almostnewguy

You made your comments after the first game- I get it, you just don't like Holston's game. Anytime you compare Draper to Holston, as far as value, I'm not sure I am having an unbiased debate. Do you even pay attention to defense or is offense your only baby? As far as earning minutes, Johnson had a terrible 2 games after the good first game he had. Brown and Johnson had more turnovers and more fouls than Holston. I'm not sure how minutes are earned, I assume practice, doing what the coach as you to do, and looking at both offensive and defensive match-ups is a factor. I also assume you want your one of your best defenders on the floor to balance with your best scorers. Forgot about Brice- Until Combs get's healthy enough to be the player we know him to be, I don't think he should play. He was leading the team in turnovers before he was removed due to injury. Brice had 3 passes, go through his hands early in the Hartford game, so I'm not happy with either situation, but Brice has shown to be able to hit the open shot and has been rebound better lately. But he also can't stay out of foul trouble. Some of that is his fault for not moving his feet to get around players, some of that is the fault of his teammates inability to stop their guys from getting to the rim, where Brice is waiting to defend.

The Hartford guard tried to beat him to the basket, but his 6'7 frame blocked it out of bounds. That's why you like his length on the floor.

Another interesting statement. I agree with the true PG statement, but let's look at why a coach would want someone else at Point, instead of Brown and Reese and any of the other guards available right now (Ryan should fix this issue). Lawson and Johnson are SGs period. Brown has a scorers mentality and gets out of control if he's in the PG position too long. Plus, with his scoring ability, you should want him off the ball in position to score. Reese is a turnover machine- at least he was last year (Combs is leading this category this year- but Reese has been hurt). Another thing, Reese slows the game down by dribble up the court instead of passing ahead. For a PG he does not see the floor well and does not pass well, in the flow of the offense (my analysis). When on, he is one of our best shooters/scorers. So to limit the turnovers at the PG position and getting your scorers in a position with the defense running at them is optimal. Now, the reason to have Holston on the floor. Holston at 6'7, is one of your best on-ball defenders (Brown is the other one), and only 1 of 2 guards on the team that can play D1 defense. That's his main role (I believe) when he's on the floor. Many times you will see him guarding the top scorers on the other team. His length makes it difficult for players to shoot over him. Watch how the other guards let guys go right down the lane and get our bigs in foul trouble or make easy layups. Last thing- let's not go crazy on Holston over the new roll. We all know he's not a shooter, but to me, Holston looks up the floor much better and doesn't have the turnovers of the other guards. He needs some work on breaking down the defense, but judging by the Hartford game, he looks to be natural around the baseline and in the Sul Ross game, he had 6 rebounds from the PG position.

I read a lot, but don't comment. But some of these statements are interesting. How can Fuller be a disappointment when hasn't played a game this year? Ok, I can agree with that. I believe he has a serious back injury, so he's out this year. The team should do a better job communicating to the fans the reason players are out.

A couple of thoughts on this comment. Why would you compare Brice a 7'1 center with Holston a guard? Two totally different roles on the floor.

I read a lot, but don't comment. But some of these statements are interesting. How can Fuller be a disappointment when hasn't played a game this year?