.

I know other things are missing like JC not hitting shots but I think that will even out as the year goes on.

[audacious_aficionado]

i agree. i thought theron wilson would be our defender but we keep putting him on much bigger guys. no fault to him it's just that he can handle a guy 4 inches taller than he is so that's who we give him. it'd be nice to see warren step up big and emerge into our goto guy on both sides of the floor.

[BradleyBrave]

I think Wilson can be that 'lockdown' defender, but Jim has to match him up correctly. I thought the reason we recruited all of these bigs was to avoid having those types of size mismatches. We still have a 6'5" guy playing the 4 spot.

Warren and JC need to start making shots when they're open.

[BuBraves55]

alls were missing (besides salley's continued lack of performance) is confidence
therons a flat out beast and i'd say in a month or so it could be wow if they put it all together

[Lakeview Brave]

alls were missing (besides salley's continued lack of performance) is confidence
therons a flat out beast and i'd say in a month or so it could be wow if they put it all together

You really think it is a lack of confidence that let Foster score his career high in points? JC could be the most confident guy in the world and he still could not guard him.

[BradleyBrave]

You really think it is a lack of confidence that let Foster score his career high in points? JC could be the most confident guy in the world and he still could not guard him.

It should have been a combination of Ruffin and Wilson on Foster. That, Collins lack of time, and the play drawn up with 1:40 are 2 areas where JL didn't help us tonight.

[BuBraves55]

still second half defensively was MUCH better than first half, plus how many of his points were fts?

[BradleyBrave]

still second half defensively was MUCH better than first half, plus how many of his points were fts?

Was it really that much better? They scored 42 points in the 2nd half, and shot more FT's in the 1st half.

[BuBraves55]

2nd best offense we'll play this year posssibly

[Lakeview Brave]

still second half defensively was MUCH better than first half, plus how many of his points were fts?

JC played the best he could and still had not chance of guarding Foster. Les should have put someone else on him earlier.

[BradleyBrave]

2nd best offense we'll play this year posssibly

Won't disagree there. We put 51 points on a good SEC team.

[IlliBraves]

I think some of the new guys need to contribute more in the form of points. Also, JC needs to get going and start taking some inside shots rather than always jacking up 3's. We need to improve our defense, and guys like Andrew Warren need to keep improving. He and D-Ruff have been terrific so far. Matt Salley needs to either step up or make way for David Collins. I wish JL would play Collins more.

[Anthony Parker is my Hero]

Last year's team would have lost by 30. It would have ended up like MSU last year, we would have been way to small to do anything.

The comeback was great from this team.

[BuBraves55]

almost as good as a loss gets imo

[Lakeview Brave]

Last year's team would have lost by 30. It would have ended up like MSU last year, we would have been way to small to do anything.

The comeback was great from this team.

I agree last years team would have been in trouble against their size and probably would have lost but that does not take away from my point. I am not saying last years team was better just that it had two things we dont have this year and it has shown already in both losses.