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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 26, 2024 12:43:06 GMT -5
Agg E. - Do you mean bring in 3 more including the 3 and possible 4 we have already? I agree with OSA we have enough bigs if they can stay healthy. I think one center has been here 2 or 3 years and have not played in one game yet. Considering the past, it would be a miracle for that kid to stay healthy all season. LOL Exactly, AggieBelievers! Don't y'all remember (depending if you're my age or older) when GranMa/OtherMama/Granny told us "Boy, don't go countin' your chickens before they hatch!" This is Aggie Men's Basketball as it relates to our 4's and 5's. Here we are "SPECULATING" about a European kid MAYBE transferring in, with some of us on this board penciling him in as a "nice piece to the frontcourt puzzle with Thanos" Nah. I'll believe it when I see it. There's one kid who's been on the yard 2, maybe 3 years and hasn't played a game because of ACL tears. Then there's Thanos who was solid for us as a rookie. I'm glad to see that he didn't get poached through the portal, although it could still happen. The other big who played alot MUST get in the weight room/Gold's Gym/Moses Cone Hospital Exercise Room and get bigger and stronger. This leaves us with a vacuum and the necessity to bring in 2/3 guys who can play the 4 and 5. It's gotta happen if we are to compete in the CAA. EVER. you don't think that the "greek freak" (nikolaos chitikoudis) can more than adequately hold down the "4" position? even though he's listed at 6'9" tall? i mean, to me, he can even play some "backup" center. i'm tellin' ya, the "greek freak" can flatout "ball". so to me, we don't need a power forward cuz we already have one and a darn "good one" at that. but at the 5? that's where we'll need some "good luck". meaning, both murphy and felton need to "stay healthy". if they both stay healthy, i feel that we are well positioned to at least play .500 ball in the conference cuz we're absolutely "loaded" at the 1, 2, and 3 positions. we don't even need a lot of scoring from the 5 position cuz we've got "plenty" of scoring at each of the other 4 positions. we just need good defense, good rebounding, and a legit "threat" to score at the 5 position and we have that "if" our 5's can stay healthy... |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 26, 2024 12:54:45 GMT -5
wow, that's the first time i've seen him play! unlike murphy, this young man is a legit threat to "score". he can use "both hands", has good "footwork", and has an outside shot. what a blessing it will be if we can keep this young man healthy, he's a "difference maker"... |
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Post by saabman on Jul 26, 2024 13:08:02 GMT -5
Exactly, AggieBelievers! Don't y'all remember (depending if you're my age or older) when GranMa/OtherMama/Granny told us "Boy, don't go countin' your chickens before they hatch!" This is Aggie Men's Basketball as it relates to our 4's and 5's. Here we are "SPECULATING" about a European kid MAYBE transferring in, with some of us on this board penciling him in as a "nice piece to the frontcourt puzzle with Thanos" Nah. I'll believe it when I see it. There's one kid who's been on the yard 2, maybe 3 years and hasn't played a game because of ACL tears. Then there's Thanos who was solid for us as a rookie. I'm glad to see that he didn't get poached through the portal, although it could still happen. The other big who played alot MUST get in the weight room/Gold's Gym/Moses Cone Hospital Exercise Room and get bigger and stronger. This leaves us with a vacuum and the necessity to bring in 2/3 guys who can play the 4 and 5. It's gotta happen if we are to compete in the CAA. EVER. you don't think that the "greek freak" (nikolaos chitikoudis) can more than adequately hold down the "4" position? even though he's listed at 6'9" tall? i mean, to me, he can even play some "backup" center. i'm tellin' ya, the "greek freak" can flatout "ball". so to me, we don't need a power forward cuz we already have one and a darn "good one" at that. but at the 5? that's where we'll need some "good luck". meaning, both murphy and felton need to "stay healthy". if they both stay healthy, i feel that we are well positioned to at least play .500 ball in the conference cuz we're absolutely "loaded" at the 1, 2, and 3 positions. we don't even need a lot of scoring from the 5 position cuz we've got "plenty" of scoring at the 4 positions. we just need good defense, good rebounding, and a legit "threat" to score at the 5 position and we have that "if" our 5's can stay healthy... If we play team ball with motion movement in the paint everybody should be able to eat 1 through 5 . But this standing around in the paint by our bigs has to change . Movement creates space and scoring opportunity down low. I hope Ross has our bigs moving around more this season in more of emotion offense. |
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Post by pj on Jul 26, 2024 18:31:15 GMT -5
I think that Coach has some weapons. Last year we were with the top part of the Conference, until we started to lose Pieces. McKee, surprised me. too. I think that he added His choice of “Depth “.
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Post by DECKS on Jul 27, 2024 11:09:57 GMT -5
Exactly, AggieBelievers! Don't y'all remember (depending if you're my age or older) when GranMa/OtherMama/Granny told us "Boy, don't go countin' your chickens before they hatch!" This is Aggie Men's Basketball as it relates to our 4's and 5's. Here we are "SPECULATING" about a European kid MAYBE transferring in, with some of us on this board penciling him in as a "nice piece to the frontcourt puzzle with Thanos" Nah. I'll believe it when I see it. There's one kid who's been on the yard 2, maybe 3 years and hasn't played a game because of ACL tears. Then there's Thanos who was solid for us as a rookie. I'm glad to see that he didn't get poached through the portal, although it could still happen. The other big who played alot MUST get in the weight room/Gold's Gym/Moses Cone Hospital Exercise Room and get bigger and stronger. This leaves us with a vacuum and the necessity to bring in 2/3 guys who can play the 4 and 5. It's gotta happen if we are to compete in the CAA. EVER. you don't think that the "greek freak" (nikolaos chitikoudis) can more than adequately hold down the "4" position? even though he's listed at 6'9" tall? i mean, to me, he can even play some "backup" center. i'm tellin' ya, the "greek freak" can flatout "ball". so to me, we don't need a power forward cuz we already have one and a darn "good one" at that. but at the 5? that's where we'll need some "good luck". meaning, both murphy and felton need to "stay healthy". if they both stay healthy, i feel that we are well positioned to at least play .500 ball in the conference cuz we're absolutely "loaded" at the 1, 2, and 3 positions. we don't even need a lot of scoring from the 5 position cuz we've got "plenty" of scoring at each of the other 4 positions. we just need good defense, good rebounding, and a legit "threat" to score at the 5 position and we have that "if" our 5's can stay healthy... I think we can even be a contender if we don't get crushed by the injury bug again. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 27, 2024 13:56:57 GMT -5
you don't think that the "greek freak" (nikolaos chitikoudis) can more than adequately hold down the "4" position? even though he's listed at 6'9" tall? i mean, to me, he can even play some "backup" center. i'm tellin' ya, the "greek freak" can flatout "ball". so to me, we don't need a power forward cuz we already have one and a darn "good one" at that. but at the 5? that's where we'll need some "good luck". meaning, both murphy and felton need to "stay healthy". if they both stay healthy, i feel that we are well positioned to at least play .500 ball in the conference cuz we're absolutely "loaded" at the 1, 2, and 3 positions. we don't even need a lot of scoring from the 5 position cuz we've got "plenty" of scoring at each of the other 4 positions. we just need good defense, good rebounding, and a legit "threat" to score at the 5 position and we have that "if" our 5's can stay healthy... I think we can even be a contender if we don't get crushed by the injury bug again. i wouldn't rule that out either cuz we have excellent depth. meaning, even some of our backups have "starters" talent. and the absolute best thing about this squad is that we're still "very young", only duke and murphy are seniors. everybody else still has "at least" 1 more year of eligibility remaining at a&t (as long as the portal doesn't strike)... |
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Post by pj on Jul 27, 2024 14:45:16 GMT -5
you don't think that the "greek freak" (nikolaos chitikoudis) can more than adequately hold down the "4" position? even though he's listed at 6'9" tall? i mean, to me, he can even play some "backup" center. i'm tellin' ya, the "greek freak" can flatout "ball". so to me, we don't need a power forward cuz we already have one and a darn "good one" at that. but at the 5? that's where we'll need some "good luck". meaning, both murphy and felton need to "stay healthy". if they both stay healthy, i feel that we are well positioned to at least play .500 ball in the conference cuz we're absolutely "loaded" at the 1, 2, and 3 positions. we don't even need a lot of scoring from the 5 position cuz we've got "plenty" of scoring at the 4 positions. we just need good defense, good rebounding, and a legit "threat" to score at the 5 position and we have that "if" our 5's can stay healthy... If we play team ball with motion movement in the paint everybody should be able to eat 1 through 5 . But this standing around in the paint by our bigs has to change . Movement creates space and scoring opportunity down low. I hope Ross has our bigs moving around more this season in more of emotion offense. I like that point. I saw some nice “motion “ from teams during march madness. Give me a true pick - and-roll like the NBA, when we have the matchup. I like our potential all the way around now. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jul 27, 2024 22:18:30 GMT -5
wow, that's the first time i've seen him play! unlike murphy, this young man is a legit threat to "score". he can use "both hands", has good "footwork", and has an outside shot. what a blessing it will be if we can keep this young man healthy, he's a "difference maker"... You are stretching it as to outside shot. I think I saw one outside shot which he made. You can't get anything from that. If he could shoot well from the outside we would have seen that in the highlights the way these tall kids love to call themselves stretch 5 these days. I am not commenting about any of these kids or Coach Ross until I see some out of conference games. I don't know if Coach Ross is any better at using big men as previous coaches. I can wait and see. What I can say is that I like the improvements over last year's team. |
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Post by saabman on Jul 27, 2024 23:53:15 GMT -5
wow, that's the first time i've seen him play! unlike murphy, this young man is a legit threat to "score". he can use "both hands", has good "footwork", and has an outside shot. what a blessing it will be if we can keep this young man healthy, he's a "difference maker"... You mean decent midrange shot. Outside shot is stretching it. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 28, 2024 14:00:33 GMT -5
wow, that's the first time i've seen him play! unlike murphy, this young man is a legit threat to "score". he can use "both hands", has good "footwork", and has an outside shot. what a blessing it will be if we can keep this young man healthy, he's a "difference maker"... You are stretching it as to outside shot. I think I saw one outside shot which he made. You can't get anything from that. If he could shoot well from the outside we would have seen that in the highlights the way these tall kids love to call themselves stretch 5 these days. I am not commenting about any of these kids or Coach Ross until I see some out of conference games. I don't know if Coach Ross is any better at using big men as previous coaches. I can wait and see. What I can say is that I like the improvements over last year's team. look, didn't i say that this is the first time i've seen him play? so what's the big deal if "i" came away from that video with the impression that he has an "outside shot"? i didn't say he is the next coming of "steph curry"! but you make it sound as if i said the man is an "outstanding" outside shooter. i didn't say that. i said he has an outside shot, meaning he has respectable shooting mechanics which makes him a legit threat to shoot from the outside, unlike murphy. however, did i say he was a "high percentage" outside shooter? of course i didn't, but you act like i did. man, i can always depend on certain folk to make a "mountain out of a molehill" over something that's so trivia. all i said was that he "has" an outside shot, but you took that and ran with a narrative that i said he's an "outstanding" outside shooter and i never said that. omg...  |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 28, 2024 14:04:42 GMT -5
wow, that's the first time i've seen him play! unlike murphy, this young man is a legit threat to "score". he can use "both hands", has good "footwork", and has an outside shot. what a blessing it will be if we can keep this young man healthy, he's a "difference maker"... Outside shot is stretching it. man, ya'll tripping! correct me if i'm wrong, but ain't a "decent" midrange shot considered an "outside shot"? matter fact, isn't a "horrible" outside shot still an "outside shot"? omg, all i said is that "he has" an outside shot. i didn't say it was great, horrible, decent, or otherwise. man, sometimes i think ya'll just look for stuff to complain about no mater how "trivia" it is... |
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Post by saabman on Jul 28, 2024 14:32:39 GMT -5
You mean decent midrange shot. Outside shot is stretching it. man, ya'll tripping! correct me if i'm wrong, but ain't a "decent" midrange shot considered an "outside shot"? matter fact, isn't a "horrible" outside shot still an "outside shot"? omg, all i said is that "he has" an outside shot. i didn't say it was great, horrible, decent, or otherwise. man, sometimes i think ya'll just look for stuff to complain about no mater how "trivia" it is... No A mid-range shot is taken from the area of the court between the three-point line and the paint. It's too close to the basket to be a three-pointer, but too far away to be a layup or floater. Synergy classifies two-point jump shots as either short or medium. But in saying that the distinction can be lost in terminology. So I'll agree to disagree with what an outside shot is called. |
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