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RE: Kao is the Key- Why Isn’t He a Stater?
I have complained about ALo for five years now. This season I have complained about him being in the starting line-up. The thing is I am starting to think that all of us who like me complained will discover next season just how much he did for the team. Unfortunately his absence will probably be the only thing that will demonstrate his worth. Only one thing is for certain: he will always be a Tiger!
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(01-07-2023 04:38 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)AustinTXTiger Wrote:  I agree that C. Lawson’s ceiling is very low compared to Kai’s ceiling. The interior defense is extremely suspect when C. Lawson is playing the 5 and it seems like the opposing teams know this. Sadly, I don’t have any confidence that Penny will get this. He is notorious for riding with his East players over higher ceiling players, ex: Josh Minnot, M. Cisse, Boogie Ellis, Damian Baugh, and the list goes on.

That's why Duren started over C. Lawson and Dandridge last season?

Well, let’s see, Duren was a lotto pick. Lawson was hurt & we know the story with Dandridge, you simpleton. No one was going to start over him, again, you Simp.

If you’d like to use the logic you’re trying to prove, it’s Lomax, whose Penny’s allegiance to has cost us a competent PG for years and limited our ceiling, especially last season. Which now we have a competent PG, finally, and the supporting cast is gone. Half a season left and the East experiment I’d done, thankfully.
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(01-07-2023 08:15 PM)Unbreakable04 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:38 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)AustinTXTiger Wrote:  I agree that C. Lawson’s ceiling is very low compared to Kai’s ceiling. The interior defense is extremely suspect when C. Lawson is playing the 5 and it seems like the opposing teams know this. Sadly, I don’t have any confidence that Penny will get this. He is notorious for riding with his East players over higher ceiling players, ex: Josh Minnot, M. Cisse, Boogie Ellis, Damian Baugh, and the list goes on.

That's why Duren started over C. Lawson and Dandridge last season?

Well, let’s see, Duren was a lotto pick. Lawson was hurt & we know the story with Dandridge, you simpleton. No one was going to start over him, again, you Simp.

If you’d like to use the logic you’re trying to prove, it’s Lomax, whose Penny’s allegiance to has cost us a competent PG for years and limited our ceiling, especially last season. Which now we have a competent PG, finally, and the supporting cast is gone. Half a season left and the East experiment I’d done, thankfully.

Classy. I know facts are challenging for you, but the fact remains that Penny recruited over his "East" guys. Why do you think we had Duren in the first place? He just showed up and Penny begrudgingly let him play? Regarding point guards, yeah, that's why we have Kendric Davis and why last season he was hoping to groom Bates into a point guard.

Are you really this dim? All signs point to the affirmative.
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Hell ... Alo won the damn game today. If your too stupid to watch a game ... Offense and Defense ... no comment !!
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(01-07-2023 07:49 PM)Keeper Wrote:  I have complained about ALo for five years now. This season I have complained about him being in the starting line-up. The thing is I am starting to think that all of us who like me complained will discover next season just how much he did for the team. Unfortunately his absence will probably be the only thing that will demonstrate his worth. Only one thing is for certain: he will always be a Tiger!

I've been on his ass the whole time he's been here. This year he's showing his worth. I'll probably still moan and groan when he makes a boneheaded play but I'm done with the constant criticism.

Without him today we may well have lost this game. His two back to back (I think) steals changed the whole momentum of the game and sparked a 20 or 22-0 run. He was definitely the MVP today. And he's gotten better with every game. The one thing that is never in doubt is that he will go balls to the wall the entire time he's on the court. You can't over-state the significance of that.
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(01-07-2023 08:15 PM)Unbreakable04 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:38 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)AustinTXTiger Wrote:  I agree that C. Lawson’s ceiling is very low compared to Kai’s ceiling. The interior defense is extremely suspect when C. Lawson is playing the 5 and it seems like the opposing teams know this. Sadly, I don’t have any confidence that Penny will get this. He is notorious for riding with his East players over higher ceiling players, ex: Josh Minnot, M. Cisse, Boogie Ellis, Damian Baugh, and the list goes on.

That's why Duren started over C. Lawson and Dandridge last season?

Well, let’s see, Duren was a lotto pick. Lawson was hurt & we know the story with Dandridge, you simpleton. No one was going to start over him, again, you Simp.

If you’d like to use the logic you’re trying to prove, it’s Lomax, whose Penny’s allegiance to has cost us a competent PG for years and limited our ceiling, especially last season. Which now we have a competent PG, finally, and the supporting cast is gone. Half a season left and the East experiment I’d done, thankfully.

As I recall, last year CLaw was playing very well when the VT guy took him out. Also, last year, he was playing the 4, not the 5. I think he deserves credit for playing out of position this year without complaint and without poor body language. Remember in high school at East, he was a 3.
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(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:18 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  And yes I cant freaking wait for ALo to be gone. That will settle a lot of complaints. I dont mean addition by subtraction, I just mean, ALo gone will ease a lot of tension from fans who are sick of the East crap.

It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?
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(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:18 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  And yes I cant freaking wait for ALo to be gone. That will settle a lot of complaints. I dont mean addition by subtraction, I just mean, ALo gone will ease a lot of tension from fans who are sick of the East crap.

It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?
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(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

lomax was 2 of 3
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(01-08-2023 10:01 AM)Unionman76 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

lomax was 2 of 3

Does it change the shooting percentage? Davis only made six buckets from 20 attempts and was 0-6 from three. Pretty crappy if you ask me. How many times did Davis just throw it away with his shot attempts, wasting possessions through horrible shooting? Do the math. By shooting the ball 7 times more than Lomax, he only made double the points. How about this statistic? Lomax is 45.5% on the season to Davis's 39%. Davis also can't touch Lomax's defense. Do you feel better for attempting to illustrate a perceived shortcoming?
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(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

Says I'm more objective. .. go back and look at the game film. Look who's sloughing off ECU's perimeter shots in the first half. Even Penny made mention of it in his half time interview. Alo isn't the only guilty party yet he does it consistently game to game despite his reputation for defense. And BTW, based on stats I suppose you'd have Alo take over the offense in tight end of game situations, is that what you are saying?
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(01-08-2023 10:15 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

Says I'm more objective. .. go back and look at the game film. Look who's sloughing off ECU's perimeter shots in the first half. Even Penny made mention of it in his half time interview. Alo isn't the only guilty party yet he does it consistently game to game despite his reputation for defense. And BTW, based on stats I suppose you'd have Alo take over the offense in tight end of game situations, is that what you are saying?

Who is the better defender among our guards? I never said that Lomax should take over on offense. What I'm communicating is that he's solid. Not only is he bringing the strongest defensive threat, he's been very smart with his shot selection, and playing to his strengths. He gets most of the blame from the cadre of morons, which isn't deserved. If you take my post as implying anything else, that's one heck of a stretch.

To reiterate my intention, from my post, refer to the bold text above. Typically when one is trying to make a point, they do so as as their opening statement. Isn't that how it usually works?
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(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:18 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  And yes I cant freaking wait for ALo to be gone. That will settle a lot of complaints. I dont mean addition by subtraction, I just mean, ALo gone will ease a lot of tension from fans who are sick of the East crap.

It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

Emoni Bates comes to mind.
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(01-08-2023 10:24 AM)Browning Hall Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

Emoni Bates comes to mind.

The list of players that have been run off because of Alo infatuation is IMMENSE.... This team suffers greatly as well as Penny's coaching development suffers from over reliance/dependence on Alo....We're still borderline NIT, or praying to make to NCAA tourney with 17 seniors 03-puke
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(01-08-2023 10:24 AM)Browning Hall Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 04:36 PM)msu35 Wrote:  It's only a subset of morons that constantly ride Lomax.
Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

Emoni Bates comes to mind.

And maybe Boogie Ellis & all the pure PGs we couldn't or didn't recruit over Penny's first several years (one from Memphis comes to mind).
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(01-08-2023 10:22 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 10:15 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

Says I'm more objective. .. go back and look at the game film. Look who's sloughing off ECU's perimeter shots in the first half. Even Penny made mention of it in his half time interview. Alo isn't the only guilty party yet he does it consistently game to game despite his reputation for defense. And BTW, based on stats I suppose you'd have Alo take over the offense in tight end of game situations, is that what you are saying?

Who is the better defender among our guards? I never said that Lomax should take over on offense. What I'm communicating is that he's solid. Not only is he bringing the strongest defensive threat, he's been very smart with his shot selection, and playing to his strengths. He gets most of the blame from the cadre of morons, which isn't deserved. If you take my post as implying anything else, that's one heck of a stretch.

To reiterate my intention, from my post, refer to the bold text above. Typically when one is trying to make a point, they do so as as their opening statement. Isn't that how it usually works?

Even your bolded text shows bias. I never said anything about "significant blame",, those are your words and your bias against what I said.
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(01-08-2023 10:29 AM)thagr82008 Wrote:  The list of players that have been run off because of Alo infatuation is IMMENSE.... This team suffers greatly as well as Penny's coaching development suffers from over reliance/dependence on Alo....We're still borderline NIT, or praying to make to NCAA tourney with 17 seniors 03-puke

You don't know this as fact. You have no clue what's going on with coaching decisions or behind the scenes with the team. This is merely opinion. Again, if Penny is so dead set on running off players, why does he continue to recruit players in positions that compete with the "East" guys?
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(01-08-2023 10:29 AM)thagr82008 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 10:24 AM)Browning Hall Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 08:53 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 07:35 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  
(01-07-2023 05:32 PM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  Lomax was a big part of the second half come back. He had 7 steals, 6 assist and only 2 to's.

He is also a big part of us getting blitzed from 3 each game (this game especially). He doesn't close out on shooters because he would rather go for steals by cheating to the paint.

I've mentioned this time & again. He was today, just like many games in the past, the defender running at the guy shooting a 3 because he had sloughed off so far. He is also the guy who gets easily screened at the top of the key. I agree Alo has some good qualities but many here refuse to see his limitations and the bias shown to play him major minutes when better talent is sitting on the bench over his career. Why not develope that better talent to the team's benefit rather than run it off?

Emoni Bates comes to mind.

The list of players that have been run off because of Alo infatuation is IMMENSE.... This team suffers greatly as well as Penny's coaching development suffers from over reliance/dependence on Alo....We're still borderline NIT, or praying to make to NCAA tourney with 17 seniors 03-puke

Genuinely curious. Could you list them?
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RE: Kao is the Key- Why Isn’t He a Stater?
(01-08-2023 10:34 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 10:22 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 10:15 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 09:45 AM)msu35 Wrote:  To put significant blame on Lomax for our deficiencies in perimeter defense is hilarious. He's our strongest defender among the guards, has been shooting more consistently, and isn't the reason why we lose games. In this game he tied with Davis for assists, had double the steals, half the turnovers, and shot 66.7% from the field to Davis's 30%. Only a select group of our "special" fans can't see the value he brings and continue to dump on him. Even CUSA_NEWS has been smart enough to lay off. What does that say about you?

Says I'm more objective. .. go back and look at the game film. Look who's sloughing off ECU's perimeter shots in the first half. Even Penny made mention of it in his half time interview. Alo isn't the only guilty party yet he does it consistently game to game despite his reputation for defense. And BTW, based on stats I suppose you'd have Alo take over the offense in tight end of game situations, is that what you are saying?

Who is the better defender among our guards? I never said that Lomax should take over on offense. What I'm communicating is that he's solid. Not only is he bringing the strongest defensive threat, he's been very smart with his shot selection, and playing to his strengths. He gets most of the blame from the cadre of morons, which isn't deserved. If you take my post as implying anything else, that's one heck of a stretch.

To reiterate my intention, from my post, refer to the bold text above. Typically when one is trying to make a point, they do so as as their opening statement. Isn't that how it usually works?

Even your bolded text shows bias. I never said anything about "significant blame",, those are your words and your bias against what I said.

So you're saying just because there is bias it can't be true? You're precious. At least I back up my bias with facts, something you seemingly can't do.
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RE: Kao is the Key- Why Isn’t He a Stater?
(01-08-2023 10:34 AM)msu35 Wrote:  
(01-08-2023 10:29 AM)thagr82008 Wrote:  The list of players that have been run off because of Alo infatuation is IMMENSE.... This team suffers greatly as well as Penny's coaching development suffers from over reliance/dependence on Alo....We're still borderline NIT, or praying to make to NCAA tourney with 17 seniors 03-puke

You don't know this as fact. You have no clue what's going on with coaching decisions or behind the scenes with the team. This is merely opinion. Again, if Penny is so dead set on running off players, why does he continue to recruit players in positions that compete with the "East" guys?

Penny can recruit consistent top 10 classes but can't or won't recruit a top pure PG? Really, just do a little critical thinking. And BTW, you never did reply to my question given the stats you quoted, do you want Alo with the ball in his hands for tight, late game situations?
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