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04-09-2015 02:13 AM |
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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
(Post 11426702)
You guys are dipshits.
Ellis is a stud.
If he leaves, this team is seriously ****ed. None of these guys are worth a shit.
And putting your faith in "to be signed freshman?" Jesus...
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I don't think they are. Yes, we'd miss his scoring, but he gives up a LOT of points on the defensive end. I've come around to the thinking that his softness on defense is contagious. Playing defense takes some skill, yes, but he doesn't hustle on defense like he should and could. He's quick and athletic. He should be able to AT LEAST stay in front of people driving on him. He can't, though, and I don't know why. It's mental, I guess. But you can't say that's he's as intense on defense as he needs to be, and I think that spreads. He has some times where he runs the floor and blocks someone or does something similar that makes you think "Why can't he do this more often?" He can. He just doesn't.
So, a freshman may not be better, either offensively or defensively. But maybe they'll try harder. And hopefully that's contagious. I think floor slapping is utterly ridiculous, but at least it shows that the team is fired up to play defense. When we have teams like that under Self, we make it pretty far (see: 2008, 2012).
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