Boehiem Needs to Go 10 Deep. Wait, What?
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 2:15 PM EST
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PrintThis discussion pops up every year. It always does. It always will for as long as Jim Boeheim calls the coaching box home.
But this year is different.
This is the first year in awhile the Orange has had 10 players, distributed through the five positions evenly, that can contribute in every game. There's 10 talented players that bring a variety of skill sets to both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor.
There's 10 players that need to play in every game from here on out.
Take that in for a moment.
10 players. They can all play. They all deserve to play.
The whole "Mookie Jones and James Southerland are awful defenders and can't be trusted on the floor" argument is out of the window. It's a lazy excuse to fall back into the comforts of that seven, maybe eight man rotation.
Jones and Southerland have improved enough defensively that they are no longer utter disasters on that end of the floor. In fact, they are more balanced players than a recent fan favorite who received his fair share of playing time.
Let's face it: Kristof Ongenaet was a disaster on the offensive end of the floor. He contributed little offensively, save for the occasional offensive rebound and back-breaking dunk. Although his playing situation was a little different (Syracuse needed an eighth man, especially a forward, which made him that guy), he still received serious minutes, 45% min% in 2008 and 32% in 2009.
Do James Southerland and Mookie Jones deserve those kinds of minutes? Probably not, but they, like Kristof! bring much-needed attributes to this Syracuse team. Southerland and Jones are the most capable three-point shooters on this team. They are the zone-breakers that most teams lack and consequently struggle against a zone like Syracuse's.
Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche showed last year they are capable shooters, but each fall into that trap the zone lures you into. While they are both solid sized guards (6'2 and 6'4), shooting over a zone has proven not to be their cup of tea.
Enter Southerland and Jones at 6'8 and 6'6.
Their shooting performances last night showed they are more than capable of hitting shots over a zone.
Yes, Southerland hasn't shown he can do it consistently, but Jones has. Last year he hit 45% of his threes. This year, he's been almost as good at 42%.
Do these guys deserve sixth man minutes? No, they still have the occasional lapse defensively, but when a team plays zone, one of these two players MUST be in the game.
Southerland has emerged as someone who brings it every day at practice (as opposed to last year when there were questions about his dedication). He should pull minutes away from CJ Fair (good defender, good against a man defense, worthless against a zone-defense) and Kris Joseph who hasn't shown he can hit consistently a three-point shot (and for what it's worth, looked absolutely lost defensively last night).
Finding minutes for Jones is a little tougher. Against a zone, it's reasonable to play him alongside either Triche or Jardine. Against man-defense, it's hard to envision him on the court when Jardine, Triche, and Dion Waiters are all so effective off the bounce.
Questioning his decision making is also a popular thing to do, but when you look at the raw stats, 143.7 offensive rating which means he essentially does no wrong offensively and his turnover rate of 5% (while the average guard is around 20%) is superior.
Besides justifying Jones taking minutes away from the other guards based on talent, there is an issue with his attitude. Would his attitude get better if he was playing and got a fair shot in real minutes? Maybe.
But Mookie gets his fair shot everyday in practice, and he's been an issue since practice started in the fall.
So in the end, Southerland absolutely deserves real minutes against good teams. Jones is more of the question mark. He should get his shot, but he needs to continue to earn. He definitely can contribute against Big East opponents, but for him, it is a matter of showing up everyday with the right attitude.
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Because we play zone its harder to find defensive metrics for individuals. Especially wing players.
I haven’t seen enough of Mookie to say definitively that he is a competent defender. Southerland on the other hand can play the middle of the zone at the 3 spot or give Rick Jackson a breather at the 4 and play at the back end of the zone. He is much more valuable defensively then Mookie.
The question Boeheim has probably asked himself, is Mookie a drop off defensively from Waiters? Looking at the visual evidence you have to say no. So if we are playing a zone, putting a 6’6’’ Mookie in there to shoot over it for a couple of minutes is really a no brainer.
Southerland is never going to play the center of the zone. He’s not a center, he’s not strong enough to be a center. He isn’t tall enough to be a center. But you are right that he can slide in on either side of the win on the baseline.
And I agree that he’s more valuable defensively than Mookie even if they are at the same skill level defensively because of Southerland’s versatility and length.
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yea, I meant he was long enough to sub for Rick and play the wing spot covering the baseline along with Kris and Baye like he did vs Iona.
But being 6’8’’ won’t prohibit you from being a center in college. You are right on him not being strong enough.
I think it will be nice
to put in some 3-shooters to throw off the other team. These guys will be under the radar, and when they come out and start raining 3s, it will keep changing up the defense of the opposing team.
So, while I think they should be used sparingly since neither of them has consistently produced off the bench (18 point night or not, its more of an exception than a rule sadly for Southerland right now)
They are good tools to have in the toolbox regardless.
Southie yes Mookie no
Southie at least brings some size and he will rebound (unlike Fair). I don’t agree at all that Mookie’s defense has improved.
Err what?!
“………his turnover rate of 5% (while the average guard is around 20%) is superior.”
Eh? What is the point of that stat?
My eyes tell me Mookie’s defense has not improved. He’s still the same, sadly.
The KOng comparison is off base. I’d rather have a liability on offense, than a liability on defense any day.
Turnover rate means that in 20 possessions that Mookie finishes (his action ends the possession), only one is a turnover. That’s insanely low. The guy doesn’t make mistakes. He doesn’t throw the ball away. When he gets it, he either takes an open shot and converts it at a high rate or makes a safe pass.
And if you don’t think his defense has improved you’re not watching him close enough. He’s improved from “completely incompetent liability” to “mediocre defender.”
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Also, He has a few steals
on the season too, which makes it decently active in the zone. I lean forward and am constantly yelling at the TV when he is in, but it is definitely clear he has improved his defense from last year. Instead of completely ignoring zone and going all man.v.man, he at least mentally struggles with it and bounces on the top of the key.
Improving from "bad" to "pretty bad" isn't that great.
There were several examples from last night where they were swinging it around the perimeter and getting an open look on Mookie’s top corner without having to make an entry pass to open up that space. He simply doesn’t have the quickness yet to rotate with the rest of the zone to his assignment.
You’re right that that is a good turnover rate, but at the same time he doesn’t attempt too many passes that test the defense. Out of the (estimated) 20 touches he saw last night, four were shot attempts, two were assists, and 14 were passes two another guard on the perimeter.
Can we at least agree that at the SF position, if it is between southerland and mookie:
Southerland has better defense
They can shoot with equal accuracy
and Southerland has more options from the triple threat.
"Point-Blank-Period"
The TO stat is inherently flawed
Most of Mookie’s shots should count as TOs, his shot selection is terrible. He doesn’t move on offense, he just stands 25 feet from the basket waiting for the ball. When he does pass the ball, it is always a swing pass to the guy next to him, never an entry feed or skip pass. And I seriously do not know what you are watching if you think he has improved in any way on D.
Shot Selection
Early in the year he jacked a few bad shots – he played 15 minutes last night and took 4 shots. He’s shooting 42% from 3 pt range. He’s swinging the ball around the perimeter. This year he’s averaging 1 shot attempt for every 3 minutes played – which equals 10 attempts per 30 minutes played. His shot selection is no longer horrible.
All Season
He’s played 75 minutes and taken 26 shots – that’s one per every 3 minutes played. He’s hardly chucking. He’s also making 42% from 3 pt range,. Triche, Joseph and Jardine are all 30% or under from beyond the 3. No one is saying he should be playing 30 mpg – but against teams that zone us, if the ball isn’t going in, he can help.
Who ever isn't getting it done
Brandon and Scoop are interchangable. Both are playing fairly well right now – a couple of weeks ago, that wasn’t the case. Brandon couldn’t throw it in the ocean from a row boat.
Here’s my point – if Brandon or Scoop is cold and the opposing team is zoning SU, then you get Mookie in the game for 5 minutes and see what happens. If triche and scoop are getting it done, Mookie can chat with Hop on the pine. Not saying he should be starting or playing 25 mpg.
Scoop is playing 30 mpg right now – that will only go up – Brandon is at 27 mpg, that will go up. Skim 3 minutes off Scoop, 2 off Brandon – give them to Mook, if he’s hot, ride him.
For what it’s worth I think Waiters has the most pure talent on the team.
Not just number of shots
He will shoot with no one under the basket to rebound, in transition that’s fine, but not in a half court set. He is taking less shots, a good start, but still will jack up a shot he can get anytime into a possession 5-10 seconds into it.
I know what TO rate means - Thank you very much.
Have you see the shots he takes. Yesterday was am improvement – no doubt.
But this is Mookie – the guy who has in the past, jacked up a shot almost on cue when he gets the ball.
Also – I think someone covered this before, but moving from “pathetic” to “turrrible” isnt cause for giving him minutes over KrisJo, as you suggest in your quote below.
“He should pull minutes away from CJ Fair (good defender, good against a man defense, worthless against a zone-defense) and Kris Joseph who hasn’t shown he can hit consistently a three-point shot (and for what it’s worth, looked absolutely lost defensively last night).”
It’s one game, against Morgan State. He got minutes because we were always in a comfortable lead.
I know PT is as chicken-and-egg as they come, but am still very leery about him.
I didn't suggest Mookie get Kris Jo's minutes
I suggest Southerland should eat up some of his minutes and by some I mean like 3 to 5.
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wheres the option for zero minutes for Mookie?
Seriously, what the hell is this? Mookie hasn’t improved one bit on the defensive end, from ever game I’ve seen this year, and the you’re citing turnovers stats that are mostly accumulated in garbage time for Mookie. Southerland has done more in more meaningful minutes than Mookie ever has his entire time at Syracuse. Not to mention, you talked about the reason Kristof got so many minutes was because of a dearth of fowards. Then it would seem obvious the reason why Mookie doesn’t get minutes is the number of high quality guards. He has Triche, Jardine, Waiters, and Fair ahead of him. The whole point about Kristof being a disaster on offense is flawed. That wasn’t his purpose when going on the floor. Boeheim’s purpose for him was to put a cool head in, a stopper, someone who was more intelligent to settle the team down. Mookie’s purpose is to be a sharpshooter when given the open look from 3 and play help defense. Instead he jacks shots in traffic way too much for his role or skill, and doesn’t use the shot clock at all. Again, the only reason that tunrover stat looks so good is the pure lack of time Mookie has played. Yeah, he has a 5% TORate, but thats in only 13.1 %Min played.
I think Southerland is better able to fit our needs defensively than Mookie
But that’s just me.
The real stats I’d like to see are shots attempted per minute played.
Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.
Mookie is terrible
Southerland is starting to show he deserves some minutes, Mookie has done NOTHING to earn any. Mookie is a liability on defense, doesn’t hustle, and can’t handle the ball. He has one attribute – he is a decent long range shooter. He is only decent because he has a terrible shot selection, last year he took 28% of the shots while he was on the court, way more then anyone else (Wes was at 23%). He is a gunner who is not worth a scholarship. I can’t stand that everyone chants “Moookie” each time he steps on the court, feeding his ego even more. He plays like a chicken with his head cut off.
Southerland has been much better on D, he still comes out top too far to try and take away threes. His rebounding is getting much better, and he is a good finisher on the break. I hope he keeps it up because he is going to be needed.
Did Mookie steal your lunch money in elementary school?
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
A few times, still a lot of deep rooted hatred from that
There have been many frustrating players to come here, and Mookie is definitely one of them. Lots of them end up transferring (Louie, Rock, etc.), some stay (Michael Edwards, Ovcina, etc.) and some become important members of the team (Devendorf, Scoop, Red Autry, etc.). I’d love to see Mookie become part of the Devo, Scoop, and Red group, I just don’t see it happening and wish everyone would stop pining for more minutes for him. If he starts hustling, steps up his D, and becomes a little more creative offensively, give him minutes, if not, stick to garbage time.
Wow.
Lots of hate for Theodore in the comments.
RELATED QUESTION: When did Theodore start playing for Georgetown?
That's . . . kind of insane.
There’s a lot of similarities in skill sets between Theodore and Jason Clark, and I really am not looking forward to seeing Clark on February 9th.
It's Very Insane
Mookie shouldn’t be playing 30 minutes per game – but against teams that zone us, when others are cold, he should see some time. He probably won’t, but he should.
?
They have one similarity, they like to shoot threes. Clark is much smaller then Mookie, I believe 6’2’’, very skinny as well. He can handle the ball, hustles, and can also go to the hoop. I don’t see them as anywhere near the same player. Agree with you that I am not looking forward to seeing Clark, he can get hot.
This is where Mookie's perception is clouding the issue.
Handle
Clark has never had a turnover rate below 21.0. You’re going to have a hard time convincing me that Clark has great handle just because he has a greater predilection at getting in the paint than a similarly situated catch-and-shoot player.
Clark’s handle against Temple was a big reason that Georgetown lost that game (and his shooting was a big reason why the Hoyas stayed in the game).
To the Hoop
What’s the best way to see that, other than through generalizations? Free throw rate.
Mookie: 2011 (18.2); 2010 (19.4)
Clark: 2011 (17.0); 2010 (24.3)
We’re not talking monster differences here in style and approach. In fact, I’d say that Clark’s exaggerated number in 2010 was much attributable to the Princeton Offense and running sets from the high post.
What I’m getting at is this: You don’t like Mookie, you’re never going to like Mookie, and that’s that. Mookie’s perception is going to hang over him for folks like you until he goes 100-100 from the field, steals 30 balls a game, and shits gold eggs.
by Hoya Suxa on Dec 21, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Mookie has never been asked to do or done the same things Clark does. I agree with you wholeheartedly regarding the Temple game. Clark has had to run point for them, I could only imagine what Mookie’s TO rate would be in that instance. While the stats back you up, it is hard to compare a 30 minute a game player vs. a 10th man. The sample size is not there for Mookie, and most of his minutes come vs. weaker competition.
I don’t think that Mookie plays with heart or that he is a smart player. That is why I don’t like his game. If he were to change his attitude/hustle, and also start shitting out those solid gold eggs, I’d be all for him getting PT. I don’t root against Mookie, obviously I want to see him do well, I just don’t think he deserves minutes. Hopefully he can prove me, and numerous other people wrong.
Play Southerland, Mookie is situational IMO
I do agree Mookie is suspect on D. Zone D at that. He just looks uninterested out there. Play D with some enthusiasm, hands active hustling to your spot. He kind of just trots around out there.
With that said, I think he does deserve minutes as a 3 point specialist. He doesn’t jack up shots from what I see, he shoots when open. Teams don’t prepare for him quit frankly he walks on the floor and I think teams say who the hell is that guy. I’ve never seen him this year take a contested 3 that he shouldn’t have thrown up. He’s a situational play.
James Southerland needs more minutes. Dude adds much necessary shooter and has shown at times to be unconscious with his shot. He can shoot over anyone at that. Like a Donte Green with out the gun slinger (just cause im an NBA prospect) mentality.
Small point on the hands up
If you watch, Triche never has his hands up when he’s shifting through the zone. He only puts them up once he is front of the man with the ball. But no one on here is going to call Triche a bad defender.
People aren’t looking at the right things to judge these guys on their defensive skills. Allowing wide open shots or giving the opponents’ shooters shots is the biggest key of bad defense at the top of the zone. Waiters gets killed a lot more on open shots than Mookie has this season.
by Jameson_Fleming on Dec 21, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Hands up
Mookie and Waiters usually have their hands up when they are out there (or in Mookie’s case, one hand up and one hand down), it doesn’t help much if you don’t move your feet or know correct positioning and slides.
gimmie your heart, gimmie gimmie your heart, gimmie gimmie
sorry – saw the two hands up…. JSouth also had a nice mid-range jumper last night. If he can hit that but also drive to the basket if a defender comes out as well as hit the three, he will have a lot more options then just chucking it up from beyond the arc
It's a matter of scale...
To say that Waiters gets killed a lot more on open shots than Mookie, though it may be true, look at the difference in minutes played, and there you have the answer for that one there.
by Dwight Stevenson on Dec 21, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Based on looks, Mookie hustles more than he used to....
….however, Mookies problem is, and will continue to be, no matter how good he gets, there will always, always be much better guys on the team than him. He’s had 3 years to prove why he should be on the court, and has failed consistently to break into the rotation. Freshman are getting more time than him on the court, so that speaks volumes about where he is at as a basketball player.
by Pinker on Dec 21, 2010 3:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Its too bad, seems like a good kid with a decent shot
Ive pulled for him every year. I remember his freshman mistakes, sophomore errors, but to be a junior and not have the consistent shot and defense to get yourself off the bench for more than a few minutes a game speaks volumes sadly.
Play them all
There is no reason why you can’t find room to play Mookie for a few and James for more than a few every game. SU needs some shooters, they both can shoot (and make them). Southerland can do a little more, and while neither of them are great ballhandlers, they can
do productive stuff.
And it doesn’t hurt to develop players just in case. I’d have said that before last year
with Riley. Just have players who are able to play.
Kev
Mookie, Southerland, 10 deep next year?
The frustrating part about this out of conference schedule versus cupcakes is that too many people (Boeheim of course not included) begin to believe that weaker players who make contributions should also see the floor during Big East play. Unfortunately the only thing that these games show is that players like Mookie can play against low to mid-major teams. In other words this is probably the level that Mookie should have been recruited to, or now should be transferring too. Mookie is a good shooter sure, but there are D-3 shooters who could stand and make the uncontested shots he was taking last night. In Mookie you have a player who can’t dribble, drive, pass, rebound, or defend. Additionally he has already publicly disrespected our HOF head coach. For him things are only going to be worse as next year should bring the return of 3 very good guards in triche, jardine, and waiters and the introduction of two guards (carter-williams, cooney) who will in all likelihood be better players than mookie from the second they step on campus. It makes me wonder if people would still like Mookie if his name wasn’t fun to yell and instead something traditional like Mark.
As far as Southerland goes, he has played well the past couple of games. He’s shown that he’s clearly a high level athlete with a smooth jump shot – things that we have already known. We will know if he is ready for Big East play, when he actually sees some Big East play. He’s likely earned himself the OPPORTUNITY but he’s still a far way from earning MINUTES. Nothing he has done has been nearly as impressive as the solid minutes that CJ Fair gave against a very good Michigan State team. Once Fair is healthy he will likely again find himself ahead of Southerland in the rotation.
Next year, with Rick as this year’s only current Senior leaving, a conversation about going 10 deep (Mookie still not included) might be worth considering as we bring in a stellar recruiting class and the other players have another year of experience under their belt.
by thegoldenboy132 on Dec 21, 2010 4:14 PM EST reply actions
If you don't think Mookie has improved significantly on defense from last year to this year
you either haven’t been watching the same games I have (all of them)…
or you simply don’t like Mookie.
Really, his on-court decisions on both ends of the court have also improved across the board this season. There’s plenty room for improvement but he’s getting better.
And if you think Mookie’s ‘attitude’ is suspect, you haven’t been paying attention, either.
One or two Facebook posts about wanting more playing time does not denote a ‘bad attitude.’
The dude’s kept his mouth shut and become one of the biggest cheerleaders on the bench this year after saying a couple of years ago “I didn’t come here to be a cheerleader.”
I swear to God, that night he walked off the court will NEVER be forgiven by a portion of the fanbase. Those people will get pissed off every single time the kid shoots and there’s nothing that will ever change their minds, I’m convinced.
He’s a redshirt sophomore. He’s young, he’s obviously working hard and obviously improving, whether people want to give him credit for that or continue to act like he’s the same impetuous, self-absorbed punk freshman who played zero defense and jacked up shots every time he touched the ball.
If he blows a gasket again and acts out again, I’ll be the first one in line encouraging him to transfer.
Until then, I’m going to assume there’s a reason that Boeheim wants him on the squad, and that’s good enough for me.
Haha, I don’t know why I let the Mookie hate get to me.
by ForthCountry on Dec 21, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You summed it up perfectly
Can we all take a breath and remember we are talking about 19-year-olds here? Yes, Mook shoots a lot but most of his takes this year have been open looks, and he’s hitting them at a high rate so he ought to be shooting them. He isn’t chucking for chucking’s sake like he did when he first got here. He’s gotten much better on both ends of the floor.
http://cusecountry.com
HE WALKED OFF THE COURT DURING A GAME!
i dont care either way for him… if he is in, i hope he hits his 3’s. if he isn’t in, i couldn’t care less.
BUT JEEZE, THE DUDE WALKED OFF THE COURT WHEN HIS NUMBER WAS CALLED! can you blame people for thinking he has a poor attitude?
people booed craig forth for 3.5 years!!! 1 of the best people to ever wear a syracuse uniform and a guy who contributed to a lot more wins – including the biggest of all time – were you defending him the same way?
and now i notice your handle...
that’s just funny.
but you get my point. Mookie doesnt deserve any sympathy when put next to what craig forth had to deal with here.
Or alternately...
No player should have to endure what the great Craig Nasty endured!
And I hope you got my point, too: Mookie has shown marked improvement this season both in his attitude and his on-court performance.
by ForthCountry on Dec 21, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
Marked improvements in those areas
doesn’t necessarily mean he’s been good though….
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
+1
His defense is improved. His shot selection is somewhat improved.
But that still doesn’t change the fact that had he improved enough to be ahead of the frosh in the rotation, he’d be ahead of the frosh in the rotation.
Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.
So I am all for the 10 man rotation if for the sole reason is that we can press (randomly after made baskets like 30% of the time would be my suggestion). We have shown to have a very good press in limited opportunities this year. We have either forced turnovers at best or at worst got back on D and made teams work their half-court sets. We should be able to run less athletic and shallower (the opposite of deep?) teams off the court. Teams that really rely on one or two players.
As far as Mookie and his playing of defense go, he has been 10x better this year on D than before. Before he was a 1 out of 100, now he is a 10 out of 100. Still inept, but improving and with promise.
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
The strengths of the team don't favor Mr Jones
Early in the season it became clear that the offense was only so-so and it was going to be the defense that wins us games. My read on the situation is that Boeheim’s strategy is defense-first this year, and he thinks Mookie’s added value on offense as a shooter is not worth weakening the defense. I think Jones has improved quite a lot as a defender but he is still behind the other three guards in that department.
http://cusecountry.com
Southie can have maybe 5-10 minutes of PT a game and should come off the bench if we're up.
Mookie has no place in the game until he does something other than heave.
I agree
Southerland is finally starting to show the shooting he is capable of, hopefully he will remain consistent with the time he gets. If he comes in tomorrow and shoots 0-4 and Joseph plays like he is capable of (taking the ball to the rim), not much point in Southerland coming in for anything other than garbage time. I would love to see Southerland consistently in the rotation though, maybe for 5-10 minutes based on how he is playing. At the very least to get him ready for next year.
Mookie looks like a garbage time player to me. Hate to say it, especially a guy who was recruited to be a consistent contributor in the lineup. He can make some threes, but has shown nothing as far as defense and ball handling to suggest he deserves anything other than he gets.
by SyracuseBills on Dec 21, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't vote... there wasn't a Southerland 10+, Mookie 0 option
I really don’t understand the Mookie Jones love. His shooting is streaky at best, and he has no idea what it means to move without the ball on the offensive side of the court. More often than not he launches up a shot when he gets the ball on the offensive half, and in terms of defense, he simply doesn’t come close to what the other guards are offering. I’d even be willing to say Triche and Scoop are just as good at shooting 3’s as Mookie.
Southerland on the other hand has all the makings of a quality contributor. His mechanics are great, such a sweet shooting stroke. Though Morgan State was a blowout, Southerland showed he can contribute well on the offensive side of the ball.
by Dwight Stevenson on Dec 21, 2010 11:15 PM EST reply actions
I'd say Southerland is just as streaky
Let’s not forget that he had games this year where he went 2-18 over a 2 game stretch.
Mookie
it’s not so much love as that he’s an attention whore and we made a meme out of his whining last year.
The one thing you must remember with Mookie & Southie
Yeah, their defense ain’t the best, but if they know they are going to get minutes (be it 5-10), they can just hustle their ass for those minutes and sweat a better defense.
The one thing I really like about the team is that they can play faster and harder on D then they normally can with the extra guys to give them a spell.
Hustle & Wingspan can make anyone a good defender in a zone.
Go Orange(men)!
I like Mookie
but Jimmy B is going to play the guys who give us the best chance to win. That dosent mean Mookie is not good enough to play D1 basketball at a high level, but hes not better than the 8/9 guys ahead of him. Its hard to come off the bench and be a hot shooter. He probably needs 20 min a game to get into the flow and get his shot falling. Thats not going to happen unless there are some serious injuries.
I like him, I do, but hes not going to get a lot of time with the guys ahead of him. That being said I give him tons of credit for sticking it out and he gives us a lot of depth were the ACL bug to come back and bite some guys.
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