(01-05-2014 12:33 AM)passat25 Wrote:  Dixon is the most selfish player to put on a Tiger uniform in recent memory... He is a community center chunker.

Problem is we got 2 guards (Dixon and Johnson) who are auditioning for the NBA, and it sure shows.

Couldn't disagree more.

(01-04-2014 07:06 PM)Bluebeard Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:11 PM)jgardne Wrote:  he doesn't need to be benched. He should just be getting 15-20 minutes a game, not 30

Agreed. We are pissing away players on the bench who could be giving us size. This 3 and 4 guard crap is worthless unless we are running people into the ground.

And Dixon plays like he is using our program for a year in order to showcase himself for "Da League". Problem is, no one will ever come close to drafting a ballhog 5-10 shooting guard who really can't shoot all that great. Mike, the only way you will ever sniff the NBA is to be a true PG who creates for teammates.

I agree with both of these assessments. He can be useful in the proper place. I like him as a catch and shoot player coming off screens.

He drives me crazy!

Dixon looks to be auditioning for the NBA.

ironically his selfish and ineffective play is killing any chance he had of being drafted.

(01-04-2014 03:14 PM)Tanyaskees Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:12 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:05 PM)MemphisTigerFreak Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 02:59 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  We were talking about it during the game. He'd shoot or have a turnover and turn to plead his case to your bench or Teddy Valentine, whomever was closest despite the play going on. Never seen that from a player at this level so often. It was like every time.

What was the circumstance with him leaving Missouri?

#snicker

Serious question. Did he transfer of did he get booted for some reason? I thought he played against UC when we beat Missouri in the NCAA a few years back but I could be mistaken.

Google it....it ain't pretty. Accused of rape twice....no charges.

I'm not saying he did or didn't do anything wrong, but it seems clear from his general attitude that he isn't used to/doesn't like hearing no.

(01-04-2014 02:08 PM)NigelTufnel Wrote:  Austin needs to get tougher, but he is not going to if you don't get him in the game when it's rough and tumble.

Inexplicable why he didn't see the floor in the second half.

We are soft because of the way we practice...

If you want tough bigs you beat the hell out them at practice to get them used to it...You can't wait until someone else does it to us in a game.

(01-06-2014 10:25 AM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 02:08 PM)NigelTufnel Wrote:  Austin needs to get tougher, but he is not going to if you don't get him in the game when it's rough and tumble.

Inexplicable why he didn't see the floor in the second half.

We are soft because of the way we practice...

If you want tough bigs you beat the hell out them at practice to get them used to it...You can't wait until someone else does it to us in a game.

Didn't we supposedly do that with the bigs?

(01-06-2014 10:27 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 10:25 AM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 02:08 PM)NigelTufnel Wrote:  Austin needs to get tougher, but he is not going to if you don't get him in the game when it's rough and tumble.

Inexplicable why he didn't see the floor in the second half.

We are soft because of the way we practice...

If you want tough bigs you beat the hell out them at practice to get them used to it...You can't wait until someone else does it to us in a game.

Didn't we supposedly do that with the bigs?

We have bigs?

We do.

They played poorly against Cincy.

Hmmmmm... cincy didnt do anything but leave the tigers open for 3.

The high scoring tigers couldnt score anymore once cincy's coach got his team to quit turning the ball over. THAT and the inability to shoot from deep doomed the team.

Cincy simply allowed the cubs to beat themselves like they always do when they cant score in transition....

(01-05-2014 12:16 PM)dan o Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 07:44 PM)Bluebeard Wrote:  Almost everything bad we did on offense was caused by the great defense Cincy played.

We could have neutralized that with playing great defense ourselves, but we didn't.

It's coaching. It's motivating players. It's player development. We had the talent advantage.

Coaching.

Yep

It wasn't Nichols fault. It wasn't Dixon's fault. The fact is Cincy played a great game. Shot the ball well beyond what they normally do - and we were still within a few points with about 10 minutes to go. Our kids just weren't mentally tough. Everyone started rushing shots and they fell apart. It happens way too much with this team.

The other thing nobody has pointed out (that I've seen) is that Crawford takes plays off defensively. Many of the offensive rebounds Cincy got came with him standing flat footed in the vicinity or after his man blew right past him. He's been doing it for 4 years.

Dixon has been a great addition and does play both sides of the ball. Face it right now CC is our weakest guard on both sides of the ball. He gets his head down too easy, maybe his shot will start to drop. No need to belabor the point but time to make some adjustments.

(01-06-2014 11:00 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  It wasn't Nichols fault. It wasn't Dixon's fault. The fact is Cincy played a great game. Shot the ball well beyond what they normally do - and we were still within a few points with about 10 minutes to go. Our kids just weren't mentally tough. Everyone started rushing shots and they fell apart. It happens way too much with this team.

The other thing nobody has pointed out (that I've seen) is that Crawford takes plays off defensively. Many of the offensive rebounds Cincy got came with him standing flat footed in the vicinity or after his man blew right past him. He's been doing it for 4 years.

No no no no.

The other team never has anything to do with anything. And if you just pass it inside every time no matter what you will turn Ls into Ws.

And rainbows lead to pots of gold.

And a final score of down 16 means you were dominated the entire game.

And players missing wide open threes when they shot 40% overall from the three the year prior means they should not take wide open threes.

Large chunk of their points came via second chance points (it was a lowscoring gamem remember).... the 3G or 4G lineup of ours allowed cincyt to shoot rebound and score a layup at will. While Memphis had ZERO 1st half 2nd chance points, cincy had ten. Second half was no different.

Cincy didnt simply shoot lights out... yeah they hit some 3s but its easier to hit them when you know if you miss your bigs will gobble the rebound and at the very least get a layup. Memphis didnt have that luxury therefore their booty holes tightened up on the 3s......

(01-06-2014 11:00 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  It wasn't Nichols fault. It wasn't Dixon's fault. The fact is Cincy played a great game. Shot the ball well beyond what they normally do - and we were still within a few points with about 10 minutes to go. Our kids just weren't mentally tough. Everyone started rushing shots and they fell apart. It happens way too much with this team.

The other thing nobody has pointed out (that I've seen) is that Crawford takes plays off defensively. Many of the offensive rebounds Cincy got came with him standing flat footed in the vicinity or after his man blew right past him. He's been doing it for 4 years.

Yep.

We lost Saturday.

(01-06-2014 10:18 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:14 PM)Tanyaskees Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:12 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 03:05 PM)MemphisTigerFreak Wrote:  

(01-04-2014 02:59 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  We were talking about it during the game. He'd shoot or have a turnover and turn to plead his case to your bench or Teddy Valentine, whomever was closest despite the play going on. Never seen that from a player at this level so often. It was like every time.

What was the circumstance with him leaving Missouri?

#snicker

Serious question. Did he transfer of did he get booted for some reason? I thought he played against UC when we beat Missouri in the NCAA a few years back but I could be mistaken.

Google it....it ain't pretty. Accused of rape twice....no charges.

I'm not saying he did or didn't do anything wrong, but it seems clear from his general attitude that he isn't used to/doesn't like hearing no.

It appears there is a fly in the ointment. Hopefully the proper course correction will be taken.

(01-06-2014 11:09 AM)Mimi Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 11:00 AM)jlbphila Wrote:  It wasn't Nichols fault. It wasn't Dixon's fault. The fact is Cincy played a great game. Shot the ball well beyond what they normally do - and we were still within a few points with about 10 minutes to go. Our kids just weren't mentally tough. Everyone started rushing shots and they fell apart. It happens way too much with this team.

The other thing nobody has pointed out (that I've seen) is that Crawford takes plays off defensively. Many of the offensive rebounds Cincy got came with him standing flat footed in the vicinity or after his man blew right past him. He's been doing it for 4 years.

No no no no.

The other team never has anything to do with anything. And if you just pass it inside every time no matter what you will turn Ls into Ws.

And rainbows lead to pots of gold.

And a final score of down 16 means you were dominated the entire game.

And players missing wide open threes when they shot 40% overall from the three the year prior means they should not take wide open threes.

A team that shot 40% from the '3' last season should raise some serious concerns for their performance in the current season. We're not discussing a bad night here. We're discussing this issue at the halfway point in the season.

A 16-point loss at home does not indicate domination by the opposing team. It more clearly exposes the home team for losing their composure and giving up in the final minutes of a winnable game.

The performance of the opposing team has a lot to do with the success or failure of any team whether at home or on the road but...

It is downright stupid to attempt to win a game by shooting 3's for a team who has yet to make 3's on a consistent basis through the first half of an entire season. It simply makes more sense to rely upon, 'dance with the who brung you;' more specifically, the inside game.

Oklahoma State humiliated the Tigers' 4-guard lineup in their first meeting. It was the inside game that allowed the Tigers to avenge that loss. The 4-guard lineup didn't impress anyone (including the Bearcats) in the first half of the game, with the exception of CJP anyway. Despite Austin's "poor performance" in the first half, he still performed as well, or better than, the 4 guards throughout the entire game.

Are you suggesting we continue to try forcing the square peg into the round hole? Or does it make more sense to simply match the peg to the square hole?

(01-04-2014 03:11 PM)jgardne Wrote:  he doesn't need to be benched. He should just be getting 15-20 minutes a game, not 30

He is nowhere near 30 mpg.

Currently 22 mpg.

I would start
Joe
Geron
King
Austin
Shaq

And bring Dixon Pellom and Crawford off the bench. I would give Dom a few minutes in each half to bring some size and physicality in the mix. And if my guards came down and ran a half court set without getting the ball inside I would sit their ass down and bring in another guard. I would also never have 4 senior guards out there at one time if I would even let 3 play at one time.

(01-08-2014 08:25 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(01-08-2014 08:08 PM)shafted1 Wrote:  A team that shot 40% from the '3' last season should raise some serious concerns for their performance in the current season. We're not discussing a bad night here. We're discussing this issue at the halfway point in the season.

A 16-point loss at home does not indicate domination by the opposing team. It more clearly exposes the home team for losing their composure and giving up in the final minutes of a winnable game.

The performance of the opposing team has a lot to do with the success or failure of any team whether at home or on the road but...

It is downright stupid to attempt to win a game by shooting 3's for a team who has yet to make 3's on a consistent basis through the first half of an entire season. It simply makes more sense to rely upon, 'dance with the who brung you;' more specifically, the inside game.

Oklahoma State humiliated the Tigers' 4-guard lineup in their first meeting. It was the inside game that allowed the Tigers to avenge that loss. The 4-guard lineup didn't impress anyone (including the Bearcats) in the first half of the game, with the exception of CJP anyway. Despite Austin's "poor performance" in the first half, he still performed as well, or better than, the 4 guards throughout the entire game.

Are you suggesting we continue to try forcing the square peg into the round hole? Or does it make more sense to simply match the peg to the square hole?

THERE IS SIMPLY NO OTHER OPTION FOR THIS TEAM.

How bout pressing more and speeding up the tempo so our little guards don't have to be in a half court offense as much?

40 minutes of hell so to speak. Use all of our bad shooting, great athlectic players all the way to Damian Wilson on the depth chart.