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(12-07-2017 10:43 AM)757ODU Wrote:  

(12-07-2017 10:37 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(12-07-2017 10:31 AM)757ODU Wrote:  

(12-07-2017 10:03 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Porter is probably our most skilled player and has the most talent. He has stretches were he looks dominant. There are also too many stretches were he either gets in foul trouble or disappears. But, I will say, he may be our most productive player by the end of the year if he continues to improve.

Other notes so far:

-Hueitt hasn't played a ton of minutes (39), but he has an insanely high 25% rebound rate.

-Carver has shown the ability to rebound well this year, which is nice for the 3rd big. He has grown into a solid role player for us.

-Brandans rebounding numbers are a bit down this year; especially on the offensive side. That is something he is going to have to improve on. On a positive note, he doesn't have the blocks that Porter has, but he's been a better positional defender.

-BJ has improved our rebounding by getting in on defensive boards. His game is solid, but I would like to see if he can improve on driving to the basket/drawing fouls. At this point, it appears he is only a spot up shooter that can also take 2 dribbles and shoot a jumper.

-Green may be hitting a freshman wall. Started out hot, but has not played well the last few games. I'm sure he will be fine.

-Haynes has been solid. Hopefully, his 3 point percentage continues to rise (32% now). For his athleticism, he needs to get to the rack more though. He does a good job at limiting turnovers. He's defense hasn't quite been as good as last year.

-Caver is just a rock. Love that he's improved his passing this year. I think he is better in transition than I believed him to be and we are seeing it in his ability to distribute. He needs to get out of that shooting slump, but is helping the team in other ways.

-Pinkney has been bad, but very limited minutes. The 3 point shot last night looked ok, but the ball just sticks with him. Very limited data though.

You are usually very knowledgeable, but I could not believe you were trying to argue this with me. The kid is quick, has great vision, and is extremely athletic. He is made for the open floor.

I think both of you are right. I do think he is built for the open floor, I also think he has not been great in transition consistently at this point. This year has been better, and frankly, I think the reason he wasn't great there in the past is because it was not something JJ cared much about, and I don't believe they spent a ton of effort on it in practice.

You serious? He is been amazing in the open floor.

This year he has mostly been good. Last year, not so much.

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