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Completely fair and accurate on the numbers. However, I think people seeing an improved shot are basing it on what they saw (the dreaded eye test). I'm kind of one of those - his form looked better, and he looked more confident shooting. Again, you're right on the numbers, and time will tell -- echo your hope he makes it clear when he returns. Kid brings a lot of game, sees the floor like a point guard, goes 'downhill' to the rim really well, and plays solid D. Looking forward to seeing him healthy again.

Elf reference! Anyone who quotes Elf can't be all bad....

And Galloway was really coming along well this season before his injury. He'll need time to get back into game shape etc. but timing's not too bad. Plenty of time in the reg season to get him going again, he can help a lot.

Seriously it’s more important to you then me. Again, though ignored, It was about why the UH players were pissed. I just said I don’t care. Later

Yes and Woodson’s recruiting has been good, the kind of players he’s recruiting fit his style well and are all strong players. I’m very much in his camp right now - I believe he’ll be successful and that we’re on a good path, time will tell, but I’m optimistic. There’s room to question how the roster is being managed (not that I’m qualified to be a D1 coach lol), but yeah, I like the direction of the program regardless

Does any of this matter? Let me step back for a moment. My first post on this was about the clip of UH players angrily kicking things going into the tunnel because of an obvious goal tend - that is what they were angry about. You responded you disagree. Ok, i disagree, the clips i’ve seen show what appears to be a goal tend, and a lot of people saw it that way. And for what it’s worth, that people are still talking about it shows it was an issue - refs got it right or wrong, game is over either way. But you know, I don’t care one way or the other, i simply said that’s what the UH players were angry about. If this is about who is right - i really don’t care.

It's an interesting dynamic to watch. He's an excellent shooter, that's bearing out well. But for me the trade off is between Kopp and Bates. Kopp is now at 42% from the arc, and Bates fell to 36%, but that's a drop from where he was, over 40%, and he's by far the better defender. Kopp starts for his experience and his offense (and he's hitting almost all his free throws) and Bates plays like the frosh he is at times, including against Merrimack, but he's now up to 20.5 mpg, with Kopp at 25.9. I can see Bates play his way into the starting lineup over time, and think that would help avoid the slow starts and hole the team often digs for itself in the first half. Not saying Bates has shown he should start now, he definitely still has his frosh moments (surprise, he's a frosh) but that's an awfully closer call to me, and I think he should get there, he brings the scoring plus the D, and if he shoots more, I'd bet on the increased scoring coming with it.

The sucky thing here is that is in conflict with developing guys on the bench.

You actually can't see if his hand is in contact with the ball in this picture, that's not clear at all, and in the vid clips, which are from behind so you can see, it very much appears that he tips it away above the rim.

I disagree. Lol. I'm far from alone in seeing a clear goaltend. Not that it really matters.

Exactly. And he had 13 and 13 today. Who else did that, didn’t all the guys play in the same game? I don’t get the reluctance to recognize when JG, or any other player for that matter does well. He’s already shown strong games against good B1G teams. He has shown the ability already to lock down the other team’s best player. As he gets minutes - minutes he clearly earned, he grows his game with his obvious tools - and the kid gets after it, he hustles, and plays a team player game. Kid’s good, and as he earns his way to playing more he’ll make the team better

Watch the slow mo clip circulating on twitter etc

Got some icing today lol

They were ticked off bc of the obvious goal-tend that wasn't called

Gotta say, that's the first time I've seen both teams blow the inbounds back to back at the end of regulation

In fairness, Painter tried with an illegal substitution, but he got caught, so...

Wow two bad inbounds in a row

NC State actually has another chance

That was a hysterically stupidly bad inbound. Way to go PU

Hell of a Euro - step drive in traffic. That was elite

And NC State back up by 8.This Smith kid can ball. 21 points already

Yeah NC St is looking solid, and exposing PU’s D. For all the talk here about how great PU is this year (gag), their D is suspect and they don’t handle pressure well. Regardless how this game ends there are clear holes in their game

Geronimo again showing why he deserves minutes. Good to see him continuing his progression

Definitely want to see guys getting minutes, getting more floor chemistry, Geronimo, Leal, KL are going to help down the road

IU 77 M. 56