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Only quoting you because this is a somewhat popular idea out of frustration of the issues at the point -- thing is, Galloway is just not a pg, and fwiw he has committed 7 TO's in the past 2 games and that's not playing the role leading the team on ball and facing guard pressure on ball. No way Galloway would realistically be able to step into that role, he doesn't have pg experience, or, really, the handle, and even off ball he's shown a tendency to drive (e.g. baseline) with nowhere to go but into traffic. And I really, really like Galloway and his upside -- this is in no way, shape or form some kind of bash on him, he's just in no way a D1-ready point guard, it's not his position. Same goes for Leal (who has driven straight into the teeth of heavy traffic on more than one occasion and thrown the ball away, and is simply inexperienced) and anyone else. X and Rob together are our on ball vets for this season. Both have shown improvement and flashes of strong play this year, both have frustrated everyone this year, it's what it is -- here's to hoping they continue to gel into Woodson's system and settle down.

Crazy that we haven't beaten PU since 2016. 9 straight losses, and with CAM's disappointing tenure. Can Woodson and the new staff get the W on a strong (gag) PU team? It's an uphill battle for sure, but we're all in on protecting home court, and no time like the present

I just lost some brain cells

Couldn’t agree more

^^ And some things that stand out to me from the +/- top lineups: - Of the starters, Only TJD and Race are in both the top by minute and top overall +/- (that lines up for me) - Rob is in the top lineup by minute (X is not), and the 2nd top lineup overall by +/- (that's interesting) - All starters are in both the top lineup by usage and top lineup overall (but not by min) (bet that's not true of a number of other games) - Of subs, Bates, Galloway, and Rob were in top lineup by min and 2nd top lineup overall, Geronimo in the 2nd top lineup by min and 3d top lineup overall

I love these, they help us see how our perceptions during the games match up at least on stats to which lineups were most efficient / productive. Is there a consolidated breakdown completed and available for the season, or conference games?

OK, just no. Anyone on here thinking they're equivalent to a major D1 coach, and but for relationships (??), is living in la la land. Come on now.

jumping with the ball while basically hoping for the best ... Hmm. Reminds me of someone ... a young, dynamic point who ran into traffic with no plan and left his feet ... But he turned out pretty decent ... :)

I love that both Geronimo and Galloway played 20-plus tonight Now, more Bates please

Just imagine Yogi running this show....

Very much agree we could be a much stronger team with top flight point guard play. Rob and X together have played well at times, but yeah our point guard play needs to continue to improve. I love Rob's D, and there are times when he's locked in and we see the kid we saw as a frosh before the concussions. X needs to learn to reign in the fire, avoid the attempts at flashy plays, and run more inside-out, but he does bring it, now if they can just settle down into more consistent, solid play.

Well we won, so ....

You missed the period -- he's saying good performance for Galloway.

14 -- X had 5, Galloway 4, no one else had more than 1

Galloway has to clean up the TO’s though, 4 tonight, 3 at Iowa iirc. Strong otherwise

Geronimo looking good

I predicted 78–67, so pretty close. TJD ok?

And the road W. Now we get it going

End of the day all we have is W’a and L’s, and we’ll have to see how the season goes. I clearly see the team, season and strengths so far differently, (we’re again only talking about offense now and there’s simply no honest way to argue our D isn’t better), but yep, we’ll just have to keep waiting to see how it all pans out

2020-21, and 2021-22 seasons

Yeah I like reviewing the boxes and advanced stats, not because i think i’ll beat the comps,. And i’m not a stats guy, just look for things thst are in line with or not in line with what i’m seeing. It’s just weird that we’ve shot less 3’s for examp

got messed up in psu game somehow looked at FT's lol. It's all good, the silly cartoon cutdowns aside.

Nope you're right on shooting percentages, I re-checked and I added wrong on the PSU game. So correct, our 3-p percentage for the 1st 6 games of conf isn't what I thought it was -- (not great, but I'm still more concerned about our having taken less shots in 21). But while we're on the subject of digging in and admitting things, do you acknowledge that: - in 2020 we lost by significantly more points through the first 6, each by at least 7 points (compared to 2021, by 3, 5 and 9, leaving aside the huge lead we had @Wisc). and of course we're undefeated at home - you think this team loses to NW at home? - in 2021 we've won by significantly more points through the 1st 6 -- 36 in 2021 to 18 in 2020. Right? We barely won by 2 against PSU at home in OT, and lost to NW in 2020. That's pretty clearly different to me. What is wrong with any of the below, and how do they not reflect a better team, so far, 6 games into conf? Who and by what margin did we lose to through the first 6 games? 2020 Losses: 74-67 (by 7) to that powerhouse, Northwestern; At Ill (69-60); At Wisconsin 80-73. 2021: Losses: At Wisc 64-59 (and we were up big); At PSU 61-58; At Iowa 83-74. So, we lost at home to NWU in 2020, and each of the 3 losses were by at least 7. 2021: the losses were by 3, 5 and 9. Yeah, that's obviously better. We're undefeated at home. We've lost by less and were in every game except 2nd half Iowa. We should've won the @Wisc game, and were right in the @PSU game. What about comparing the W's through the 1st 6 Con games? 2020 Wins: 87-85 over PSU in OT, 63-55 MD,. 84-76 At Neb. 2021 Wins: 68-55 Neb, 67-51 #13 OSU, 73-60 Minn. So, clearly better home W's as well, through the 1st 6 games. The @Neb game should factor in here, tomorrow. I think the team will step up and get the W, we'll see. No, I'm not "mad," but I do get kinda tired of the repeated negative posts that simply ignore the several points that reflect a stronger team. It gets old. End of the day I think we all want our team to win and win well.

Oh good grief just take the time to actually look at the boxes - i did. You’re working hard for your negative take. You’re off here but ok