How is Darian DeVries Doing So Far?

[Hoosier987]

7 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I see a team that’s vastly undersized and vastly undermanned. Reality is that this is one of the least talented teams in the conference. I don’t think effort and hustle is an issue like it has been in years past, we’re just not very good. Wilkerson is the only guy who would start on every B10 team and Tucker would maybe start on a handful of non-contending teams. Sam Alexis, who does give a ton of effort and energy, was the 10th/11th man for Florida last year. Him being our go to big says it all as to where this team stands.

Yeah. I don’t think it’s an effort issue. They were clearly trying today. They just don’t have the size, strength and skill to go against the likes of MSU. For this team to hang with teams like MSU, Illinois and Michigan they have to be hitting at a greater than 40% clip from 3.

[AH1971]

5 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Yeah. I don’t think it’s an effort issue. They were clearly trying today. They just don’t have the size, strength and skill to go against the likes of MSU. For this team to hang with teams like MSU, Illinois and Michigan they have to be hitting at a greater than 40% clip from 3.

Enright, Alexis, etc bust their @$$ and play with emotion every time out. They’re very limited as players though.

[skhoosier2]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Yeah. I don’t think it’s an effort issue. They were clearly trying today. They just don’t have the size, strength and skill to go against the likes of MSU. For this team to hang with teams like MSU, Illinois and Michigan they have to be hitting at a greater than 40% clip from 3.

For me I didn’t see great effort by the whole until the second half. The first half Tucker, Alexis, and Miles really stood out. Tucker has not always been my favorite player but that kid played his a$$ off today. Wilkerson really turned it on in the second half but he was non existent in the first. We need him to be that second half Lamar in every game. I think we win a few more games if we give the second half effort every game both halves. 

[AH1971]

2 minutes ago, skhoosier2 said:

For me I didn’t see great effort by the whole until the second half. The first half Tucker, Alexis, and Miles really stood out. Tucker has not always been my favorite player but that kid played his a$$ off today. Wilkerson really turned it on in the second half but he was non existent in the first. We need him to be that second half Lamar in every game. I think we win a few more games if we give the second half effort every game both halves. 

I don’t believe Tucker has lived up to his hype, but you can just tell this is a guy at the end of the road. I think the wear and tear of multiple surgeries and playing through chronic pain the last several seasons has finally taken its toll. 

[skhoosier2]

20 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I don’t believe Tucker has lived up to his hype, but you can just tell this is a guy at the end of the road. I think the wear and tear of multiple surgeries and playing through chronic pain the last several seasons has finally taken its toll. 

Believe me I’ve been very critical of him all season. I just felt today he gave good effort. As good as I’ve seen all year from him. 

[Josh]

I'm proud of so many of you!  At this point of the Archie tenure I think i was the only person screaming about how bad he was.  So many here told me how dumb I was and he needed more time.

Now there are a lot of us seeing things more quickly!  I couldn't be happier.  Unless we found a way to move on from this guy.  Oof this guy.  This is soooo bad.

[newcastle12]

God what a sophie's choice that you have to choose between having Dorn/Miles/Sisley on the court in one spot in major minutes.

Wish DD could pick which one would be better help each match up though. Seems to have picked wrong the last two months.

[newcastle12]

5 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

The disappointing and alarming thing about this season was that it was obvious we needed length for rim protection and rebounding g but yet Devries decided to continue to get small players like Jason Drake who committed late and appears that he won’t see 1 min of game action this year. 

Which Rim Protector and length guy that could play at the Power 5 level was coming here in the first year of a complete over haul.  You can't say "should have a got a guy like this"   It was free agency.  Who was the guy?  And if he was that good why try here?