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(05-07-2013 07:39 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  We've had Slinky's Mom as a poster before. How soon before Mama Gorilla starts posting?

Mom just turned 85. She is not into home computers and the internet. Mom works five days a week from one until five pm as a receptionist for a physician. I think that she is only familiar with the computers at her work.

(05-07-2013 07:51 AM)TheGORILLA Wrote:  

(05-07-2013 07:39 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  We've had Slinky's Mom as a poster before. How soon before Mama Gorilla starts posting?

Mom just turned 85. She is not into home computers and the internet. Mom works five days a week from one until five pm as a receptionist for a physician. I think that she is only familiar with the computers at her work.

She could still show up to give us her opinion of the cagers.

(05-06-2013 08:23 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  the last home game will be:
PG Swing
SG Purifoy
SF Williams
PF Rucker
C Foz

Swing at point? In late Feb/March? Are you nuts?

(05-07-2013 08:05 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(05-06-2013 08:23 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  the last home game will be:
PG Swing
SG Purifoy
SF Williams
PF Rucker
C Foz

Swing at point? In late Feb/March? Are you nuts?

An upgrade over Karl Moton.

The last game being the Senior game fellas.

(05-07-2013 08:05 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(05-06-2013 08:23 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  the last home game will be:
PG Swing
SG Purifoy
SF Williams
PF Rucker
C Foz

Swing at point? In late Feb/March? Are you nuts?

No, he's not nuts, but you may be for being the only one who didn't get the gist of his post.

And before we get too comfortable with this "depth," recall a few years ago the fears on this board that we had more players than minutes and how could Mike Davis possibly keep them all happy.

Then fall semester grades were posted.

Haase got a paass last year. This time, he haas the players he wanted. I'm eager to see what he can do with them.

(05-07-2013 08:13 AM)58-56 Wrote:  And before we get too comfortable with this "depth," recall a few years ago the fears on this board that we had more players than minutes and how could Mike Davis possibly keep them all happy.

Then fall semester grades were posted.

Haase got a paass last year. This time, he haas the players he wanted. I'm eager to see what he can do with them.

I agree. Everyone needs to remember that he is still learning on the job and will face some challenges that a 2nd year coach has never dealt with. He is the least experienced coach we've had since Murry, so I expect some rookie mistakes.

(05-07-2013 08:13 AM)58-56 Wrote:  And before we get too comfortable with this "depth," recall a few years ago the fears on this board that we had more players than minutes and how could Mike Davis possibly keep them all happy.

Then fall semester grades were posted.

Haase got a paass last year. This time, he haas the players he wanted. I'm eager to see what he can do with them.

I think he's still one year away from truly having the players he wants.

All my life I thought SF stood for small forward.

(05-07-2013 07:11 AM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since I like to keep Swing at the shooting forward spot, I'm not sure what to do with Rucker. He over-achieves as an undersized PF, but I don't think he has the ability to step out and make long range shots consistently, thus limiting his play as a SF.

(05-07-2013 08:24 AM)ICB Wrote:  All my life I thought SF stood for small forward.

(05-07-2013 07:11 AM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since I like to keep Swing at the shooting forward spot, I'm not sure what to do with Rucker. He over-achieves as an undersized PF, but I don't think he has the ability to step out and make long range shots consistently, thus limiting his play as a SF.

Does that mean that PF stands for passive forward?

(05-07-2013 08:12 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  The last game being the Senior game fellas.

Ooooohhh. Well nevermind then.

(05-07-2013 08:24 AM)ICB Wrote:  All my life I thought SF stood for small forward.

(05-07-2013 07:11 AM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since I like to keep Swing at the shooting forward spot, I'm not sure what to do with Rucker. He over-achieves as an undersized PF, but I don't think he has the ability to step out and make long range shots consistently, thus limiting his play as a SF.

I thought PF stood for Personal Foul.

(05-07-2013 07:10 AM)TheGORILLA Wrote:  Chads Gulf Coast Commodores Mens Team finished 20-9. They didn't set the world on fire. The Lady Commodores finished 29-6 and played their way to the semi finals of their national junior college tournament, losing to National Champion Trinity College by 4 points.

Once again, according to Mom, Chad was more of a combo guard. Like I said once before, Mom said she couldn't figure out who was playing point guard, during game play. She seemed to indicate that during game play, he would sort of share point guard duty with another player. Does that make sense? In other words, she also indicated that the Commodores did not really have an outstanding true point guard who led the team.

While not really playing the point, he still dished out more assists than our PGs last year. I'll take it

2014 Probable Starters:

PG - Chad Frazier (SR)
SG - Thaddeaus Riddeau (SR)
SF - Robert Brown (JR)
PF - CJ Washington (SR)
C - Tosin Mehinti (SO)

I know Brown is more of a SG, but I wanted he and Riddeau in the starting five. For a team losing five seniors, that looks pretty good. All but Brown should get some good PT this season. And of course it doesn't include new recruits we'll have coming in next season. If the 2013 team wins a lot, it can only help the 2014 recruiting class.