(10-14-2021 07:19 AM)DDrum1961 Wrote: Minott and Harris ended up being the stars from the night, with Camden not being far behind ... and these are 3 players who no one mentions as being part of the 10-man rotation .... WOW ..
I have to say that I was disappointed in the overall production of the evening ... started late as the FedEx Forum wasn't able to get the people into the building (needed to open the doors at least a half hour earlier) ... Once you got past the player introductions (which were outstanding); things just kinda lost continuity ... There was no flow throughout the rest of the evening .... and too many people (entourages) on the court "spectating" took away from the night being about the teams ...
I realize this is geared towards recruits and students; so this was probably my last MM that I will be at ...
Can't wait for the season to start though !!! GO TIGERS !!!
Madness is geared towards the players and recruits..it's not really for older crowd even though a lot attend...those "entouranges" sometimes have a hand in landing a recruit or keeping a recruit in the city.
(10-14-2021 07:19 AM)DDrum1961 Wrote: Minott and Harris ended up being the stars from the night, with Camden not being far behind ... and these are 3 players who no one mentions as being part of the 10-man rotation .... WOW ..
I have to say that I was disappointed in the overall production of the evening ... started late as the FedEx Forum wasn't able to get the people into the building (needed to open the doors at least a half hour earlier) ... Once you got past the player introductions (which were outstanding); things just kinda lost continuity ... There was no flow throughout the rest of the evening .... and too many people (entourages) on the court "spectating" took away from the night being about the teams ...
I realize this is geared towards recruits and students; so this was probably my last MM that I will be at ...
Can't wait for the season to start though !!! GO TIGERS !!!
Madness is geared towards the players and recruits..it's not really for older crowd even though a lot attend...those "entouranges" sometimes have a hand in landing a recruit or keeping a recruit in the city.
Understand completely .. that being said, crowd was less than attended 2 years ago ..empty seats in numerous section in lower bowl … I imagine it will be less in future years if format remains the same ..
(10-14-2021 07:19 AM)DDrum1961 Wrote: Minott and Harris ended up being the stars from the night, with Camden not being far behind ... and these are 3 players who no one mentions as being part of the 10-man rotation .... WOW ..
I have to say that I was disappointed in the overall production of the evening ... started late as the FedEx Forum wasn't able to get the people into the building (needed to open the doors at least a half hour earlier) ... Once you got past the player introductions (which were outstanding); things just kinda lost continuity ... There was no flow throughout the rest of the evening .... and too many people (entourages) on the court "spectating" took away from the night being about the teams ...
I realize this is geared towards recruits and students; so this was probably my last MM that I will be at ...
Can't wait for the season to start though !!! GO TIGERS !!!
Madness is geared towards the players and recruits..it's not really for older crowd even though a lot attend...those "entouranges" sometimes have a hand in landing a recruit or keeping a recruit in the city.
Entourages are ok I guess, but can also be the first ones in his ear when he isn't getting the playing time they think the player should...
Glad to see a good turnout, though.
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10-14-2021 03:50 PM
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(10-13-2021 11:11 PM)Unionman76 Wrote: waiting on video of penny driving into the arena
in the batman car
The difficulty of the Minot dunk is insane...
Not the most athletic dunk but dribbling through your legs while jumping and catching the dribble while not looking is impressive.
"Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
10-14-2021 04:49 PM
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(10-14-2021 07:19 AM)DDrum1961 Wrote: Minott and Harris ended up being the stars from the night, with Camden not being far behind ... and these are 3 players who no one mentions as being part of the 10-man rotation .... WOW ..
I have to say that I was disappointed in the overall production of the evening ... started late as the FedEx Forum wasn't able to get the people into the building (needed to open the doors at least a half hour earlier) ... Once you got past the player introductions (which were outstanding); things just kinda lost continuity ... There was no flow throughout the rest of the evening .... and too many people (entourages) on the court "spectating" took away from the night being about the teams ...
I realize this is geared towards recruits and students; so this was probably my last MM that I will be at ...
Can't wait for the season to start though !!! GO TIGERS !!!
Madness is geared towards the players and recruits..it's not really for older crowd even though a lot attend...those "entouranges" sometimes have a hand in landing a recruit or keeping a recruit in the city.
Understand completely .. that being said, crowd was less than attended 2 years ago ..empty seats in numerous section in lower bowl … I imagine it will be less in future years if format remains the same ..
I would not want to sit through all that silliness. But I'm almost 60 and realize the young people of today enjoy it. So good for them.
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(10-13-2021 11:11 PM)Unionman76 Wrote: waiting on video of penny driving into the arena
in the batman car
The difficulty of the Minot dunk is insane...
Not the most athletic dunk but dribbling through your legs while jumping and catching the dribble while not looking is impressive.
"Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
I'll never forget Keith blocking Patrick Ewing's shot so hard he knocked Ewing to the ground.
(10-13-2021 11:11 PM)Unionman76 Wrote: waiting on video of penny driving into the arena
in the batman car
The difficulty of the Minot dunk is insane...
Not the most athletic dunk but dribbling through your legs while jumping and catching the dribble while not looking is impressive.
"Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
Athleticism vs. Skills...
You are correct Strength and Stamina are ideals of an athlete.
But coordination I would think more of a skill...Bowlers...Are very skillful...Marksmen are very skillful...But I wouldn't say those skills make them athletes.
There are tons of athletes who have very little coordination.
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10-14-2021 06:04 PM
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(10-14-2021 07:40 AM)macgar32 Wrote: The difficulty of the Minot dunk is insane...
Not the most athletic dunk but dribbling through your legs while jumping and catching the dribble while not looking is impressive.
"Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
Athleticism vs. Skills...
You are correct Strength and Stamina are ideals of an athlete.
But coordination I would think more of a skill...Bowlers...Are very skillful...Marksmen are very skillful...But I wouldn't say those skills make them athletes.
There are tons of athletes who have very little coordination.
Fair point, as I can see the subtle distinction to be made between "raw athleticism" and "refined skill."
However, I still classify hand-eye coordination, strength, stamina and balance as "elements of athleticism." Admittedly, I'm a former hobbyist juggler and fancied myself an "athlete" to some degree. Those days are long gone.
(10-14-2021 07:40 AM)macgar32 Wrote: The difficulty of the Minot dunk is insane...
Not the most athletic dunk but dribbling through your legs while jumping and catching the dribble while not looking is impressive.
"Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
Athleticism vs. Skills...
You are correct Strength and Stamina are ideals of an athlete.
But coordination I would think more of a skill...Bowlers...Are very skillful...Marksmen are very skillful...But I wouldn't say those skills make them athletes.
There are tons of athletes who have very little coordination.
Keith Lee had great hands for a big man, and got to the right spot on the court over and over almost if by instinct. He had a great drive to finish the play He and Andre were a great tandem. I miss those days.
(10-14-2021 08:31 AM)bill dazzle Wrote: "Not the most athletic dunk" ... I disagree. The hand-eye coordination required for that move ... impressive. I watched if five times!
I see athleticism as running fast and jumping high. But you are correct the coordination it took to make that happen is amazing.
Lots of basketball fans define athleticism overwhelmingly by the "sexy and exciting" traits of explosive speed, foot quickness and jumping ability. As such, and unfortunately, hand-eye coordination, balance, strength and stamina often get overlooked. There have always been a decent number of big-time basketball players who were/are average runners and jumpers. But they rarely have gotten their full due.
Keith Lee, perhaps the all-time greatest Tiger basketball player, was not fast and was not a strong jumper. He even looked somewhat uncoordinated. But his footwork, balance and handling of the ball ... magnificent. Though Lee wasn't fluid, he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.
Athleticism vs. Skills...
You are correct Strength and Stamina are ideals of an athlete.
But coordination I would think more of a skill...Bowlers...Are very skillful...Marksmen are very skillful...But I wouldn't say those skills make them athletes.
There are tons of athletes who have very little coordination.
Keith Lee had great hands for a big man, and got to the right spot on the court over and over almost if by instinct. He had a great drive to finish the play He and Andre were a great tandem. I miss those days.
Lee did, indeed, have excellent hands. He could catch the ball in traffic, shoot with a nice touch, control oddly-bouncing rebounds, pass, etc. What a tremendously skilled big man. He reminded me, in some respects, of Kevin McHale. You don't see big men like that as much nowadays.
10-14-2021 10:22 PM
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(10-14-2021 09:24 PM)memphisike Wrote: Penny in a TIGER BLUE SLINGSHOT
Ike in a TIGER BLUE LAMBORGHINI
IKE's next purchase will be a FLAMINGO PINK SLINGSHOT, look for it on the street
I thought my night had been made whole as I sipped on some vanilla almond milk whilst watching a rerun of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
(10-14-2021 09:24 PM)memphisike Wrote: Penny in a TIGER BLUE SLINGSHOT
Ike in a TIGER BLUE LAMBORGHINI
IKE's next purchase will be a FLAMINGO PINK SLINGSHOT, look for it on the street
(10-14-2021 09:24 PM)memphisike Wrote: Penny in a TIGER BLUE SLINGSHOT
Ike in a TIGER BLUE LAMBORGHINI
IKE's next purchase will be a FLAMINGO PINK SLINGSHOT, look for it on the street
I thought I saw a blue lambo on the street on the way to the game, so I looked to see if it was Ike or not. Turns out it was just a leprechaun in a purple Tiger jersey. The back seat was filled with Peabody ducks. Maybe Ike was in the trunk?
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